| Windtalkers |  | Author: Nicolas Ddmgm 1004026 Cage
Publisher: MGM/UA
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 4765764
Media: Hardcover
Edition: DVD Video
Pages: 134
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 0792853784
EAN: 9780792853787
ASIN: 0792853784
Publication Date: January 2002
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"Windtalkers"..Important But Longwinded Film June 27, 2006
L. Shirley (fountain valley, ca United States)
This review refers to "Windtalkers" Full frame DVD edition(MGM)...
There are several editions of the film "Windtalkers" available. I wanted to make sure I was reviewing the DVD that I viewed and when I entered the ISBN from the back of the case, this book site is where it took me. This is NOT a book edition, as Amazon has it listed at this time, this is the Full-frame DVD edition. ISBN 0792853784.Even the outside merchants have it listed as a DVD. I have filled out the forms to let Amazon know, and hopefully they will eventually add it to the DVD list for sale. If you are interested in the story of the Navajo Windtalkers, there are several books available on the subject as well.
That being said, here is a little about the film itself. Nicolas Cage plays Joe Enders a wounded Marine, soul survivor of 15 men fighting a battle during WWII. He is a Marine through and through. He wants to get back to battle and even fakes his wellness to be released from the hospital. Still feeling the sting of the guilt by the loss of his men, he is given a new assignment. To protect and guard with his own life, that of a Navajo soldier. One of an exceptional group, that has been intensely trained in the art of wartime code. Ben Yahzee is considered THE Code, and must be protected at all costs, never to fall into the hands of the Japanese.
Enders is unhappy with this assignment, but he lives by a code as well... To Do Or Die. Although resentful of the "babysitting" job, he obeys his orders to the fullest. Putting himself in harm's way to protect "the code". Yahzee does his job of decoding and does it well, but must endure physical abuse and racial slurs from some of the other soldiers. As Enders sees the importance of Yahzee's existence to the war, and gets to know him as a person, he begins to warm to him and eventually holds him in the highest esteem.
I love War films, especially WWII films, and most especially, those based on actual events. I have viewed this film twice over the last few years, and twice it lost me a little over halfway through the 2 hours and 15 minutes of it. The story, Directed by action great John Woo, is an important one to American History and one that makes us aware of the very integral part the "Windtalkers" played in the war. Probably saving hundreds of lives by their own heroic actions. I just felt it took too long to tell the story. The script did not allow me to feel about the characters the same way I did,say, for the soldiers in Saving Private Ryan, that had to protect Ryan with their own lives. The action sequences were great, but there was so much of it, it was hard to warm to the personal stories.
If you have already seen this film and liked it more then me, I can tell you that the DVD is an excellent quality. Clear picture and fabulous color. The sound in DD5.1 Surround is outstanding. The sounds of war are going on all around you. It may also be viewed in French(surround) and Spanish(5.1) and has subtitles in Eng, Fr and Sp. Not much on the special features, some DVD production credits, and trailers. Some storyline on the real "Windtalkers" would have been a nice feature. But as I said, there are several books on the subject.
Probably a good rental for war buffs or just to see what the "Windtalkers" were all about, but may not stand up to repeated viewings.......Laurie
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