Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 4.0
DVD quality - almost, but the movie's all there!
First, a small correction to a previous review, