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Thank you for posting this, Steve. It hurts to see so many freepers draw conclusions from hype and preconceptions rather than from fellow freepers who have seen it.

Out of the few dozen who have actually seen the film, only one freeper I've noticed on all the threads came away unhappy. The rest of us were pleased with it. It reminds me of what happened with prejudgements of The Passion...

I saw it (The Alamo) here in a ultra-conservative suburb of Dallas, at one of the largest theaters... to my left and right were two older men, who claimed they seldom went to movies but were Alamo buffs, and sitting below me was an elderly man who was grumbling before it started. lol

At the movie's end, this Texas audience applauded long and loud. As we left, we all discussed how much we enjoyed it -even the grumbling man was smiling and said he was pleasantly surprised.

None of us were really thrilled with Billy Bob playing Crocket. And there were a few lines by him that were over the top. But it wasn't anything like the false rumors flying around here said (and still say) it was. I watched the John Wayne version the night before, and even it showed Crocket's ambivalence about the fight. And this movie made both Houston and Travis look even more honorable.

Anyway, I wish more here would go see it. It is hard to see so many misperceptions get recycled here.

Even SamWolf and his lovely wife here at the freeper canteen enjoyed it and encouraged us to give it a chance. : )