The Alamo

richlevy · 04-09-2004, 04:08 PM

I just read the local review for the Alamo. It was mixed, and the biggest complaint was that the movie was chopped up to fit in 2.25 hours. The reviewers recommendation was to wait for the directors cut on DVD.

Anyway, with a president from Texas in office, it is not entirely unexpected that there is a White House reference in the review, and here it is.

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Thornton plays Crockett like Bill Clinton in a coonskin cap, as charismatic as he is formidable, using humor as a leadership tool.

Remember the Alamo! BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

The full review is at The Alamo

godwulf · 04-16-2004, 10:33 AM

Well, Crockett was something of a politican, I guess. I seem to recall reading that the Mexican officer's diary - the one that caused all of the stir when it was discovered, because it contained the information that Crockett and Bowie were not killed in the fighting, but were executed after it was all over - described Crockett as representing himself to Santa Ana as a representative of the Congress, on what we would call today a 'fact-finding mission'...downplaying, in other words, his role as a combatant. I don't know whether that was included in this film, but if so, that would certainly explain the Clinton reference.

"I do not, at this time, remember the Alamo."

04-16-2004, 10:33 AM	#2
godwulf Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 96	Well, Crockett was something of a politican, I guess. I seem to recall reading that the Mexican officer's diary - the one that caused all of the stir when it was discovered, because it contained the information that Crockett and Bowie were not killed in the fighting, but were executed after it was all over - described Crockett as representing himself to Santa Ana as a representative of the Congress, on what we would call today a 'fact-finding mission'...downplaying, in other words, his role as a combatant. I don't know whether that was included in this film, but if so, that would certainly explain the Clinton reference. "I do not, at this time, remember the Alamo." __________________ It is foolish for a man to say that he has all of the answers before he is certain that he has heard all of the questions.

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