War Chest Not Complete W/O MASH

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2002)

Completely different from the TV series. The acting is much better and the characters are much more like real people in a real invironment rather than cartoon characters in a real environment (as was the TV series). And no, there won't be a Alan Alda anti-war-like letter home to Dad. You'll have to figure out what's going on yourself. I was a child of the '70's so I appreciate subtle dark humour. Those were dark days, after all. Vietnam is the war they are really talking about in MASH, not Korea. Korea is just the excuse. The military is depicted exactly as they are...without any regard to common sense, only Army sense. The acting, again, is top drawer from top to bottom. Duvall, Kellerman, Skerritt, Sutherland, Gould in perhaps his best role. It's great work. Of course the DVD is much better, everything's left in. But don't expect the TV show, Thank God.