Clockwork Orange

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2002)

I would include "Clockwork Orange" with "Full Metal Jacket", and "The Shining" as the all time greats by Stanley Kubrick. "Clockwork Orange" has everything, a little bit of nudity, a little bit of sex (`the old in out, in out'), a little bit of violence, and a little bit of psychotherapy. Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his teenage chums do a little of the ultra violence, until they decide to betray Alex, leaving him to be caught and sent to jail for the death of a woman. While in prison he is able to fool the jail preacher and a government official. The government official comes to the prison to find some one to be chosen for a scientific study. While the study takes place, Alex finds himself sickened when violence or rape would happen. But when Alex is released into the troubled world, he runs into past victims. Then he finds himself a victim and is almost killed because of what the government did to him. The first time I watched "Clockwork Orange", I fell asleep, but after that I found myself to enjoy it! But I still can't figure out if Stanley Kubrick wants us to love or hate Alex, you have to love Kubrick for this idea. This movie had everything, but Alex finding a real love and because there was no `love' scene I would rate this movie a 9 out of 10 stars, because no movie needs a true love, just `the old in out, in out.'