M*A*S*H - Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection
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Movie Reviews of M*A*S*H - Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection
Movie Review: Nice collection-but a few problems
Summary: 3 Stars
First: It's nice to be able to get all eleven seasons (including the finale), the original movie, and two discs of bonus material.
However.
The binder for the discs is ungainly and doesn't protect the discs *at all*. In fact, it leaves them very susceptible to scratches. If you plan on watching these discs often, invest in individual cases in order to protect them.
Secondly, the bonus material is in need of clean-up. With all the ways older material can be digitally restored nowadays, having the bonus material cleaned up would be a good idea.
On the subject of digital cleanup, it's evident through long-term syndication that M*A*S*H is going to endure as popular viewing material. Cleaning up each episode digitally (especially visually, as some episodes have a lot of film tracks and pops) and presenting it in a high definition format would be fantastic for those people who have the higher-end television sets nowadays.
Finally, I'm rather annoyed that seasons 1-4 don't have a "Play All" function. If Fox ever gets around to doing a digital clean-up, I hope this gets remedied.
Movie Review: ALL MASH FANS MUST OWN
Summary: 5 Stars
Comes well packaged. All MASH fans should have and this is the nicest way by having it all in a special package.Movie Review: Damaged goods
Summary: 1 Stars
Multiple disks damaged. DVD's out of slots in container, sliding around in shipment. Over half of DVD's unwatchable due to skips, jumps, hangs from scratches.Movie Review: makes a good gift
Summary: 4 Stars
made the perfect gift for my guy but the package didnt look like the picture Movie Review: It's funny how things change.
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was a child I absolutely detested this show. There was something
so dark, so colorless, and so bleak about it. I preferred to watch the
brightly lit, Disney-esquire "Bewitched" and other shows instead. The
theme music also depressed me. I tried watching it, but I could never
finish it --- something about it just made me feel sad.
I'm 34 now, and I am of the opinion that "MASH" is perhaps the greatest
American sitcom in television history. (Ironically, even though I still
moderately like "Bewitched," it just doesn't hold up that much
anymore.) Three years ago I became very close with someone whom I
immediately adopted as the little brother I never had. His favorite
show was "MASH," and after several attempts to get me to watch an
episode with him, I finally relented and sat down to watch the pilot.
It was okay. Then he begged me to watch another, and another, and
another. Begrudgingly, I did. However, I noticed that after a few
episodes I actually started to enjoy it. Eventually, I became totally
hooked on it.
When I was a child I was too young to understand the dynamics and the
concept of this series. All I wanted back then was the Muppets,
cartoons, monsters, and Disney films. Now, as an adult, I recognize
what the show means to our culture. Not only is it written in a
razor-sharp style, but the balance of comedy and tragedy is executed
brilliantly. Also, I used to live in South Korea and Japan, where I
taught English as a Second Language, and I noticed in several episodes
that the writers "did their homework" in regards to the culture of
Korea. Even though I wasn't in Korea in the 50s, this element drew me
into the show even more. With every episode I watched I thought of my
time in Korea. And although every series sooner or later "jumps the
shark," this one had hands down the best final episode of any series in
TV history.
Now I am about to collect the entire series, and try to hunt down its
less successful spin-offs "AfterMASH" and the "WALTER" episode. I have
more memories associated with this show now, memories of a friendship
that unfortunately no loner exists. Even though he and I called it
quits, I will always think of my past friend and my experiences living
in Korea when I see this show. (In fairness, however, I'm sure I got
him hooked on "The X Files.") It's funny how things change. Or perhaps
things have actually stayed the same and it is myself that has changed.
Nonetheless, for several reasons (some personal and others not) I will
always treasure this outstanding series. If you don't like it at first,
give it a second chance. I did. It now ties with "Roseanne" as being my
all-time favorite sitcom.