And the countdown continues in my quest to watch and find something inspiring in every single one of Yahoo’s 100 Movies to See Before You Die…
Mayor Vaughn: I’m only trying to say that Amity is a summer town. We need summer dollars. Now, if the people can’t swim here, they’ll be glad to swim at the beaches of Cape Cod, the Hamptons, Long Island…
Brody: That doesn’t mean we have to serve them up as smörgasbord!
This is one of those movies that I’ve seen bits and pieces of my entire life but never in its entirety, and now I know why. It’s one thing for a shark to relentlessly hunt swimmers and rip them apart while beach-goers scream helplessly — that’s believable — but when the shark manages to sink an entire ship, well, that’s when the movie jumps the shark (pun intended). There are valuable lessons to be learned though, so let this inspire you: It’s OK to get so drunk that you pass out face first in the sand, but do not, I repeat DO NOT, go skinny-dipping while intoxicated or you will be eaten by a sea creature. (I just got lucky all those times in Myrtle Beach in my early 20s.)
Hotlips O’Houlihan: I wonder how such a degenerated person ever reached a position of authority in the Army Medical Corps.
Father Mulcahy: He was drafted.
I have pleasant memories of seeing the opening credits of this TV series as I was growing up. I have even more pleasant memories of quickly turning the channel to avoid watching it. Now, now, I realize gajillions of people adore “M*A*S*H,” so I decided to watch the film with a completely open mind. And … and … and I still hate it. I don’t understand it; I don’t think it’s funny even in the most macabre way. The only thing I find slightly amusing is the theme song “Suicide is Painless,” and that’s because I’m all about tongue-in-cheek lyrics. But the entire movie was like one long flashback to family reunions where everyone is talking loudly and over one another and before you know it you’re popping chewable aspirin to preserve your sanity. I will say one thing, though, and it’s that I’m inspired to play MASH the game, something I probably did in my childhood while avoiding the TV series.
