Shame about the timing

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2011)

I thought this was a very well-made movie. The characters were believable and the action was historically viable. Lovely camera work too. I had avoided seeing it on account of the negative reaction on its release, but when I read some of the reviews here I decided to seek it out. Didn't have to wait long - it was on our local cable channel in the wee small hours. I was enthralled from start to finish. Maybe it got poor reviews in 2004 because it was about Texas (GW Bush's state) or maybe because it was a Disney movie. Watched it tonight on VHS. I will watch it again several times and eventually buy the DVD. John Wayne's 1960 version is a good show too(though not historically accurate), but but the Director's Cut is not available on DVD. The short version is poor in comparison, IMHO.