[MrMon]

Humor is about context, and without it, it just isn't funny. Plus, this is black comedy, which is even more about context.

I think one of the funniest movies in the last 20 years is "Heathers", but I've recommended the film to lots of people who hand it back after watching it and say I'm one sick guy. They didn't find it funny at all. Again, context.

To get Dr. Strangelove, you're going to need to find someone to explain every reference, and even then, it's not going to make as much sense as to someone very familiar with the period. In that sense, it isn't very good, it doesn't travel well like "Some Like It Hot", made 5 years earlier, where the humor is more timeless and less topical. But for those who get the joke, there are few better comedies.