Controversial Stanley Kubrick

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2012)

In futuristic London lives a certain young man named Alex.He is a young man who likes Ludvig van Beethoven's Ninth symphony and does whatever he pleases with his three droogs.Go out beating tramps, raping women and so forth.Then he gets caught and goes to prison.They use a new method on him, that should cure him of his nasty ways.A Clockwork Orange (1971) is a Stanley Kubrick film.I read the great novel by Anthony Burgess, written in 1962, a little while back.Both the book and the movie work.And the leading star, Malcolm McDowell is the only one you can picture to the role of Alex.In the rest of the cast there is also great acting.His droogs Georgie, Dim and Pete are played by James Marcus, Warren Clarke and Michael Tarn.Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri play Mr. Frank and Mrs. Mary Alexander.John Clive is Stage Actor.Michael Bates is Chief Guard Barnes.Paul Farrell is Tramp.Aubrey Morris plays Mr. Deltoid.Sheila Raynor and Philip Stone play Mum and Dad.David Prowse is Julian, Mr. Alexander's bodyguard.I borrowed this film recently from the library, but I have seen it before a couple of times.This film caused a lot of controversy.It is said some crimes have been done in a same manner as in this film.In Britain it was banned for many years.But nevertheless, it is a movie worth seeing.It contains many masterful scenes.Like when they attack the writer's house and Alex keeps singing "Singing in the Rain" before raping the wife.It's disturbing, but it's masterful.Done in a way only Kubrick knew how.