#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I enjoy it! It's like an early version of Temple Of Doom, every aspect turned up to MAXIMUM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: every aspect turned up to MAXIMUM. You've just described a Michael Bay film. Doesn't sound very reassuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chen G. said: You've just described a Michael Bay film. Spielberg has a completely different kind of aesthetics than Bay though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Sure. But the core aspect of a Michael Bay film - and the chief detractor of any one of his films - is that everything is dialed-up to 11 all of the time. There's no respite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Chen G. said: But the core aspect of a Michael Bay film - and the chief detractor of any one of his films - is that everything is dialed-up to 11 all of the time. There's no respite. But again, this isnt the case with all of Spielberg's films at all. So your comparison is a bit random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Its not the case with any Spielberg film I recall, because he actually knows his craft. But your description of 1941, a film I have the vaguest memory of, sounds like its just that. Its not the sort of thing that'd make me wanna revisit that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, The Original said: Looks funny. It is. 1 hour ago, Thor said: It's 2 hours of non-stop screaming, gags and explosions augmented further by JW's over-the-top score. Too much for me. But there are things to like about it -- like the foggy cinematography that gives it a nice, 40s "air". Too right. It's a real underrated rough diamond of a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Thor said: It's 2 hours of non-stop screaming, gags and explosions augmented further by JW's over-the-top score. Too much for me. But there are things to like about it -- like the foggy cinematography that gives it a nice, 40s "air". Not quite right - there's a long middle part inside the "cave" that lags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 JS, Thor is talking about 1941. TOD is set in 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 You must be joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 He should stick to the thread topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That one positively boils over during the underground fight, and that is before the whole mine cart chase. It's a remarkable piece of sustained kinetic moviemaking in the adventure genre - i'm not sure any director before or since bettered it. 1941 has similar sequences (the Swing number, the Hollywood Boulevard chase) but boy, does it limp in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 What about the extended edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 It's extended to the point of nausea. Japanese officers dressing up as christmas trees, a scene that never ends. PS: 'Gunga Din' is a must for all Indy fans. First, Cary Grant is kind of like Harrison Ford and...rope bridge, elephant gags, and and and... Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That one's been on my to-watch list for ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, publicist said: It's extended to the point of nausea. Japanese officers dressing up as christmas trees, a scene that never ends. That's actually one of my favourite scenes in the whole movie; the only one that musters up a bit of laughter amidst the annoying mayhem (and yes, I'm still talking about 1941; sorry we veered off-topic here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 We can make a thread. 1941 is 40 years old this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,511 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, Fabulin said: Postpone it till its 41' birthsday. And then wish the Japanese a happy Memorial Day. Oh wait, we did that this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,067 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, mstrox said: We can make a thread. 1941 is 40 years old this year! Let's party like it's 1981! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 12 hours ago, Stefancos said: You must be joking? Do I look like I'm joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 19 hours ago, mstrox said: We can make a thread. 1941 is 40 years old this year! I'm sure that they'll be a lot of ...IS 40 YEARS OLD threads, in the near future. Funniest line in 1941: You can take your Third Reich, and shove it up your ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 That's....funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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