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

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DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB is Stanley Kubrick's Cold War masterpiece. Based on the novel RED ALERT by Peter George, the film is set at the height of the tensions between Russia and the United States, when all it would take to destroy the world was one push of a button. And General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) is just the man to do it.Convinced that the Russians have infiltrated America's "vital essence," the crazed Ripper gives the go code to the 843rd bomb wing to attack Russia, setting in motion a series of darkly hilarious vignettes involving gung-ho soldiers, wacky generals, spying Russians, drunken premiers, battles with soda machines, fights in the War Room, and the Russians' top-secret Doomsday Machine. Shot in black and white, the film has three main centers of action: one of the B-52 bombers, on which a group of loyal men know they are about to start World War III; Burpelson Air Force Base, where Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) is trying to convince everyone that Ripper has gone mad and the bombing must be stopped; and the War Room, where President Merkin Muffley (Sellers again) is trying to make peace with the Russians. The finale featuring Sellers as Dr. Strangelove is a comic gem. Hayden, George C. Scott, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn, and Sellers (in three roles) are especially terrific in what may be the funniest, most poignant black comedy ever made, a vicious satire on the farcical aspects of the military and the cold war.

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Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick's cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. Dr. Strangelove is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), a maniacal warrior obsessed with "the purity of precious bodily fluids," mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The Soviets counter the threat with a so- called "Doomsday Device," and the world hangs in the balance while the U.S. president (Peter Sellers) engages in hilarious hot-line negotiations with his Soviet counterpart. Sellers also plays a British military attaché and the mad bomb-maker Dr. Strangelove; George C. Scott is outrageously frantic as General Buck Turgidson, whose presidential advice consists mainly of panic and statistics about "acceptable losses." With dialogue ("You can't fight here! This is the war room!") and images (Slim Pickens's character riding the bomb to oblivion) that have become a part of our cultural vocabulary, Kubrick's film regularly appears on critics' lists of the all-time best. --Jeff Shannon

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - THE BLUEPRINT FOR DARK COMEDY
Kubrick's enduring masterpiece on the insanity of nuclear war, made a few years after the Cuban Missle Crisis, still holds it bite. Peter Sellers in three equally hilarious roles is at his absurdist best, but Sterling Hayden as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, and George C. Scott as ultra-paranoid General Buck Turgidson encapsulate the words ' military intelligence ' in epic fashion. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB is still the grand farce to end all farces, ... Read More
Rating: - Good Comedy...Not Helpful for Reality
I found "Dr. Strangelove" to be a well-created, dark comedy. Certainly, the major theme of the film was quite clear. The acting was also very, very good. Additionally, the names of the characters is another fascinating study: President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove, General Jack D. Ripper, etc.

The dangers of nuclear war being presented seriously through a comedy is an additional positive. The film convey the idea that the USA and USSR have the power to basically destroy the world ... Read More
Rating: - Dr. Strangelove - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Sony / Region Free
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / AACS
Running time: 1:34:45
Movie size: 23,949,828,096 bytes
Disc size: 32,942,746,598 bytes
Total bit rate: 33.70 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 25.96 Mbps

Dolby TrueHD AudioEnglish 1299 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1299 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English... Read More
Rating: - Blu-ray: So you own the 40th Anniversary edition but is the 45th Anniversary worth the double dip?
It was a time of turmoil in the world.There was the threat of a nuclear war between the United States and Russia, how fatalistic Americans were during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US involvement in the military conflict in Vietnam was starting to heighten and tensions were high.Director Stanley Kubrick wanted to make a thriller on a what if there was a nuclear accident.

Using Peter George's novel "Red Alert" (written back in 1958) as a source to write his film adaption, his knowledge ... Read More
Rating: - Smart, though, funny: wonderful!
I finally got a copy of this universally reputed movie, after many of its characters and themes already enticed my curiosity through the years, and, basically, as I wished not to miss such a milestone in Peter Seller's career (being a staunch fan of him as inspector Clouseau). Well, I have been pleased and over-pleased by every minute of the movie, and found Seller's acting over the top. The sadistic smile of Strangelove while describing mass-destruction or the "unfortunate" case of a women/men 10-to-1 ... Read More