1941 | | Cast : | Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen | | Director : | Steven Spielberg | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 14, 1979 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Not nearly as bad as HOOK! | Content
 | This was Spielberg's one time shot at comedy, and you have to give him credit for trying.
1941 is not the funniest film ever made, but it's loud, wild and zany, which makes it a lot of fun to watch. The opening parody on his own JAWS with Christine Blakely is especially original.
What made this film work at the time (1979), I think, was its cast of stars, who were all fresh off of some very popular work at the time, including films like ANIMAL HOUSE, JAWS 2, SUPERMAN, and TV shows like SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, EIGHT IS ENOUGH and BOSOM BUDDIES.
I loved this movie, even though it bombed. If nothing else, Spielberg decided to learn from his mistake and not try comedy again. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 08, 2005 | | Summary | A Complete Waste of Talent | Content
| First let me say that I love comedy. If this film had any comedy in it, I'd love it too. Unfortunately, this is just a frenetic and pointless attempt at humor that explodes into two plus hours of tedium. There is abundant talent here, but it is rarely used. The sparsity of plot, which usually works in comedy's favor, here, just highlights how sad the jokes are. There is scarcely a laugh in the entire movie.
How anyone can take a fantastic cast like this, and create a bomb like this is beyond me. To borrow a line form Pauline Kael, "If this movie were any more of a dog, it would shed!" |
| Rating | | | Date | June 15, 2005 | | Summary | great movie-bad dvd | Content
| one of spielberg's craziest movie...great fun if you are on the right wavelenght..
awful non anamorphic dvd,with some of the worst colours ever seen on my screen..
just worth for the extra documentary..
good old vhs much better..
what a shame..
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| Rating | | | Date | January 01, 2005 | | Summary | look 1941 and laugh you butt off | Content
| Well, not everyones taste, if you in for the real MAD and UNBOUND Humor, social not so correct, you will have the time of your life. Its a 2 Hour rollercoasterride, Way better than it rep. and a real good cure after been lobotomized by the movie formerly known as Pearl Harbor.
If your in for the so called "Real Hero" Movie Stuff, well try something else. For me Spielbergs best Movie,his only with Belushi, Lee and Pickens.
Hope they have the Making of, running time over 100 Min and nearly as funny as the movie, on the Disc. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 30, 2004 | | Summary | HILARIOUS! | Content
| This movie is hilarious. Steven Spielberg did a GREAT job on this movie. Its has a wacky and zany plot that keeps you laughing every minute. If you like comedies, then this is the movie for you. 1941 is a must have. |
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