Last Night at the Alamo

Having not watched "Last Night at the Alamo" in about fifteen years, I decided to revisit it last night. My remembered impression of the movie was quickly confirmed. This is perhaps the most realistic, true to life film I have ever seen. The seedy bar characters and their character development is terrific. You have the henpecked husband, the immature boyfriend, the veteran drunk, the bar bully, the quiet guy, a few bar trollops, and the legendary "cowboy" who everyone seems to idolize. The beauty of all this is everything is played out in real time, so it is like you are really there, sitting on a barstool, watching the goings on. - MERK

The Last Night At the Alamo is a GREAT movie. It took me forever to find it but when I did I was not disappointed. I have heard and read about it and many people have said that its a Texas classic. I had to buy it off EBAY and I had tried 3 times before only to outbid by 100$. That shows you how bad some people wanted this rare treasure. This movie had a very simple plot that anyone who has ever stepped foot in a bar can relate to. Its in black and white to give you that old western kind of a feel. Overall a great movie I just wish there was a way the video could be more distributed. If I am correct this movie is out of print and can only be bought or located by people who are willing to sell the video. If you stumble upon it buy it.

I have often sat in a bar, as depicted in this film, just to observe the action (I'm the quiet guy at the end of the bar with his back to the wall, nursing his drink). The wonderful thing about this movie is it's realism. It takes you there without actually being there. You become that voyeuristic 'fly on the wall'. I will often come to imdb after watching a film to read member comments. At present there are 5 listed. I couldn't agree more with all of them. Well said. How gratifying when you find others that share your view. The characterizations and acting are superb. A wonderful ensemble production with both the writer and director appearing. Thanks for a great film. Somebody is missing the boat by not having this film out on dvd/vhs. Watch for it on IFC and be prepared to tape, you might want to share.

Steve Mattilla is amazing in this film. His portrayal of Ichabod is the epitome of physical acting. I loved this film and I think that anyone who longs for their wine and roses days (or their beer and beer nuts days,) will feel a twinge of pain at the demise of the Alamo.

This film was simply great. It has so much realism it seems almost unreal. Yeah, not a lot happens but it's a great character study. The way in which we get to see the characters exposed is amazing. Take for example Cowboy. He's a hot shot that everyone seems to like (except Steve). Everyone admires and looks up to him. Then we see him come undone. Cowboy knows he's a loser and now their taking the last thing that he cares about away from him. The way it was shot in black in white definately sets the tone for the film. It's a depressing drama in which everything falls apart for just about all of it's characters. However, we're left with the feeling that nothing that happened that night will matter in the morning. This is a typical night at the Alamo...