The Alamo

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Vitor O 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. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review Laura D 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 Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Blu B 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. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Alan M 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. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review leokimvideo A classic film that suffers from a bloated script, bloated edit and lack of intimate framing. So much is shot on a vide vista. Has all the hallmarks of a film that needed a separation between the lead star & director Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Kevin B Bit too long but still enjoy watching Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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