tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486647021928910059.post9096022003478225986..comments2023-05-21T02:03:43.034-07:00Comments on A year in the CAGE: #26 WindtalkersSkyler Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516715611434524812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486647021928910059.post-28247661146378037802019-12-15T23:13:03.612-08:002019-12-15T23:13:03.612-08:00#59 Windtalkers (2006) Showtime Extreme. First Tim...#59 Windtalkers (2006) Showtime Extreme. First Time View. I really enjoyed this!KaBluiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032525501051762974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486647021928910059.post-20231909825536927252012-08-27T13:29:04.652-07:002012-08-27T13:29:04.652-07:00I remember watching this back when it first came o...I remember watching this back when it first came out and I really enjoyed it because it was not only a modern WW2 movie, but also told the story of the Navajo code talkers which isn't something I had seen before. Fast forward about 10 years and this time around I was watching with a critical eye and was really disappointed, though it is far from the worst movie out there. The main cause of disappointment was the utter lack of real substantial development of the Navajo and spent way too much time focusing on Cage. The rest of the movie was a set of standard WW2 movie clichés mixed up a little bit and glued back together with some really pink fake blood.<br /><br />Some of the other detractors for me were the failed toss of the satchel charge that had enough time on the fuse to allow Cage plenty of time for a second toss moments before it went off. Had our hero made his first toss the enemy would have had enough time to pen a note and tie it on with a ribbon before tossing it back. The GySGT (Peter Stormare) had an accent that sounded French to me so it was hard to take him seriously in that role, though the rest of his acting was good. Then right at the end of the movie a bunch of good guys are getting shelled to pieces, but not a one of them thought to bring along a radio so they have to wait for Enders and Yahzee to come to the rescue. Actually, now that I think about it pretty much every use of the code talkers felt contrived and almost like we were pausing the main storyline about Cage so we could give the Navajo a few seconds of screen time so that it could be called "Windtalkers" instead of "Cage Goes to War".Steve Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691715956208605416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486647021928910059.post-68982199099746716462012-08-20T11:21:26.287-07:002012-08-20T11:21:26.287-07:00I like your use of the word "insouciant"...I like your use of the word "insouciant". Consider yourself promoted to head reviewer! Congratulations. You worked hard for this, revel in it appropriately.James Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560479592464116645noreply@blogger.com