Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

A searing satire of military thinking and the threat of nuclear war. I never got to like Peter Sellers much, but here he absolutely grounded me with his triple role. The rodeo on the bomb at the end is the cherry on top of this delicious cake. (11/05/2003)

A chilling satire. An unforgettable triple role. It’s topical even today. And it’s primarily very funny and the satire precise. It doesn’t matter if you like the end result or not; one thing is certain. It’s gripping, if nothing else... And there can never be too many movies like this. A crying shame that Kubrick didn’t make more comedies; he certainly had a talent for them. (06/12/2004)

A really friendly conversation with Dimitrij, a shining Peter Sellers, and bitingly typical Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove has exactly the type of humor that, when it hits, leaves both wrinkles from laughter and a sense of a perfectly clever film. Especially since it's not for everyone. But for me, even after fifty years since its creation, it remains an ageless bull's eye. (30/04/2006)

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. (04/01/2013)

What can I say about Dr. Strangelove? It's a film by one of my favorite directors, starring one of my favorite actors in several roles, the subject matter is a satirical Cold War comedy, which is (what a coincidence) one of my favorite subjects... What, you haven't seen it yet? "I'm walking!" (04/04/2010)

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. (02/07/2012)

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. (15/11/2020)

In the movie "Paths of Glory", Kubrick already showed how masterfully he can depict what happens in the army. The subject matter, which he took seriously in an older film, this time he decided to approach satirically and chose the book by Peter George, which he adapted into one of the most successful films in terms of audience reception. It is a very harsh satire on the Cold War and on what could happen if one person went mad in the right place, or simply decided to take matters into their own hands. Kubrick repeated his collaboration with Peter Sellers, this time in a triple role, demonstrating his strength as an actor because each of his roles is completely different. It's not just him. George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are also great. Kubrick's precision in the scenes, especially those involving airplanes, comes as no surprise. Undoubtedly Kubrick's funniest film and actually the only one primarily considered as a comedy. (07/04/2014)

My fifth Kubrick. While I obviously don't remember the era and couldn't absorb the tense political atmosphere of the time from credible liberal sources, I did suffer through some of that education. And so you can’t help but notice with this work Kubrick is reflecting on the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was indeed the closest we came in the entire Cold War era to the outbreak of another global conflict. To make the whole film in a satirical and parodying spirit is probably the best thing Kubrick could have done, because it was the satirical approach that perfectly allowed him to point out the senselessness and lameness of the whole long conflict between East and West. The only thing that perhaps disappointed me a little was that the entire time the viewer only witnesses political events in the West. Some insight into the Kremlin and an "Eastern perspective" on the whole affair might have added to the overall experience. The question is how the East would have taken it at the time if someone parodied their high command. ;) (02/12/2011)