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Windtalkers (2002) 5.9
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5.9/10 from 39,840 users
Metascore: 51/100
Reviews: 436 user | 152 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. Director:John Woo |
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WWII. Joe Enders, a decorated Marine who is by-the-book to a fault, is just coming back on duty (by cheating on his medical tests). "Ox" Anderson, much greener, is also getting the same new task: Protect the Navajo codetalkers (Ben Yahzee and Charles Whitehorse, respectively). While Enders is initially frustrated with his assignment, his respect grows as the codetalkers prove their worth in the brutal battle to take Saipan. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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Honor Was Their Code. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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14 June 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Códigos de Guerra See more »Box Office
Budget:
$115,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$244,595 (Brazil) (25 October 2002)Gross:
$368,655 (Brazil) (1 November 2002)Company Credits
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Marine: No fuckin' idea mac.
Ben Yahzee: Thanks, thanks a bunch.
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George Smith, one of the Navajo code talkers who helped the U.S. military outfox the Japanese during World War II by sending messages in their obscure language, has died, the president of the Navajo Nation said on 2 November 2012. See more »Goofs
The shadow of the camera crane is visible at the beginning of the Marine friendly-fire sequence when Enders' squad is getting out of the truck. See more »Quotes
Ben Yahzee: Hey do you guys know where we would find second joint assualt singnal?Marine: No fuckin' idea mac.
Ben Yahzee: Thanks, thanks a bunch.
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It's nice to see World War II films making a comeback, as they have seemed to do since the arrival of "Saving Private Ryan" in 1997. This is another of them and with modern technology the viewers get to experience some very realistic action scenes. The main thing is that the story is interesting.
With a John Woo-directed film, you know are going to get tons of action, almost always too much, and that's the case here. However, some of the scenes are fantastic. You also get some beautiful cinematography.
Still on the positive, the acting was good in here with Nicholas Cage in the lead role and a lesser-name-but-good supporting cast. The story, although fairly long at 134 minutes, was never boring.
On the negative side, as mentioned, Woo tends to overkill and this movie must have a set record for number of people killed. It also leans on the politically correct side, of course, with Native American spirituality given complete reverence as usual and the Catholic (Cage) looking like a very weak in his beliefs. In modern-days, you'll never see the opposite shown on film.
Anyway, it's a good action movie that certainly entertains. The intense and long action makes it almost too much to watch in one viewing!