should not have been underrated

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2012)

*** WARNING:THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS***
By far the most accurate Alamo film ever made. The opening scene is very emotional, and the music throughout the movie is amazing. This is also the only Alamo movie to show William Travis dying from a bullet to the forehead. All the other movies show the Mexicans breaching the walls, Travis turning around, drawing his sword, killing a few Mexicans, and then dying from a bullet wound to the chest. so wrong. This movie also gets the fact right that the entire final battle took place at night. The real battle wasn't a heroic John Wayne glorious last stand. It was a desperate struggle during the early morning hours. One of my favorite parts in the movie is Crockett's last stand. The scene shows him and a few other Texans that have retreated into the church. They know there is no way they can survive. Looks of sadness are on their faces when they realize they are about to die. Suddenly, Mexicans charge through the church's entrance. Crockett and his men literally run to meet them with swinging muskets. It also shows Crockett surrendering and being executed by Santa Anna's men. Before he dies, he warns them that he's a "screamer." Right before the Mexicans bayonet him, he screams at them before being run through with their bayonets. The most epic way of showing Crockett's death. A+