The best film ever with possible spoiler and gossip

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2001)

contains possible spoiler and background gossip.. I first saw Clockwork on its UK cinema release , having read the book first gave me an insight into the Russian-English language of the story ( I think it was called Nadsat or something similar). Then horror of horrors, Kubrick ordered its withdrawal from UK cinemas , not for the gangs of youths roaming British streets dressed as their Clockwork 'heroes' but because of death threats he received. Now with his passing , it is back , looking slightly dated but still with the ability to shock. I remember friends that liked the 'first half' but were totally bored by the 'second half' without realising that this second half showed the after effects and retribution to the violence that had gone before. The imagery of this film with its excellent soundtrack are not to be missed , it is a classic but only if you realise the message it conveys. The possible spoiler is the newspaper reports that Alex reads in the hospital where (if I remember rightly) his name is given as Alex Burgess instead of Delarge, gossip is that instead of outfitting Alex and the Droogs as per the book Kubrick reportedly came across a group of strangely dressed youths in Coventry UK and adopted their attire for the film. 10/10