I walked away not believing in heroes.

Rating: 2/10 (24 April 2004)

Unlike the 1960 version of the Alamo starring: John Wayne (Davey Crockett), Richard Widmark (Jim Bowie), and Lawrence Harvey (Sam Houston). This version did nothing to towards building peoples faith in heroes. I sat and watched this movie with my wife, and actually looked at my watch several times. This movie seems to have been concentrated on tearing down the Alamo's heroes and making them out to be cowards that were there because they had no other choice. If someone wants to know if Davey Crockett was scared of his fame let them read a biography or history book. The story of the heroes of the Alamo is a story of pride, desire, and fighting for something. It may be true that Jim Bowie, William Travis, and Crockett never went there to fight Santa Anna intentionally, but the story or legend or whatever it has become since the actual events took place have become a part of pride. People want to believe that heroes are above all others. People know heroes have faults, but people have to believe that through their faults their heroes fought for what they believed in and stood up as heroes for their beliefs. The only two reasons that I voted 2 instead of 1 for this film were two of Thorton's (Davey Crockett) scenes. First was the Fiddle serenade with the Mexican drums in the middle of the siege. Second was the only scene that showed the heroism I have been mentioning, that being when Thorton (Crockett)was tied up on his knees after the battle and told Santa Anna to surrender and he would let him live, then was set upon by the Mexican soldiers while screaming at them, knowing he was a dead man. Watch the 1960 version if you want to see heroes!! The 1983 version was better than this one!!