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Posted : 8 years, 7 months ago on 21 September 2015 11:11
Sometimes, you keep hearing about a movie, everyone seems to agree that it is a great classic, you get some high hopes, expecting to watch something truly amazing. But then, you watch the damned thing and, as it turns out, you don’t connect at all with the movie. Well, unfortunately, that’s what happened for me with this movie. I mean, sure, I thought it was not bad but I seriously couldn’t see what was so amazing about it. First of all, I have to admit that I was very young when I watched it and, maybe, if I would re-watch it nowadays, I would be blown away but I have my doubts. Basically, the main issue I had is that I never really cared for the episodic structure. Sure, I don’t necessarily need a plot but all these little stories were rather half-baked. On top of that, many people (including the great Roger Ebert) thought it was just hilarious and, once again, I thought it was fairly amusing but not much more than that, I’m afraid. To conclude, even though it is a classic, I didn’t like it much but, considering its stellar reputation, it is still definitely worth a look.
M*A*S*H (1970) Reviews
M*A*S*H (1970) review
Posted : 12 years, 7 months ago on 28 September 2011 01:21
brilliantly made well-crafted film by robert altman,
donald sutherland and the song 'suicide is painless'
were robbed of academy award nominations and the film
should've won best picture & best director
in addition to the best adapted screenplay oscar it won
donald sutherland and the song 'suicide is painless'
were robbed of academy award nominations and the film
should've won best picture & best director
in addition to the best adapted screenplay oscar it won
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War is Hell. And Funny, too.
Posted : 15 years ago on 16 April 2009 05:39
I was a big fan of the TV series, & often watched it in syndication during my tweener years, when my tastes in entertainment were just beginning to experience their own particular brand of puberty. I had heard that there was a movie from which this series was based off of, but never watched it until just a few years ago. After getting so used to the TV version, it took me a bit before I started becoming comfortable with the feel of the movie, which is more raw, not as tightly focused on "preaching" the anti-war message as it's small screen counterpart. However, once I began adjusting my viewing senses to more readily absorb the movie's integrity, it's brlliance of creativity, "war-time operating-room realism" & humor, all became more apparent. It's ability to interweave these aspects with such a spontanetic balance was not only a reminder of a director's (Robert Altman) prime, but also, why this movie is considered such a classic of the genre, particularly in the realm of it's genre of dark comedy & satire.
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