M*A*S*H is just something else.

The MASH series that came out of this movie lasted like 5 times longer than the actual war.

Bless your innocence, not getting the spearchucker reference.

"..he could be on screen right now.." he's on screen right now.

One thing that's nice to see apparently go over Ashleigh's head is the idea that Spearchucker could have gotten his nickname for anything other than his athletic ability.

"This is so funny... in a really morbid, messed up way." Yup, that sums up MASH pretty well.

The MASH TV show was my grandmother's favorite show. She was a nurse in WWII and the Korean War and worked in mobile hospitals like the one in MASH. She ended up getting released for medical reasons when a Korean soldiers invaded their camp and one of them came in their hospital tent and butted her in the spine with the back of his rifle. He turned his rifle and was going to bayonet her when a fellow nurse got her service revolver out in time and shot him. The crazy thing was they were trying to save the life of a Korean soldier at the time. She had so many stories to tell both from the wars and in civil life about helping save people's lives.

Ironic how the overlapping dialogue was distracting to someone who talks over the dialogue.

More than a few decades ago, I was casevacced to a field hospital set up on an airfield. The 'ward' was in a large makeshift hangar, in the middle of which was a smaller tent setup which was the operating theatre, literally 10 metres away from my bed. A mysterious bug had taken hold in my foot, which within hours had swollen and was starting to die. I was given 24hrs to show signs of improvement or the only choice would be to surgically start removing bits of my foot. Had IV drips in both arms, one for fluids and antibiotics, the other with industrial strength painkillers which thankfully did the trick. About four or five days later i discharged myself, hobbled out, and hitched a lift back to my unit. Took more than 6 months to fully recover the feeling in my foot, after all the skin peeled off like a glove. During my stay however, a person was brought in having been shot with a large calibre round. I'll never forget seeing the surgeon's face as he walked out the back of the tent, past my bed, with the most disappointed look I've ever seen on the face of a human being, having lost the patient.

M*A*S*H stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. FYI, Also the only actor that was both in the movie and T,V. series was Gary Burghoff who was Corporal Radar O'Reiley

14:28 Lives are always at stake at a MASH. What you are seeing is them trying to cope with the absolute non stop horror of mangled bodies that they can't possibly save all of.

"Hot Lips, you incredible nincompoop" Freakin love this movie. Military humor is always a trip. When you live in a sea of death, you find humor where you can.

I think "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" will make an impression.

The blond dude in glasses is Donald Sutherland. You'd love him in Kelly's Heroes.

"We have a lot of voices!" If there's a chaotic dialog scene with 3+ people talking over each other and no one standing out, it's probably a movie directed by Robert Altman.

As for the MASH TV series, it holds a special place in my heart. My grandfather was a WWII combat vet. By the early 1980s, he was enjoying his retirement. I was just a little kid. I didn't understand why he'd laugh his ass off at the MASH TV series. As an adult, I have seen the movie and the series, and I laugh just as hard. It helps me feel closer to my Pop-Pop.

Don't feel bad for it not being your cup of tea, Ashleigh. Dark comedy (and especially wartime dark comedy) is not for everyone. It's also important to keep in mind the time frame of the movie. It takes place during the Korean War, but it was made during (and it's about) the Vietnam War. It's kind of difficult to get your head around that and appreciate the nuances if you're not from either of those times.

Larry Linville as Frank Burns in the tv series is one of the greatest tv characters ever.

"Did they know he was taking drugs?" They gave Ho-Jon the drugs so he would fail the physical.

Just a tidbit here as to women wearing pants, as recently as the 90’s a company could require women wear dresses or skirts while the me. Wore suits. The women could not wear a pant suit. That’s the kind of stuff feminists were wrapping up the fight over. It was done by 2000, we have it pretty easy if we’re qualified now. The problem is the unqualified want standards lowered for them. Putting my soapbox away now. ✊ Girl power.

Cracks me up every time Ashleigh watches a movie, laughs and is completely engaged and having fun, then gives it a low score at the end.