The world of Stanley Kubrick: A Clockwork Orange.

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2005)

A Clockwork Orange (1971) was a product of it's times. The late sixties and the early seventies was a violent era. Movies were becoming ultra violent in nature. World affairs were brutal and the media was showing it all. So when you mix a brutal novel about a nihilistic society with modern times you get this. Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Based upon the U.S. released edition of the novel.
Malcolm McDowell (in a career making performance) stars as Alex, a gang leader who lives a violent filled life with two parents that he treats like imbeciles. But we can tell he's getting tired of his gang and when they try to push around for more leg room, it get's nasty. But one day Alex's nice way of life is gone in an instant. Will Alex be able to cope with his new lifestyle? How will he react when reality hits him?Can he be cured of his criminal behavior? You'll have to find out for yourself when you watch Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
A nasty and brutal film. It's still a tough watch, even today it's packs a mean punch. The movie riled all the critics back in the day. But it's a well made film and another notch in the master's belt.
Highly recommended.