1941

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Audience Member All sequences perspire bad taste. So cringe. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Jacob B One of Steven Spielberg's weaker movies, if not his weakest, 1941 isn't really that bad in my opinion. It arguably for me leans more towards the "least good" side of okay. I'd probably settle more towards bad by Spielberg standards but, when judged on its own merits, a passable WWII-set comedy. The film is rather hammy, most of the film felt like a never-ending climax and Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script satirising wartime paranoia feels like they were still trying to find their feet, which they eventually would once they got the chance to make Back to the Future. I agree with Spielberg's views on the film that the issues he had it stemmed less from outright hating it but feeling that it wasn't funny enough. Indeed, the Indiana Jones movies were arguably funnier than this pure comedy that sticks out like a sore thumb due to otherwise being in the midst of a winning streak after Jaws. But I didn't hate this film. The actors are all doing their best with some of them even seeming to be having fun, there are a couple of jokes that work, it has one of John Williams' more underrated scores, most of the characters are likeable and once the insanity begins, I can't deny that I was having fun. Seriously, the visual effects were insane and elevated by Spielberg's direction. I don't think a more hacky director could've helped bring the two Bobs' script to life as effectively as he did here. The Blues Brothers had more glorious property damage though, but this came out first so I'm willing to cut it some slack. Though the best scene in the film was a dance battle set just before the craziness begins thanks to genuinely solid choreography and comedic timing. Hey, the film can't be that bad if even detractors admit to liking this scene. 1941 is far from Spielberg's best, even if we're only taking his popcorn-friendly projects into account, but it's still far from boring and definitely a memorable film in its own right. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/19/24 Full Review Jay H An interesting failure from Steven Spielberg. It's well made technically, but it's just not funny. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Alec B Excessively zany but it's fun to see Spielberg so unconstrained by convention, sentimentality, or good taste. The kind of wild movie that could only result from a kind of youthful hubris and complete artistic control. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Campolongo C Every scene is slapstick. Which drugs did they have? I want some of them. I don't know what the budget was but I think it was about 30 millions or so. Great underrated movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Georgan G Like other ensemble screwball movies, this one got in its way at times. But there is enough star power and actual funny bits that I enjoyed it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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