Thanks Jill! I will only answer one. I do not know any Vietnam war vets who saw the movie. Before I watched the movie again, I wondered if any of it would be funny to me, or if it was just the shock value and it would seem trite and dated with age. It was funnier this time, because I understood and noticed more. In every scene, even the most serious, Altman placed some sign, symbol, word, etc. that inserted some comic relief and made a point against war. Sometimes, they were simultaneous, which is why I think I would like to own a copy of it, so I could watch it a few more times. This movie would be hard for me to wear out. It has so much going on. Every scene resonated with me, but I think I put my favorite in the paper. It's the aside comment you hear when someone asks how one of the surgeons got to be a respected officer. The aside is, "He was drafted."