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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Rank 3 Reviews
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CinemaZone.dk
2001 var på flere måder været et Stanley Kubrick-år. Ikke blot fordi tiden indhentede hans kompromisløse mesterværk>Rumrejsen år 2001, men også fordi der to år efter hans død blev gjort en stor indsats for at minde os om, at mesteren var en af ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Ram It Reviews
...or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. Stanley Kubrick is seldom sufficiently credited with a wicked sense of humour but he seems to relish it vicariously here through Peter Sellers flawless performance ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Ram It Reviews
Film Frat
Here's an oxymoron for you: "nuclear war comedy." That's one way to describe Dr. Strangelove, one of the late Stanley Kubrick's early hits. How could anyone successfully construct a comedy dealing with such a frightening topic? Somehow, Kubrick did ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Film Frat
John Beachem
President Muffley has a problem. One of his generals, Jack D. Ripper, has gone insane and ordered bombers to nuke the Soviet Union. The biggest problem with this, is that the Soviets have constructed a weapon which shall destroy the world if they should ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at John Beachem
Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
The commander of Burpelson air base, Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) issues the order for the planes under his command to attack Russia, and he seals off the base. Also at the base is Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers), a ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Yet some of the laughs come too easy and linger too long; for the film's message to have maximum impact, the laughter has to stick in your throat. ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
It's as startling today as it was then. Catch it now before it becomes too relevant to be funny again. ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...still shocking in its giggly nihilism. ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
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Chad Polenz
"Dr. Strangelove" probably holds the record for the longest and strangest title in movie history, and in a way it's symbolic of the contents. This is a story of the end of the world, but a funny and thematic one at that.
The plot is a bit difficult ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Chad Polenz
DVD Authority.com (Christopher Bligh)
There are many places the song Try A Little Tenderness can be heard. It can be on a random oldies station at a remote time of night. It can also be heard sung very soulfully and passionately by the group immortalized by a film known as The Commitments. ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at DVD Authority.com (Christopher Bligh)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
The cause of nuclear war could be bodily fluids, unless someone or something can prevent the almost impossible. In a strange turn of events, General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) has snapped and sent a bomber unit to Russia, where they are ordered to ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
The New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
The ultimate touch of ghoulish humor is when we see the bomb actually going off, dropped on some point in Russia, and a jazzy sound track comes in with a cheerful melodic rendition of "We'll Meet Again Some Sunny Day." Somehow, to me, it isn't funny. It ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at The New York Times (Bosley Crowther)
Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
I'd say this is one of the funniest comedies of all time. It's uproariously funny, yet the basic theme (nuclear apocalypse) is deadly serious. Actor-Comedian Peter Sellers plays three different roles to perfection. He plays the President of the United ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Movie Gnome
Hailed by many as the best black comedy of all time, and sometimes even the best movie of all time, Dr. Strangelove, remains just all right in my book. ...read the complete Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb movie review at Movie Gnome
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by TSabonis on November 02, 2009
This is one of my favorite all time films. About 10 years ago I decided to watch all films of the AFI 100 years 100 movies. That was the only reason I grabbed this off of the shelf. This movie is one of the rare films that gets better every single time ...
by Eric S. Kim on October 21, 2009
Stanley Kubrick was a director of many faces. His films always had that distinctive look. His films dealt with the consequences of ...
by Catherine Wiencko... on October 15, 2009
I am 50 years old and just watched this film for the first time. I loved it. ...
by Richard Young "CI... on October 09, 2009
I give the movie, itself, a 5-Star rating. It is one of the best movies ever made. But I give the DVD a 4-Star rating. I love how the DVD is formated to the specs of the actual theatrical release (4x3 video, mono audio), but I take off points for not ...
by Dr. Feelgood "Dr.... on October 07, 2009
Filmed in Black and White, about a possible nuclear war scenario, plays as a black comedy, with Peter Sellers, playing several roles. The camera work and editing is slick, the pace of the film is quite fast as well. More of a social satire, than just a ...
by Don "Mack the Kni... on September 15, 2009
I first saw Dr. Strangelove in Aberdeen, Scotland in the early 1960's Peter Sellars still shines in his three different roles. My favorite tongue-in-cheek scenes - Slim Pickens swatting at damaged B-52 bomb door circuitry with his cowboy hat and, best ...
by A1alienhunter on September 11, 2009
Great! absolutley the best remaster I have seen in a black and white film. The razor shapness and brightness brought about by High Def Blue Ray makes viewing this movie better then ...
by J. Draper on August 08, 2009
I regard Dr. Strangelove as THE best Stanley Kubrick movie of all time. Peter Sellers triple role is amazing. George C. Scott actually agreed to do this movie to make an attempt at comedy in his career. I believe he pulled it off quite well as Gen. ...
by D. Reed "The Movi... on July 28, 2009
I love political satire and it doesn't get any better than this! Having Peter Sellers in the ...
by Geary A., Jones on June 21, 2009
Kubrick's enduring masterpiece on the insanity of nuclear war, made a few years after the Cuban Missle Crisis, still holds it bite. Peter Sellers in three equally hilarious roles is at his absurdist best, but Sterling Hayden as Brigadier General Jack D. ...
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