A Great Film by a Great Director

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2004)

Stanley Kubrick is to me the greatest director this world has ever had and this film proves my point.
When I first saw this film I thought it was boring and dull, but over a couple of viewings I realize just how important and ground-breaking, Dr Strangelove is. What you must remember is this was made during the cold war, plus it was at it's most disturbing peak. And this film did show just how pointless war is, and with 'recent events' it makes it more ironic to watch also. Dr Strangelove is suppose to be a very black comedy and on some levels it is, but I will admit that there some scenes which I say "This is suppose to be very funny but it not making me laugh." To me the humor is NOT suppose to be belly-laugh material, but humor that makes you smile for about one second.
I can't praise the acting on this film enough it's on some level perhaps the best seen in any film ever made. Peter Sellers is just amazing, I mean to play three people all different in some way is quite incredible to watch and to me he SHOULD of got the Oscar for it. The main reason he so good in it that he plays these people very straight faced and very seriously, which makes it more convincing and shocking as well, and every time he's doing something you know it's going to be a classic movie moment. Don't forget that the supporting cast is just as good as Peter is George C. Scott is wonderful as this very in your face looney and keep an eye open for James Earl Jones, because he makes his screen debut also.
All I can say is this is a TRUE classic and will still be for about 50 more years to come. It also has more famous movie moments than any other you can think of. And lastly is has the best written comedy screenplay in movie history.