Films discussed include
Windtalkers, Apocalypse Now, December 7th, Bataan, They Were Expendable, Jarhead, Full Metal Jacket, and Redacted.
John Woo's
Windtalkers in 2002 and Terrance Malick's The Thin Red Line earlier in 1998 pale in comparison to Hacksaw Ridge.
A similar story was told in the 2002 movie
Windtalkers, which focused on two Navajo soldiers responsible for sending and receiving near unbreakable codes during World War II; the codes were based on the Navajo language and helped the Allies win the war.
The ranch, according to the Internet Movie Database, was used in "
Windtalkers" and last year's remake of "Red Dawn."
11) PAUL ENGLISH BACON RATING: 4 aily Rec RATINGR : The Daily Record's Paul appears (almost entirely by accident, as an extra) in the next series of BBC Scotland drama Case Histories) with English actor Jason Isaacs, who was in US military flick
Windtalkers (2002) with Hollywood star Christian Slater, who was in Murder in the First (1995) with Kevin Bacon.
Likewise, Twelve O'Clock High, Flying Leathernecks, and U-571 validate that command decisions, while difficult and replete with moral ambiguities, require unflappable leadership while Saving Private Ryan,
Windtalkers, and A Walk in the Sun affirm that real (reel?) men carry out orders unflinchingly.
This second edition reflects Woo's current status as a director, looking at the critical reception to the films Mission: Impossible II,
Windtalkers, Paycheck, and Red Cliff.
Well, when I did
Windtalkers, my character was gay.
Windtalkers. (2002), Sky Movies Action & Adventure, 10.50pm.
Remember the Hollywood movie
Windtalkers, starring Nicholas Cage.
They helped with every US Marine assault from 1942 to 1945 - with their exploits turned into hit film
Windtalkers in 2002.