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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
More timely than ever.
The context has changed but the insanity of today make this film more relevant than ever. Never mind The West Wing, this black satire is on the money.
Yes sellers was three times brilliant, so was Slim Pickins, so were they all, but this is much more than the sum sum of many individually great parts.
Truth is, the first time I saw it (way back when) could hardly watch it, I was actually offended - but I then had to see it a second time - I was captivated.
Each time since, the brilliance grows. Wheter this film, Space Oddesy or Clockwork Orange is Kubrik's crowning achievement, I don't know. What a a legacy!
Starhunter (2000)
Good, but season one better
OK, this was slicker than season one, and I enjoyed it. Percy was particularly intriguing, but they seem to have cut her back compared to the first season. Mistake. The first 22 episodes of the original series had some rough edges - but it had edge - a lot of it. I believed these characters, they had life and their hands got dirty, I loved it. The new season obviously had more money in the sets, and more money in the effects, but it was all too glib compared to the first 22. It had become a bit more of a typical sci-fi show - still better than the shows that didn't try, but it lost heart or something along the way to more money.
If they ever do a new season, give me the sets and effects of season two with the writing, surprises and character quality of the first season!