Kubrick, Ultra Violence and the Special Features

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2019)

If 'A Clockwork Orange' would have been done by any other director, you would have said that was the director's best work. But Kubrick was Kubrick and 'A Clockwork Orange' was one of his many great films in which it's hard to say which one was his best.
'A Clockwork Orange' is in fact a sleek, ultra violent film which portrays the sexy, cool and violent in a disgustingly likable way. You want to turn away, yet you can't. You want to hate Alex (brilliantly played by Malcolm McDowell, which he should have been nominated for an Oscar for), yet you can't. A magnificent film on so many different levels, only levels in which Kubrick could bring.
Lastly, the special features on DVD are well worth the watch. The special features explains that Anthony Burgess wrote the book because his wife had been raped. Also, it explains why Kubrick pulled 'A Clockwork Orange' from the theaters and videotape, in the UK only. The special features go on and on with lots of information for any 'A Clockwork Orange' buff.