"You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!"

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2006)

By the time I was five, the Soviet Union had collapsed underneath increasing debts and the Cold War had ended. I never had to grow up watching international tensions increase over such events like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the launching of Sputnik. Although I wasn't directly impacted by America's unspoken conflict with the "Rooski" menace, I still consider Dr. Strangelove to be one of the greatest films ever made.
In this cinematic gem, the audience sees events play out at three locations: on Burpleson Air Force base, where a crazy general has just launched a nuclear attack against Russia; in the War Room of the Pentagon as the President and his advisers try to bring back the errant bombers; and on one of the bombers approaching its Soviet target. Do not let the description fool you as this is only a slightly serious film. Dark humor and expertly crafted satire runs throughout this picture. Peter Sellers is fantastic in all three of his roles and George C. Scott gives a top-notch performance. Surprisingly, Slim Pickens also does an excellent job as the gung-ho bomber pilot. There is no excuse for not watching this film. Go see it now, and help preserve our precious bodily fluids (You'll get it once you've seen it).