Absolutely absurdly wonderful

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2006)

I thought I had seen this film a long time ago, but I hadn't. So I just got around to seeing it. This is a great film. The late, great Peter Sellers plays 3 different roles and does them all beautifully. George C. Scott also stars in this this farce. A mad US General gives his airborne aircraft the go-ahead to deliver a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union. Slim Pickens is the aircraft commander who doesn't receive the recall command and continues onward towards his target. The film is in black and white, which adds to it's overall affect, taking place during the Cold War. It also serves as a reminder that very few things, including nuclear war, are black and white. Overall, a film that is destined to become a classic, if it isn't already.