Not intensely funny but still Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2008)

Don't get me wrong their were some amusing parts in the film (sellers line of 'no fighting in the war room' springs to mind)but on a whole similar to the novel Animal Farm by George Orwel, Dr Strangelove is not such a comedy but as good as satire will ever get.
Many people identify Strangelove as being a black comedy however I believe one can't identify it as a solid genre for it could equally fall under the brackets of being a thriller or more importantly a horror. The way in which the politicians bicker over petty differences while on the brink of nuclear destruction may seem funny, but leaves one to question is this really as far off from the real world as it seems?
Think about it the cold war was mainly based on the very one dimensional appearance of both Communism and capitalism (my ideal is better than yours etc)yet the looming threat of destruction was evident because of it. It is scary to think that people that behave like children have the fate of the world in their hands and this is the idea that Strangelove feeds off and through this brings a sense of dread and fear to the audience making the inevitable nuclear holocaust presented in the film not as much a dramatic climax than a dramatic realisation.
To tie up this effective portrayal would not be achieved without great direction and acting; both delivered immaculately in this masterpiece. Go see it before the world really does end.YNWA