Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy). This is probably director Steven Spielberg's biggest misstep of his career. He threw everything into this attempt at a broad wacky comedy. The Japanese has just attacked Pearl Harbor, and a sub is coming after Hollywood.<br/><br/>With Tim Matheson and John Belushi, there is definitely an 'Animal House' feel to this. But Spielberg doesn't know what to do here. He lets John Belushi loose as the crazed pilot Capt. Wild Bill Kelso, and hope for the best. Capt. Loomis Birkhead (Tim Matheson) is more concerned with the girl. And the impressive cast is just stepping all over each other.<br/><br/>This is a throwback to the big crazy multi-characters multi-story lines broad wild comedies. Every once in a while, Spielberg gets a funny moment out of it. But it's just a big rambling disjointed noisy mess. People need to fail once in a while to know their limitations. This time Spielberg learns he doesn't have this comedy gene. In 1975 Speilberg gave us the spine tingling horror of "Jaws." In 1977 we were visited by the mothership in the awe inspiring "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." In 1981 he made "Raiders of the Lost Ark" a modern day artifact. He then took time to write "Poltergeist." Finally in 1982 he put together one of his greatest and most profitable films to date "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial." So with these credentials what happened right smack dab in the middle in 1979 when he tried to pull together "1941." With this odd ball comedy you either like it or you don't. It's either funny or it's not. Sometimes when there are a number of huge stars you expect too much and then become disappointed when your anticipation is not met.<br/><br/>Another example of this is "The Bonfire of the Vanities" you may feel the story lacks but still appreciate it for the big stars whether they meet your expectations or not. Myself I didn't care for "1941" on the other hand I liked "The Bonfire of the Vanities." The point is for every good review you read about "1941" your bound to find a bad one and the only way you will truly know is to see the film yourself. If you like that "Three Stooges" type comedy then you may appreciate "1941." There is no doubt that this is not Speilberg's finest work, but it does offer some laughs. Now if you are one of those types that must see everything Speilberg has his hands in then you need to add this to your rental list.<br/><br/>The film is a comedy centered around California preparing to defend itself from a possible Japanese attack. In it's wake a silly Japanese submarine crew delivers many of the laughs. Spielberg has brought forth a farce that is both relentlessly spectacular and spectacularly unfunny. [17 Dec 1979, p.111] The Director's Cut of this early Spielberg flick runs approx. 27 minutes longer than the old Theatrical Version and features several blocks of new scenes throughout the time. Nearly 27 scenes were added or altered and sometimes alternate material was used as well. a5c7b9f00b Ascension movie in hindi free downloadThe Raid 2 full movie free downloadPixels in hindi download free in torrentDragon Ball Super full movie in hindi free download mp4Persist full movie in hindi downloadTeen Titans Go! To the Movies movie in hindi hd free downloadThe Cave download torrentThe Spectacular Spider-Man 720p torrentSly Cooper: Thieves in Time full movie hd 720p free downloadGemini online free
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