I will never forget that song and dance that the chestburster Xenomorph did in Spaceballs. John Hurt was/is legend. Fantastic actor AND could make fun of himself too! He will be missed. RIP John. Mel Brooks is king!
Mommy Dearest I can understand why it's hated because it's one of the most uncomfortable movies ever! But Faye Dunaway was good as Joan Crawford, she didn't deserve the razzie nomination. But 1941 isn't that bad, it was ok.
When this film was released to theatres, I was 18. I loved it ever since. I am the son of a WWII war veteran. You stated that Lenny and Squiggy are in this film, and they are, but what you may not know is that they were playing Willy and Joe, two recurring characters that appered in print throughout WWII in order to encourage the tropps and the people back home. Over the years I have read that this film was a hit in Japan but did not so well in the U.S.. I have the director commentayr DVD. Thank you for reviewing thi. Am happy ypou enjpoy it as well.
i am glad it was well recieved in japan, its always difficult to make a war film that can find something appealing to both sides of survivors from a war
@@aurorauplinks I feel that inclusion of Toshiro Mifune in a pretty big role was a big deal in Japan. And it was comedy but respectful to everybody. It was pretty common in older war movies to make Germans a real characters and not just one dimensional enemies but Japanese with couple of exceptions (like Tora! Tora! Tora! or Battle of Midway) never got that kind of treatment. It was partly post-war propaganda when defeated Germany and Japan were needed as allies against Soviet Union but there was still respect and much deeper understanding of what WWII was and how horrible it was. That seems lacking from many modern WWII movies, I feel.
I was working for Greg Jein around 1990. (Greg built the miniatures for this film, including the ferris wheel.) He still had one of the giant light up Santa Claus's from the movie. He brought it over to the shop one day so that we could take some pictures of it, before sending it to Japan for an exhibition. The model pier with the ferris wheel used to be part of the Universal Studios Tour. I saw it in person when I went through the tour about the same time I was working for Greg.
A WWII comedy with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Mandark from Dexter's Lab that's directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis? *ONWARD TO AMAZON!!!*
The thing I really like about 1941 is that we learn that WWII happened in the Little Cars universe. Which means there was a Cars Hitler, a Cars holocaust, a Cars Pacific War, a Cars D-Day, a Cars nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Cars Rape of Nanking, a Cars Battle of Iwo Jima... This leads to so many important questions, like: were the Cars Little Boy and Fat Man nukes sentient? Was it a suicide mission? Are ALL Cars nuclear weapons sentient? Did Tsar Bomba have a personality? What kind of car was Car Hitler? A VW? A forklift? Was there a Cars 9/11? Were the planes hijacked, or were the planes themselves radicalized? I could go on
@ Noah Messarge Car Hitler was a Steyr, couldn't be anything else. (Came from Austria, was popular in Germany, had undeniably influence on the later established Volkswagen, it's all there)
man do i love this film. i think it's very funny that Christopher Lee only speaks German in this film. and it's really nice that they actually let him speak it since he knew it very well instead of having someone dub it.
That made this movie so much better to me. Just let Christopher Lee and Toshiro Mifune roll. They were not comedic actors at the first glance but man, I just love them to be both in the same movie, and to be actually really funny.
Director and WWII veteran, Sam Fuller cameos as a cigar-smoking general in the war room. Look at 3:38. Bobby Di Cicco would be in his movie "The Big Red One" the next year.
I appreciate the Snob showing affection for this underappreciated gem. I saw it at the theater in '79 to a practically empty audience and have loved it ever since. Pauline Kael was one of the few major critcs who gave it high praise. I've been evangelizing for 1941 for years and gave away several copies to friends when it was released on Bluray. It's required viewing for me at Christmastime.
THANK. YOU. I've spent most of my life trying to convince people that 1941 is perhaps the most underrated American comedy of the 20th century. And finally I have some backup. Also, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but it would've been so great if you dropped this on December 13th.
Sweet an underrated comedy that more people need to see. Cinema Snob you are in danger of getting a sense of genuine taste, 1941 is a looooong way from The Geek.
@@Ugly_German_Truths Indeed. It's just that the context of the event (the attack was referenced a few times in *1941*) may have made the movie seem a bit off for some folks.
