The Alamo (Widescreen Edition) (2004)

I don't care what you all say, this is the best Alamo movie I have seen!! They do not have Travis look like a whimp, they have him look like he was. No one knows how Davy Crockett died, so they put a twist to it. I thought the movie was very historically accurate, and I should know, I am a historian, and the Alamo is my area of expertice. So if you say it was bad, that's just good for you, but it was very accurate, and entertaining!!!

After reading some of the reviews, it is clear that some of you do not understand "The Alamo." First of all, it is NOT a REMAKE of the John Wayne version (Now fondly referred to as the WAYNEAMO). Even though the title is the same, it is in reference to the Shrine of Texasand the events that took place there, not a previous film. This movie stands on its own merit. Saying the Alamo is a remake of the Wayne version, is like saying that "Saving Private Ryan" is a remake of "The Longest Day" or "D-Day, the 6th of June." Another reviewer was trying to figure out Santa Anna's age. He was 42 to be exact. While this movie was as Hollywoodian as any true story, it is probably closer to the truth than any other Alamo movie (and Wayne's was not the only one). Kudos to those who recognize the character flaws of the real "Three" as portrayed in the film, and not the happy-go-lucky or flamboyant attitudes as portrayed in the Wayneamo. This movie is certainly historically accurate in that sense. The weather conditions were accurate, and the time of the morning the battle began was accurate. With this movie you got a sort of feel as to what took place. But the big question still is: Did Crockett die fighting or did he surrender and was executed. Look at the movie again. Hancock settled this by having Crockett die "Twice." Once, when he and three others were in the Alamo chapel at the end of the battle, and they rushed head-long into a swarm of Mexican soldiers. While you did not actually see Crockett "die" in that scene, the message was quite clear. Then there is the Screamer scene. Crockett was a frontiersman and a statesman. But he was human. And I believe this movie portrayed him as he really was. So it would not surpirse me if the real DAVID CROCKETT demanded the surrender of the Mexican army, knowing full well he was going to be executed (and by the way, did anyone actually see him die in that scene! Just a swarm of Mexican soldados swarming over him with their bayonets after Santa Anna ordered his execution). But the truth is, we will never really know what actually took place at The Alamo.

I believe this was made by the same group that made the terrible Pearl Harbour. This is only slightly better but not by much. It is a very hollywood version of the Alamo. The dialogue is cheesy as is the direction. I was looking forward to a realistic telling of the story but what we get here is worthy of a made for TV offering but not a major movie