Michener's Texas [VHS]
starring: Maria Conchita Alonso, Benjamin Bratt, Frederick Coffin, Patrick Duffy, Chelsea Field
directed by: Richard Lang
directed by: Richard Lang
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Rating: 
- A good historical western
Mitchener tends to do an historical rewrite in these sweeping novels.
The ideas is to make a story connecting the history to the individuals involved. He really isn't as successful as this in many cases.
This mini-series is relatively well scripted, costumed and acted.
I liked it because it gave a "feel" for the historical Texas that is missing in many westerns.
Rating: 
- Texas
While this book had some good story telling, the characters were not very well defined.Towards the end, it seemed he was just writing the story to get it over w/& to include as much history as he could in one place.Didn't seem very historically accurate.I also watched the movie of the same name/author & it was absolutely terrible.
Rating: - Good novel well transfered to the screen
I agree with everybody that has posted reviews about this movie, but the ones that have only 1 or 2 stars. In the style of Gone With the Wind, the novel shows how families were at first united, then separated during the conflict. I am familiar with the historical facts and that is why I could follow the locations and time, but someone who has not read the book or know little about the true facts would be a little lost. I was lucky to get this movie on DVD. The sound and the colors are great, the ... Read More
Rating: 
- mediocre, underwhelming and American-biased
The Texas Revolution of 1835 to 1836, including the periods preceding and immediately following, are depicted in this 3-hour TV movie whose only redeeming value is shedding light and paying homage to Stephen Austin, the "Father of Texas" whose story and contribution to an Anglo-dominated Texas has been overshadowed by the legendary Sam Houston.The rest of the film is the usual "Santa Anna is a tyrant" storyline with short low-budget battle scenes and a weak attempt to show the Mexican perspective ... Read More
Rating: 
- TEXAS
We are original orginal of this video and have watched it on tv once an then this set.
It is one of the best movies we havd seen on the Alamo and the start of Texas as a independant State.
Charle Heston really done a great job in his naration.
It is a solid 3 hr movie with lots of action, love story and other things that make it great.
I highly recommend seeing it, you will not forget it.
- A good historical westernMitchener tends to do an historical rewrite in these sweeping novels.
The ideas is to make a story connecting the history to the individuals involved. He really isn't as successful as this in many cases.
This mini-series is relatively well scripted, costumed and acted.
I liked it because it gave a "feel" for the historical Texas that is missing in many westerns.
- TexasWhile this book had some good story telling, the characters were not very well defined.Towards the end, it seemed he was just writing the story to get it over w/& to include as much history as he could in one place.Didn't seem very historically accurate.I also watched the movie of the same name/author & it was absolutely terrible.
- Good novel well transfered to the screenI agree with everybody that has posted reviews about this movie, but the ones that have only 1 or 2 stars. In the style of Gone With the Wind, the novel shows how families were at first united, then separated during the conflict. I am familiar with the historical facts and that is why I could follow the locations and time, but someone who has not read the book or know little about the true facts would be a little lost. I was lucky to get this movie on DVD. The sound and the colors are great, the ... Read More
- mediocre, underwhelming and American-biasedThe Texas Revolution of 1835 to 1836, including the periods preceding and immediately following, are depicted in this 3-hour TV movie whose only redeeming value is shedding light and paying homage to Stephen Austin, the "Father of Texas" whose story and contribution to an Anglo-dominated Texas has been overshadowed by the legendary Sam Houston.The rest of the film is the usual "Santa Anna is a tyrant" storyline with short low-budget battle scenes and a weak attempt to show the Mexican perspective ... Read More
- TEXASWe are original orginal of this video and have watched it on tv once an then this set.
It is one of the best movies we havd seen on the Alamo and the start of Texas as a independant State.
Charle Heston really done a great job in his naration.
It is a solid 3 hr movie with lots of action, love story and other things that make it great.
I highly recommend seeing it, you will not forget it.