The Cinema Snob being happy and positive the whole way through a review of a well-known box office disappointment? What have you done with the fictional character, Brad!?!?!
Nice to see this film finally getting some respect. You really get the feeling this was written to include any actor Spielberg wanted to work with, or had liked working with before. Belushi's introduction after landing at the store, he rises into frame just as John Williams 1941 March plays, is one of my favorite character introductions in any film.
Hey man, your review is spot on. I saw this in the theaters when I was 5 years old (yeah, I'm putting a date on myself) and to me it was the greatest thing ever. The blend of history, comedy, epic practical effects, and just plain insanity left a huge impression on me and my sense of humor. I don't get why this isn't up there with "Animal House" or "Airplane" as a classic. Nice to see someone else gets the joke. To this day every time I see a P-40 Flying Tiger I think of Belushi. Every time I see a B-17, I think of Nancy Allen, but that's a different story. Anyway, great review, and please keep them coming.
Thank you!!! For decades I have proselytised this film, almost up to the point of making friend choices based on appreciation of this film. In my book, it’s a blast!!!
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I saw it as a kid on the big screen when it first came out and have loved it ever since. Great review! Thanks!
Welp, I'm convinced. I will check this out. Watching this episode reminds me of a much lesser comedy that could probably make for a fun episode: _Cannonball Run II._ Hell, most of those Smokey-sploitation films would probably make for a good episode.
I used to live on a USAF/RAF base in England, and at the BX for years you would see John Belushi's grizzled face painted on a black velvet background with the words "Sleep tight tonight- Heyford's on alert".
I've always really enjoyed this movie and never understood why it isn't as popular as Spielberg's other works, it really does deserve more recognition. Funnily enough, in our local city band, we're practicing the March theme from it
This is one of my dad's favorite movies. He has the extended edition and I've seen it so many times. That and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" are two of my favorite comedies.
One thing about this film that wasn't mentioned is the incredible score. I haven't seen the film, but I have a collection of John Williams' works, and his theme for this film is one of my favorites. Williams' work definitely contributed to the comedy, as music is a force multiplier for the humor of most scenes.
I actually liked this movie. It was one of first movies I ever owned. Got tired of renting it over and over. Cinema Snob is one of my favorite reviewers. Always enjoy your vids.
I’m surprised that you didn’t comment that the scene where the woman parks her car on the cliff is the same one they used in The Goonies. The big rocks sticking up out of the water totally give it away. It’s Cannon Beach, OR.
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As someone who lived in Portland and went to the coast numerous times, I know those rocks very well.
this is one of those movies that was a big enough failure that network television could pick it up cheap and play it on saturday afternoons. little did they know it was a great film.
Oh my God, the Snob is reviewing a non-horror movie I've actually seen before! My dad loved this movie and passed that love onto me. I was floored by both the epicness and scope and the absurd sense of humor. I even shared it with a friend of mine after that (we both kept referring to Eddie Deezen's character as "Mandark Guy" since our only familiarity with him at the time was voicing Mandark on Dexter's Laboratory). He and the dummy were my favorite characters at the time. So imagine my surprise when I found out this movie was hated. I felt like the critics and I weren't living on the same planet when I found THAT out. Also, hate to be a Douchey McNitpick, but Toshiro Mifune's surname is pronounced "MEE-FOO-NAY." Just for future reference...
1941 was rated PG, simpler times.Thank you Cinema Snob, I shall I have to stream this treasure soon. By the looks of this movie there will be no mood altering substances necessary for its enjoyment...well maybe a tub of popcorn.
Talks about all the great talent involved both on and off screen and neglects to mention the legendary John Williams composed the excellent and epic film score. It's how I first knew this film existed was a track on a "Best of John Williams" album I bought in the late '90's.
Ah, one of my favorite comedies of all time. I saw this when I was 5, so it was a little after it came out (1984 actually) and I've loved it ever since. I didn't get a lot of the more adult jokes and references obviously at the time, but I sure watched it enough times since then to figure it all out :D It is truly one of the most underrated films of all time, and its still shocking that so many people either didn't like it or don't like it now.
One of the favorite stories that my parents tell is when they went to see this flick in theater (which was nearly packed). Apparently my father was the only person laughing in the entire theater! Thank you Snob for reviewing this one!
