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Summary: Are you narrow-minded and lacking intelligence?
Review: Then don't bother watching this movie. In fact, don't bother watching any of Kubrick's films. Stick to "You've Got Mail" and "The Matrix" for your brainless entertainment. This film is nearly beyond words.A seemingly post-apocalyptic world...a young man (who was but 15 years old in the book) who's greatest source of joy is found in the supposed ills of society...sex, drugs and violence. After being sold out by his droogs, Alex is arrested and incarcerated. He then chooses, despite warnings of the dangers therein, to subject himself to a new "treatment," declaring "I want to be good," in an obviously less than sincere manner. He is then put through nothing less than an array of horrifying treatments to "cure" him of his violent tendencies. The result is a drone, a "Clockwork Orange," who is capable of only what has been programmed. He is subject to revenge and, unable to deal with the repercussions of his acts, attempts suicide. After surviving, the media discovers the horrible results of his "treatment," and expose it for what it is. A brief synopsis of Burgess's fabulous work of fiction...but words cannot describe what Kubrick has done. It can only be experienced. Many reviews I've read shows a sort of disgust wit this film, claiming it to be little more than a shock fest. Of course, these people fail to realize the reasoning for displaying such, even disgusted at how the scenes of violence are glorified. THAT is how Alex feels while acting out these crimes. He finds joy, pleasure, excitement! "I'm...ready for love!" To have displayed it for what it truly is would detract from the expressionism of how Alex perceived it. To him, it wasn't a horrible act...it was fun! And to think that the sole message of this film is to feel sorry for criminals...well, I'm sorry that you watched it. You missed it completely. This film isn't about crime and punishment. On the surface, perhaps. But below this lies a bold statement about human nature and relates closely to Carl Jung's statements about evil. Kubrick must be a huge fan of Jung's work, because I see it in most all of his films. Jung believed evil was purely subjective. What is more evil? Beating an old man with sticks or having your thoughts and beliefs programmed into you? Obviously, if you've been brainwashed into Christianity, you'll prefer the former...but consider not being able to choose how to live. Consider being sickened when you see a beautiful member of the opposite sex. Consider not being able to defend yourself from an attacker. Consider a beautiful piece of classical music driving you to suicide. THAT is what the movie is; to me at least. Jung's idea of subjectivity towards evil. Of course, Kubrick's cinematography is nothing short of brilliant. The scores are appropriate and add to Alex's playful moods. A word about the nudity. There is, admittedly, a lot. Most of it, however, is represented in artwork. Painting and sculpture. Why does that offend people? Is nudity not perfectly natural? Are we all not nude under our clothing? And the sex...would any of us be here without it? Free your minds, people.
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Summary: An incredible film from the world's greatest filmmaker
Review: What can be said about this film that hasn't already been said? Nearly three decades after its release, "A Clockwork Orange" remains controversial, and consequently, brilliant. The film is brilliant in the respect that it broke new ground in the art of graphic filmmaking as a forum for social commentary. Like "Midnight Cowboy" two years prior and Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" five years later, Kubrick's film depicts life in a raw, gritty light that defies all pre-conceived notions of life. The film was purely science fiction in 1971, but today is has become almost fully realized. What? Young punks who terrorize the weak and abuse the innocent? Theft, rape, murder? And as punishment, a chance for rehabilitation? Ye gods! But such our society has become. Anthony Burgess was able to foresee it, and apparently so was Kubrick. His masterful use of the Steadi-cam, lighting, music, and an incredible performance by Malcolm McDowell make this film an absolute tour-de-force. The film is witty, clever, frightening, sickening, and humorous. This can't be said about many other films. Kubrick was a genius, committed to his art like no other, with the possible exception of De Niro. He was well-known for routinely taking up to a year to make his films; heck, he spent 16 months filming "Eyes Wide Shut." But he was an artist and a visionary, and he had something to say. It's much more than I can say for the Tony Scotts and Michael Bays of today. Believe the hype. See "A Clockwork Orange," and then see it again. In fact, do yourself a favor and see all of this genius' films. By the way, "Eyes Wide Shut" is now playing at a theater near you. Long live Stanley Kubrick.
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Summary: Brilliant work from a Brilliant Man
Review: There has rarely been a more strikingly potent film that can hold it's value for so long. As all great art it is timeless and will be enjoyed forever.
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Summary: Absurd as well as freshly disturbing
Review: ON the DVD aspect, I always expect more from a DVD and always receive less than expected. Give me interviews, give me angles, give me a seperate audio channel where I can listen to Wendy Carlos banging on her Moog!!!! As for the film itself - Absurd as well as freshly disturbing I love you Kubrick...RIP
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Summary: Avant-Garde
Review: Fantastic. Minimalistic. Black and White. Over the Top. Lush. Great Soundtrack. This is not just a movie. This is cinema.
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Summary: A great but sometimes misunderstood movie
Review: A ClockworK Orange still remains one of my favorite movies even after seeing it several times. It has incredible acting and Stanley Kubrik did a wonderful job of adapting the book to movie. But what most people don't see is that the movie is violent and sexual to create an atmosphere. By not putting on limits about what it portrays it creates the atmosphere of Alex's (main character) life. I don't know about what some people think but a great story and great acting usually makes a great movie
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Summary: A crazed, demented, strangely uplifting masterpiece
Review: The most mazing thing about this masterpiece is its range: part dark comedy, part social commentary, part apocalyptic sci-fi, part prison drama, etc. This movie pleases on an amazing number of levels. Boasting perhaps the best opening shot and most subversive ending in movie history, A Clockwork Orange is cinema at its finest.
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Summary: WATCH IT!
Review: This movie was disturbing in ways... humurous, thought-provoking.. but all in all, fantastic. It isn't the actual violence itself that makes this movie disturbing, it's the almost glorification of it... the portrayal of how Alex Delarge sees it and fancies it... and his treatment in the "experiments". The images from this movie are still with me, they run deep... the one image that will never leave me is when he is propped up in that chair thing, with his eyes held open, and how he just screams... man oh man.. good stuff. I think a strong minded 14 year old could appreciate this sort of thing... if he's over his whole violence is cool phase. Hmmm... if you have a low attention span don't watch this.... BUT if you are just getting into Kubrick films I would start with this one... it will make you appreciate "2001: A Space Odyssey" more, because "A Clockwork Orange"'s inner message type thing is MUCH easier to get... on could analyze 2001 forever.
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Summary: At Least you've seen it
Review: Well at least you've seen it. Its still banned here in the UK
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Summary: Standing the Test of Time
Review: Having seen this film at the cinema whilst a college undergrad in the 1970s, and later on a pirate video in the mid-90s I was struck by how those images had stayed with me. Kubrick did exactly the right thing in withdrawing the film from general release because he could quite easily, (as has later happened), created a copycat monster as has the Kung-Fu film era, the musclemen era, the gun-carrying gangsta era and lately the computer crime era. Would anyone want a gang of adolescent (Alex is only 15 in the book) accomplished thieves and rapists out on the loose preying on the weak and handicapped?? Perhaps in the USA the film will be viewed as 'tame' but it is a moral tale and not a series of events to be emulated, admired or accepted. It was supposed to be a timely warning which was duly ignored. The bowler hats, eye make-up and uniform white outfit where steroetypical and if the re is anyone out there able to say it never happened, may I make the statement 'Trenchcoat Mafia.?' I feel privileged to have seen it but lets not trust the judgement of the more impressionable among us. After all, I dressed up like Alex and his droogs and formed the Seaton Clockwork. I have an IQ of 126. We don't need another style of violence to emulate from films. The video game industry is doing a good job nicely thank-you.
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