1941

Michelle77 · 21st July 2003, 03:27 PM

I taped it off Sky Cinema last night, or rather this morning as some bright spark decided to put it on at 1.30a.m! What were they thinking??

I've never seen it before, and have heard that it is hilarious.

Any comments to build up my anticipation and excitement until home-time?

Michelle77 · 21st July 2003, 06:51 PM

Oh well, looks like I'm going to have to watch it with only half the anticipation, without the valued recommendation of the good people of this site (sniffle!)

Damn that tumbleweed!

**Don Boycik** · 21st July 2003, 08:46 PM

well i think it's a CLASSIC in itself. i never did understand why it flopped when it 1st came out. Christopher Lee is great in it. but ain't he ALWYS?:D
he speaks NOT ENGLISH in 1941. it's ALL subtitled! but it's great i still need 2 get The DVD of it. my brother has it an he taped me it an it's i think a half an hr. longer or something like that than the origianal cut an it's even better than the version i' am use 2! :D
it's a comedy of the war naturally. a GREAT cast is in it. my fave character is JOHN Belushi's. Well i hope i convinced ya on watching it.

**Joakim Lundberg** · 22nd July 2003, 12:52 AM

You can hear Mr Lee speak one of the best lines in the film. In german of course.:)

Michelle77 · 22nd July 2003, 03:16 PM

Way hey! Responses at last!

I managed to watch a bit of it, but my video player needs some tuning or something because I kept getting those anoying lines down the screen and it was sending me dizzy! (er than usual) So I had to stop.

From what I saw - what subtitles??? Were Sky saving the pennies or something because there certainly weren't any!! I may have a GCSE in German but that was nearly 10 years ago and I'm not THAT good! I have a strange feeling that an Amazon purchase may be in order...

**Don Boycik** · 23rd July 2003, 10:32 AM

U must have taped a REALLY old print cuz every version i think has subittles throught the movie. well only on the german parts of course. an i agree if U have that bad of a copy u should make ya self a purchase on Amazon cuz the only way 2 watch it is well LETTERBOXED
of course cuz it's shot in PANAVISION or 4 those who don't know what that means WIDESCREEN like all well most of that i know of STEVEN SPEILBERG movie is filmed in. as 4 responding i guess U caught us at the right time.:D

Michelle77 · 23rd July 2003, 07:02 PM

Ooooh widescreen!! My dream purchase is a widescreen TV with surround sound!!! Perfect!!!

I think Sky Cinema are just cheapskates! But I suppose most of the films that they show are old, so they use old versions.

It's pay day on Friday so I think I hear Amazon calling. But it will have to wait until both the leaky boiler and the oven are fixed. They had to go on the blink at the same time didn't they!

**Frederick Bergstrom** · 24th July 2003, 01:49 AM

1941 has such a soft spot in my heart. I really like that film . It should have been funnier but its still a prety funny film i love Belushis Capt Bill Kelso. The music score is top notch too

**Don Boycik** · 24th July 2003, 11:13 AM

I agree with ya on dat. hehe i know a littlle slang american stlye won't hurt a bit. hehe anwys 4 anyone who hasn't seen 1941 u've GOT 2 SEE THAT DUMBO scene it's just 2 funny!:D

LCD · 24th July 2003, 08:30 PM

I've seen it with subtitles, as well. This film is very funny, and pokes fun at a lot of things and other films. (Like Jaws.) I found it hilarious at times, like Mr. Lee speaking German to Toshiro Mifune and Mifune answering him in Japanese, and they were understanding each other. The most spectacular scene, of course, was probably when the ferris wheel broke loose and went rolling down the street. What a way to try to win a war!

**Frederick Bergstrom** · 25th July 2003, 02:30 AM

I bet your gonna bomb John Waynes house!!

**Dave Hutchens** · 25th July 2003, 05:41 AM

1941 is a terribly underrated film. I loved it from the first screening, way back when it premiered in...what, 1979? I find it very funny, very entertaining, and the music, effects and all of the performances are just top-notch.

Spielberg took a bashing for going way, way overbudget on this film, but I think the results were worth it. I've never considered it among his lesser works. Now Hook, well, there's a different story! Never been immensely fond of Always either.

**Don Boycik** · 25th July 2003, 10:10 AM

HOOK i liked but i've NEVER seen ALWAYS. i just want 2 see it cuz isn't that Audrey Heburn's last feature film?
i'm a big fan of her's well not huge but i've seen a few of her movies.anywys if i remember correctly in C. Lee's bio didn't he say he had fun making 1941?
i plumb forgot he even had a part in it for a lot of years, cuz i didn't see it for so many years.no it wasn't that. it was i couldn't remember what part he had in it. i still need 2 get the dvd however.