A superb movie. This is what great cinema is made of. Best of the best.

Rating: 9/10 (8 September 2002)

Best dark comedy I've ever seen? Yes. Absolutely.
Best "anti-war" movie? Probably. It does strike a lot of nerves. It'll make you feel strangely uneasy at the end.
Best Peter Sellers' movie? Yes, without a doubt. Best Kubrick's movie? Yes, indeed.
One of my favorite movies? You bet it is.
I had heard a lot about M*A*S*H and Dr. Strangelove. From all the comments, it seemed M*A*S*H was the better movie, and Strangelove was the more serious take on war of the bunch. So I watched both over the weekend. My final take? M*A*S*H is a fake, a travesty, an insult for all the people who ever fought a war. It tried to capitalize on the drug craze of the 70's by presenting a bunch of surgeons getting drunk and drugging themselves and having a good time. That's the extent of its "anti-war" message, I guess: "make love, not war".
Dr. Strangelove, is, OTOH, a cinematic masterpiece. It presents a series of questions to the viewer in the form of a parody. The fact that nuclear holocaust could start because of a human error, and the very specific and detailed characters who would intervene in it. The powerless president. The crazed general. The alarmed russian president. The obsessed texan pilot. It all comes together perfectly - there's no filler here. From the first shot of the bombers flying to the shocking conclusion, this movie never lets your attention drift and instead keeps on questioning the viewers' sense of right and wrong. And all of this is presented in the form of an hilarious comedy.
I'm actually grateful about the comedy aspect of the film, because it makes it all the most impressive that, when the credit rolls, you end up feeling quite nervous and unsettled. This is a film that raises many questions, answers them with the particular point of view of Kubrick, and leaves you to ponder them.
Truly, this is a great film. Highly recommended.