Down in some places as a comedy, though there's little humour to be had in Rchard Lester's satire on the futility of war. At the time there was more to be said about John Lennon's participation than the film itself.
Michael Crawford stars as the inept and lucky Lt Goodbody and his unit and their escapades. Unfortunatley because of his ineptitude all of his unit meet an early demise.
Filled with satire about he nonsense of war and it's heirachy, there's plenty of great performances, including Crawford, Lennon as Gripweed, Roy Kinnear as Clapper and probably best of all Lee Montague as Transom.
As thought provoking as it is surreal it doesn't always hit the spot, but when it does it's a great watch.
Michael Crawford stars as the inept and lucky Lt Goodbody and his unit and their escapades. Unfortunatley because of his ineptitude all of his unit meet an early demise.
Filled with satire about he nonsense of war and it's heirachy, there's plenty of great performances, including Crawford, Lennon as Gripweed, Roy Kinnear as Clapper and probably best of all Lee Montague as Transom.
As thought provoking as it is surreal it doesn't always hit the spot, but when it does it's a great watch.