About 23 years ago I recorded this movie of TV and watched it in the following months multiple times. That was the time when I evolved from a guy who likes watching movies to a Cinephile and Spielbergs early movies had a lot to do with that. I have not seen the movie since and have not thought about it for the longest time. Thank you for this wonderful review and for bringing back the memories. Keep up the awesome work, Brad!!
Spielberg said after the test screening of 1941... 'I've seen audiences cover their mouths in wonder (Close Encounters) and cover their eyes in terror (Jaws) but I knew I was in trouble when I saw the audience cover their ears.' This movie is covered extensively in the book WIRED.
My gram had this on vhs and we've watched it so many times. 5 years ago, she passed away and the tape became one of my most treasured possessions. One of my favorite movie of all time!
If only they had Leslie Nielson in this movie would have been even more hilarious. I saw on HBO in 1980 bring back some fond memories like the scene the Japanese through out Christopher Lee character out of the sub. Enjoy all your TH-cam videos very entertaining .
22:57 I fuckin’ love that bit. Very unusual for a Cinema Snob to praise a film that isn’t one of Spielberg’s best films and yet finding things I didn’t even know the first time round. Even appreciating the little things.
@@thomasjenkins7506 Watch 1977's Magic with Anthony Hopkins. You will hate dolls more! One of the daddies of all ventriloquism horror (before Soap made "dummies" comedy even weirder considering Sherry made them cute much earlier!). Would you murder Janet and Little Janet from the US Cellular commercials too? hehe How about the 1941 Deezen dummy vs. Annabelle. PPV!
Love this movie! Also another thing you didnt know Slim Pickens and Christopher Lee show up at the end of the film, in the final, super wide shot over everyone. Pickens is still in his underwear and Lee is his prisoner.
I too was one that later found out this movie was seen as bad. So much of what made the 80's movies great for me is on display here. Thanks for featuring it!
Matthew Paul same with Bogdanovich’s At Long Last Love. Now he just needs to review Scorsese’s New York, New York. It’s so weird that these famous directors would make their classic Hollywood film homages and get criticized and yet when Damien Chazelle did it now with La La Land, he wins an Oscar. Guess the 70s really hated nostalgia.
I never thought of Snob reviewing this but I'm really really glad he did. However ...I do believe this deserved an "ohh boyyy" at the beginning, but we can't always get everything we want.
This is definitely on my list of Top 5 Cinema Snob episodes, maybe even Top 3. There's a gleam in Brad's eye when he talks about 1941, and you can even hear how excited he is to talk about it when he's not on camera. I haven't seen this in a couple of decades and I remembered very little about it, but watching this episode prompted me to go ahead and buy the collector's edition from Amazon. Only 5.99 if anyone else wants it. Highly recommended!
When I was young my dad introduced this movie to me as one of his favorite comedies, and I ended up loving it too. I too only learned much later that it was supposed to suck. The internet is really good at telling me that I'm supposed to hate things I like.
19:00 Slim Pickens' character actually appears in the film after escaping from the submarine. If you look closely in the beginning of the closing credits, you can see both him *and* the Nazi general played by Christopher Lee (who was tossed overboard from the sub) among the people gathered around what used to be the Douglas family home.
Great Job Brad! A true favorite and missed it in theatres because of critics and word of mouth. Best scene: Rotten Pomogranite being tossed off the ferris wheel. "It's going, it's going, it's going". Poor Murray Hamilton. Also, the kidnapping of Slim Pickens by Ninja's disguised as X-Mas trees is pure genuius. Charlton Heston was approached to play General Stilwell, but said no and implored Speilberg with "Son, dont make this movie". Thank you Steven for making this movie.
God Bless You, Brad :) This movie doesn't get a lot of attention or credit. Its also one of my favorite movies as well. Thank you for doing a review on it and highlighting it as an underrated classic and a misunderstood film in Spielberg's career. Great work as usual!
I keep coming back and rewatching this review because there is something so GREAT about Snob just loving a film and gushing over it. Yes, his riffs are hilarious but this is like a warm mug of coco after a long day.
