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Windtalkers

starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo
directed by: John Woo

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792853787
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792853784
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 15, 2002
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 13652
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 2002



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Description:
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),

Amazon.com:
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



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Gimme A Break!
I like Cage & Slater, and I'm ok with war movies, but this was such a let down. First of all, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - 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 ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 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 ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Windtalkers
This film details how the Marines used Navaho's to secure their
radio and land line communications ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Surprisingly good.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The characters were believable without drowning in their own melodrama. ... Read More

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