Ultra Violent ? Ultra Silly More Like

Rating: Null/10 (7 November 2002)

" Please note that this film is strictly adult and contains scenes of extreme violence nudity and sexual violence that some viewers will find disturbing " said the voiceover prior to the British TV premiere of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE . I`d never seen the film before but knew of its reputation. I`d never believed it had earned this reputation and after seeing ACO felt I`d been proved right . Where were all the disturbing scenes of violence I`d been hearing about for 30 years ? In reality there aren`t any . The so called " violent " scenes are cartoonish and laughable. Witness the fight between Alex and his droog mates where hats stay glued to heads even after the victims have been thrown in the river or the " Singing in the rain " assault or the death by phallus , not to mention the scene where Alex is almost drowned and beaten to death by his erstwhile friends . I was laughing outloud at the totally bizarre unrealistic portrayal of violence in this one of the most overrated films I have ever seen . As for the acting and dialogue ..... Can I just point out a little secret to everyone ? Kubrick is not god , in fact he didn`t make a good film after that one with Kirk Douglas playing a slave warrior during Roman times , a film that was 10 times more violent than this one