{"id":145,"date":"2014-06-18T04:05:11","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T04:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:57:45","slug":"catch-22-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"Catch-22-1970"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Catch-22-1970<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Mike Nichols<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #41<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/60020883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-988\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/60020883-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"60020883\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/60020883-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/60020883.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Catch-22 (1970) is a satirical film similar in subject matter to Robert Altman&#8217;s M*A*S*H, released the same year, though admittedly, I have not seen that film yet.<\/p>\n<p>It does remind me of Dr. Strangelove (1964) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) in their anti-war theme.<\/p>\n<p>This film is well-made and certainly effectively portrays the outrageousness and lunacy of war.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the characters are portrayed as crazy, albeit in a darkly humorous, over-the-top way.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Arkin is wonderful as the protagonist trying to find a way out of the island of Italy, where he and his fellow pilots are stationed.<\/p>\n<p>At times, the film feels disjointed and hard to follow, which I understand the novel is too (I have not read the entire book), but Catch-22&#8217;s (1970) message comes across loud and clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catch-22-1970 Director Mike Nichols Starring Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam Scott&#8217;s Review #41 Reviewed June 18, 2014 Grade: B Catch-22 (1970) is a satirical film similar in subject matter to Robert Altman&#8217;s M*A*S*H, released the same year, though admittedly, I have not seen that film yet. 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