Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)

They pulled out all the stops when then creased this special edition. The video is crisp and the extras really give some interesting background on this movie. If you like the movie, it is a 'must have' in your collection.

I have recently seen Dr Strangelove for the first time, and know it is one of those rare movies that will compel multiple viewings. Peter Sellers plays a tour de force triumverate: as abashed President Merkin Muffley, stiff upper lip Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and the mad wild Dr Strangelove. He displays the full range of his comic talent. The plot, turns into a slick, Catch 22 style satire on the bad zaniness of war and human motivation and races in increasingly powerful circles towards the conclusion. There are multiple brilliant comic set pieces to be savoured over and over.

Highly recommended as satire of the highest order on the paranoid 1960s. And with the declaration a few years ago by a Commander in the Indian Army that they could afford a complete exchange of nuclear weapons with Pakistan at an estimated loss of only 16 million people, the logic of Strangelove may hang over us a while longer.

A great British film, trenchantly satirical in a fashion that is usually best mustered by the Brits, and as such is often hilariously funny: An insane US Air Force general called "Jack Ripper," who starts the nuclear showdown with the Soviets, an entreaty by the US President(one of three roles well- if inexplicably played by Peter Sellers)of two men bickering that "You can't fight in here -- this is the War Room!", the opening scene of in-air refuelling, strongly suggestive of sexual intercourse, and everything in between. If you're keen, you'll note the often-subtle pokes at Americans and their various institutions, which British humor has been at for some time; they do quite well, thank you.

If it's not in your psyche to stop worrying and love the Bomb, at least for about 90 minutes while your watching the film, then move on, there's nothing to see here.

--- CHAS

Although I don't particularly like this movie, my husband loves it and falls asleep to it on a regular basis. It made a great gift and I'm glad he's happy with it. Perfect condition and has brought many, many, many hours of joy to my hubby.