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Summary: The lighter side of Armagetton! A true classic!
Review: "Dr Strangelove or:How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" may be the only comedy ever made about neculear war. This 1962 satire of Cold War politics is witty and sharp, and is almost as funny as it was insightful. If you are left of center in your politics it is espitially entertaining. It savagely attacks the Cold Warrior mentality and makes a statement about the arms race in a way you proably would not expect from a movie of it's era, while staying light and funny.An Air Force general, convinced that his impotence is due to a commie plot to make americans weak and impure (the flouridation of water), decides to put together his own first strike so the US will have to follow and wipe out the Russians. The movie chronicles the President (Sellars), the General's Brittish aide (Sellars) and others try to stop the destruction of the world. Other charachters include a twisted Nazi scientist, Dr. Strangelove (Sellars), the bomber crew (including James Earl Jones and Slim Pickens), and the archetypical Cold Warrior (Scott) who advises the president it is all a great idea. I could write a hundred pages and not convey how much this is worth seeing. If you like good black comedy, if you think the Cold War was absurd, or if you just like good films, this is a classic and should not be missed. Hope you love it! Peter Sellars plays 3 parts. George C Sott and James Earl Joenes are in it. Stanley Kubrick directed it... can't miss... END
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Summary: Yee-hah!
Review: "Dr Strangelove" is billed as a classic for a reason: it's flat-out one of the most intelligent and hilarious movies I've ever seen. While the movie works as a satire of Cold-War paranoia and the level of American military preparedness, its true brilliance lies in its vividly drawn characters and endless supply of memorable dialogue. Who can forget the mad General Jack D. Ripper (love that name), the rogue general obsessed with safeguarding the purity of America's bodily fluids? Or Colonel Mandrake, the picture of English gentility, attempting to reason with raving Ripper? Or Dr. Strangelove, constantly having to remember that the American president is not the Fuhrer? Best of all, however, is the indelible image of George C. Scott as the ultimate hawk, General Buck Turgetson. Whether telling the president that an all-out nuclear attack on Russia would result in "five, ten million casualties, tops" for America, or defending the defense protocols that may bring about world destruction, or raving that we "cannot allow a mineshaft gap!", General Turgetson is one of the most consistently hilarious characters in movie history, a caricature of the gung-ho attitude that so often leads to wars. By dealing in a lighthearted manner with an issue as serious as nuclear war, Stanley Kubrick created an incisive, memorable and always hilarious masterwork. Easily one of the top movies I've seen.
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Summary: Mein Fuhrer....I Mean, Mr. President
Review: "Dr. Strangelove" had to have seemed strange indeed to 1964 audiences. This came out in the same year as colorful, old-fashioned Hollywood fare like "My Fair Lady" and "Mary Poppins." Yet "Strangelove" is far from old-fashioned or even colorful. Kubrick's film is stark and cold with a documentary-like air to it. It's also riotously funny. Peter Sellers is a film treasure. This film is a an orgy for Sellers fans, since he plays no less than three different characters, stretching his chameleon-like acting abilities to the limit. The funniest of his three characters is the dead-pan president of the United States, and the film's funniest scene involves him trying to gently break to the Russian premiere that we are about to launch a nuclear attack on his country. His portrayal of the title character is also inspired, and the image of Sellers in that wheelchair wrestling his black-gloved hand into submission with that crazy shock of hair and crazier glint in his eyes is unforgettable. The film also sports a great supporting cast, most notably George C. Scott as Buck Turgison, who discreetly takes calls from his bikini-clad girlfriend during war room briefings, Sterling Hayden as General Jack D. Ripper, who wields his cigar like a dangerous weapon, and Slim Pickens, as the pilot of the plane that is about to end civilization as we know it. My only complaint with the film is its somewhat sluggish editing, especially in the scenes showing the fleet of bombers on its way to their Russian targets. At times, the movie actually drags slightly, even though it's only 90 minutes long. But this is a minor quibble about a film that has rightly earned a spot in the cultural conscience of America. It will never be irrelevant as long as the ability to wage nuclear war exists, and it doesn't look like that problem will be going away any time soon.
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Summary: The lighter side of Armagetton! A true classic!
