..am I the only person who enjoyed this movie?..

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 2006)

When I discovered I could own VHS or DVD for almost the same price I'd be paying to go to a theater, theater-going stopped right then. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE theaters, but I'm gonna pay more to enter only to see it once? What's eBay for ?? The last time I was in a theater, "The Day After Tomorrow" was released. I arrived two minutes after the previews began, and I wasn't allowed to be seated. HUH? So, I had to wait till the next feature, making it almost the midnight-show on Saturday. After the frustration of waiting such a long time and really wanting to see that movie, I paid almost $15.00 to see it. I didn't regret paying the entrance-fee - but, decided it would be some while before I'd be plunking-down that much money for a film. Now I watch at home, anytime I want......not having to bother with unruly people, and being as unruly as I want to be.
Hey! I wanted to see "Windtalkers" - I didn't even notice that Nicholas Cage was in it; maybe not his kind of movie, but I enjoyed and could relate to his punch-drunk character. I had seen rushes of the movie on the front of other home-movies, and thought it would be interesting. I wasn't familiar with Mr. Woo's directing nor any of the other actors. I'd never heard of Navajos being used in WAR 2 as "coders", but think that was a good idea. I agree with those people who think it's rather late for their efforts to be recognized, and YES - they should have expanded that theme much stronger. The two "coders" looked like Native Americans to me - isn't it possible there's a fraction of mixed-blood in there? I thought both their roles were well-played, but was kinda skeptical they weren't trained to fight. Yahzee was a sympathetic character, and Cage made-up for all that killing, anyway.....and Yahzee turned into a good Marine, don't-cha think?
I got exactly what I expected to see - a war-picture. I thought the explosions were just a bit bright, but loved the color. For that time-period, "Japs" was a plausible term. After all, they started the whole war, huh? But, I certainly don't think it's appropriate, in view of the many American-Japanese troops who fought on our side in that war, to lay-it-on too heavily. I've seen all the other movies about war some of the commentaries mention - to prevent being disappointed is not to expect too much.
So, yeah - I DID enjoy "Windtalkers", all three times I've watched it. What really irked me about reading what other people wrote about it is, WHY are some of the same commentaries posted three times? Lighten-up, folk: it ain't that bad of a movie.......