The most beautiful work of art ever made.

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 2001)

(Some minor spoilers)
Alex(Malcom McDowel) is the leader of a brutal gang. This gang goes around the city, killing and raping people. One night, Alex and his team sneak into a crippled man's home and rape the man's wife. These scenes are hard to watch, but still are effective. Also that night they beat an old homeless man nearly to death. This sort of violence is called "ultra-violence". Alex is living in his parents' house with a pet snake named Basil, and he is a great fan of Beethoven. Until one night Alex kills a woman, and goes to prison. In prison, he is forced to have a special treatment to escape. This treatment involves opening Alex's eyes and forcing him to watch movies of rape and violence, thus brainwashing him. After he is out of prison, he returns home only to find out what his friends and family have been doing for the two years he was convicted....
Stanley Kubrick is a genius. This movie was made in 1971, but it looks like it was made less than 5 years ago. It's amazing. Kubrick's vision of the future 30 years ago is more than perfect. If you watch A Clockwork Orange, think of it as a work of art. Everything in this film is artistic. Malcom McDowell is very good in acting, and so are his friends.
I didn't know what section of blockbuster this movie was in, but I found it in Sci-fi. Could you believe this movie was actually funny at some points? Kubrick's adaption to the novel was a perfect film, and deffinetly his best. If you ask me, I'd say it should have been in the "Fantasy" section, because everything in this film came out of a genius's mind, and the technique of brainwashing isn't something that you'd usually find in a Sci-fi movie.
This movie deffinetly made my top-five of best movies ever made. Halloween looked older than this!! Perfect, perfect, prefect. Not over-long, and not idiotic, this film turned out even better than I thought. Don't forget, this isn't a usual film, but like a painting, it has "classic" written all over it. A beautiful painting, that is. What a great film.
So rent it right now, go to blockbuster, and look for it. From the first to last scene, you'll be bedazzled.