STRANGE!!!!

Rating: 4/10 (17 May 2004)

If ever asked to describe ÒDr. StrangeloveÓ one could sum it up in
one word, STRANGE!!!! Although this movie expresses a great
deal of creativity, itÕs Cold War theories and strategically placed
sexual references may be hard to understand without the proper
knowledge of the Cold War.	ÒDr. StrangeloveÓ is not a historical movie. It was not made to
depict the real life events of the Cold War. None of the events were
actual events that happened during that time. Although many of
the movies events have strong links to the Cold War. During the
Cold War J.F.K received a long, strange message from Nikita
Khrushchev, who seemed to be slightly drunk. Although ÒDr.
StrangeloveÓ almost exactly imitates this historic event, the film
was made to poke fun at the nuclear problems America had
during the 1960Õs.	ÒDr. StrangeloveÓ may be one of movie histories best films, but itÕs
like pulling teeth trying to watch it. If someone had lived during that
era of time or understood the events the film was based on, Ò Dr.
StrangeloveÓ may seem appealing to them. But for the others not
educated about important historical events and are born after the
1960Õs, they may find themselves asleep throughout the movie.
This film may have been one of the most clever and creative films
of itÕs time, but today it may be lost amongst all the action packed
movies, staring young pop culture icons, with gimmicky story lines.
This reviewer rates ÒDr. StrangeloveÓ a 4 out of 10 for a good movie
during itÕs time period. If shown today I donÕt think it would get the
same reaction that it would have had during itÕs day. Unless you
were over 50 and a huge history buff!