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Windtalkers
Windtalkers
Time - 21:00 - 23:35 (2 hours and 35 minutes long)
When - Sunday 19th November on five
World War II drama in which two frontline US marines utilise an ancient language for communication in order to prevent the Japanese from cracking their codes, an operation that must be kept secret - at any cost.
Director: John Woo
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt
(2002, 15, 3 Star)
Thanks to you guys I had seen Jason linked to this film as the character Major Mellitz! Shall be watching it, is his role not big enough to warrent a name as 'starring'?? lol
Time - 21:00 - 23:35 (2 hours and 35 minutes long)
When - Sunday 19th November on five
World War II drama in which two frontline US marines utilise an ancient language for communication in order to prevent the Japanese from cracking their codes, an operation that must be kept secret - at any cost.
Director: John Woo
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt
(2002, 15, 3 Star)
Thanks to you guys I had seen Jason linked to this film as the character Major Mellitz! Shall be watching it, is his role not big enough to warrent a name as 'starring'?? lol
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Sadly, if you've seen the theatrical trailer, you've seen Jason's role--in toto.
He has a cameo of about 1 minute, giving Nic Cage the low-down, and then he disappears.
Some people have made disparaging comments about his costume, and the fact that summer khaki is not his best colour--but hey, it was the uniform! I think he looks pretty sharp.
I DIDN'T, on the other hand, enjoy the rest of the movie very much--it includes pretty well every World War II movie cliche you can think of. The story of the Windtalkers themselves is novel and interesting, but not well integrated with the rest of the film, which I also found very confusingly shot--half the time I just couldn't figure out what the hell was going on (not that I really cared).
I found it notable on two other counts, though--it also stars Adam Beach, my homey--he comes from near Winnipeg. This is the first movie in which he appeared with short hair; he said he felt really odd about cutting it. He hasn't been in a whole lot since Windtalkers, though he seems to play essentially the same role in this year's Flags of Our Fathers or whatever it's called. I find him adorable.
The other is that this is one of no fewer than 3 movies in which Jason Isaacs appears with the delightful Peter Stormare. Stormare appears in lots of the Coen brothers stuff, and we keep hoping somebody might drop a hint to them--I for one would kill to see Jason Isaacs in something like The Big Lebowski or O Brother Where Art Thou.
He has a cameo of about 1 minute, giving Nic Cage the low-down, and then he disappears.
Some people have made disparaging comments about his costume, and the fact that summer khaki is not his best colour--but hey, it was the uniform! I think he looks pretty sharp.
I DIDN'T, on the other hand, enjoy the rest of the movie very much--it includes pretty well every World War II movie cliche you can think of. The story of the Windtalkers themselves is novel and interesting, but not well integrated with the rest of the film, which I also found very confusingly shot--half the time I just couldn't figure out what the hell was going on (not that I really cared).
I found it notable on two other counts, though--it also stars Adam Beach, my homey--he comes from near Winnipeg. This is the first movie in which he appeared with short hair; he said he felt really odd about cutting it. He hasn't been in a whole lot since Windtalkers, though he seems to play essentially the same role in this year's Flags of Our Fathers or whatever it's called. I find him adorable.
The other is that this is one of no fewer than 3 movies in which Jason Isaacs appears with the delightful Peter Stormare. Stormare appears in lots of the Coen brothers stuff, and we keep hoping somebody might drop a hint to them--I for one would kill to see Jason Isaacs in something like The Big Lebowski or O Brother Where Art Thou.
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Ah darn it, thanks for saying though. If I had stayed up so late and then at the credits realised that was it for JI's character...I'd have not been happy to say the least!
Had a feeling this film wouldn't be the best thing, and Nicolas Cage's films I've never been fond of in the past...must not complain, better than nothing I guess! Just had hoped Jason would have had more screen time. But on the up side, seems I am picking up things from this website/forum and remembering them!
Had a feeling this film wouldn't be the best thing, and Nicolas Cage's films I've never been fond of in the past...must not complain, better than nothing I guess! Just had hoped Jason would have had more screen time. But on the up side, seems I am picking up things from this website/forum and remembering them!
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Glad to be of service, Rose!
And speaking of service, if you want to see what you missed, check out Char's excellent website, featuring the very best in caps and clips: http://www.jasonisaacsphotoalbumsonline.com/index.html (Click on "links" at the side to see her other photo sites, with the Windtalkers stash)
And speaking of service, if you want to see what you missed, check out Char's excellent website, featuring the very best in caps and clips: http://www.jasonisaacsphotoalbumsonline.com/index.html (Click on "links" at the side to see her other photo sites, with the Windtalkers stash)
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Found a chunk of the movie on youtube, and Mr. I's scene starts at about the 7-minute mark through to the end, and then in the next clip (labeled "part 3") he's just in the first 10 seconds.
Just in case anyone else, like me, doesn't have access to the video. Or to a TV altogether to find it on latenight, for that matter.
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Just in case anyone else, like me, doesn't have access to the video. Or to a TV altogether to find it on latenight, for that matter.
<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/znViMzz8GWo?fs ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/znViMzz8GWo?fs ... n_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
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