Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
A great movie loosely based on an even better book
Kubrick did take a lot of freedom with his interpretation of Burgess's bizzare parable of a futuristic society dominated by chaos, but threatened even more by the extreme measures taken by a reformed government to control and eliminate crime. The garish costumes and haunting sound track add greatly to this masterpiece. Even the slowest student at an under-funded vocational school should be able to understand the message within the film. It is not hard to grasp, despite what other reviewers may have said. My only complaint is that Kubrick was never able to complete the audio commentary track for this disk, and that it was not released in an uncensored form. As far as I know, the full film has not been seen in the US since its theatrical release under an X rating. This is an excellent film that I would recommend to anyone.