Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 4.0
One of the best films ever
I first saw ACO when I was 13, and it mesmerized me. Unlike many films that I saw at that age, it made me go out and buy the novel and read it ! The visions of Stanley Kubrick (who is without question one of, if not the greatest director of our time) are compelling, vivid and often darkly humorous. The rape scene near the start of the film is truly disturbing...not for being graphic, but for the depiction of Alex's enjoyment of the violence and mayhem he distributes on his victims. A fan of the bizarre and out-of-the-ordinary will like this film. Those who are offended by violence and sex in film should NOT see this picture. In reality, the scene most disturbing to me is when Alex is forced to listen to Beethoven after his "treatment", and the music which he once loved is now killing him. A very powerful picture...my only complaint with the package is the sound! Why was this not remastered in Dolby 5.1? It would have been AWESOME ! The scores to all of Kubrick's films are great, and ACO is one of the best of the lot.