I can't decide whether this one or "2001" is Kubrick's best

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2005)

Everyone fears a nuclear holocaust, but few people would use it as the basis for comedy. Well, Stanley Kubrick did just that, and created a masterpiece. Whether it's Gen. Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) spouting out a tirade about a supposed commie plot to "sap and impurity all of our precious bodily fluids", Maj. "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) riding a bomb, or Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers in one of three roles) proposing a fallout shelter with "ten women for every man", they come up with everything in this movie.
One thing that you notice specifically is that everyone's name has a double-meaning. For example, Maj. Kong is apelike and the name of Soviet ambassador Alexei de Sadesky (Peter Bull) sounds like "de Sade". And of course, the title character loves something strange. And almost every scene is a double-entendre. Probably the best example is during Ripper's tirade: his face is completely illuminated, and his cigar is pointed straight up (wink wink!). Equally as crazy as Ripper is Gen. "Bat" Guano (Keenan Wynn). Ripper sees commies under every bed, but Guano sees "preverts" IN every bed, and proceeds to call RAF officer Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) like that.
All in all, this is one of the top five best movies ever made. And it's still relevant today, as war-obsessed people continue playing with the world's fate.