Very good movie, very realistic

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2006)

The movie was very realistic and somewhat true to form. Hollywood is a terrible historian, but this time they were pretty close. John Wayne's Alamo always insulted me because the only thing factual in his Alamo movie were the names of the stars and the mission. Other than that, everything was completely false, including the reason for the battle in the first place. This Alamo movie obviously took some liberties but was fairly factual. Disney's Crocket using Fess Parker and John Wayne's Alamo movie started a movement to discount any historical documents that didn't show the American propaganda these films threw out. This Alamo movie showed the reality of the people and the times.
If you are a Texan, this is a must see. If you are not a Texan, but want to see why we are so hung up on the Alamo and the Independence it stands for, see this movie.