Review of 1941 (1979) by Mary Jane J — 09 Mar 2008

Entertaining, but pretty cheesetastic. John Belushi's character was hilarious.

This review of 1941 (1979) was written by Mary Jane J on 09 Mar 2008.

1941 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Matthew O (473) on 19 Jan 2014

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By Giovanni M (788) on 16 Mar 2015

Batshit crazy, 1941 is fucking insane. I can't give it above a 3 because of how messy it is, but dear god is it a fascinating mess…

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By Bill M (1,080) on 17 Jul 2017

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