Ouch! How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Assume the Position

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Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. A New York City doctor pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife admits that she once almost cheated on him. An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.

Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.

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A screenwriter is hired to rework a faded silent film star's script, only to find himself developing a dangerous relationship. Paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Only Ripper knows the code to recall the B bombers and he has shut down communication in and out of Burpelson as a measure to protect this attack.

Ripper's executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake on exchange from Britain , who is being held at Burpelson by Ripper, believes he knows the recall codes if he can only get a message to the outside world. Meanwhile at the Pentagon War Room, key persons including Muffley, Turgidson and nuclear scientist and adviser, a former Nazi named Dr. Strangelove, are discussing measures to stop the attack or mitigate its blow-up into an all Who'd have thought that Kubrick had such a great sense of humor?

I mean, in most of his films, there are snippets of humor, and Barry Lyndon has a definite irony, but I hadn't expected him to be able to direct such a hilarious and thoroughly entertaining comedy.

I had known for a while that this was the highest rated Kubrick film here on IMDb, so naturally, I was excited to find out if it was really his best film. Even though I haven't seen Lolita, Spartacus, Eyes Wide Shut or his first few films the shorts he made before his feature , and even though I thoroughly enjoyed his other films, this very well may be his best film. Made in a period of time where the thought of nuclear war was a terrifying idea, that was believed to be a reasonable fear, the film takes this idea and turns it around, makes us laugh at it.

The film was made during the Cold War, which must have taken quite a lot of guts on Kubrick's side So, he turned the idea of impending doom from nuclear holocaust into a black comedy. Personally, I think he did a damn good job of it. I haven't laughed that hard and for so long at any one time for quite a while The comedy isn't overplayed, in fact most of it is presented in a dead-pan, matter-of-fact-like type of way The plot is excellent, and very well-paced.

In my opinion, Kubrick's most well-paced film. The plot takes off almost immediately and moves at a great pace throughout the film. The acting is flawless. Not something completely unusual for a Kubrick film, but still. Scott and Peter Sellers are amazing. Normally, I'm not too fond of Sellers, but here he was brilliant. The characters are well-written, diverse and interesting.

The cinematography is great.

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Just like Kubrick's other films, this one has some very memorable scenes, one of which the bomb-riding sequence has been referenced and spoofed a huge number of times The dialog is well-written, well-delivered and memorable. Plenty of quotable lines. I can't really say much more about the movie without ruining one or more of the innumerable great jokes Seriously, if you enjoy Kubrick's sense of humor as seen limited in his other movies, you're going to enjoy this film.

Maybe not as much as I did, but you'll most likely laugh. I recommend this to any fan of Kubrick, black comedies, Peter Sellers or just comedies with a dark basic theme to watch this. I can't praise it enough. See it, unless you are offended by the themes the film presents. You won't regret it. I know I didn't. Not by a long shot. Hilarious film with a provocative plot and basic idea. Start your free trial. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!

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More from Liz Carr. Being my own boss has been fun - my work has been varied, the hours have been irregular and each day has been unpredictable. I have a new job - a proper, full time, office job. I work from 9. I know this may be normal for most people but as someone who is used to going to bed at 3 am, getting up at lunchtime and working most evenings, the new routine has come as a shock to my crippled little system. The last time I went to bed this early, I was 8 years old. Two weeks into the new job though and I am already creating coping strategies.

I go to bed in my clothes to save time in the morning and if I am ever late for work then my favourite excuse is, "my hamster ate my wheelchair". But getting used to a new routine is the easy part. The difficult bit is learning how to fit in with colleagues, the company and your new role. The team I work with head to the pub every lunchtime whilst I stay at my desk with a packed lunch.

Is this a disability thing? Is the pub inaccessible? Maybe I should just make the first move and invite myself. First he became confused, next he apologised and then he told me that he has a disabled relative. Since I have full time personal assistance, there is always a helper like person with me at work.

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But my colleagues seem to be coping well with this unusual relationship. As soon as I got the job, I contacted the Government scheme Access to Work for help in making my workplace even more accessible.

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She measured me, photographed me and promptly ordered a height adjustable desk, a made to measure office chair and an electric stapler. I shall be the envy of the office. Speaking of staplers, the job has even more perks, my particular favourite being stationery. So, with my personal assistant as my accomplice, I rifle through the stationery cupboard, and every evening we leave the office with an oversized bag of booty.

Surely no one would ever suspect a frail little cripple like me, with her extra large bag of medical aids and continence products. Send to a friend. Learn more about the Government's Access to Work Scheme. More articles about personal assistants , work. Complain about this comment 2. Complain about this comment 3. Complain about this comment 4. Complain about this comment 5. Complain about this comment 6.

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