Catch 22 - petew - Films/DVD Asylum

Catch 22

63.26.11.28

Posted by petew on January 14, 2000 at 13:28:30

In Reply to: War film recommendations posted by Mike on January 14, 2000 at 04:58:52:

a deeply flawed movie that can't decide if it's a satire, comedy, or serious anti-war statement, I can't help but like it nonetheless. Shocking sneak attack chills you if you've never seen it: "...there, there...there, there..." (but you should read the book).

Eisenhower's warning is right there in front of us: Milo Minderbinder and stock shares in lieu of a parachute, chocolate cotton, and sub-contracting out the bombing of airstrips. One has to guess that Heller would love CNN's coverage of the bombing of Baghdad (By my count--only three "smart bombs hit their intended targets during the entire episode--which flashes me on the "nice tight bombing patterns"--in the middle of the Mediterranian Sea), perhaps some enterprising Shiite carpet seller bought some airtime...this it too awful to think of.

This film is a paradox: too funny to be horrible, to horrific to laugh at. But you should read the book. Major Major Major Major. What bureauacy even today would'nt come up with that? The doctor watching his own death in a small plane accident whilst standing on the beach in his bathrobe--isn't that the very fortelling of "cyberdeath" -- paranoid films of today, where the evil goverment "kills" you by erasing your personal history stored on databases?

There's so much about this great Joseph Heller novel that's passed into our popular culture, we don't see the awful truth of it anymore. The Seven Sisters Gulf War, seen in light of Heller's message, scares the shit out of me. Everytime I fill my tank, I think about the A-10 Warthogs straffing the fleeing peasants with 50 cal. depleated uranium tank-buster slugs. The Horror! The Horror!

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Topic - War film recommendations - Mike 04:58:52 01/14/00 (21)

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Catch 22 - petew 13:28:30 01/14/00 (0)

Re: War films: comments on "a Thin Red Line" - petew 11:05:48 01/14/00 (1)

I liked it a lot. Yes, add it to the list. - Victor Khomenko 12:15:53 01/14/00 (0)

Re: War film recommendations - Collin 05:38:27 01/14/00 (8)

Re: War film recommendations - bjjb 06:22:43 01/17/00 (0)

Good or just loud? - Victor Khomenko 05:58:25 01/14/00 (6)

Ah, yes Victor... - Daryl 12:15:33 01/15/00 (1)

Agree on Morant... - Victor Khomenko 12:21:31 01/15/00 (0)

Ryan - Collin 07:57:00 01/14/00 (3)

Re: Ryan - Mart 10:49:01 01/15/00 (1)

Re: Ryan - tonyb 08:01:51 01/29/00 (0)

FMJ - Victor Khomenko 08:16:28 01/14/00 (0)

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