The Alamo with Dennis Quaid: DVD Cover

    The Alamo Director: John Lee Hancock Cast: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/28/2004
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 38,034

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    Closed Caption; Walking in The Footsteps of Heroes; Deleted scenes; Return of the Legend: The making of The Alamo; Deep in the Heart of Texans; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; THX-Certified - Includes THX optimizer; Fullscreen (1.33:1); French language track; French and Spanish subtitles

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    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Titles [6:41]
    2. The Texas Army [8:57]
    3. The Alamo [10:05]
    4. A Democratic Solution [5:41]
    5. A Failed Truce [8:06]
    6. The Cavalry March [5:32]
    7. Jim and Travis [:48]
    8. Calling for Aid [:09]
    9. Here They Come [8:47]
    10. Houston Leads an Army [1:32]
    11. Take Their Freedom [4:01]
    12. Hear the Truth [6:16]
    13. Crockett Answers [8:13]
    14. Take No Prisoners [6:00]
    15. Viva Santa Anna [5:42]
    16. Beg for Your Life [:30]
    17. Remember the Alamo [5:41]
    18. End Credits [4:37]

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    Editorial Reviews

    One of American history's most colorful (and increasingly controversial) episodes is dramatized on the big screen yet again in this lavishly appointed epic, which combines fact and fiction in a genuinely engaging manner. The year is 1836, and American-born settlers in Mexican-controlled Texas stage a revolt against military dictator Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarria). Holed up in an old Spanish mission outside San Antonio, squabbling Texans Jim Bowie (Jason Patric) and William Travis (Patrick Wilson) are joined by legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton) and a small band of fortune-seeking Tennesseans, only to be outnumbered and besieged by an army of thousands, while awaiting reinforcements lead by General Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid). Director John Lee Hancock (The Rookie), perhaps overly encumbered by the script's wealth of factual material, doesn't always maintain a strict timeline in depicting the 13-day siege. The complexities of the Texan-Mexican quarrel are never really addressed, and key historical figures -- such as Stephen Austin -- are either given short shrift or ignored altogether. But the Battle of the Alamo is vividly staged and incorporates both recently discovered facts and hotly contested suppositions -- among them the belief that Davy Crockett survived the battle. At times The Alamo is confusing, mostly due to choppy editing and inadequately elucidated motivations, but on balance it's a rousing historical drama depicting an event that even today continues to have surprising relevance to Americans. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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    May 01, 2005: John Lee Hancock, along with the cast and crew, have done an unusually good job of portraying the events of the siege and final assault. No one will ever know exactly what went on during those thirteen days, but thanks in part to the Mexican military today, more is known. Apparently, while Travis had approximately 150 men on February 23, by March 6 there may have been as many as 250 defenders who ultimately died. A fair indication that, instead of men leaving the garrison, up to 100 managed to join it, even though they must have been aware of the odds against them. It also means more firepower brought to bear against the attacking force, which wasn't good news to the rank and file Mexican infantryman. The word that most comes to mind concerning this movie is "respectful". For both the Texans who defended, and the Mexicans who took the Alamo by storm, their common bond was courage. These men, on both sides, deserve not to be forgotten. This film goes a long way to ensure that they won't.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

    Alamoby Anonymous

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    March 18, 2005: Best depiction of David Crockett seen to date. Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal is exceptionally accurate. A lot of fuss has been made that portraying Crockett's fear besmirched the man and his legend. Nothing could be further from the truth; of course he was afraid, all sane men are afraid in battle. Character makes the difference between running and staying, Crockett, a man of character, chose to stay and fight it out along side his comrades. In the end he lived up to his personnal motto, "Be sure your'e right, then go ahead." Only two real complaints: (1) As much money as was spent on the set, they didn't even come close to the way the mission was actually laid out, and (2) the idea that Crockett and Houson were "friends" in D.C. is absurd. Crockett was an ardent member of the Whig party who detested Andrew Jackson above all men. Houston, on the other hand, was well known as a Jackson man. If these two had met on the streets of D.C. they might have been civil, but that would have been the limit of their relationship.

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