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The Alamo (Full Screen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 9780788854415
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788854410
Item Dimensions: 24
Label: Walt Disney Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
MPN: 03579000
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 137 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 09, 2004
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Editorial Review:From the studio that brought you PEARL HARBOR ... Academy Award(R) winner Billy Bob Thornton (SLING BLADE, Best Adapted Screenplay, 1996; BAD SANTA), Dennis Quaid (THE ROOKIE), and Jason Patric (RUSH) team up for the acclaimed action epic about one of the most important events in American history! It's the heroic tale of the 200 brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom defending a small Texas fort for 13 days against an entire army! Commanded by three men -- Lt. Col. William Travis (Patrick Wilson), James Bowie (Patric), and David Crockett (Thornton) -- their against-all-odds courage at the Alamo would forever live on as a rallying cry for liberty and independence!
Despite a troubled production history including a switch in directors, budget overruns, and delayed release dates, The Alamo turned out to be a remarkably intelligent mini-epic of corrective historical biography. Dispensing with the grandiose myth-making of previous films on this subject (including John Wayne's gung-ho 1960 version), this well-written film breathes new, credibly dimensional life into the stodgy legends of Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton), Jim Bowie (Jason Patric), and Lt. Col. William Travis (Patrick Wilson), who fought with 185 Anglo-"Texican" settlers (some historians claim their numbers were closer to 250) during the bloody 13-day siege by 5,000 Mexican soldiers at the titular San Antonio mission-turned-fortress in 1836. While Gen. Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) anguishes over military strategy and reluctantly withholds much-needed support, the Alamo defenders face the unbeatable multitudes commanded by Mexican Gen. Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarria), and the screenplay (on which John Sayles was an early contributor, when Ron Howard was slated to direct) allows the central heroes to reveal a richer, more substantial humanity beneath their mythic reputations. Tackling his biggest production to date, director John Lee Hancock (who previously worked with Quaid on The Rookie) reportedly shot 100 hours of footage, so it's almost miraculous that this 135-minute battle drama is so evenly balanced in telling its oft-told tale. Thornton was deservedly singled out for his fine performance, and Dean Semler's cinematography is Oscar-worthy throughout. Of course, any film about the Alamo necessarily includes speculative history, and this one's no exception, but it's got a ring of truth that previous versions conspicuously lacked. --Jeff Shannon
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I recently visted San Antonio, Texas and the Alamo, so I ordered this movie to learn more about this famous American battle, where around 200 brave men made the ultimate sacrifice for Freedom. They fought against Mexico's Ruler & Dictator, General Santa Anna and his vast army of about 4,000 men. The defenders of the Alamo lived 13 days of "glory", before they finally fell to Santa Anna's vast army. These 13 days bought time for General Sam Houston to put together an army of volunteers, so the defenders ... Read More
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I have seen the numerous amount of people who put 4 or 5 stars down for this movie and wonder what they hell they were watching! By the end of the movie I was rooting for the Mexican Army to take the damn Alamo to put me out of my misery. It is an awful movie from a historical point of view, a patriot point of view, an action fan point of view, a movie lover point of view, and pretty much any other point of view you can come up with. I understand people are entitled to their opinion, but good lord, giving ... Read More
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Although John Wayne's 1960 Alamo is an undying classic I say that 2004 version is the best. A lot more poetic liberty was taken in the first like for example the wide main street set for San Antonio. In fact, as was shown in the 2004 movie San Antonio in 1836 was centered on a plaza. Also I think the actors that played Bowie, Travis, Houston, and Crockett in this one did such a magnificent job. I can't believe the reviews did not reveal how powerful the film truly is. Also, it was wonderful to see the great ... Read More
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I was watching this in high hopes of watching a truly inspiring movie based on a truly inspiring event and this movie just sucked. The script was plain boring and the battles were dry and without soul.
I'm glad some of you loved the movie so much, whatever you were taking at the time should be prescribed along with the movie. I just found this movie extremely weak. The Alamo was great, this movie is not.
Would not watch this version again. Sorry if I can't further describe why this ... Read More
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The movie was ok; until Billy Bob Thornton came in as Davy Crockett; what a mistake that was.
The fiddle playing by Thornton/Crockett sucked also.........this film lost money; and I can see why........the actors just "put their time in" and were not convincing. The real alamo was the John Wayne version in 1960.
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