Review of 1941 (1941) by Edgar C — 17 Nov 2009

Let's get something straight. For those who actually prefer ANY Spielberg film of the last decade over the histerical and great lunacy ride that 1941 represents, you should have a different perspective. After watching the prolonged director's cut, I came to the conclusion that most of the hatred towards this film came from the constant screaming, the nonsense plot, and the fact that audiences by that time could not understand that it was meant to be a spoof, not to mention that people who had lived during the Pearl Harbor attacked may have felt seriously offended. Few times had so much originality and a HILARIOUS, masterful Toshirô Mifune caused so much crazy effectiveness. It should be interpreted as a spoof... When had you seen a director spoofing himself through references of his past films? So, this is the first sign of Spielberg resorting to a massive budget, a characteristic that most of his modern films share, but a parody of such calibre and breathtaking moments of stupidity has not been released yet for a long time. Among Spielberg's most underrated films.

77/100.