Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
A classy masterpiece
A Clockwork OrangeScore: 97/100There are certain films by certain director's which are placed in a Stood-The-Test-Of-Time Hall of Fame. A Clockwork Orange is certainly one of them that has been in there for quite some time, and after 26 years, this masterpiece is still giving people the `treatment' that A Clockwork Orange always has.Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a violent juvenile in the near future, is caught after a number of brutal rapes and murders. While imprisoned, he submits to a controversial experiment to make criminals ill at the mildest suggestion of violence or conflict. Now Alex's victims want to welcome him back into society with the same enthusiasm Alex had always exhibited when performing his crimes.A breathtakingly simply story line in a brilliantly complex film. It keeps you hooked and it stays in your mind long after the credits have rolled, what more do you need? Just in case you're saying `more,' I'll give you more. How about Kubrick's oh-so-extraordinary vision through a near-future Britain with his groundbreaking script and typically mindblowing direction effort? Or what about Malcolm McDowell's stunner of a performance in a stunner of a film? This has often been called Kubrick's best movie ever, and although in my opinion, Dr. Strangelove takes that award, A Clockwork Orange is still a classy masterpiece that will flutter around in the back of your head long after the tape has been returned.Simply masterful, A Clockwork Orange is a film that is no to missed, and not to be messed with.