An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
Ok, apparently this is a movie of 100 laughs. I thought it was amusing, but not exactly uproariously funny. It was a masterpiece for its time, a time capsule, if you will. Peter Sellers is very funny, however, I love how he can play three characters so different; I knew he played three, but I didn't even realize he was the President. George C. Scott was hilarious, I loved how worked up he got, with that insanely harsh voice and crazy smile. It's a perfect satire, combining true terror of nuclear war with humor, only Stanley Kubrick could pull that off. It's the perfect length at barely over an hour and a half, and it goes back and forth between the confines of the war room and a plane headed for inevitable destruction just often enough to keep a restless audience interested. Kids my age (18+) might not get this movie, but if they're informed about the context of the film, it's really interesting to see and Peter Sellers' acting is timeless.
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