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Rating: 10/10 (27 May 2002)

a timeless classic from the greatest director we will ever see. if you didn't like this movie, then you didnt get. this movie gets better everytime i see it. its almost as if this movie is a clinic in itself of how to make a movie classic. if there was ever a film that deserved to sweep the oscars, this is it. kubrick was robbed, mcdowell was robbed and every one else who was a part of this crew was robbed. brilliant set designs, perfect performances all around and the over-the-top imagery make this my pick for best movie ever. i can not find a single fault in this entire movie. it captivates you from the opening frame and keeps your attention till the closing credits, and the story still holds up 30 years later. the score still has a semi-futuristic tone adds so much to the tone of the film and kubrick again uses music so brilliantly set to action in his follow-up to 2001. never has music been used so perfectly in a movie. malcolm mcdowell puts in a performance so perfect that you believe this is the role he was born to play. every supporting member of the cast plays their roles so well you believe they really are their characters. (especially warren clarke in the underrated role of dim). this is also probably the most faithful adaption of a book ever brought to screen. the camera work is amazing throughout the film, especially in the sequence in alex's room. not only that, this movie is so amazing on all levels that it even achieves the feat of perverting what may the most harmless tune of "singing in the rain." there is so much in every frame of the movie that mutliple viewings are required just to catch all of kubrick's little subtleties. so brilliant in fact, that no one else could have made this film. this is one of only a handful of movies that deserves a bi-weekly viewing and like any true classic, this movie will never go out of style.