Overrated Yawnsville

Rating: 5/10 (29 June 2002)

Ok so people think of this as a bit of classic movie making; it might well be in some respects but that doesn't stop it from being dull to watch. I saw it at the cinema not so long ago when it was doing its re-release revival and it looked very dated and I found it kinda lame to be honest. It wasn't at all shocking, more boring than shocking.
Yeh so he wore eye liner and jumped around a lot like a 5 year old, and liked to be violent, so what? Anthony Burgess created a silly language to go with the movie - so what? Its just stupid talk like Teletubbie talk - it has no intrinsic value and doesn't enlighten us in any way about anything.
People who loved this movie I think have missed the point about what good movie making is all about.
Kubrick was certainly a talented director and The Shining, Lolita, Spartacus and 2001: A Space Odyssey are classics of the genre but "A Clockwork Orange" is a very flawed and silly movie.