Sorry, but I really like this movie!
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Mattbasterson — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 02:03 AM)
You're not alone, Katrina, I saw it in the theater in it's original release (before we knew who the heck Spielberg was) and thought, and still think, that it's one of the best films ever. Maybe its the generation. My wife, 6 years younger, doesn't see much in it.
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paulbrasch — 17 years ago(May 04, 2008 10:10 AM)
Great film and unfairly treated by so-called critics over the years.
If you are a politically-correct wanker stay away and let the rest of us enjoy the madness that is 1941
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mixedupmoroi — 17 years ago(June 23, 2008 07:46 AM)
I'm 29 and think that this movie is hilarious! I also agree that it needs a UK dvd release. Its treatment by critics has indeed been grossly unfair, it truly is a brilliant film that does exactly what it says on the tin!
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janesellig — 15 years ago(June 16, 2010 01:06 PM)
" I saw it in the theater in it's original release (before we knew who the heck Spielberg was)"
sorry - but where were you years before 1941 were produced? Did your really never heared of "Jaws" or "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?!?!?! -
Mattbasterson — 15 years ago(June 16, 2010 01:45 PM)
"Did your really never heared of ""Jaws" or "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?!?!?!"
I'll interpret this sentence as inquiring as to weather or not I'd "heard" of Jaws or Close Encounters yes, of course I had, but Spielberg was hardly the big name he is now, even after those two films. -
scottythefield — 15 years ago(July 26, 2010 12:06 PM)
Spielberg was hardly the big name he is now, even after those two films.
Not as big as today, but still big, to anyone who had a reasonable awareness of movies & the movie business. I was 12 when "1941" was released and I certainly knew who Spielberg was. -
Marmadukebagelhole — 15 years ago(July 28, 2010 02:28 AM)
I absolutely loved this movie as a child.
Watching it now it is easy to imagine what a crazy production it must have been. There a still loads of laughs, especially the physical stuff and the fact that it gets more chaotic and OTT as the film goes on makes it still worth watching.
The escalating preposterousness of Con-Air reminding me of 1941 when I first saw that movie. -
Simian_Jack — 17 years ago(July 11, 2008 12:49 PM)
1941 is a personal favorite of mine, but looking at it objectively I couldn't say it's a good film.
Roger Ebert said once that comedies, regardless of quality, come down to a simple subjective question: does it make you laugh? The majority of people I've ever run across commenting on this movie said "no". I believe the humor in 1941 is the kind of askew comedy that appeals to a limited audience. I'm happy to be among that audience. It usually makes for enjoyably amusing asides in dramas, thrillers, and adventurestry to fill a whole movie with it, and most will find it empty. -
kubrickbuff-1 — 16 years ago(April 07, 2009 04:11 PM)
I think this movie is very underrated. I mean sure, some of the jokes in the movie don't work but the movie is very entertaining with some spectacular action sequences and the characters are fun to watch. The movie also has beautiful cinematography.
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fang123horn — 16 years ago(March 01, 2010 05:54 PM)
I think the theatratical cut on VHS is ok, 3 out of 5, but the extended cut on DVD is the version I like the most, 4 out of 5. Sure there are things that don't work, but there are too many things that do work and I love it when it comes together. This is one of my favorite comedies of all time.
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demanton — 15 years ago(May 06, 2010 11:19 AM)
This movie grabbed my attention when I was kid and has never let go. It's got it all: slapstick comedy, AIRPLANES!, that Spielberg soft focus feel, Belushi and Ackroyd, AIRPLANES!, Wendi Jo Sperber, Frank McRae, girls in garters and curls, John Williams' score, etc.
Some of the deleted scenes got shoe-horned into the dvd release, others work really well. I liked the scene with the tank crew running through Lulubelle's engine start procedure (accurate, of course) being tucked in right before Loomis going through his checklist in the twin with Donna. -
