Some things I liked some I did not.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

. . . GOING HOME informs us. The American Military extorted taxpayer funding to churn out the mind-control doggerel verses featured in GOING HOME to drum the idea into the brains of privates than only generals could bask in the glow of War Stories. These armchair quarterbacks, such as "I Like Ike" Eisenhower, exploited GOING HOME Dictums for hushing up the Real Heroes of the Front Lines, so that they themselves could hog all the Glory and move into the White House. The grunts who survived World War Two were so thoroughly shushed by their own tax dollar-funded Thought Control of the GOING HOME variety that the phrase "He never talks about the War" became a Cliché. This not only was a misuse then of taxpayer funds, but it also Doomed America to half a million MORE War Dead and an inflation-adjusted $100 trillion in unneeded "Defense" spending during the following century. That's because when all of information doled out to the Civilian Public about the LAST war comes from the mouths of the Blood Money-Gorged Military\Industrial Complex, rather than the survivors of Front-Line Hell, the cards will always be stacked in favor of more and more War, whatever the cost!

A fun entry in the Private Snafu series made for use by the US Army during WW2. Directed by Chuck Jones with rhyming dialogue courtesy of Dr. Seuss, this one was actually never released. The story is a simple one about Snafu coming home on leave and running his mouth to everybody that will listen, spilling his guts about things he shouldn't, which ultimately ends in disaster for the military. It's not known for sure why this short was shelved, though its depiction of a secret weapon being used against the Japanese that is similar to the atomic bomb is often suspected to be the main reason. The black & white animation is very nice. The sexy women are a highlight. Mel Blanc's voice work is flawless, as usual. It's a brief but amusing short with a lot of interesting elements.

This is part of a series of training films featuring Private Snafu, the worst excuse for a soldier ever. There will be spoilers ahead:The Private Snafu shorts were made with the intent to train soldiers in proper behavior by showing them the worst possible behavior from a moron in uniform, one Private Snafu.In this short, Snafu returns to Podunk, a wide spot in the road, to a hero's welcome. Clearly, his home town doesn't realize what an idiot he is! He proceeds to violate all security protocols to blab everything he knows, to make himself look like an important man.Of course, there will inevitably be consequences to his inability to keep his trap shut. This being a training film designed to drive home a point, the consequences manifest themselves by the end of the short.As is typical, Snafu is clueless as to his own part in the fiasco which unfolds and he receives his just desserts. This short is available on various DVD collections of the Snafu shorts and is well worth seeing. Recommended.

This animated short was one of many featuring the character Pvt. Snafu made by Warner Brothers for the US War Department during the Second World War as training tools. They were meant to teach soldiers the right thing to do by showing them the wrong thing! Here Snafu is back home on leave and it isn't long before he is telling his family, his girlfriend, his barman, barber and anybody in earshot just what his unit has been up to. This includes details of their locations, strengths and weaknesses. He also tells of a new super weapon... and it was this that got the film shelved as the military thought it bore a resemblance to the atom bomb and that was obviously too secret to even joke about.While this isn't as funny as Warner Brother's shorts that were made for public consumption it has plenty of chuckles tucked in to the serious message... a great way to get the troops to want to see a training film and remember its content... even if this one wasn't shown the intention was there. The way he tells detail after detail does get a little stale but there are still enough laughs to make this worth watching.