Worst Novel-to-Film Adaptation I've ever seen

Rating: 2/10 (13 December 2011)

Honestly, I was so disappointed in this movie. I have read the book, and since it got great reviews, I was expecting a fantastic rendition of the "must read" by Anthony Burgess. That's not what I got. The movie played down the use of the "slang" words so prevalent in the book. In my opinion, that makes this book stand out among other futuristic, dystopian novels. So, they barely used the lingo, and then cut out several parts from the book! Important parts, nonetheless. All in all, I found this movie extrapolated the "weirdness" of the book, while generally brushing off the ethical implications that Burgess brings up, as well as other underlying concepts in the book. After I watched it, I asked my friends what they thought of the movie. "So cool!" "So weird; loved it!" "It's one of my favorite movies!" My next question? Whether or not they had read the book. None of them had. Looks like this movie dumbs-down the book for people who haven't read it. The one thing I did like was the eyelashes they gave Alex. He looks even more haunting than I expected him to with them. But then again, the movie didn't address what they were wearing, and numerous other things people wouldn't pick up on unless it was mentioned. The director decided to dumb down the novel, and that is why I hated it so much, I think.