The Alamo

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Henry D @Henry_Domke Feb 24 Okay to exercise to, but it was conventional to a fault, too long and I don't like John Wayne. See more Rick R @RT01654519 Jul 27 B O R I N G. A movie talking about a battle about to happen. Too much talking! See more Vitor O @RT19027067 03/14/2025 The first movie (of only 2) directed by John Wayne goes on and on forever. Dispite its good production values and solid acting, it's a portentous, solemn and dated piece of filmmaking. Not as bad as the 2004 rendition, however. See more Laura D @RT77499243 11/14/2024 Half of the dialogue is ridiculous. The characters are all heroic cardboard cut outs, in reality, they were adventurers and crooks trying to steal land from Mexico For some real historical context about the Alamo read "Forget the Alamo" by Bryan Burrough See more Blu B @RT43513976 12/07/2023 I was really torn between a 3.5 or a 4. The final 15 minutes is really good and kind of makes it worth sitting through the other 2 and a half hours. It's really the only part I would say is epic. the cinematography is solid and the pacing because of that ending is good despite it meandering quite a bit. Everything else is half decent about it. Most of the time it forgets to be epic and comes off as bloated with unneeded romance subplots and pointless humor scenes. The music also needed to be more epic as well. A few of the characters do stick out but a lot just blend in. It feels like at times it wants to be a western like Rio Bravo while also being a Epic War movie and has trouble cohesively merging them together. It needed to trim off about 40 minutes of the run time. It would've been better also if it showed the battle and leadup from the Mexican side as well as I don't think we even see Santa Anna for more than afew seconds at the end. If your a big western or fan of any actors in this check this out. It's ALMOST good. See more Alan M @RT07378434 07/28/2023 Watched this once again after two decades and still found it entertaining and enjoyable, a great cast of western genre legends John Wayne and Richard Widmark ably supported by Laurence Harvey, Linda Cristal, Chill Wills and a cameo from Richard Boone. Great action sequences linked together by the characters interaction which keep the film moving along at a steady pace. Good direction from John Wayne who also produced it. See more Read all reviews

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