Good, but the book is better.

Rating: 7/10 (30 September 2005)

For those who don't know, the film 'a clockwork orange' is actually based on the book of the same title by Anthony Burgess. The film itself is effective, well made and deals with most of the issues that the book does. It does seem to have become slightly dated as time has worn on, and a lot less shocking to modern audiences, but it still manages to create controversy and has had lasting popularity. I watched this film a while after reading the book and although the actual movie is good in it's own right, compared to the book it's quite tame and uninteresting. One example of this would be the girls Alex rapes. In the film they appear to be at least 15, however in the book they are described as being around 10; personally i find that a lot more shocking. In all, this is a good film. It is well directed and well acted. However, if you are really interested in the story, i would suggest reading the book with it's ingenious use of new language and real shocking power, it makes for a very good read.