The First and Ultimate Black Comedy (Definition of a Magnu Opus)

Rating: 10/10 (5 July 2006)

I think that I first saw this movie when I was about thirteen and back then I just got it. A lot of people don't get this movie and still don't but the people that get it really get it. The film is about this: At the height of the Cold War and a nuclear attack is launched by a psychotic bomb group commander and at the helm of the B-52 is the gun-ho, Major T.J. "King" Kong. Upon learning this the president meets with his generals in the war room. He then calls the Russian president to warn him of the nuclear attack and tells him to "shoot down the American bombers". After a series of angry calls, back and forth and discussions of how the inevitable will occur with Dr. Strangelove, it occurs and the world ends.
Stanley Kubrick is the most brilliant filmmaker ever ,in my opinion, for this film alone. He was able to tackle on world leaders and show them how ridiculous they were. This is satire at it's best. Some people might not find this film funny but satire isn't always supposed to be funny. It's supposed to show the ridiculousness of what's going on. I completely recommend this movie to anyone. Anyone looking for a laugh or some entertainment. Classic, brilliant, hilarious, Kubrick created an entire genre with this movie and did so brilliantly.