Young Guns - a Movie Critique

Young Guns is a movie about Billy the Kid,
but it is not at all historically accurate.
The movie makes the Kid look like a homicidal lunatic,
when in reality the Kid was very kind hearted.
To quote George Coe, a very close friend of his,
"He would have been a successful man under different circumstances,
but he got a poor start in life with damaging consequences.
He had a reputation for helping the elderly, the poor and the young
and yet despite the Kid's expert skill with a gun
he was always in good humor, ready to do a kind deed for someone."
Anytime I happen upon the Young Guns movie
I want to pick up objects and throw them at the screen.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Eastman Avatar
February 7, 2012 at 8:08 AM
I'm frrom Missouri where he lived.... I agree. Every so many years some one tumbles over the tombstone of the one who killed him... One of his family went on to become a judge in California.
Treetop Avatar
February 7, 2012 at 2:03 AM
Dear Billy keep your cool, you show us that special side of history and keep his name alive!I only wish one day you could write us a movie or a book to show the world the Billy the kid you admire!
Andresen Avatar
February 3, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Hi, good to see you ! oxox Anne-Lise
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