Beyond compare

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2008)

This is my all-time #1 movie.
I read the book back when I was in high school. I spoke the "language" quite well, which perplexed most of my friends. They were soon a part of my little world, and a part of what was our own little "cult" following.
I finally saw the movie when cable entered our household. Even my dad thought it was a great movie! We watched it several times, and quoted it often.
There is no easy way to explain why this movie is so good. You just get enveloped by the concept after you make it through the disturbing violence that turned so many people off back then. By today's standards, it's quite mild. (That which is left to the imagination, can be more disturbing than anything presented in vivid color.) Nothing compared to this then, and nothing will ever compare to it again. There was a time when you could not get this video in the UK. I am not entirely sure the "ban" has been lifted.
I have my book, VHS tape and DVD copies proudly displayed in my literary/entertainment library.
Watch it once, twice, and many times more for the entire effect.