just watched this for the first time last night. I know, I'm behind on the classics, but I want to say that it's one of the funniest scare- you-because-it-could-be-so-true black comedy's I've ever seen. Peter Sellers is of course brilliant but adding to his already formidable comedic talent is the fact that he plays THREE rolls in this film. I did not, at first, recognize him as the President, but when I did I realized the extent of his brilliance because the three characters he plays in the film are all so different, yet all hilarious (for different reasons). George C. Scott was, of course, the perfect choice for a war-mongering red-hating General in the War room. He played the character to perfection. G.C. Scott's performance a standout among standout performances. Lastly, although I could go on, one of the funniest moments in the whole movie, in my opinion at least, was Slim Pickin's ride on the atom bomb as it was released from the belly of the plane. His cowboy bucking bronco attitude typifies, defines, stereotypes, condemns, and highlights the can-do at any cost and damn the consequences attitude we American's had then and, can still have now. It is an attitude that has both elevated and damned us in the eyes of the world, worthy of praise or condemnation depending on it's application. So, my recommendation is everyone should see this film at least once in their life for both its comedic brilliance and its cautionary satire. View it with the tongue in cheek attitude Kubrick intended but also with a keen eye towards the films applicability to our current history. Sometimes farce can help us see our own shortcomings far better than debate or the dry orations from those who supposedly know better