"A Real Horrorshow"

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2020)

The greatest movie by the greatest director. Seriously, every shot in this movie is beautiful, sometimes the disturbing scenes are even laughable. Like the fight between Billy Boy's droogs and Alex's droogs is violent but almost comical, the Singing in the Rain scene is disturbing but playful because of the way Alex dances, he treats it like it's just his everyday job (which it is.) When this movie came out it was way ahead of its time, but it was only preparing us for what would happen in the years to come. This is not only a great Crime, Drama Satire, it is also the greatest futuristic/science fiction horror psychological thriller, this film is every genre all masterfully put together by Kubrick (the greatest director.) If there was no Clockwork Orange there would be no Natural Born Killers, Trainspotting, Fight Club, none of these movies would exist without Kubrick which makes him the master of all (and I mean ALL) films.
Kubrick's movie starts with Alex sipping from a glass of Moloko Plus which has three key ingredients (drugs) vellocet, synthomesc and drencrom, which would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence. Not only is this one of the most horrifying, bone trembling, scariest, well acted, greatest scenes in cinematic history, the cinematography is beautiful and the closest you could come to hearing the most perfect dialogue ever spoken by a non-famous actor. When this came out it pushed the boundaries on what could be seen and what could not be seen on a screen, back then movies were harmless things to watch if you wanted to have fun or a good ride, but this film took movies to a whole new level. Sure there were films before it like: Who's That Knocking at my Door?, Psycho and Marnie which had subtle hints of nudity, sex and violence, but this was the first one that was THIS controversial, and since that date of January 13th 1972 no film has been as controversial.
People were blaming this movie for inspiring them to sing, 'Singing in the Rain' while raping and beating a couple, people were caught wearing white clothing with bowler hats and black boots while beating up elderly people and blaming on the movie saying that 'Clockwork Orange' made them do it. Despite its initial controversy, critics seemed to love it. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing, so, pretty well received. I will add more to this review in the future since I believe this movie has a lot to talk about and lots of background history. Even though this film isn't considered a horror film, it is scary to say the least, at times it feels overwhelming, but covers all that up with its great satire, at times too dark for younger audiences, but myself, a 13 year old, understood the comedy and humour and enjoyed it.
Needless to say, this film was snubbed at the oscars. Malcolm McDowell should've won best actor and Kubrick DEFINITELY should've won Best Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Director, it truly was Oscar-worthy, but I guess X- rated movies never win at the Academy. This is my favourite movie of all time!