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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jul 5, 2009 7:31:05 GMT -5
I stumbled on this old "made for TV" movie yesterday, while flipping through the cable channels. Good god, almighty! I'll take the flaws in both the Waynamo and the 2004 Alamo films before this mess.
I mean -- there were some -- a very -- parts that were pretty good. But for the most part, this flick was a pure flight of fantasy. The final assault scene is a case in point. The initial pre-dawn attack was okay -- I thought, "Hey they got this right." But then, the defenders beat them back to total retreat, allowing Santa Anna time to tongue lash his colonels so they could go back (now in broad daytlight, some hours later, and try it again. Huh?
Oh, man, this was horrible.
BTW -- did they film this at Alamo Village? Looks like they did.
Paul
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Post by Kevin Young on Jul 5, 2009 7:41:03 GMT -5
I stumbled on this old "made for TV" movie yesterday, while flipping through the cable channels. Good god, almighty! I'll take the flaws in both the Waynamo and the 2004 Alamo films before this mess. I mean -- there were some -- a very -- parts that were pretty good. But for the most part, this flick was a pure flight of fantasy. The final assault scene is a case in point. The initial pre-dawn attack was okay -- I thought, "Hey they got this right." But then, the defenders beat them back to total retreat, allowing Santa Anna time to tongue lash his colonels so they could go back (now in broad daytlight, some hours later, and try it again. Huh? Oh, man, this was horrible. BTW -- did they film this at Alamo Village? Looks like they did. Paul Paul In some circles, this film is called 13 Days to Boredom. It was filmed at Alamo Village: oddly enough they were preping for filming while many of us were there filming Houston: The Legend of Texas or as it is also known, Gone to Texas. While we were about 10 miles away filming San Jacinto, they were filming their version of the Alamo at Alamo Village. If Lon Tinkle disliked James Edward Grant's screenplay of the Wayne film, what do you think he would have thought of this one? |
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Post by Herb on Jul 5, 2009 10:30:52 GMT -5
It's a "funny" movie so much wrong with it, yet they got a few things right that the others missed. And as bad as the miscasting of Greene, Keith, and Arness was, Baldwin and Julia are probably the best Travis and Santa Anna yet - it's just a shame they didn't have good material to work with!
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Post by Jim Boylston on Jul 5, 2009 10:53:43 GMT -5
I agree about Baldwin and Julia. Too bad the script was so terrible.
If I was casting Santa Anna now, I'd probably opt for Benicio del Toro.
Jim
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Post by Kevin Young on Jul 5, 2009 11:34:28 GMT -5
It's a "funny" movie so much wrong with it, yet they got a few things right that the others missed. And as bad as the miscasting of Greene, Keith, and Arness was, Baldwin and Julia are probably the best Travis and Santa Anna yet - it's just a shame they didn't have good material to work with! I liked Julia and Baldwin in this as far as casting. del Toro as Santa Anna would be interesting-just wish they would get the remake of the Wolfman out! |
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jul 5, 2009 21:18:44 GMT -5
Baldwin and Julia are probably the best Travis and Santa Anna yet - it's just a shame they didn't have good material to work with! I couldn't agree with you more. |
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Post by cougar on Jul 20, 2009 18:28:40 GMT -5
I have to go against everyone on this one. I believe "13 Days To Glory" was the one that got it right. You have to keep in mind it was for television, which means less money and time for filming. The casting was good (Travis, Crockett) or better (Bowie, Santa Anna, Houston) and they were close to the real ages of the characters on film. The history was better than the 2004 film and was more of a straight forward story. It's not the epic of Wayne's film, however to me, it ties for second place along with "The Last Command". One last note on casting, I believe James Garner would have been a terrific Crockett in this one.
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Post by cougar on Jul 20, 2009 18:29:34 GMT -5
P.S. Which cable channel was it on? I like to see it again.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jul 23, 2009 18:28:54 GMT -5
I forget what it was on. Sorry.
Paul
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