Anthony Burgess at his best

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 1999)

Sure, Stanley Kubrick directed it, but Anthony Burgess wrote the original. Once you get past the violence and some of the improbable "science," this is an exquisite rendition of Burgess' commentary on the social tinkering and resultant disintegration of British culture and its likely outcome. Probably the best scene is the demonstration of the "socially acceptable" version of Alex DeLarge and the (presumably) C of E cleric's objection that "we've taken away his free will." The alternatives of dealing with the sociopathic Alex are left unsaid.
This film has meaning and content far beyond mere entertainment.