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Windtalkers Reviews

2002

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WINDTALKERS begins quietly--with widescreen aerial shots of clouds that gradually clear to reveal the beautiful mesas of Monument Valley. A bus collects Navajo volunteers Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) and Charlie Whitehorse (Roger Willie). It's 1943, and the U.S. has developed an indecipherable secret military code based on the .. Read more

Starring	Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach, Noah Emmerich
Director	John Woo
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- "...A fascinating Woo movie....WINDTALKERS is a fresh contribution to the cinematic literature of American WWII movies from a Chinese born-director with a flair for the imagery of spiritual battle..."
- 11019
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 27
  - 5
  extremely poor showing
  
  Well what an extremely poor showing from the usually very good Nicholas Cage.
  
  Set during the Second World War, two men (Nicholas Cage/Christian ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Willy
  - West Yorkshire
  - 12 Dec 2003 at 10:10
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- - 0
  - 0
  oh dear
  
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  A silly film didnt enjoy it the plot was silly. The acting wasnt up to scratch either glad i rented it and not bought it
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Oct 2011 at 22:42
- - 0
  - 0
  windtalkers
  
  only one word FANTASTIC
  
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- 1033036
- - a customer
  - england
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 13:01
- - 0
  - 0
  THE FOLLY OF WAR
  
  One of the most brutal & savage movies of the last war, the battle seems to last for almost all of the film with death and destruction all around. ... read more »
  
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- 945389
- - Burnhamite
  - 238 reviews
  - BURNHAM
  - 08 Dec 2010 at 07:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Plain Waste Of My Time.
  
  Ugh, what was I thinking?! Nicolas Cage movies are good sometimes but this must have been one of his worst film yet. There isn't really a plot, the battles ... read more »
  
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- 899297
- - filmsaremypassion
  - 125 reviews
  - Bexhill
  - 16 Jun 2010 at 19:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Very Good War Movie
  
  I have seen a number of other reviews on this site and have my own view on this movie; realy very, very good and well woth the time spent watching.
  
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- 881783
- - dosh
  - 10 reviews
  - March
  - 10 Apr 2010 at 00:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible, just terrible
  
  Avoid this film like the plague!
  
  Pathetic, absolutely awful. Even my 11 year old son switched it off after 20 minutes.
  
  Terrible script, ... read more »
  
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- 880114
- - Voomonster
  - 2 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 04 Apr 2010 at 19:07
- - 1
  - 0
  Honestly - AVOID this movie
  
  This movie is an incredible dud. It is billed as a realistic insight into the role the Navajo Indians played in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War... ... read more »
  
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- 872456
- - BarnsleyFan
  - 10 reviews
  - Newmarket, Suffolk
  - 14 Mar 2010 at 20:46
- - 0
  - 0
  windtalkers
  
  not one of hes best films
  
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- - welch
  - 179 reviews
  - newton aycliffe
  - 18 Feb 2010 at 17:20
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  - 0
  windtalkers
  
  This is based on a true story and what a story, its great. You get to like the characters. The story is such a good one, keeps you sitting on the edge of ... read more »
  
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- - dondonshannah
  - 71 reviews
  - scotland
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 13:39
- - 0
  - 0
  interesting
  
  enjoyable to watch and imformative at the same time.learned things we never knew about the war ect.would watch again.
  
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- - chasckd
  - 319 reviews
  - Telford
  - 28 Nov 2009 at 09:07
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- - 27
  - 5
  extremely poor showing
  
  Well what an extremely poor showing from the usually very good Nicholas Cage.
  
  Set during the Second World War, two men (Nicholas Cage/Christian ... read more »
  
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- 296395
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  - Willy
  - West Yorkshire
  - 12 Dec 2003 at 10:10
- - 16
  - 6
  Fails to impress?
  
  This film should have been called superman or something, as the lead character (Nicolas Cage) seems to be immune to bullets and like? He seems to be able to ... read more »
  
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- 4510
- - Suj
  - London
  - 13 Apr 2004 at 00:28
- - 12
  - 2
  Poor predictable flag waving
  
  I like John Woo. I like war films. I hated this film.
  
