50 years since Dr Strangelove hit the screens

Started by burnaby64, 14 May 2014, 07:36:39 PM

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burnaby64

I remember seeing this with schoolfriends when it reached Falkirk and have been a fan ever since. Sellers is magnificent, of course, but George C Scott and Slim Pickens do a great job, too. Wonderful names--General Jack D Ripper, Bat Guano, Major Kong. And in its own way deeply scary.

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Leman

Never enjoyed it, but never seen the point of black humour. Some topics just aren't funny.
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Ithoriel

Loved it. Sellers is brilliant but you're right there's a great cast.

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FierceKitty

Kubrick was the Shakespeare of cinema. Honour to his memory.
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Steeleye

Great film, the book it was based on was more serious but very interesting.

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"you can't fight in here this is the war room" - President Muffley as George C Scott, (the gung-ho Curtis Lemay type airforce gen) and Russian ambassador start fighting.

Slim Pickens finest moment as Major Kong - so focused on the task in hand

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Excellent film.......as most of the other I have seen by Kubrick.

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Never seen it also. But then, I was never a great cinema buff.
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Bernie

If into Kubrick movies - try Barry Lyndon set in C18th - one of best linear warfare depictions in movie history - also a rollicking story of his other adventures - but do not play cards with the man

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My favourite. As close to a perfect movie as I know.
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Tho' we've just watched The Shining, and that remains one hell of a movie.
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