nothing else like it

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2003)

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is satirical, bizarre, violent, funny, and artistic. This film is absolutely the most radical and one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen; there is nothing else like it.
Malcolm McDowell is superb in his portrayal of Alex, a young punk who, with the help of three friends, committs "ultra-violence" acts of assault and rape. They spend their nights getting drunk at a local milkbar thinking of such ultra-violent acts to dish out. Alex is the leader of the group and after an uprising within the four "droogs", he is left to be found by the police. Alex is sentenced to forty years in prison. In trying to shorten his jail term, he agrees to aversion therapy. The therapy is supposed to scare Alex of violence.
This movie is actually funny at the same time. Malcolm McDowell is great as the film's narrator. Kubrick's trademark is shots down long, parallel hallways or walls and he takes advantage of this trait in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. His movies are genuinely slow moving, although it doesn't take away from the greatness of a Kubrick film. He has a unique style of filmmaking and you definetly see this in all his films. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is unforgettable. People back in 1971 had never seen anything like it before, especially all the nudity and violence. In the midst of all the controversy and bizarreness the film brings, I believe its a classic and one of the most powerful works of cinema I have ever seen.
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