REMEMBER THE ALAMO.

The article focuses on the emergence of DVDs. When DVDs were introduced a number of critics hailed them as an opportunity for filmgoers to stop and reflect on films that hadn't been given a fair shot the first time around. The constant flood of new product on the market has instead practically guaranteed that a film ignored on release has almost no chance of emerging into prominence on rerelease. The Alamo was released to see what audiences wanted. Watching The Alamo on DVD, it's quite easy to see what went wrong. It has no male action stars, no parts for hot young actresses, and a story line that demands that the audience pay some attention.