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To: Sparta; SAMWolf
You guys must be talking about Windtalkers (I couldn't backtrack to be sure, but it seems obvious); you know, a lot of people did hate the hyper-theatrical treatment of this story.

The thing I appreciated about it was that there was some historical accuracy to it...for example, the part about the Code Talker who had been chained to the radiator at school for "two days" (in reality, I believe it was actually three days) for speaking the language - that was true. Appalling as it was, it was accurate.

It may have been poorly done in some ways, but hopefully it educated some people.

50 posted on 12/21/2002 8:44:36 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Windtalkers was the movie. It did end up being too "Hollywood". I thought the beginning was pretty good but the I didn't like the last half of the movie.
56 posted on 12/21/2002 8:53:02 AM PST by SAMWolf
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet, thanks I was wondering how historically correct that movie was. I didn't think it was a great movie, but I kind of liked it.
75 posted on 12/21/2002 9:40:58 AM PST by The Real Deal
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