M.A.S.H (Vanilla Version) (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Offbeat comedy, haunting theme song
Disadvantages: No storyline

A Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H) stationed on the front line of the Korean War may not seem the most obvious setting for a comedy. However, Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning film comedy, M*A*S*H (1970), was just that. Not only was the film a success in itself but it also spawned a cult TV series. Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr wrote the screenplay for the film for which he was awarded an Oscar. Apparently, some thirteen ... Read review

Advantages: It spwaned a brilliant TV show
Disadvantages: Everything else

Despite seeing very few M*A*S*H episodes in my life I knew from these few that it was a television series that I would love and so when I ordered it for Christmas I also ordered the M*A*S*H film which incidentally is what the television series is based upon. I must at this point say that I was thoroughly disappointed with the film and since watching the first two series' of the television series have become even more disappointed with it. Now ... Read review

Advantages: good subject, great yarn, great cast, enduring film
Disadvantages: none really

The movie "MASH" is a hilarious trip through a Korean War MASH Hospital. With a star-studded cast and a bizarre plot line, it is guaranteed to please. I first saw an edited version of this movie on TV. From that minute on I was fascinated. I had seen the TV show, but the film is even better. People should be warned however that this movie is not for everyone. There is a strong sexual content, and a bit of nudity. There are also several depictions ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderfully bleak, dark and funny.
Disadvantages: You can tell it was made in the 70s

I only saw this film after having seen many series of the television spin-off, and was expecting a rather sit-com style romp through the bloodshed and horrors of war. Whoops - got that one wrong. This is, without a doubt, a comedy film, but the humour is so black it is sometimes possible to forget that. The film centres around the same characters as the TV series (i'm assuming that most people have seen at least one episode of this - it seemed ... Read review