That pissed me off too. Turning a historical fight to the death into a Saturday Night Live skit was unforgiveable. Hollywood cannot acknowledge tough, brave men founded this country. Remember the "real" Alamo but forget this pile of excrement. There was more courage in the real Davy Crockett's little toe than there has ever been in the entire fake empire called Hollywood.
Travis was portrayed in a really good way in this movie, which most movies don't do for Travis.
Bowie was good also and no cheap shots were done, he died like the history books say ans it was inspiring.
Santa Anna was portrayed as a no good pervert dictator who was arrogant even against his Generals wishes. It makes it clear he was a murderous villian and it doesn't even attempt to put a nice side on him.
Houston was great and the San Jacinto battle was great.
If I had any problem with the movie it was that it was edited as if they cut out some of the "secondary characters" scenes to focus on the main four. Dickenson is only a very small part, it was if his part was bigger before they cut out scenes.
Over all I would say this is NOT some liberal drivel and worth the money to see on the big screen. When you see the Mexican army coming over those walls its quite a site.
You obviously have no clue what the line "I'm a screamer", actually means. But don't feel alone, this will go zooming over the heads of 99% of the audience. Crockett is actually warning the Mexican' that they are killing someone who is very important.
Per Mysanantonio.com : "Stephen Hardin, a professor of Texas and American history at Victoria College and a consultant for the film, explained the context of being a "screamer" in the 19th century.
"I don't think people are necessarily going to get this, but in the 19th century, being a screamer meant, 'I'm an important person, I'm a stud, I'm a person to be reckoned with,'" he explained. "It doesn't mean he's screaming like a girl."