  Very predictable, very unrealistic combat sequences - it takes more than blowing arms and legs ... read more »
  
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- 302183
- - Cuirassier
  - West Yorks
  - 02 Apr 2004 at 14:38
- - 9
  - 2
  A major let-down
  
  Legendary 'Face Off' maestro John Woo directing vulnerable hard man Nic Cage in a searing, semi-factual war drama sounds like a match made in heaven. ... read more »
  
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- - jezfernandez
  - 25 reviews
  - Wantage
  - 04 Mar 2004 at 21:30
- - 7
  - 1
  BOOM...there goes the arms and legs!
  
  Is it just me or do they not make war films like they used to, although not as slow as the Thin Red Line (stare at the sea, think of my girl back home) or Pearl... read more »
  
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- 293019
- - JJBlue
  - Vale of Glamorgan
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 10:42
- - 6
  - 1
  WINDTALKERS
  
  SOME PEOPLE ARE HARD TO SATISFY WHEN IT COMES TO WAR MOVIES BUT NONE OF THEM CAN UNDERSTAND THE MONUMETAL SUFFERING THE MEN AND WOMEN HAD TO SUFFER UNDER THE ... read more »
  
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- - peter rumsey
  - LEEDS, ENGLAND
  - 17 Jun 2005 at 08:07
- - 4
  - 0
  Good for insomniacs
  
  You are feeling very sleepy...
  
  Managed to nod-off in the first 30 minutes. This film is painful to watch, it is so corny that it is unbelievable. My ... read more »
  
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- 123240
- - a customer
  - Blackpool, England
  - 13 Jul 2005 at 12:33
- - 4
  - 1
  What a waste of time!
  
  After watching Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers this is the biggest let down, I had to turn the film off before the end as it was badly acted and boring... read more »
  
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- 128469
- - a customer
  - England
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 11:35
- - 3
  - 0
  josh worcester
  
  heavely censored by the pentagon, as this film used pentagon funding for military equipment and as a result the true fact that solderis were told to kill ... read more »
  
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- - josh
  - 21 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 13 Mar 2008 at 15:24
- - 3
  - 0
  Windtalkers
  
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  A very powerful film of Red Indians used in the 2nd World War using their language as a Secret Code over the field radios.There is prejudice at first,but they ... read more »
  
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- - MedTech
  - 15 reviews
  - LITTLEHAMPTON
  - 26 Jun 2008 at 16:57

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Critics' reviews
- "...A fascinating Woo movie....WINDTALKERS is a fresh contribution to the cinematic literature of American WWII movies from a Chinese born-director with a flair for the imagery of spiritual battle..."
- 11019
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...There are plenty of intricately choreographed battle scenes in WINDTALKERS, but action meister Woo also finds the complicated humanity in this offbeat tale of American friendship and obsession..."
- 11021
- - Movieline
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Cliché-ridden war movie that ignores its interesting story in favour of one seen too many times, about a brave, self-sacrificng soldier traumatized by the deaths of men who died following his orders.
- 32131
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Woo comes through with the voluminous action scenes fans have come to expect....WINDTALKERS is capably made and certainly impresses in carrying its length..."
- 11023
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- In 1942, the US Marines trained Navajos as radio operators. Their native language was one code the Japanese couldn't... read more on Time Out
- 45424
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...Woo approached the filming of the WINDTALKERS combat scenes with his usual gusto..."
- 11020
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  Set during World War II, this is the story of two US Marines who are assigned the task of protecting Navajo Marines. The Navajo have been training to use a secret military code based on their own language. Will the Japanese be able to break the code. WINDTALKERS begins quietly with widescreen ...

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  WINDTALKERS begins quietly--with widescreen aerial shots of clouds that gradually clear to reveal the beautiful mesas of Monument Valley. A bus collects Navajo volunteers Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) and Charlie Whitehorse (Roger Willie). It's 1943, and the U.S. has developed an indecipherable secret ...