Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (more)
Directed by:
Stanley KubrickCinematography:
Gilbert TaylorComposer:
Laurie JohnsonCast:
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Tracy Reed, Frank Berry, Roy Stephens, Paul Tamarin (more)VOD (2)
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This is the saga of two psychotic generals: Joint Chief of Staff “Buck” Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, who orders a bomber squadron to attack the USSR, triggering a Soviet secret weapon, the “Doomsday Machine”, a diabolical retaliatory missile system. (MUBI)
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A brilliant idea, masterfully brought to perfection, despite the bizarreness on the way. Now I finally understand the thousands of references found in American pop culture. Slim Pickens’ rodeo ride, the War Room. Truly an essential piece of cinematography. Peter Sellers excels, Sterling Hayden, ranting on with that cigar in his mouth, is the epitome of the military and George C. Scott steals almost all the scenes only and only for himself. Great.
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The truly friendly conversation with Dimitri, the shining Peter Sellers, and the typically biting Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove has exactly the type of humor that, when it hits, leaves both wrinkles from laughter and the feel of a perfectly ingenious film. Especially since it's not for everyone. But for me, even fifty years after it was made, it remains an ageless bullseye.
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An excellent Kubrick satire that impresses especially with excellent performances and an imaginative script. Peter Sellers really shines in his roles, but I was most amused by George C. Scott as the paranoid anti-communist general. Things must have been pretty intense during the Cold War, but Kubrick makes fun of everything in a perfect way. You won't be rolling on the floor laughing, but its different perspective on the threat of war will make you think perhaps more effectively than any serious film.
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This certainly wasn’t a straightforward comedy. Don’t get me wrong, there was humor and not a little of it, but the main idea of the film was deadly serious, with a corresponding atmosphere. What blew my mind was how this film is still relevant even fifty-six years after its premiere. The Cold War is officially off the table, but all you need is one retard who manages to get hold of the briefcase with the red button, knocks back two shots of disinfectant every morning, and believes that the best argument is to yell loudly, and we’re in real trouble.
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In the film Paths of Glory, Kubrick already showed how masterfully he could depict what happens in the military. This time he decided to handle satirically the subject matter he approached seriously in an older film, choosing Peter George's book, which he adapted into one of the most commercially successful films. It's a very harsh satire on the Cold War and on what could happen if one person in the right place went crazy or simply decided to take matters into their own hands. Kubrick reunited with Peter Sellers, this time casting him in a triple role, demonstrating Sellers' strength as an actor because each of his roles is completely different. And it's not just him. George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are also great. Kubrick's precision in scenes, especially those involving aircraft, probably doesn't surprise anyone. It’s undoubtedly Kubrick's funniest film and the only one primarily considered as a comedy.
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