Japs attacks (cinematheque)

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 2012)

One more time, Spielberg proves that he is an all around director because his first try at comedy is indeed funny. Faraway of today comedy based a lot on spoofs, here's the humor comes from the situation and the characters. If you add that the production and sets are really top notch, this movie seems to be to Spielberg's what "Mars attacks" is to Tim Burton: a big expensive toy that's also a severe punch to role models: all soldiers, Japanese or American, are crazy, their command is stupid and the average people not very bright either. Thus it was interesting to see who were behind this and I was surprised to see that Zemeckis and Gale had written it. In an other hand, it's as fast and past loving as their other production. But what I remember most of that movie, it's his nostalgic power, almost like turning the pages of a family album: Sure there are a lot of young faces that will become more famous in the 80. But, the plane romance takes me back to my teens fantasy and beyond i got stuck with Dianne Kay's casting. I was certain that i had seen her before but was unable to pick up the production. Back home, IMDb told me that she was a daughter in the "Eight and a half" show that I watched indeed as a kid. Now, i have absolutely no idea of any episodes but seeing the pics, all the members of that family is familiar.
Pairing: "Saving Private Ryan": two sides of the same coin: war