As close to perfection as possible

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 1999)

I first saw this masterpiece when I was 13, just 2 years ago. I had heard from numerous sources that it was one of the greatest films of all time, and decided to see for myself.
Right from the opening screen, with the genius music and bold use of color, I knew I'd found a great film. I have seen it dozens of times now, it remaining one of my all-time favorites. The people who say that it is too violent, too graphic, and too disturbing need to look past that, to see a truly elegant piece on human nature.
Above all, the soundtrack is what really makes this film shine. I am a big fan of classical music, and Kubrick really knew how to make mood music a powerful force in a film. From the slow-motion, no-sound scene with Rossini in the background to the frantic one-shot sex scenes with the William Tell Overture to the gang fight to Beethoven throughout the whole wondrous thing, the music is the true outlet of feeling. This film will never get old. And I'll never get tired of it.