h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The best, funniest line in any film, ever:

"Gentlemen! You can't fight here! This is the war room!"

If you need to ask, you haven't seen it.

B

Yup, comes in 44th on the "Most Popular Movies" list per Zagat's survey of 8000 voters. I saw a "making of" documentary, when a scene worked, Kubrick looked really tickled.

I have a friend who claims to have seen it so many times he can recite the entire dialogue.

We can not have a mine gap!!!

Dmititri...Dmititri...don't cry, Dmititri

it's the commies!
fantastic film...

All the Sellers stuff is good though. I love The Party and Pink Panther too.

"It was Pervertiglieb, but he changed it when he became a citizen..."

"Mein Fuehrer! I can WALK!"

speaking of Sellers, what do you all think of steve martin playing Inspector Clouseau in the new PP movie? i'm rather torn.

I'm not being a devil's advocate / troll here, but I genuinely think that Dr Strangelove is one of the most overrated films ever made. Every time I hear critics writhing with joy over it, I wonder if it's the same film I saw; a mildly absurd, somewhat surreal, very patchily funny, over-long, rather dated satire with a couple of endlessly quoted sub-Groucho-Marx witticisms. Admittedly I seem to be in a minority here (maybe I was just in a bad mood when I saw it).

en garde

mood assuredly affects the viewing experience. watch it again.