cold war insanity at its best

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2014)

Without a doubt my favorite film, that in my opinion, is so good that its current rating of 8.5 vastly underrated the film. The characterss are memorable, the pacing is fast, the humor is fantastic, and the satire is sharp and clever. When most people think "classic Kubrick" people think about a haunted hotel (The shining). Others picture a malevolent AI trying to jeapordize a flight into space (2001: a space Odyssey). But when I think "classic Kubrick", I think of an insane General triggering nuclear war. I think of a fumbling president. An over patriotic bomber pilot riding an atomic bomb to oblivion. But that's not all. There are so many fantastic characters, more than I can recount here. That's the thing that made Dr. Strangelove a classic. Not only is it so memorable, but it is always concise and on point. Without a doubt, this film deserves a grade befitting such a fine film. And I believe this film not only deserves a 10/10, but also deserves a permanent place in the history of cinema.