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Posted by jbmcb (A) on March 28, 2005 at 06:49:55

In Reply to: Dr. Strangelove...so what is wrong with me? posted by Bas Horneman on March 27, 2005 at 14:44:06:

> The rest of the cliché's were so true, they weren't even funny?

Which cliche's? The crazy general? The stoic Soviet diplomat? The manic ex-nazi scientist? How many of these characters have you met?

> The story is not far fetched at all...

It's pretty farfetched, right now at least. The president has the nuclear control codes, without those codes you can't arm a nuclear weapon. SAC controls pretty much all that stuff, one loony general can't order a nuclear strike.

> What is wrong with me for not thinking it is one of the greatest comedies ever?

It's a very low key, black comedy. If that's not your cup of tea then you won't find it funny. There's nothing wrong with you at all :)

Try watching it again, and play close attention to the cinematography, especially in the war room. Remember, Kubrick had a reason for pretty much every shot in his movies.

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