Another war satire

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2010)

THIS MOVIE, WHILE HIGHLY ENTERTAINING CAN BE CONFUSING TO ANYONE STUDYING THE HISTORY OF WW2. Movies like this and "Mash", that also starred Donald Sutherland were very popular with the general public in that it portrayed military life based on the politics of the times. No one could make a movie about the Vietnam war in a negative light back in 1970.Hollywood skirted around this by making movies about the Korean war and World War 2. The only way to understand this attempt is to treat it as satire. Those opposed to the Vietnam war were the target audience for this prime example of manipulation. Donald Sutherland as a hippie tank commander is, in my opinion , one of the most absurd characters to grace the screen in many years. It is a pleasant diversion, but not to be taken seriously. Lots of fine character actors round out this interesting but not accurate war movie. I would recommend this movie for fans of Clint Eastwood, though. Myself included Starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalis, Don Rickles