[Trinity_Tx]

Bump : )

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. : )

[ValerieUSA]

I'm looking forward to seeing The Alamo. While working on "Friday Night Lights" I met a lot of local extras, actors and stuntmen who worked on The Alamo and they were proud of their hard work and anxious for the movie to finally be released.

[snippy_about_it]

Well said Trinity_Tx. Just one correction...at the freeper canteen..

that's the FReeper Foxhole, we do history!

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the kind words, Trinity_Tx.

Snippy and I saw "The Alamo" Friday and tonight watched the John Wayne version Director's Cut. IMHO, The new version is more historically accurate plus you get the bonus of seeing the battle of San Jacinto.

The John Wayne version is good and I've seen it more time than I can count. It's a feel good Hurrah for Freedom and America movie but misses a lot on accuracy. I too feel Dickenson should have had more play and missed Bonham in thios version. I plan on buying the new version when it becomes available. I prefer to believe Crockett went down fighting and all accounts of his "capture" state there where 6 to seven men captured and executed, so even this scene is not correct if you buy Pena's diary.

I went into the movie knowing that Bowie and Travis were flawed characters. The few lines that are thrown out in the movie just point this out.

Don't give this movie a pass, it's a lot better than I was expecting. I was afraid that it would be a "bash the evil, white Europeans fest". I was pleasantly surprised.

[No Blue States]

Thanks, Im noticing the majority of people who saw the movie liked it.

I will see this movie soon.