Windtalkers [Blu-ray]
by John Woo
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Actor: Adam Beach, Mark Ruffalo, Nicolas Cage, Noah Emmerich, Peter StormareDirector: John Woo
Brand: Sony
Writer: Joe Batteer
Writer: John Rice
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), DTS 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), DTS 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), DTS 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2006-11-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Blu-ray Reviews of Windtalkers [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Great at times, but a little uneven
Summary: 4 Stars
I have seen this movie several times and I just finished the blu ray version, which is nice. There are moments of war movie "greatness" in this picture. The opening scenes in the Solomons with close quarter bayonet fighting are well done. The opening scenes of the invasian of Saipan are also great with an impressive eye for detail in regards to the scope of the battlefield. You can see Corsairs flying low and dropping their payload on Japanese bunkers. The fighting is intense and both armies take heavy losses in an intense confrontation. Towards the end of the movie the Japanese pull out heavy cannons that level Sherman tanbks at will, its great footage. The acting is well done too. But the problems are someimes hard to overlook. Too many times Japanese guys have Cage and his Navejo code talkers surrounded only to be shot to smithereens. In one scene towards the end, Cage uses his pistol to shoot 4 guys in an instant with their guns drawn. Not likely. And you can only see so many scenes where a grenade goes off sending 2 or 3 soldiers flying 10 feet in the air. This movie has a high body count and plenty of carnage, it isn't as concentrated as Saving Private Ryans first 30 minutes, however it easily tops that movie in overall killing. The story of the Indian code talkers and their role in the Pacific War is finally displayed here. I would rate this movie somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. It could have easily gotten 5 if it was tightened up a bit. I give it 4 for the great scenes and the fact that the Pacific war has so few movies for some reason. Here are some that you may know and some you may not.
The Battle Of Okinawa- a Japanese movie from 1971 very good
Letters From Iwo Jima- One of my favortes- Ken Wattanabe is great
Kukudo- An Australian movie, interesting, but not always accurate
Flags Of Our Fathers- Very good
Planetes Yamato- a good movie about the Yamato and its suicide mission at Okinawa- Japanese
I go die for you- A movie about the kamikaze- Japanese
A Thin Red Line- I like this one, but not everyone does. Good battle scenes
Description of Windtalkers [Blu-ray]
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
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