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Post by Greg C. on Sept 16, 2004 14:47:50 GMT -5
Rate it
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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 16, 2004 19:17:11 GMT -5
Bowie's death scene.....Ouch!
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Post by neferetus on Nov 5, 2004 13:18:03 GMT -5
 In this scene from "Last Command", the Texians along the west wall are giving cover fire for a returning courier. |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 11, 2004 17:22:53 GMT -5
Didn't they film it at Ft Clarke Springs? and is there any thing left of the site?
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 11, 2004 19:52:32 GMT -5
YEAH IVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT THE LAST COMMAND SITE.
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Post by neferetus on Nov 12, 2004 13:56:57 GMT -5
According to Alamo Village manager, Rich Curilla,
"Last Command", while filmed in Brackettville,
was not filmed on the Shahan Ranch, but rather
on nearby (Hobbs?) Ranch. Rich allows how there
is nothing left of the "Last Command" set, as its
walls had merely been constructed of
prefabricated fiberglass sheets over a wood
frame.
"Uh, that wall could stand a mite fixin'!"
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 12, 2004 15:29:19 GMT -5
too bad they took it down
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 12, 2004 22:07:23 GMT -5
The Alamo set never had a church if i remember. But i think in a shot showing everybody going to the Alamo, you can see the arched hump and the 2nd story windows of the church....if i remember correctly. ;D   Mike |
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Post by neferetus on Feb 17, 2005 14:17:35 GMT -5
 Dickinson opens the gate for Bonham so that he can make his famous ride. Notice, in the absence of a chapel altogether, how the set designers made the main gate sort of suggest the Alamo chapel, with the three windows and pseudo-hump? (John Wayne /Al Ybarra aparently liked the idea, for the Waynamo also sports a sort of 'hump' over its main gate.) |
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Post by Greg C. on Feb 17, 2005 17:38:46 GMT -5
for bromhead: in the shot you mention you can see and alamo chapel of some sort, but thats all.
why didnt they built a chapel facade.? you see them inside and on top(when hayden is talking to alberghetti) but not in front. they went through buliding all that, why not just finish it off.
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Post by neferetus on Feb 17, 2005 19:02:01 GMT -5
 In this photo of the Texians falling back into the mission, the Alamo church----hump and all--- is merely a matte painting. When Bowie and Consuelo go up into the tower, it's actually that tower on the end of the Long Barrack.  In this next photo of the Texians heading toward the Alamo from Bejar, the San Antonio River is actually the Hobbs Ranch water tank for cattle, while the town itself, merely a matte painting. With the emergence of CGI, Matte painting seems to have become a dying art form. Pity. |
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Post by Greg C. on Feb 17, 2005 19:56:04 GMT -5
i never thought they used a matte in the back.
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 13, 2005 16:40:31 GMT -5
its looks pretty realistic.
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Post by alamosteve on Apr 24, 2005 11:36:16 GMT -5
I HEARD THAT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. I HAVE TO RENT IT NOW
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Post by Bromhead24 on Apr 28, 2005 21:35:15 GMT -5
It was just on TCM not too long ago so i recorded it..
Still after all these years, it's still a bit cheesey.
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Post by Bromhead24 on May 9, 2005 19:14:57 GMT -5
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Post by The Mountain Man on May 15, 2005 6:25:08 GMT -5
Isit out on DVD yet??
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Post by Greg C. on May 15, 2005 8:42:36 GMT -5
yeah, but its hard to come by. there is only one person selling it on ebay for $20
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jun 21, 2005 20:05:59 GMT -5
I thought i saw it on DVD at a video rental/book store.
I'll have to check on it..
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Post by Cole_blooded on Jul 12, 2005 15:52:15 GMT -5
The "Last Command" was on TCM the other night!
TED COLE....aka....cole_blooded
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