Having watched the film, I certainly appreciate and love the effort and scope that was out into this movie. I feel this is Spielberg's attempt at a Mel Brooks' style comedy. My biggest problem with this movie was that most of the comedy fell flat with me. I love slapstick, "Blues Brothers", "Animal House", "Stripes", "Blazing Saddles", but I didn't laugh that much at this movie aside from a few chuckles.
Christopher Lee has always been my favorite actor. This is so special to me as it was the first Lee film I saw in the theater. I have always loved it and never understood the hate. Belushi is hysterical and steals the movie as Wild Bill
This Jaws parody scene is on the level of Mel Brooks using John Hurt in his Alien parody scene in Spaceballs.
I will never forget that song and dance that the chestburster Xenomorph did in Spaceballs. John Hurt was/is legend. Fantastic actor AND could make fun of himself too! He will be missed. RIP John. Mel Brooks is king!
@@jbjacobs9514 "Oh, no! Not again."
I love when Snob talks about movies he actually likes, especially ones that aren’t critically beloved, like this or Mommy Dearest.
Daniel Jones, and Legend Of Boggy Creek
Heaven's Gate and Caligula are another two. And two more of Snobs best episodes.
All the episodes mention above are my favorite Snob episodes.
Mommy Dearest I can understand why it's hated because it's one of the most uncomfortable movies ever! But Faye Dunaway was good as Joan Crawford, she didn't deserve the razzie nomination. But 1941 isn't that bad, it was ok.
Daniel Jones anything madea, or the nightmare remake.
When this film was released to theatres, I was 18. I loved it ever since. I am the son of a WWII war veteran. You stated that Lenny and Squiggy are in this film, and they are, but what you may not know is that they were playing Willy and Joe, two recurring characters that appered in print throughout WWII in order to encourage the tropps and the people back home. Over the years I have read that this film was a hit in Japan but did not so well in the U.S.. I have the director commentayr DVD. Thank you for reviewing thi. Am happy ypou enjpoy it as well.
i am glad it was well recieved in japan, its always difficult to make a war film that can find something appealing to both sides of survivors from a war
Nice man.
@@aurorauplinks I feel that inclusion of Toshiro Mifune in a pretty big role was a big deal in Japan. And it was comedy but respectful to everybody. It was pretty common in older war movies to make Germans a real characters and not just one dimensional enemies but Japanese with couple of exceptions (like Tora! Tora! Tora! or Battle of Midway) never got that kind of treatment. It was partly post-war propaganda when defeated Germany and Japan were needed as allies against Soviet Union but there was still respect and much deeper understanding of what WWII was and how horrible it was. That seems lacking from many modern WWII movies, I feel.
Saw when I was 14.. Always loved
This was a neat review. I'm glad he just talked about how great it was and wasn't a typical review because now I can go watch it.
those are some of my favorite reviews by him, like shock treatment and that burt reynolds musical.
I was working for Greg Jein around 1990. (Greg built the miniatures for this film, including the ferris wheel.) He still had one of the giant light up Santa Claus's from the movie. He brought it over to the shop one day so that we could take some pictures of it, before sending it to Japan for an exhibition.
The model pier with the ferris wheel used to be part of the Universal Studios Tour. I saw it in person when I went through the tour about the same time I was working for Greg.
A WWII comedy with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Mandark from Dexter's Lab that's directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis?
*ONWARD TO AMAZON!!!*
Thanks to snob I have put this on my amazon wishlist.
William Fraker, who shot 1941, was very proud of his work on the film, and Bob Gale said he felt it had the best miniature work ever, from Greg Jein.
The thing I really like about 1941 is that we learn that WWII happened in the Little Cars universe. Which means there was a Cars Hitler, a Cars holocaust, a Cars Pacific War, a Cars D-Day, a Cars nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Cars Rape of Nanking, a Cars Battle of Iwo Jima...
This leads to so many important questions, like: were the Cars Little Boy and Fat Man nukes sentient? Was it a suicide mission? Are ALL Cars nuclear weapons sentient? Did Tsar Bomba have a personality?
What kind of car was Car Hitler? A VW? A forklift?
Was there a Cars 9/11? Were the planes hijacked, or were the planes themselves radicalized?
I could go on
Hahahahahahaha!!
