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M*A*S*H (1970)

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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 31  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 8.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Synopsis: With the release of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H in 1970, a new form of comedy was born, one that would help to forever change the face of cinema. Altman's audacious film reflected the American counterculture's growing distrust of religion and government in the late 1960s and early 1970s,... With the release of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H in 1970, a new form of comedy was born, one that would help to forever change the face of cinema. Altman's audacious film reflected the American counterculture's growing distrust of religion and government in the late 1960s and early 1970s, resulting in one of the biggest box office smashes of its time. Introducing the techniques he would employ throughout his storied career--overlapping dialogue, a constantly moving camera with a heavy amount of zooming, and a bold combination of frank subject matter with cynical humor--Altman immediately vaulted himself to Hollywood's upper ranks. Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, M*A*S*H follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers as they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by sardonic captains "Hawkeye" Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and "Trapper" John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), the film has the feel of an absurd three-ring circus. Other characters include the uptight nurse "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan (Sally Kellerman), the confused Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall), the troubled Captain "Painless" Waldowski (John Shuck), and the simpleminded Captain "Duke" Forrest (Tom Skerritt). Altman's decision to present his film as a series of loosely connected vignettes rather than a traditionally unfolding narrative perfectly captures the freewheeling spirit so unique to early-'70s cinema. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skerritt, Robert Duvall

Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Ring Lardner
Producer: Ingo Preminger
Composer: Johnny Mandel

DVD Info

Release:

May 13, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set - Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Stereo - English
  • Mono - English, French
  • Disc 1: M*A*S*H - Feature Presentation
  • Audio Commentary - Robert Altman - Director
  • Featurette - AMC Backstory
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos
  • Disc 2: M*A*S*H - Supplemental Material
  • Behind the Scenes - Film Restoration
  • Documentary - "M*A*S*H: History Through the Lens"
  • Featurettes - 1. "Enlisted: The Story of M*A*S*H"
  • 2. "M*A*S*H Reunion"

Interactive Features:

  • Hidden Features - Easter Egg

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Impudent and bold, M.A.S.H., Altman's most commercial film, satirizes the glorification of war, military bureaucracy, social hypocrisy, repressed sexuality and other norms than have lost their validity.

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07/02/07
Emanuel Levy
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This is still watchable for the verve of the ensemble acting and dovetailing direction, but some of the crassness leaves a sour aftertaste.

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06/27/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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In the end M.A.S.H. succeeds, in spite of its glaring faults.

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06/27/07
Variety Staff
Variety
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A black comedy that rings hollow today.

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04/19/07
Dennis Schwartz
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Altman boiled away the muddled meat of literary pretension intended to smokescreen the essence of war: blood on the one side and semen on the other.

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07/26/06
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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It shows Altman's stylistic signature in embryonic form.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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4.5/5

A battle against the idea that 'a war movie' had to be a serious affair.

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04/14/06
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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Today, it's hard for anyone too young to remember the Beatles' breakup to watch 1970's hit war comedy MASH and appreciate deep down how shocking the movie was in its time.

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04/06/06
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

No review available.

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04/28/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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5/5

One of Altman's bona-fide masterpieces. Even better than the subsequent TV show. (Easily.)

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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4/5

No review available.

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04/02/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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5/5

Altman's best film and most influential.

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01/05/05
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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3/4

Robert Altman's biggest success to date is also one of his least interesting films.

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11/15/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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4/4

One of the reasons M*A*S*H is so funny is that it's so desperate.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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4/5

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07/09/04
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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4/4

Ahead of its time and still one of the most effectively subversive comedies ever to emerge from a major studio.

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01/21/04
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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12/12/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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09/02/03
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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