Hilarious

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2000)

This is definitely one of Stanley Kubrick's finest moment. I mean, Dr Strangelove is just so funny, even after repeated viewings. The reason this movie is funny is that essentially, this is a war-drama film, but is being done in an impeccable comedy fashion that downplays the actual dark theme of potential nuclear holocaust. Each and every characters are a caricature of madness and desperation, and Peter Sellers astounds me with his three different roles. Every actors here have really done themselves great justice.
There are many great moments in this movie. Try to keep a straight face during the scene when president Dmitri freaked out on president Muffley who tries to calm him down over the phone. The Coke machine/phone booth scene is priceless, as well as Dr Strangelove's bio-hand involuntary "Heil" salute antics. I still can't get over the fact that a Colonel kept saying "prevert" - it was just so funny. When the bomb exploded at the end (with an unforgettable scene of rodeo-riding a bomb), the audience will realize that they've been had by all the dark humor covering the grim reality of nuclear war. More magnificent movies like this should really be made.