The possibilities are endless
I think Car Hitler would've been a VW Kubelwagen
check out lord bung on TH-cam. he's got you covered.
@ Noah Messarge
Car Hitler was a Steyr, couldn't be anything else.
(Came from Austria, was popular in Germany, had undeniably influence on the later established Volkswagen, it's all there)
1941 is truly one of my favorite comedies, and I noticed that you're reviewing the extended cut
man do i love this film. i think it's very funny that Christopher Lee only speaks German in this film. and it's really nice that they actually let him speak it since he knew it very well instead of having someone dub it.
You should read Lee's bio. Christopher Lee's the one Check Norris looks for under his bed at night to make sure he's not there
Lee was a genuine badass, not some punk like Lil’ Chuckie.
It was also to watch Toshiro Mifune kick the shit out of him right off the sub, too!
That made this movie so much better to me. Just let Christopher Lee and Toshiro Mifune roll. They were not comedic actors at the first glance but man, I just love them to be both in the same movie, and to be actually really funny.
Director and WWII veteran, Sam Fuller cameos as a cigar-smoking general in the war room. Look at 3:38. Bobby Di Cicco would be in his movie "The Big Red One" the next year.
I appreciate the Snob showing affection for this underappreciated gem. I saw it at the theater in '79 to a practically empty audience and have loved it ever since. Pauline Kael was one of the few major critcs who gave it high praise. I've been evangelizing for 1941 for years and gave away several copies to friends when it was released on Bluray. It's required viewing for me at Christmastime.
A Snob episode is more important than sleep.
Snob's dad kills people while sleeping so avoiding sleep is probably for the best.
Seeing Snob defend and endorse something with all his heart and soul is really cool, and now I have another must see classic on my list :D
If I recall, he defended "Valley of the Dolls."
I am glad that my dad and I are not the only ones who liked this movie thanks Snob
Sometimes in life, you don't even know that you want something until it crosses your path.
For me, this video is one of those things.
THANK. YOU.
I've spent most of my life trying to convince people that 1941 is perhaps the most underrated American comedy of the 20th century. And finally I have some backup.
Also, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but it would've been so great if you dropped this on December 13th.
Man I'm exhausted, hard to stay awake.
*Cinema Snob upload*
I can wait till the morning.
*It's 1941*
I'M UP!!!
1941 IS underrated AF. Gotta be up by eight am.... DAMN it, Snob!
Thank you.
Sweet an underrated comedy that more people need to see. Cinema Snob you are in danger of getting a sense of genuine taste, 1941 is a looooong way from The Geek.
I actually love this film. Never fully understood why it gets so much hate.
My theory: to some people, it was the equivalent to making a comedy about 9/11. Something didn't feel right.
I love it though.
@@NormanMStewart But ... it's something like 9/12 or 10/11... the paranoid time AFTER the big disaster, not even showing the sad event itself...
@@Ugly_German_Truths Indeed. It's just that the context of the event (the attack was referenced a few times in *1941*) may have made the movie seem a bit off for some folks.
I am in the 'this is the best Spielburg movie' camp 100%. I love this movie.
The Cinema Snob being happy and positive the whole way through a review of a well-known box office disappointment? What have you done with the fictional character, Brad!?!?!
What? No Angry Yelling? WORST CINEMA SNOB EPISODE EVER!
Nice to see this film finally getting some respect. You really get the feeling this was written to include any actor Spielberg wanted to work with, or had liked working with before. Belushi's introduction after landing at the store, he rises into frame just as John Williams 1941 March plays, is one of my favorite character introductions in any film.
And then Spielberg released the masterpiece that is Raiders of the Lost Ark, and everyone conveniently forgot about 1941.
Not to mention being sandwiched by Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders, & ET.
Screw sleep! I gotta watch the new Cinema Snob!
It is four am in my country now... Who need to sleep? 😜
@@Kortita Guess I'm lucky I'm watching this in the afternoon.
“Like if Bugs Bunny didn’t know he was Yosemite Sam” is a goddamn genius description.
this video went a total different way than expected xD
Hey man, your review is spot on. I saw this in the theaters when I was 5 years old (yeah, I'm putting a date on myself) and to me it was the greatest thing ever. The blend of history, comedy, epic practical effects, and just plain insanity left a huge impression on me and my sense of humor. I don't get why this isn't up there with "Animal House" or "Airplane" as a classic. Nice to see someone else gets the joke. To this day every time I see a P-40 Flying Tiger I think of Belushi. Every time I see a B-17, I think of Nancy Allen, but that's a different story. Anyway, great review, and please keep them coming.
