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1941, pivotal or all around nightmare

Started by Darth Wagtaros, November 30, 2009, 10:40:40 PM

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Was Spielberg's 1941 a disaster, as some claimed, or a mildly amusing B movie?

I loved it.
13 (65%)
I hated it.
2 (10%)
I think about Jaron while watching it and touching myself.
5 (25%)

Total Members Voted: 19

Caliga

Might be a generational thing, I dunno.  I don't think it's a particularly great movie but I guess I assumed everyone had at least heard of it.
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PDH

Of course he hasn't heard of it. Everyone knows 1941 was made later on in England, and that is the conventional understanding of it.
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Grey Fox

Quote from: Caliga on December 01, 2009, 08:35:42 AM
Might be a generational thing, I dunno.  I don't think it's a particularly great movie but I guess I assumed everyone had at least heard of it.

It was made in 1979, it isn't a giant success. Unless it's a really great movie, if it's made before 1990, I have probably not heard of it.
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Caliga

How about Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo?  :)
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Quote from: katmai on December 01, 2009, 12:35:52 AM
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grumbler

It was like a lot of comedies:  funny in some bits, unfunny in others.  Overall, I enjoyed it.
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Monoriu

Saw it as a kid and absolutely loved it.  I still do  :)

I couldn't believe it when someone said it was a bomb.

KRonn

Very funny movie, I liked it. Liked the part with Belushi landing his P-40 on a road, going into a gas station for gas. Or the cannon being put up in a civilian home on the coast, which later probably does more damage on the home than the sub it shoots at. Other funny, off beat stuff. I'm surprised that the movie did poorly, though I would think it's done well over the years in reruns and cable tv showings? Hmm, but I haven't seen it shown in a long time, even on cable.

Razgovory

Was funnier then some of Spielberg's other stuff.  Much funnier then Schindler's List.
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Lucidor

Quote from: Razgovory on December 01, 2009, 10:07:18 AM
Was funnier then some of Spielberg's other stuff.  Much funnier then Schindler's List.
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Quote from: Razgovory on December 01, 2009, 10:07:18 AM
Was funnier then some of Spielberg's other stuff.  Much funnier then Schindler's List.

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Darth Wagtaros

It's on Netflix On Demand. Just about done watching it.  Still hilarious.

If only Kelly's Heroes was also available there.
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Jaron

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Barrister

I've heard of it, in that I've heard of it referred to as a bomb or dud.  I've never seen it.
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PRC

Spielberg has said that he had too much success and not enough experience before starting 1941 so he took on the project and tried to do every aspect of the job himself: the direction, the cinematography, the editing, the script, the effects, etc... in every aspect of the production Spielberg applied himself beyond the role of director and the movie suffered because of it.  This is what he is talking about when he says it's his biggest failure.  He didn't trust the pros working for him to do their job.