It was a better read than a movie

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 1999)

I recently read the masterpiece of a novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. After completing the novel, I immediately went out and bought two others by him. Needless to say, I was excited to see the film version of this wonderful book. However, once I saw it, I was a little disappointed. The rapes, which were a very small, almost insignificant part of the book were graphically shown in excruciating detail, to the point where it's just plain disgusting. I can also now never again think of a horse race when I hear the William Tell Overture (if you've seen the movie, you know what I mean.). Also, the movie seemed to move along very slowly. It took every excruciating detail from the book, and some of these things were better expressed in words. I don't know... A Clockwork Orange is kind of a hard read with the dialect. I recommend that if you're going to read the book, see the movie first. It helps out a lot. Otherwise, stay away from this one. Just my take on it.