Review: "Dr Strangelove or:How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" may be the only comedy ever made about neculear war. This 1962 satire of Cold War politics is witty and sharp, and is almost as funny as it was insightful. If you are left of center in your politics it is espitially entertaining. It savagely attacks the Cold Warrior mentality and makes a statement about the arms race in a way you proably would not expect from a movie of it's era, while staying light and funny. An Air Force general, convinced that his impotence is due to a commie plot to make americans weak and impure (the flouridation of water), decides to put together his own first strike so the US will have to follow and wipe out the Russians. The movie chronicles the President (Sellars), the General's Brittish aide (Sellars) and others try to stop the destruction of the world. Other charachters include a twisted Nazi scientist, Dr. Strangelove (Sellars), the bomber crew (including James Earl Jones and Slim Pickens), and the archetypical Cold Warrior (Scott) who advises the president it is all a great idea. I could write a hundred pages and not convey how much this is worth seeing. If you like good black comedy, if you think the Cold War was absurd, or if you just like good films, this is a classic and should not be missed. Hope you love it! Peter Sellars plays 3 parts. George C Sott and James Earl Joenes are in it. Stanley Kubrick directed it... can't miss... END
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Summary: GREAT BONUS DOCUMENTARY ON THIS SPECIAL EDITION
Review: "DR. STRANGELOVE" (SPECIAL EDITION) When the late Stanley Kubrick finished directing "Lolita" he said he read about 50 books on thermonuclear war and with his producing partner James Harris paid $3,500 dollars for the rights to Peter George's novel "Red Alert." Immediately, Harris and Kubrick began developing a screenplay for their next production they called "The Edge of Doom." In late night creative sessions, Kubrick and Harris got silly, wondering what kind of food the President and his advisors would order while dealing with an accidental nuclear attack on Russia. Harris went off to be a director and Kubrick worked with the late Terry Southern. The new title announced was "Two Hours To Doom." After two months with Southern, Kubrick found the tone and story he felt best expressed his very serious concerns for an eminent nuclear holocaust. This brilliant, dark farce with its numerous haunting images has become a part of our collective experience. Although released in 1964 at the height of Cold War fears, the madness of nuclear war for whatever cause has never been better portrayed. Nor more relevant. Peter Sellers inhabits three distinct characters in a performance that is unmatched anywhere. Incredibly, some of his most memorable lines, like the fey phone apology to the Soviet Premiere for the accidental nuclear strike, were improvised. George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wyn and the extraordinary Slim Pickens (in a part that was originally to have been played by Sellers until he fell 15 feet out of the B-52 set and hurt himself!) are all operating at the peak of their remarkable powers and under the direction of a perfectly focused Kubrick. "Dr. Strangelove" has been available before, individually and as part of a Kubrick DVD collection. This new digitally mastered audio and video transfer seems even sharper and the incredibly black and white cinematography is pristine. Superior bonus material includes a terrific new documentary on Kubrick as well as an "Inside The making of Dr. Strangelove" and more. (UK, Columbia Pictures, Black & White, Full Theatrical Print, 104 Minutes, Rated PG, 1964)
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Summary: "Dr. Strangelove" is a classic black comedy
Review: "Dr. Strangelove" is the epitome of black comedy and social commentary. Heavy subject matter (the accidental beginning of World War III) is taken to a totally different plateau. Sterling Hayden is convincing as General Ripper, the deranged general who starts the mess. George C. Scott is unusually hilarious as the Air Force Chief of Staff responsible for recalling the renegade bombers. And Peter Sellers, in three different roles, is magnificant. Classic line: "You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" Classic caution: Don't sit too close to the screen during the finale. END
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Summary: The funniest film ever made (and I've seen a lot of movies)!
Review: "Dr. Strangelove" is the foundation for all black comedies. It is doubtful Kubrick would ever have made "2001" without it. Peter Sellers is great in all three roles but the funniest character, by far, is Slim Pickins when he and the missle fall to Earth. The genius of the film is that it makes us laugh at a serious situation. By making it funny with various sexual metaphores, we truly appreciate the film as a whole.
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Summary: The Ultimate Poilitical Satire
Review: "How Does The Fate of the World hang on a Coca-Cola Machine?" "Why Did U.S. H-Bombers attack Russia?" "What is the Doomsday device?" "Why was Gen. Jack D. Ripper so obsessed with fluids." "Why did Dr. Stranglove want 'Ten Females to each Male?" "Where was the Red Premier When The Hot-line Rang?" Well, guess what. you're never going to be able to answer these questions unless you watch this cinematic masterpiece. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Who is, by far one of the greatest directors in the history of the Motion Picture. To prove it, three of his films are even on the AFI's top 100 greatest films. 2001, A Clockwork Orange, and of course this movie milestone. jam-packed with an excellent ensemble cast topped with the triple-threat performances by Peter Sellers as Mandrake, The Prsident, and the eccentric ex-nazi, Dr. Strangelove. and also joining a vast array of notable talent, including, George C. Scott playing the pure blood american General Buck Turgidson, Slim Pickens as the sharp Major Kong, who rides the 40 megaton nuclear bull down to it's target, Sterling Hayden as the liquid loving Gen. Ripper, and Even a very young James Earl Jones. Kubrick had alot of gall to make a comedy about nuclear paranoia right in the midst of a time of nuclear paranoia. But the movie ended up surprisingly well-recieved. Kubrick had spanwed a comedy that could only be summed up in one word... INSANE!!! The story begins with Gen. Ripper ordering a nuclear attack on Russia which, in effect would cause a massive retaliation back at the U.S. Now it's a race against time to prevent a nuclear holocaust, and still keep good relations with Russia. "Dimitri, I understand how you feel. How do you think I feel?" After all these years "Strangelove" is still one one the funniest films to ever be made. It's also one of the more pure comedies ever made. It's rare you come across a comedy without the use of perverted jokes consisting of rude bodily functions and dirty sex. "Dr. Strangelove" possesses a wonderful balance of verbal and physical comedy. An example being a hilarious scene where Strangelove is promoting an absurd notion of reproducing the human race in bunkers while dueling with his malignant right hand. It doesn't get better than that. The special edition DVD pays an excellent tribute to both Staney Kubrick and The film with two highly in-depth behind the scenes featurettes, and along with an also humorus theatrical trailer. This is one of the most influential films ever made so please watch it and see what I mean.
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Summary: Stanley Kubrick Makes fun of the end of the world.
Review: "You can't fight in here, this is the war room!" Enough said. Mr. Kubrick, you will be missed!
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Summary: Average
Review: 'Dr. Strangelove' is a so-called classic. It has some funny moments, but most of it is just dull. Kubrick has a sense of humor only his worshippers get.
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