MASH | | Cast : | Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould | | Director : | Robert Altman | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, THX, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 1970 | | DVD Released Date : | January 08, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | *Moviemaker *Altman's *Satire's *Hysterical | Content
 | To begin with, I am an occasional Robert Altman fan. Many of his films I have found intriguing and well executed. But often, he doesn't so much tell a story but rather relate an experience. M*A*S*H* is a perfect example of this. So, if you as a viewer need to follow a story this film will come through as hollow and cynical. M*A*S*H* is very episodic and includes no character growth. There are funny elements, some which have nothing to do with the story, just the larger theme.
This DVD set is a treat, offering all sorts of little goodies, enough to get off of the black market. The use of sound and zoom lenses is terrific and well transferred on this DVD release.. Like other Altman films, M*A*S*H boasts an all-star cast (or people who would become all star) including SALLY KELLERMAN, DONALD SUTHERLAND, ROBERT DUVALL and ELLIOT GOULD.
This film inspired the brilliant Larry Gelbart to create a less ambitious, straightforward television series of the same name. The series episodes are a lot shorter but have a more standard storyline and a laugh track to tell you what is intended to be funny.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | Atention, Atention | Content
| I am one of those people that saw the tv show first, but find that BOTH are still good after all these years, and that the in particular is timeless enough that any one can see it and think that the war is the that now just as it did in 1970. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 14, 2005 | | Summary | Disagree a little on Altman's commentary | Content
| He mentions at one point segregation of races in America and says it is still going on (in 2000 when he recorded his commentary). Huh? Ever since at least the early 90's segregation has been more than absolutely gone in the USA. On other areas of his commentary his views are usually fine. Like when he says that a real medical doctor was hired as technical consultant on the film. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 28, 2005 | | Summary | IT WAS TO SLOW! | Content
| I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE MOVIE MASH IT WAS TOO SLOW AND NOT FUNNY AT ALL!
I GAVE IT 1 STAR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SLOW FOR ME!
FROM KIRSTEN |
| Rating | | | Date | February 18, 2005 | | Summary | MISH-MASH | Content
| I saw this film in 1972 just a couple years after it came out. Back then I thought it was just the best film ever. I just viewed it again today (2-17-2005). I must say that I was very disappointed. The film is not funny. The humor is very juvenile and simple. I found a lot of mistakes in the film, which I feel that a filmmaker should not make. I know the film was released in 1970 and Altman was trying to draw a parallel to the Vietnam War and the disregard for authority etc... Like I said, when I was 12 or 13, this was a cool movie. Some of the glaring mistakes is that this movie is suppose to be during the Korean War (1950-1953)and you have Donald Sutherland and Elliot Gould with late 1960's haircuts and long sideburns. Many of the actors in this sport similar styles. (Remember this is suppose to be 1950 to 1953 just five years after World War II and two years before Disneyland etc...)Another is the football players smoking marijuana (Come on). I didn't laugh once this time around. The movie is very dated. It probably would have held up better if the movie was more true to the era (1950-1955)and not 1969-1970. The television show MASH doesn't hold up that well either. I use to like that show. It comes over as flat and dated as well. MASH is just another movie to which time has passed it by. A movie about a war in the 1950's set to a late sixties vision. A mediocre film. Not worth the expense of buying it on DVD. |
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