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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 (1964)
Stanley Kubrick's cold war comedy masterwork gets better with each viewing, and is one of the few Kubrick movies that I feel compelled to rewatch. In what is obviously the most acclaimed film of 1964, the extremely difficult task of making comedy about Armageddon is excellently handled by Kubrick.
Peter Sellers plays Captain Mandrake, a British officer who must try and stop the madness of his superior, who has ordered an attack on Russia. Meanwhile, President Merkin Muffley and his military leaders brief the situation, while the President's advisor, Dr Strangelove, believes that Russia is brewing a superbomb that will bring the world to an end.
Stanley Kubrick proved with this film that he was an amazing director. While the film is classified as a comedy, there are moments of power, especially during an attack on a military base. I've read somewhere else on this forum (I think it was Mark F) that it's almost like documentary footage. The characters are all equally memorable, from Peter Seller's triple performance to George C. Scott's outrageous portrayal of Buck Turgidson to Slim Pickens' cowboy pilot. Every performance is excellent and the writing is wonderfully dark and humourous.
Another case of further viewings make it seem better, this is currently my third favourite Kubrick film, and I wouldn't be surprised if it rised from that place in the near future.
Stanley Kubrick's cold war comedy masterwork gets better with each viewing, and is one of the few Kubrick movies that I feel compelled to rewatch. In what is obviously the most acclaimed film of 1964, the extremely difficult task of making comedy about Armageddon is excellently handled by Kubrick.
Peter Sellers plays Captain Mandrake, a British officer who must try and stop the madness of his superior, who has ordered an attack on Russia. Meanwhile, President Merkin Muffley and his military leaders brief the situation, while the President's advisor, Dr Strangelove, believes that Russia is brewing a superbomb that will bring the world to an end.
Stanley Kubrick proved with this film that he was an amazing director. While the film is classified as a comedy, there are moments of power, especially during an attack on a military base. I've read somewhere else on this forum (I think it was Mark F) that it's almost like documentary footage. The characters are all equally memorable, from Peter Seller's triple performance to George C. Scott's outrageous portrayal of Buck Turgidson to Slim Pickens' cowboy pilot. Every performance is excellent and the writing is wonderfully dark and humourous.
Another case of further viewings make it seem better, this is currently my third favourite Kubrick film, and I wouldn't be surprised if it rised from that place in the near future.