M*A*S*H (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, et al.

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 024543224563
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: 20th Century Fox
• Director: Robert Altman
• Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Rene Auberjonois, David Arkin, Jo Ann Pflug, Gary Burghoff
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

A classic that inspired the TV series.

"I have just left your fighting sons in Korea. They have done their best there, and I can report to you without reservation that they are splendid in every way. I now close my military career and fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye," -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur This is the Korean War (1950-1953). We are visiting and passionate on the front line and observing the many lives of the very people that make the M*A*S*H (The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit possible. This film is touted as a thinly veiled Vietnam War satire. Some great one-liners, such as “You forgot your shingle doctor”, as he holds up a piece of toast with creamed chipped beef on it. Or as Frank Burns is being hauled off in a straitjacket, the loudspeaker is playing “It’s time to say sayonara". Many military insider jokes and even clichés have a basis in reality. Although this film takes place in Korea, it draws a very close parallel to the environment I was in in Vietnam, and I suspect there have been other wars with other environments similar and may again be in the future. It's the laughs that we glean out of these types of films that make those situations tolerable. For many movies, especially older ones, Blu-ray is just a gimmick and does not add to or subtract from the storyline or the acting itself. However, occasionally the visuals and sounds of Blu-Ray can contribute to earlier movies that were designed before Blu-Ray was conceived; this is one of those movies. At the time of this review, we are now moving into the 4K world. This review may be under a different version, but it is for the Blu-ray version, so be sure to listen to the commentary by the late Robert Altman, AMC Back history, Enlisted: The story of M*A*S*H, M*A*S*H: History Through the Lens, Remembering M*A*S*H: 30th anniversary, Theatrical Trailer, Portuguese Trailer, and Still Gallery. Through early morning fog, I see The visions of the things to be. The pains that are withheld for me I realize, and I can see.... That suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please The game of life is hard to play I'm gonna lose it anyway The losing card, I'll someday lay So, this is all I have to say Suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please The sword of time will pierce our skin It doesn't hurt when it begins But as it works its way on in The pain grows stronger, watch its brim. Suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please A brave man once requested me To answer key questions "Is it to be, or not to be?" And I replied, "Why ask me?" But suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please And you can do the same thing if you please. If you enjoyed this and other Robert Altman films, you may like a more esoteric film by Robert Altman called “Quintet” (1979).