Kubrick's masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2012)

This is the most memorable film I have ever seen. Malcolm Mcdowell is perfect as Alex DeLarge, a young man with no morals whatsoever. Alex spends his days and nights terrorizing the community, robbing, raping and otherwise behaving badly.
Al and his gang of "droogs" are rampaging when he is captured and imprisoned. by the law. He is offered a way out of jail by submitting to a new and revolutionary method to cure his badness. What follows is a great morality tale balancing the need for a safe society free from violence and the rights of the individual.
Kubrick uses Beethoven throughout, matching the action perfectly. "Singing in the Rain" will never be quite the the same after Alex's a cappella performance here. This is not Gene Kelly in a top hat. Even after repeated viewings, I am still in awe of this masterpiece.