The Alamo

for a 2004 movie, its one of the best of the times. one if the best

Really amazing movie, one of the best movies to ever watch loved the build up the music the acting everything.

If you like historical movies with a side of epicness, then you might enjoy The Alamo as much as I did. It's a movie that in today's film landscape would be a completely divisive product, which makes it already worth your time. Although many give Billy Bob Thorton praises, and he deserves them, watch out for Jordi Molla's performance. Dennis Quaid also does a lot with a script that's not too keen on memorable dialogue. Patrick Wilson and Emilio Echevarria do their best, but then again, the script wasn't the right one for their characters. The Alamo battle is one of my favorites ever put to film. It's both massive and personal and God I wish Game of Thrones producers would've seen it before shooting The Long Night episode. It's brutal, it's glorious, and it happens at night. That's how you shoot a battle scene in a dark environment! Give it a try. You might even learn something.

Not really a bad film. Maybe a B grade overall.

Is it slow at some parts? yes of course, but during a time where Battle wasn't expected not everything is fast paced. Is it a perfect movie? No, but what movie is to everyone. I did find this movie to much better than what the critics say.

This is a very good film and will be re-evaluated over time. Builds the suspense and fear these men must have felt. Great battle scenes too

John Lee Hancock's THE ALAMO may not be as good as John Wayne's THE ALAMO (Director's Cut) in regards to epic battles, Hollywood glamour, musical score, and star power...it is by far more accurate of the two. Problems with the 2004 version are: 1. The Battle of the Alamo is too well-known; 2. The revisionism is too watered down to really offer anything new; and 3. The battle scenes needed more blood and violence to show how vicious the hand-to-hand combat battles truly were. I had heard that the third reason was why Ron Howard actually stepped away as a director. Disney had gotten nervous over the boldness of the original vision of the 2004 film and opted to make a movie accessible to teens and to avoid a lot of controversy. As a result, the 2004 adaptation failed at the box-office despite it still being a good film. Billy Bob Thornton, though he lacks the charisma of the real David Crockett (or John Wayne for that matter), still gives a strong performance as a brave man quietly struggling to live up to his "Superhero" persona. Patrick Wilson is excellent as Col. William Barrett Travis (which happens to be my favorite Alamo hero). Although Jason Patric is miscast as Jim Bowie, he's not as miscast as Richard Widmark was in the John Wayne version. Patric, despite his lacking the kind of screen presence needed for playing a larger-than-life character, still has a few strong moments. Overall, this is a noble entry with mildly disjointed plot twists (due to possible script revisions). The Alamo also can come across as a little draggy and repetitive at brief intervals as it tries to give the old Spanish mission its due. And although the battles scenes are still thrilling, it needed to show the horrors of war a little more graphically in order to accentuate the bold decisions leading up to March 6, 1836.

As with any historical movie, there are going to be some inconsistencies. The acting was, of course, a bit more dramatic than necessary, but I believe the spirit of the characters was portrayed correctly. It's not 'Tombstone' accurate, and it's not 'La La Land' acting, but this is a great movie if you're a Texan. B+

This film often gets a heap of poor reviews and I just don't understand why. It's a fairly accurate depiction of what happened with a bit of romanticism thrown in to make those who saw it feel proud about their past. We should hope to have more films like this. But now a days all we get is a foul deconstruction, and a critical slap to the face when it comes to the values that at one time were paramount to a film getting great reviews or Oscar praise... I guess it just shows how the modern man has turned from hopeful to hopeless, and from having pride in who they are and where they come from to basically having a deep rooted hatred or disgust for it. Anyhow, I love this movie. It shows the courage of the men and families who stayed at the Alamo and fought hard to the last drop to help the people of Texas gain freedom from an evil dictator. ~Remember The Alamo!

The Alamo lacked the script content to make all the characters work. Battles were decent but there was a lot of emptiness that lacked meaning. Thorton on the fiddle was funny.