It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2002)

This is my all time favorite film. Absolutely brilliant on all counts. It's the most biting satire of the awkwardness and folly of the military that has ever been screened. You're seeing actors at the peak of their form. I would rate George C. Scott's performance here on a par with his work in Patton. His comic timing is wonderful - not to mention Sterling Hayden (how did he keep a straight face saying some of those lines), Keenan Wynn (Mr. "Prevert"), Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones just starting out (even back then he was reciting every line like it was Shakespeare).

There are so many great moments and memorable lines, right up to the closing montage and song. And what can I say about Peter Sellers. The man was a true genius. It's a bit eerie watching him disappear into those three characters. His phone conversation with the Soviet premier is hands down the finest monologue I've ever seen on film ("I'm sorry too, Dmitri").
If you've never seen this film, please do yourself a huge favor and check it out. You won't be bored. Oh.....and keep close tabs on your precious bodily fluids!