A Masterpiece That Gets Better With Time.

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2003)

When looking at many films dealing with the Cold War fears, they come off as extremely dated, cheesy, thinly veiled propaganda. Not so with Dr. Strangelove, in fact it seems to get better with repeated viewings. Released during the peak years of the Cold War, Strangelove tackled a doomsday scenario and made us laugh at it. Peter Sellers, comic genius, plays three different parts, all perfectly. Co-stars Slim Pickens, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are all superb as well. At 93 minutes, the film moves quickly and leaves practically no filler. Even though we aren't battling the Russians anymore, the scenario could be applied to our world's current condition. During my first viewing I was uncomfortable, but after that I started to laugh at the jokes and the performances and it became one of my favorite films.