Catch-22

[Nomad]

"Help the Bombadier,help the bombadier"

"I'm cold. I'm cold."

"There there. There there."

[Mott the Hoople]

That was probably the most poignant scene about the cost of war in American literature.

[Mason Michaels]

That was probably the most poignant scene about the cost of war in American literature.

Catch 22 changed the way,I looked at the world

[Mott the Hoople]

Catch 22 changed the way,I looked at the world

Me too. It also influenced my sense of humor.

[Mason Michaels]

Me too. It also influenced my sense of humor.

Made me question everything!

[Mott the Hoople]

Made me question everything!

I learned that from my cynic of a father.

[cancel2 2022]

Me too. It also influenced my sense of humor.

Much preferred M.A.S.H to be honest, have you read the Richard Hooker novel?

[Mott the Hoople]

Much preferred M.A.S.H to be honest, have you read the Richard Hooker novel?

Absolutely...it's quite good but I wouldn't consider it in the same league as Catch-22. Catch-22 turns a lot of people off because it's not an easy read due to the circular time sequences Heller used and the large number of characters in the novel and, to be quite honest, a lot of people don't get the humor of the completely absurd situations that Heller creates via circular reasoning. They seem to pick up on the absurdity but don't see the humor in it for some reason.

Having said that Robert Altman's "MASH" was definitely a better movie than Mike Nichols Catch-22 though both were very good movies. I can't think of an actor, past or present, who could have been a better choice to play Yossarian than Alan Arkin.

Oh and my favorite part of MASH was when Hawkeye and the gang were going to burn Shaking Sammy on a cross as a favor to Dago Red.

Where as the most important scene in Catch-22 is Snowden's secret which isn't funny in the least.

[Mason Michaels]

Much preferred M.A.S.H to be honest, have you read the Richard Hooker novel?

MASH isn't in the same ballpark as Catch 22

[Mason Michaels]

Absolutely...it's quite good but I wouldn't consider it in the same league as Catch-22. Catch-22 turns a lot of people off because it's not an easy read due to the circular time sequences Heller used and the large number of characters in the novel and, to be quite honest, a lot of people don't get the humor of the completely absurd situations that Heller creates via circular reasoning. They seem to pick up on the absurdity but don't see the humor in it for some reason.

Having said that Robert Altman's "MASH" was definitely a better movie than Mike Nichols Catch-22 though both were very good movies. I can't think of an actor, past or present, who could have been a better choice to play Yossarian than Alan Arkin.

Oh and my favorite part of MASH was when Hawkeye and the gang were going to burn Shaking Sammy on a cross as a favor to Dago Red.

Where as the most important scene in Catch-22 is Snowden's secret which isn't funny in the least.

If you haven't read Catch 22,the movie is impossible to understand.
Been a while,I ordered a used copy.

[Mott the Hoople]

If you haven't read Catch 22,the movie is impossible to understand.
Been a while,I ordered a used copy.

I agree with the 1970 movie but not the new Hulu TV Mini Series by George Clooney. You can watch that without having read the book and understand it.

[Nomad]

Much preferred M.A.S.H to be honest, have you read the Richard Hooker novel?

Richard Hooker is a pseudonym for Dr Richard Hornberger, the "real life Hawkeye" who wrote M.A.S.H loosely based on his own experiences as an army surgeon in Korea.


The real Hawkeye standing outside The Swamp

And though the original novel is a fun read, its not a literary accomplishment or master work on the scale of Catch 22.

[Mason Michaels]

I agree with the 1970 movie but not the new Hulu TV Mini Series by George Clooney. You can watch that without having read the book and understand it.

I want to see it,but don't have Hulu!
I hope it comes out on DVD

[Mott the Hoople]

I want to see it,but don't have Hulu!
I hope it comes out on DVD

LOL I ended up subscribing to Hulu just so I could watch Catch-22. Now I'm trying to talk my wife into cutting the cable cord.

[Mason Michaels]

LOL I ended up subscribing to Hulu just so I could watch Catch-22. Now I'm trying to talk my wife into cutting the cable cord.

I joined HBO just to get The Sopranos