Great theme; John Williams wrote a fantastic march that fits perfectly.
One of my favorite comedies. You don't see this kind of production value on any comedy nowadays. It's become a lost art.
Thank you!!!
For decades I have proselytised this film, almost up to the point of making friend choices based on appreciation of this film. In my book, it’s a blast!!!
The biggest question is why the Winter's Tale poster was hidden at all.
He took it off because he got a Silent Night Deadly Night poster signed by GARBAGE DAY guy
Much deserved love for 1941. Thank you !!!!! .....Awwww look, a baby wolf.
This is such a great movie and so underrated. John Williams score is one of his best and Spielberg's technical prowess behind the camera is superb.
I love this film and watch it every December 13th. Also, best march John Williams ever wrote.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I saw it as a kid on the big screen when it first came out and have loved it ever since. Great review! Thanks!
Welp, I'm convinced. I will check this out. Watching this episode reminds me of a much lesser comedy that could probably make for a fun episode: _Cannonball Run II._ Hell, most of those Smokey-sploitation films would probably make for a good episode.
Thanks Brad for spreading the word about 1941. I love this movie and for some reason almost no one even knows it exists and that's a fucking shame.
Such an underated film
I used to live on a USAF/RAF base in England, and at the BX for years you would see John Belushi's grizzled face painted on a black velvet background with the words "Sleep tight tonight- Heyford's on alert".
I've always really enjoyed this movie and never understood why it isn't as popular as Spielberg's other works, it really does deserve more recognition.
Funnily enough, in our local city band, we're practicing the March theme from it
Glad to see such an underrated film getting the love and attention it deserves. Well done, sir.
My family has watched this every Christmas since it came out. I have been championing it ever since. Welcome to the party, pal.
.... oh hell YES! I haven't seen the Snob this giddy since Caligula.
I've never seen the Snob review Caligula. Just refer it.
The aerial comedy battle and the runaway ferris wheel...showstoppers!
This is one of my dad's favorite movies. He has the extended edition and I've seen it so many times. That and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" are two of my favorite comedies.
One thing about this film that wasn't mentioned is the incredible score. I haven't seen the film, but I have a collection of John Williams' works, and his theme for this film is one of my favorites. Williams' work definitely contributed to the comedy, as music is a force multiplier for the humor of most scenes.
So basically this is the Blazing Saddles of War Films.
Nice.
I actually liked this movie. It was one of first movies I ever owned. Got tired of renting it over and over. Cinema Snob is one of my favorite reviewers. Always enjoy your vids.
I’m surprised that you didn’t comment that the scene where the woman parks her car on the cliff is the same one they used in The Goonies. The big rocks sticking up out of the water totally give it away. It’s Cannon Beach, OR.
As someone who lived in Portland and went to the coast numerous times, I know those rocks very well.
this is one of those movies that was a big enough failure that network television could pick it up cheap and play it on saturday afternoons. little did they know it was a great film.
I only saw this movie once when I was 15. Thank you for reminding me how awesome it is Snob.
I kind of want to see it again
Dude I watched 1941 for the first time a few months ago and I honeslty love it. I am so happy you covered this hidden "gem" Brad!
As much as I love this movie, I’ve always wanted it to get the Cinema Snob treatment and it finally happened!
Happy early birthday to me 😎
Oh my God, the Snob is reviewing a non-horror movie I've actually seen before!
My dad loved this movie and passed that love onto me. I was floored by both the epicness and scope and the absurd sense of humor. I even shared it with a friend of mine after that (we both kept referring to Eddie Deezen's character as "Mandark Guy" since our only familiarity with him at the time was voicing Mandark on Dexter's Laboratory). He and the dummy were my favorite characters at the time.
So imagine my surprise when I found out this movie was hated. I felt like the critics and I weren't living on the same planet when I found THAT out.
Also, hate to be a Douchey McNitpick, but Toshiro Mifune's surname is pronounced "MEE-FOO-NAY." Just for future reference...
