Dr. Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb review
My Rating: 6.8/10
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99% Metacritics Rating: 96/100 My Favorite Quotes
I was very skeptical about watching another 60's movie after the large amount of disappointments I have recently watched such as the Godfather, Casablanca, Batman, and many more. Although this movies genre is clearly stated as being a dark satirical comedy. I found very few scenes funny. In fact the only scene I laughed at was when Dr. Strangelove had a boner and was hailing Hitler. That in itself just shows how this movie should not be considered a masterpiece by any stretch. Did I enjoy this movie? No, but did it have some memorable scenes and quality? Yes. For instance the fact that some characters have names that are sexual innuendo's. Which I found to be very clever and original in itself. George C. Scott's performance was very patriotic and realistic, which is why he was also so memorable. The scene where the pilot rides a nuclear war head into The Soviet Union was very memorable. I should also mention that the CGI was atrocious, understandably it was made in 1964, but Star Wars was release only 13 years later and it's CGI is unbelievable. That is where the good things end. Aside from those minor appealing qualities. This film offers little in the department of entertainment. It felt like a 3 hour film despite it spanning only 1 hour 43 minutes. That alone is enough to turn me off a movie and I am surprised I did not turn it off. Although I shall admit the ending was very well done and forced you to think. This movie is definitely a classic, but by no means is it a masterpiece. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Ending
+ Originality
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-Not Entertaining
-Not funny
+ Originality
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-Not Entertaining
-Not funny
Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 7/10
Plot: 7/10
Originality: 9/10
Pacing: 4/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Dialogue: 8/10
Special Effect: 2/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 9/10
Plot: 7/10
Originality: 9/10
Pacing: 4/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Dialogue: 8/10
Special Effect: 2/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 9/10