[discostu]

This thing has been in development hell for over a year, don't count on it ever coming out. That being said I rewatched the Alamo last week (for the first time in many years) and I have to say most of the complaints I've heard about the remake can be applied to the original. Drunkards? You mean the kind of people that weep when their barrel gets blown up? Slave owners? One of the most poingant scenes is when Bowie frees his slave and tells him to flee with the non-combatants and the freeman choses to stay and fight can't have that scene without at least one slave owner. Casting the Mexicans in a positive light? Like talking about how brave they were to the point where "even I was killing them I was proud of them". But of course since The Duke did it the original is above reproach, maybe we oughta wait for the remake before we lambast it.

[laureldrive]

since The Duke did it the original is above reproach

You're right, Pilgrim - - and I hope you're not being sarcastic, because this Wayne fan certainly isn't.

[archy]

Drunkards? You mean the kind of people that weep when their barrel gets blown up?

I presume you know the story of former congressman Crockett's farewell speech to the people of the state of Tennessee, delivered in Memphis as he left with three companions "...to explore the Texes well before I return...for his new home-to-be in Texas. But upon arriving, he changed his plans, having found the place to be "...the garden spot of the world. The best land and the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here...."

Presumably, they threw some parties in Texas back then as rowdy and spirited and equal to those he'd left behind in Memphis. That tradition has endured, and I reckon he'd appreciate that fact.

-archy-/- -

[weegee]

Many movies take a long time to get made. The Mouse or some other studio will sink money into this project and get it to the screen.

Movies like Total Recall and Interview With A Vampire were in the works for 20 years. Someone will make this politically correct Alamo eventually.