Pros: excellent dialogue, good chemistry between characters, shows reality of war Cons: documentaries on DVD seem to use the same material and don't seem that different
I have to wonder just how many people actually think of the movie first when they hear the word M*A*S*H spoken. How many people even know that it was originally a movie? The television series was a hit for eleven years, but it all started ...
Pros: Fine acting, sharp dialogue Cons: It's too much a product of the Vietnam era
Although most people nowadays tend to associate the title M*A*S*H with the Emmy-winning TV series which aired originally on CBS from 1972 to 1983, the truth is that the very popular show is a spinoff from two sources - the novel by Richard Hooker ...
Pros: Funny, irreverent, provocative, controversial, "politically incorrect..." Cons: Some viewers will be turned off by the "political incorrectness" of some scenes.
Probably no cinematic comedy produced by Hollywood in the last half of the twentieth century is as irreverent, disdainful of authority, critical of war and its effects, and, incidentally, as funny as M*A*S*H, that 1970 comedic masterpiece...
Pros: Excellent screenplay, fine direction and performances Cons: At times, an uneasy balance of humor and pathos
Robert Altman's freewheeling comic look at the Korean War most notably spawned one of the best loved sitcoms of all time, but the film shouldn't be overlooked or forgotten. In many ways, the movie version bests the television show, but both have...
When film buffs mention like directors like John Ford, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, or Elia Kazan. They know what films they would be mentioned or immediately know a movie by watching and be aware of a style. Then there’s the late Robert Altman ...
Pros: The horrors of surgery sleep side-by-side with the absurdities of war, ensemble acting Cons: Altman's commentary track on the DVD
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The Robert Altman style, so familiar to moviegoers over the last thirty years, was unleashed in this film about doctors at a Korean War-era Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. The documentary-style...
There are probably few people today that haven’t heard of M.A.S.H. and the troops that worked and cavorted in the 4077. Of course, the television series and the movie are somewhat different, but that can be expected when you squeeze everything in ...
Pros: Too many to enumerate Cons: Too few to bother with
That's my war -- my first war -- they're talking about. Every ex-GI who had been in combat is especially qualified to appreciate the humor of MASH. Based on the book by Richard Hooker, the story illustrates the actual need for insanity in order to...
Pros: It's still kind of funny Cons: It's not nearly as smart a social satire as its reputation suggests
My sum exposure to "M*A*S*H" the TV show is that one parody segment in "Futurama," but I think I get the idea. The "Futurama" episode had a robotic Alan Alda, the iHawk, cracking jokes about the dying patients, then flipping his emotion switch from ...
Pros: script, direction, cast, originality, black comedy Cons: football game, loosely structured, some will be offended
While the setting for MASH was the Korean war, it took little effort for contemporary observers to see the parallels with the interminable conflict in Vietnam. Most Americans were definitely sick of Vietnam by 1970, and embraced a film that...
Pros: Great cast, funny situations. Cons: No plot or character development.
Even though I grew up watching the television series, I have to admit that I had never seen the film version of MASH all the way through until recently. I was quite excited to finally be able to sit down and enjoy what is heralded as a comedy classic....
Pros: Funny, well-shot Cons: No character development or reason to care about the movie
I'd call Robert Altman's MASH a colossal failure, except it spawned one of the best TV series ever. My dad feels the exact opposite way, that the movie was superb and the TV show was a watered-down substitute that was never as sharp or clever as it...
Pros: comedy at its best; one of the best films ever. Cons: It can be, at times, hard to forget about the t.v. show; but that's the only way you can truly enjoy the film.
M*A*S*H is hands down the most hilarious movie ever made. I have always loved the television show; I grew up watching MASH, but I had never seen the movie until about five years ago. First of all let me say here, the movie MASH is nothing like the...
Pros: Funny. Lively. Great cast. Film History Cons: Gory at times. Hard to follow. Not enough early 50's ambience.
The film concerns three surgeons (Hawkeye Pierce, Duke Forrest, and Trapper John MacIntire) who are stationed at the 4077th M*A*S*H unit three miles from the frontlines of the fighting in the Korean War. While there the three (particularly Pierce and...
One of the world s most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Sk...More at Buy.com
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