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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I finally got around to watching Dr. Strangelove. It's well made from a sort of technical perspective, but I can't say I actually enjoyed it. The humor has aged to the point of being painfully unfunny, and its high profile status made watching it a completely surprise free endeavour for me. Neither of those things are the movie's fault but nevertheless that was my experience. It makes me wonder if I would have enjoyed it if I had been able to see it when it was new or not.
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Don't think I'd have found it belly-laugh funny in the 60s - past 12. But some of the situations are amusing. I like Peter Sellers when he's subtle, not farcical - his scenes with Sterling Hayden are the main reason why I revisit it.