1941 was rated PG, simpler times.Thank you Cinema Snob, I shall I have to stream this treasure soon. By the looks of this movie there will be no mood altering substances necessary for its enjoyment...well maybe a tub of popcorn.
But still love 1941.
A very underrated comedy film that's way ahead of its time.
Before the naked gun happened.
Talks about all the great talent involved both on and off screen and neglects to mention the legendary John Williams composed the excellent and epic film score. It's how I first knew this film existed was a track on a "Best of John Williams" album I bought in the late '90's.
I've never even heard of this movie until now. Thanks for spotlighting it! I'll be sure to check it out very soon.
Ah, one of my favorite comedies of all time. I saw this when I was 5, so it was a little after it came out (1984 actually) and I've loved it ever since. I didn't get a lot of the more adult jokes and references obviously at the time, but I sure watched it enough times since then to figure it all out :D
It is truly one of the most underrated films of all time, and its still shocking that so many people either didn't like it or don't like it now.
I think this is the first review of a movie I’ve actually seen. One of my favorites.
Underrated classic. I know it bombed critically, but I love this movie so much. Would love for a extended cut on Blu ray eventually.
16:16 I loved this part so much in this movie. It's like it came right out of Police Squad or Naked Gun.
One of the favorite stories that my parents tell is when they went to see this flick in theater (which was nearly packed). Apparently my father was the only person laughing in the entire theater! Thank you Snob for reviewing this one!
Thank God someone else appreciates this movie as much as I do. This is a very underated movie. It's fucking hillarious!!!
About 23 years ago I recorded this movie of TV and watched it in the following months multiple times.
That was the time when I evolved from a guy who likes watching movies to a Cinephile and Spielbergs early movies had a lot to do with that.
I have not seen the movie since and have not thought about it for the longest time.
Thank you for this wonderful review and for bringing back the memories. Keep up the awesome work, Brad!!
Fun Fact: the Ferris wheel crash was a feature on the Universal Studios backstage tour on special effects and miniatures.
Spielberg said after the test screening of 1941... 'I've seen audiences cover their mouths in wonder (Close Encounters) and cover their eyes in terror (Jaws) but I knew I was in trouble when I saw the audience cover their ears.'
This movie is covered extensively in the book WIRED.
My gram had this on vhs and we've watched it so many times. 5 years ago, she passed away and the tape became one of my most treasured possessions.
One of my favorite movie of all time!
If only they had Leslie Nielson in this movie would have been even more hilarious. I saw on HBO in 1980 bring back some fond memories like the scene the Japanese through out Christopher Lee character out of the sub. Enjoy all your TH-cam videos very entertaining .
22:57 I fuckin’ love that bit.
Very unusual for a Cinema Snob to praise a film that isn’t one of Spielberg’s best films and yet finding things I didn’t even know the first time round. Even appreciating the little things.
You can't just show us a doll like that and not expect us to want one...
i will shoot anyone who brings one of those dolls within 50 yards of me. fuck that doll. i've seen puppet master.
@@thomasjenkins7506 Watch 1977's Magic with Anthony Hopkins. You will hate dolls more! One of the daddies of all ventriloquism horror (before Soap made "dummies" comedy even weirder considering Sherry made them cute much earlier!). Would you murder Janet and Little Janet from the US Cellular commercials too? hehe How about the 1941 Deezen dummy vs. Annabelle. PPV!
Love this movie! Also another thing you didnt know Slim Pickens and Christopher Lee show up at the end of the film, in the final, super wide shot over everyone. Pickens is still in his underwear and Lee is his prisoner.
I too was one that later found out this movie was seen as bad. So much of what made the 80's movies great for me is on display here.
Thanks for featuring it!
One of the greatest World War Two films in the cannon of WWII films.
I love this movie. Its a must watch at Xmas along with Gremlins.
A Spielberg movie! On this show?
At least the movie isn't like a can of Billy Beer filled with cigarette butts and carny spit.
Now it’s time to give Hook the (kinda sorta) love it deserves! lol
Well after Heaven's Gate, here's another (wrongfully) maligned movie from a good director.
