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M*A*S*H is one of my all-time favorite movies. I don't give a crap "where I would fit in it." I wouldn't fit in The Godfather either but what on earth does that have to do with it being an extraordinary movie?
I felt the news of Altman's death like an actual hit to the gut this morning, and I'm not usually affected by news of famous people's deaths. Altman loomed large on my private cinematic landscape; not everything he did was a masterpiece but every one bears his unmistakable craft, without the self-conscious presence of many lesser marquee directors.
And I too loved Popeye. It's criminally underrated.
