GeorgiaDixie
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I rented The Alamo and just finished watching it. I was pleasantly surprised. I never did get around to seeing it in the theater and had heard all of the critics' talk about it. So my expectations were low.
The movie was moderately good. Definentely not top tier (and not as good as the John Wayne classic), but certainly worth watching. Not sure if I'll buy it, but I don't regret renting it. The battle scenes were excellent. The effects were great as well. The acting was fine, I really liked Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett and Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston and the others were alright. The only thing the movie was better at than the original Alamo was the battles scenes, which were very realistic and thrilling. And this movie seems less larger than life than the original Alamo. Crockett seems more human than John Wayne's portrayal of him (though I still like Wayne as Crockett better).
Anyway, I give this movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and would recommend it to anyone.
The movie was moderately good. Definentely not top tier (and not as good as the John Wayne classic), but certainly worth watching. Not sure if I'll buy it, but I don't regret renting it. The battle scenes were excellent. The effects were great as well. The acting was fine, I really liked Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett and Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston and the others were alright. The only thing the movie was better at than the original Alamo was the battles scenes, which were very realistic and thrilling. And this movie seems less larger than life than the original Alamo. Crockett seems more human than John Wayne's portrayal of him (though I still like Wayne as Crockett better).
Anyway, I give this movie 3.5 out of 5 stars and would recommend it to anyone.