Dr. Strangelove

[baumer]

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[DAR]

A darkly funny satire of war. Peter Sellers is incredible. A

[Plain Old Tele]

One of the best black comedies ever. Sellars is great, as usual, but the real surprise (for me) is George C. Scott, going all out in an amazingly demented way.

[Lordmandeep]

This movie is dark comedy at its best..

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeqVGP-GPM!

[BiffMan]

"Animals could be bred and slaughtered!"

 

Who knew Kubrick could be so damned funny.  Another of those rare perfect films.  A+ and then some.

[Plain Old Tele]

Hard to imagine a major studio allowing this to be made today -- and back then it was the height of the Cold War!

[DAR]

Didn't they try something like that with The Men Who Stare at Goats, albeit not very successfully

Edited February 12, 2013 by DAR

[Plain Old Tele]

Didn't they try something like that with The Men Who Stare at Goats, albeit not very successfully

Kinda, but it's not nearly as subversive. Think about it: in STRANGELOVE, we destroy civilization, and our leaders are portrayed as befuddled morons and/or sexually rapacious psychopathic lunatics. And all for laughs.

[luna]

awesome, awesome, awesome satire.

 

96/100, A+

[redfirebird2008]

A+ for sure and probably the best comedy ever made. Can't believe he made me laugh so much about such a serious subject.

[StarSaber]

I watched this for my film class. I loved the dark humor in it! The final scene also happens to be one of my favorite scenes in any movie! Riding a nuke? Incredible! Great movie!

 

A+

Edited June 30, 2013 by StarSaber

[Jack Nevada]

George C. Scott is better than Sellers imo. Good movie, too.

[Jake Gittes]

Sterling Hayden also deserves a mention. His character is so calm, collected and clearly believing all the insane shit he says that it's easier, in a way, to imagine him in the real world than others - which makes him not just funny but really kind of frightening.

 

Hard to imagine a major studio allowing this to be made today -- and back then it was the height of the Cold War!

 

Seriously. I was amazed when I realized that it came out in January 1964, which means it was likely shot the previous summer - less than a year (!) after we nearly blew the world apart.

 

In the Loop is probably the closest recent satire we have to Strangelove, but it wasn't made by Hollywood and the budget on it was pretty tiny, plus the invasion of Iraq had happened 6 years before it came out. 

[keysersoze123]

Awesome movie. As others said best satire of all time and sellers was just unbelievable. A+++++

[Plain Old Tele]

George C. Scott is better than Sellers imo. Good movie, too.

Scott's a revelation... Maybe because I'm so used to him playing serious characters. You expect Sellers to be funny (and he is) but Scott has the flashier, more absurd character and he hits a home run with it.

[RobinHood26]

Saw this at Arclight last night for the first time. Can't believe they got away with this during the cold war, I can see why it was such a big hit.

 

As for me I enjoyed it but I didn't think it was the greatest thing ever, just my age showing haha.

 

B (84)

 

Its one of those movies Im sure will grow on me over time.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Jay Hollywood

[Plain Old Tele]

Forget the cold war, do you see a major studio making a movie today that mocks and scorns the US military (and military group-think in general) as much as this did?

[4815162342]

As for me I enjoyed it but I didn't think it was the greatest thing ever, just my age showing haha.

 

B (84)

 

You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.

[tawasal]

Awesome movie. "Mein Führer! I can walk!"

[Fancyarcher]

10 / 10My second favorite Kubrick film after 2001, and one of my favorite movies period. Excellent satire on nuclear war and bombs and the military, and absolutely hilarious, with clever dialogue. Sellers is brilliant in three different roles (easily his best performance) and George C. Scott is also great. The rest of the cast including Hayden, Wynn and Pickens also turn in stellar performances.

 

Love the war room scene.

Edited August 11, 2014 by Pokearcher