This is one of the best Kubrick films I have seen yet.

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2007)

"A Clockwork Orange" was always a book and a movie that were both forbidden due to extreme violence and coarse matter. Like any young guy, I acquired an interest to see it one day.
So now, as a teen, I can say that I have read the book, and also seen the movie. The book is one of the best novels I have read yet. It is amazing how foresighted and smart Anthony Burgess was in making such a book. Then, who decides to make it a movie? Stanley Kubrick. I had seen some of his other films, and I was eager to see "A Clockwork Orange".
The film is a very good film, most especially thanks to the talented Malcolm MacDowell, the directing skills of Kubrick, and the story itself.
Malcolm gives such an amazing act as the villainous youth Alex de Large, who is a youth in a futuristic England, where hoods and teens rule the night streets with a savage immorality. Rape, violence, and rebellion are the order of the day, and Alex loves it. Then he is apprehended by the police, and his journey leads him to a dreadful new experiment. I would have to say that I could not imagine anyone apart from Ewan Macgregor (TRAINSPOTTING) that could even match to the stunning, Oscar-worthy performance of MacDowell.
Kubrick is a very good director, who ranks alongside Oliver Stone and Martin Scorsese as my three favourite directors. His films inspire thought, interest, and entertainment. His methods of direction truly pay off in this adaptation to "A Clockwork Orange". It's a pity that he was soon to be despised as a reclusive pervert from this film. He did an amazing job, and I admire him for it.
Finally, the last but not least credit must go to the cleverness of the original creator of "A Clockwork Orange". Burgess' novel is wonderful, and for the most part, the movie takes the ideas of the novel correctly. One error would have to be the cutting of Burgess' original novel, but that is not Kubrick's fault, as the American version of the novel is made that way. It would have been nice to see the original ending in the novel, but this is a minor complaint.
This movie really appeals to youth, and it is a great movie to see. If I had to pick the best films of Kubrick's career, I would hail "Eyes Wide Shut", "Barry Lyndon", and "A Clockwork Orange" as the best films he ever made. Thank you Kubrick, thank you MacDowell, and thank you Burgess, for the genius that is "A Clockwork Orange".