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Nothing Better
For me, this movie is both classic in a theatrical sense and in a personal way. As the daughter of a Hitler historian, I spent my childhood listening to my father discussing not only 'Der Führer,' but the opposite end of the spectrum in Josef Stalin. He discussed the Cold War in depth with me, and by the time I was in middle school, I knew more about the Red Menace that most of my classmates combined. For me, however, the Red Menace was almost like a joke--the Cold War was over, communism didn't have a good foothold anywhere, and it seemed like the end of the story.

When Dr Strangelove was made, however, the Cold War was still in full swing. All of those things that Daddy told me about the belief that there was a communist infiltration of water systems, the B-52s sent to watch over the USSR, all of that was still going on. There was an insanity, a paranoia, a distrust of people and institutions that could only be found in a post-war society such as 1960s America. This translated into a fabulous comédie à l'humour grinçant, one which could never be replicated and yet still resonates with Americans under the current administration.

After years of watching this on small screens, I had the great pleasure of seeing it with a large group of people (including my father) at the Belcourt in Nashville this past weekend. This treasured movie, watched many times, became something completely different on the big screen. Hearing other people laugh at the absurdity of the characters and situations just made the movie seem all the more fabulous. Whether laughing at something as asinine as the name Bat Guano or some masterful move by Peter Sellers, the community was electrifying. This movie is something that can be savoured by intellectuals of all types from the political sciences major who was sitting behind me to the ex-Air Force pilot a few rows up. At the end, we all joined in a rousing chorus of We'll Meet Again. Everyone enjoys it for different reasons, reinforcing the awesomeness of this film.

To put it simply, this is not a film to be missed. Seize your chance and watch it liberally. You will never be disappointed.

Timeless Dark Comedy
The time period for this movie is the Cold War but the comedy will endure for all time. I have no doubt that future generations will enjoy this creative masterpiece as much as us cold war babies have.

Don't Bother With 40th Anniversary Edition
Get the cheaper verion. The 2nd disc in the 40th Anniversary Edition is virtually worthless. There are the usual previews, etc., and some film critics, plus McNamara babbling, and, and Spike Lee. I gotta tell ya. I can't, for the life of me, figure out what Spike Lee has to contribute regarding the period or commentary about the film.

The 40th Anniversary Ed. is a bust. Get the cheaper version. Everything you want to know about the film can be read or figured out by watching it.

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