What can I say? It was excellent. Mike Nichols manages to take the schizophrenic joyride of Heller's novel and turn it into a solidly entertaining political romp through WWII. The cast is a full-on who's who of soon-to-be movie regulars with Alan Arkin sealing the deal as Cpt. Yossarian. Although much is still left on the pages, the movie achieves an enormous feat by matching the book's clarity and confusion all at once. Well worth the watch.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
A Good Catch
Finally saw the 1970 movie version of the classic book by Joseph Heller. 
What can I say? It was excellent. Mike Nichols manages to take the schizophrenic joyride of Heller's novel and turn it into a solidly entertaining political romp through WWII. The cast is a full-on who's who of soon-to-be movie regulars with Alan Arkin sealing the deal as Cpt. Yossarian. Although much is still left on the pages, the movie achieves an enormous feat by matching the book's clarity and confusion all at once. Well worth the watch.
What can I say? It was excellent. Mike Nichols manages to take the schizophrenic joyride of Heller's novel and turn it into a solidly entertaining political romp through WWII. The cast is a full-on who's who of soon-to-be movie regulars with Alan Arkin sealing the deal as Cpt. Yossarian. Although much is still left on the pages, the movie achieves an enormous feat by matching the book's clarity and confusion all at once. Well worth the watch.
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Hey Rayebee,
I have never seen this flick. So I decided to download it and see if what you said is right. ALmost done downloading. Thanks Torrents. Free movies never seemed better!
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