Matthew Paul same with Bogdanovich’s At Long Last Love. Now he just needs to review Scorsese’s New York, New York.
It’s so weird that these famous directors would make their classic Hollywood film homages and get criticized and yet when Damien Chazelle did it now with La La Land, he wins an Oscar.
Guess the 70s really hated nostalgia.
I never thought of Snob reviewing this but I'm really really glad he did. However ...I do believe this deserved an "ohh boyyy" at the beginning, but we can't always get everything we want.
This is definitely on my list of Top 5 Cinema Snob episodes, maybe even Top 3. There's a gleam in Brad's eye when he talks about 1941, and you can even hear how excited he is to talk about it when he's not on camera. I haven't seen this in a couple of decades and I remembered very little about it, but watching this episode prompted me to go ahead and buy the collector's edition from Amazon. Only 5.99 if anyone else wants it. Highly recommended!
It's been too long I need to watch this movie again. I saw it on cable as a teenager in the mid 2000s and I loved it.
When I was young my dad introduced this movie to me as one of his favorite comedies, and I ended up loving it too. I too only learned much later that it was supposed to suck. The internet is really good at telling me that I'm supposed to hate things I like.
19:00 Slim Pickens' character actually appears in the film after escaping from the submarine. If you look closely in the beginning of the closing credits, you can see both him *and* the Nazi general played by Christopher Lee (who was tossed overboard from the sub) among the people gathered around what used to be the Douglas family home.
What? That Cinema Snob doll!!
1940s style Nancy Allen. Yum.
I'll stick with RoboCop Nancy Allen, thank you very much. =P
SpeedyEric1 I like to think the two films are in the same universe and 1941 Nancy Allen is Officer Lewis’s great-grandmother.
What about Dressed to Kill/Blow Out Nancy Allen?
@@Jayfive276 That actually explains a lot.
@@GasmaskAvenger What about Carrie Nancy Allen too!
Great Job Brad! A true favorite and missed it in theatres because of critics and word of mouth. Best scene: Rotten Pomogranite being tossed off the ferris wheel. "It's going, it's going, it's going". Poor Murray Hamilton. Also, the kidnapping of Slim Pickens by Ninja's disguised as X-Mas trees is pure genuius. Charlton Heston was approached to play General Stilwell, but said no and implored Speilberg with "Son, dont make this movie". Thank you Steven for making this movie.
God Bless You, Brad :) This movie doesn't get a lot of attention or credit. Its also one of my favorite movies as well. Thank you for doing a review on it and highlighting it as an underrated classic and a misunderstood film in Spielberg's career. Great work as usual!
I keep coming back and rewatching this review because there is something so GREAT about Snob just loving a film and gushing over it. Yes, his riffs are hilarious but this is like a warm mug of coco after a long day.
this review made my night! Im 28 now and have loved this movie since I first watched it; probably when I was about 13. #getitdontgotit
Shut up and take my money... I want a talking Snob doll!
If anyone wants to see this movie now for free, Amazon Prime is apparently playing it now on its Freedive!
I like when you talk about underappreciated movies.
It provides needed contrast to your other stuff and breaks up things.
Keeps the show fresh.
From one Brad to another thank you snob. I got this for Christmas 2019. Only because I saw your review and told my family. One of my new favorites
Having watched the film, I certainly appreciate and love the effort and scope that was out into this movie. I feel this is Spielberg's attempt at a Mel Brooks' style comedy. My biggest problem with this movie was that most of the comedy fell flat with me. I love slapstick, "Blues Brothers", "Animal House", "Stripes", "Blazing Saddles", but I didn't laugh that much at this movie aside from a few chuckles.
I rented this movie when Blockbuster was around and had VHS, and I loved it to bits. I'm glad you're giving it the spotlight it deserves Snob.
After all the E.T. pornos it is actually kind of heartwarming to see Snob really enjoying a movie he is reviewing!
Christopher Lee has always been my favorite actor. This is so special to me as it was the first Lee film I saw in the theater. I have always loved it and never understood the hate. Belushi is hysterical and steals the movie as Wild Bill
One of my personal favorites, glad to see you are back and sorry for your loss.
If the Movie Poster Rule was an actual thing, we would have gotten a Zardoz review already. YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM YOUR DESTINY, VINCENT!