1941 (Collector's Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
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Actor: Bobby Di Cicco, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary, Ned BeattyDirector: Steven Spielberg
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of 1941 (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Tore it! Tore it! Tore it!
Summary: 1 Stars
A boring comedy with no sense of timing, made even worse in its "extended version". It's like a long joke badly told; you cringe all the way through it. Rule of thumb: avoid any movie referred to as "wild", "zany", "wacky", "crazy", "insane", "hysterical" or "screwball", unless you have a taste for forced humor, overkilled comedians, worn slapstick, or excruciating experiences in general. If so, man, is this the movie for you: a dummy gets the best laugh!
Summary of 1941 (Collector's Edition)
Watching this director's cut, it's finally possible to see why the studio made Spielberg mercilessly hack up this comedy: it's a screaming movie (everyone screams a lot), and screaming movies do not need character development. So all those character-development scenes hit the cutting-room floor and, surprise, they were all critical to Spielberg's pace for the humor in this film. The screaming wasn't that funny then--and it still isn't--but what is funny are the reinserted development scenes, showcasing the now-evident sense of hysteria in the Los Angeles community, post-Pearl Harbor. A bunch of certified nitwits, and a few certified lunatics, act as if Tojo Hideki's entire Imperial force is just off the mainland. Actually, one Japanese submarine is, and it helps fuel the frenzy. John Belushi is Wild Bill Kelso, an insane fighter pilot, and Dan Aykroyd plays a conciliatory tank commander. Robert Stack's performance as General Stilwell, one of the best of the film, finally makes sense. Also fun for the numerous cameos, Spielberg's inside jokes, and John Williams's great score. --Keith SimantonComedy DVD Video
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