A cinematic tour de force. Kubrick has created the masterpiece of the decade.

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2004)

Unlike many movies, this one can be summarized in one word: Brilliant. It mixes black humour with contemporary issues like no other movie before it and since then, and has sustained the test of time by getting more hilarious and thought-provoking with each new viewing. This remains Stanley Kubrick's finest film. Particularly noteworthy as being the writer-director Kubrick's first and only venture into the comedic genre, Dr. Strangelove is one of the funniest films ever made. It appears that Kubrick got a bulls-eye on his very first shot.
Other interesting anecdotes: The sets for this movie, designed by Ken Adam, were so convincing that people, upon visiting the White House, asked specifically if they could see "the War Room" as shown in Dr. Strangelove.
This was also the screen debut of James Earl Jones, who plays a pilot on Major Kong's (Brilliantly portrayed by Slim Pickens) bomber.
This was Peter Sellers' second movie working with Kubrick. Sellers also delved into the roles of Clare Quilty/Dr. Zempf in Kubrick's equally magnetic 1962 film Lolita.
With Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick has created the masterpiece of the 1960's, and has hopefully created something that will be remembered in the annals of movie history.