The book was a lot better. This stunk

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 1999)

To most people who don't know this, Catch-22 was in my opinion, the greatest book ever. The plot was excellent, the characters superb, and the humor factor was more over-whelming than anything I have ever heard, seen, or read. But this movie was nothing like the book. Despite an all star cast, including Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Jon Voight, and Alan Arkin, the "revised" plot stunk like 10 day old mayo. This all star cast put forth a mediocre at best performance, and the changes were too radical for it to be related to the book. All the humor, plot twists, and fun was just sucked out of the movie. I would still rather read the book then watch the movie. This suction of the good parts and emittence of a putrid gas that makes the movie, well, stink, a great book has been made vapid and pointless in another hollywood movie that had no business being made so bad. As I look on your 100 worst movies of all time, I am quite disappointed that I have not seen this rubbish heap on that list. I am extremely disappointed that its overall rating was above a seven. This movie was pointless, insipid, and prosaic. A loser all the way.