tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post7518641742873810217..comments2024-03-18T00:41:13.588-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE ART OF HYSTERIA: I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND and 1941 ON THE BIG WIDE SCREEN!Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-79342681279966857432008-10-30T22:19:00.000-07:002008-10-30T22:19:00.000-07:00Beerman: One of my favorite little moments in the ...Beerman: One of my favorite little moments in the movie is at the end, when Akyroyd's motorman is sucking up to Robert Stack's General Stilwell in the aftermath of the house dropping off the cliff: "You know, General, 1941 is not gonna be the big year of the war. The really big year is gonna be 1942!" The sheer obviousness and shamelessness of this line's intention to be the lead-in to the Sequel That Was Never to Be endears it to me somehow. But I too am waiting patiently for that day when the inmates really do take over and we finally get to see the movie that no one else wants to!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-91699174825038311282008-10-30T18:51:00.000-07:002008-10-30T18:51:00.000-07:00"I don't think you're gonna hit 'em, Ward."Totally..."I don't think you're gonna hit 'em, Ward."<BR/><BR/>Totally agree with the comment on William's "1941" score. That march is fan-damn-tastic. <BR/><BR/>Still waiting patiently for "1942", Mr. Zemeckis, Mr. Gale, Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Milius.W.B. Kelsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488705562652550244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-67317394463604699952008-10-24T20:19:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:19:00.000-07:00I've only ever seen 1941 on HBO in my teens. I en...I've only ever seen <B>1941</B> on HBO in my teens. I enjoyed it enough visually (especially the house going over the edge) but my problem with it as a comedy was that it followed in the comedic vein of <B>It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World</B> where no one, but no one, understands "brevity is the soul of wit." <BR/><BR/>I think it's much better than <B>Mad World</B>, much better, but it still felt hopelessly dated, even upon its release, comedy-wise. Now I'd like to see it again and see if my opinion on that would change. But I gotta be honest, I don't think it would. I've never found comedies of epic length involving huge setups funny, if you know what I mean. When the ferris wheel starts rolling it looks phenomenal, and how I adore those models (and wish Hollywood never stopped using them), but it doesn't make me laugh. A one liner by Groucho or a witticism by Woody makes me laugh but not big setpieces. Still, if only for the visuals I would like to see it again (and <B>One From the Heart</B> for the same reason).Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-76517087036405381672008-10-24T13:27:00.000-07:002008-10-24T13:27:00.000-07:00I've wanted to see 1941 in a theater for years---Y...I've wanted to see 1941 in a theater for years---YEARS!!! I can't wait for this. Guess I'll be seeing you there!Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-17541530335621922302008-10-24T11:38:00.000-07:002008-10-24T11:38:00.000-07:00I'm extremely happy for you to have this chance, a...I'm extremely happy for you to have this chance, and I hope a Bay Area programmer decides to follow the New Beverly's lead.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-11394102979871660852008-10-23T23:00:00.000-07:002008-10-23T23:00:00.000-07:00Ah, I wish I could be there!That excerpt from Paul...Ah, I wish I could be there!<BR/><BR/>That excerpt from Pauline Kael about 1941 just about perfectly sums up how I felt about the movie when I first saw it at the National (or was it the McDonald??) in Eugene on its first run. (I also realize that I don't go to the movies by myself nearly often enough; for that matter, I don't go to the movies nearly often enough!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65090736762559509062008-10-23T17:13:00.000-07:002008-10-23T17:13:00.000-07:00I wish I lived in Horryrood.I wish I lived in Horryrood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-51133154936987960422008-10-23T16:16:00.000-07:002008-10-23T16:16:00.000-07:00Oh my GOD!!I need to be there for this. Thanks Den...Oh my GOD!!<BR/><BR/>I need to be there for this. Thanks Dennis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-44512741752517646132008-10-23T07:14:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:14:00.000-07:00I only saw 1941 once, but it was on one of the big...I only saw <B>1941</B> once, but it was on one of the biggest screens in Denver. No one talks that much about how perfectly composed the shots are, especially the jitterbug scene.<BR/><BR/>I drove way out of my way to catch <B>I Wanna Hold Your Hand</B> because my youngest sister was an extra in that film. She was less than enthused about the Bobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com