The Greatest Film Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2011)

That's not an exaggeration of my opinion, I genuinely think that A CLockwork Orange is simply the most imaginative, well acted, directed and scripted film in the history of cinema. While I accept and am fine with other people thinking otherwise, I don't think anyone has any right in criticising it. The music is superb, Malcolm McDowell portrays Alex perfectly, always how I imagined him when reading the book (before I saw the film). There is a slight dip towards the end of the film, when Alex stays with Mr Alexander, but the final scenes involving the nurse and minister retain the opening and middle's genuinely mind-blowing quality.
The atmosphere and emotion of the film is made much more impressive by the electrifying lighting, something Kubrick was so good at, and unforgettable shots. The opening and closing shots have never been bettered (perhaps 2001: A Space Odyssey) and the film is filled to the brim with an array of iconic and beautiful images.
The ending may have been different to the book, but somehow, I could never quite see how the ending of the book would have made this film better or worse. It just doesn't need it. I've seen this film 15 times now, twice at the BFI cinema screen, and each time it gets better and better.