Posted: 8/7/2005 1:29:23 PM EDT
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Don't know why so may here have slammed it. I like it. Lots of action... I'm curious, though. First off, is the concept behind the movie (that the Codetalkers had "escorts" with orders to protect the code) true, and if so, is there any documented case where they actually had to do it? Just curious... |
It sucks hard. It swallows, spits it up and swallows again. It was called Windtalkers. It was supposed to be about the Navajo code talkers. The code talker angle was simply a gimmick to tell the story of Nick Cages character. I can only guess that once Cage was selcted for the part he insisted on a bigger part and John Woo didn't really give a shit about the story. He just wanted his trade mark unrealistic, big firey explosions and a name to draw people in to see them. So he gave Cage what he wanted and had the re write done and screwed the code talkers. It was Pearl Harbor all over again. A compelling story turned in to a steaming pile of poop. Hurray for Hollywood! The filthy money grubbing cocksuckers. |
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Really, tell us how you feel. Don't hold back. 
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It sucked. The Codetalkers deserved better, despite their perpetual whining since the end of the war. A Codetalkers Veterans group has actually made a big production out of demanding that all the Codetalkers be awarded the Medal of Honor. Congress actually gave in and issued a special Codetalkers commemorative medal, but they still want the MoH. Cheesy, but not as cheesy as that movie. |
It was a bunch of manufactured crap about a real aspect of history. The whole premise that officers were to shoot Windtalkers was BS. |
That is because part of it WAS in California... If you look close, you can see snow by some of the bushes. Some fill-in shots and re-takes were done off of Soledad Cyn Rd. just south of Acton, Ca, 30 miles north of Los Angeles. |
absolutely, nicholas cage sucks big balls!! |