Windtalkers [Blu-ray]
![Windtalkers [Blu-ray]](/Images/B000JSI7C6/medium.jpg) | Directed by John Woo Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 2002, Blu-ray Customer Rating: 242 reviews Recommend |
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In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Joe Enders (Academy AwardÂ(r) winner*Nicolas Cage) guardsand ultimately befriendsBen Yahzee (Adam Beach), a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code. But if Yahzee should fall into Japanese hands, how far will Enders go to save the military's most powerful secret? John Woodirects this "exciting" (Premiere),
Having earned Hollywood's respect with blockbusters like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2, Hong Kong action master John Woo lends his signature style to serious World War II action in Windtalkers. Recognizing the long-forgotten contribution of Navajo "code talkers," whose use of an unbreakable Navajo-language radio code was instrumental in defeating the Japanese, the film serves as an admirable tribute to those Native American heroes. Unfortunately, it falls short of importance with its standard-issue story about a battle-scarred sergeant (Nicolas Cage) assigned to protect a code-talker (Adam Beach, from Smoke Signals), with unspoken orders to kill him if Japanese capture is imminent. This allows for an involving drama of hard-won friendship, but cardboard supporting characters suffer in the shadow of nonstop action that's as repetitious as it is technically impressive. Windtalkers is best appreciated as a more substantial vehicle for Woo's trademark ballet of bullets. — Jeff Shannon
Title: Windtalkers [Blu-ray]
Sales Rank: 285 in DVD
Actor: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo
Director: John Woo
Studio: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 2006-11-28, Theatrical Release: 2002
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Acpect Ratio 2.40:1
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 134 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches, 0.18 pounds
- Gimme A Break!
- I like Cage & Slater, and I'm ok with war movies, but this was such a let down. First of all, it ISN'T even about the Navaho Windtalkers, it's about Cage's character and his flashbacks to the brutality he experienced in combat, and these combat scenes went on for so long that I forgot what I was watching. The story-line for the Native… More reviews
- A John Woo style war movie
- Some people may think that someone's head is cut off in the movie is unrealistic, but Japanese did it often in China during World War II. A interesting and John Woo style war movie. I am looking forward for his next war movie. More reviews
- Without the Codetalkers, we might have lost the war
- Sergeant Joe Enders (Cage) is cheating his hearing exam to get back out into the fight. What he doesn't know is that he's going to get assigned to a new duty, protecting the Code from the Japanese. On the surface, that means he's protecting a Navajo Indian soldier, a Codetalker, who speaks the one cipher the Japanese have not broken--his… More reviews
- Windtalkers
- This film details how the Marines used Navaho's to secure their
radio and land line communications during WW II.
The Japanese were never able to break the Navaho native language
code and the success of this program was one of the bright lights
of the Pacific campaings. Lots of action. More reviews
- Surprisingly good.
- I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The characters were believable without drowning in their own melodrama. The action scenes were graphic but not gratuitous. I would highly recommend it! You can understand how Nicholas Cage's character is inevitably drawn into a relationship. Adam Beach's character was credible and not the least bit stereotyped. I half expected his… More reviews
