I couldn't hate this movie more.

Rating: 1/10 (18 January 2001)

ANYONE WHO LIKES THE TV SERIES SHOULD AVOID THIS MOVIE LIKE THE PLAGUE!
After falling in love with the TV show, I thought I'd see what spawned it. I wish I hadn't. This horrible movie (1/10 only because I could not give a 0) has forever put a shadow on my view of the TV show. This movie is bad beyond words. In the show, the lead characters, Hawkeye and Trapper, are nice, friendly guys who have developed a morbid sense of humor to keep from going insane. In the movie, these two characters are just plain mean. They take an instant disliking to Frank Burns just because he's religious. Then they do everything they can to get him kicked out of the army (this happens early on, so this isn't a spoiler). And the worst part of it is, Frank Burns is probably the nicest, most likeable character in the movie.
How such a piece of trash could inspire one of the greatest TV series of all time is beyond me. And now that question will be stuck in my mind for the rest of my life whenever I watch the show.