MASH

Movie Ranked #674 | 1970 - Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.The personnel at the 4077 MASH unit deal with the horrors of the Korean War and the stresses faced in surgery by whatever means. The tone at the MASH is established by recent arrivals, surgeons Captains 'Hawkeye' Pierce, 'Duke' Forrest, and 'Trapper' John McIntyre - the latter who Hawkeye knows he's met somewhere, but Trapper who won't divulge where - whose antics can be best described as non-regulation, and in the negative words of one of their fellow MASH-ers: unmilitary. T ... More from IMDb
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Best two reviews:
1) TV Guide - Clever camera setups, Altman's patented overlapping dialogue, wonderful sight gags and situations, and universally fine ensemble performances combine to make this one the most enjoyable war-themed films ever. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) Chicago Sun-Times - We laugh, that we may not cry. But none of this philosophy comes close to the insane logic of "M*A*S*H," which is achieved through a peculiar marriage of cinematography, acting, directing, and writing. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
5) Chicago Reader - A somewhat adolescent if stylish antiauthoritarian romp about an irreverent U.S. medical unit during the Korean war (Rating: 70) Read Full Review >
6) The New York Times - Although it is impudent, bold, and often very funny, it lacks the sense of order (even in the midst of disorder) that seems the special province of successful comedy. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
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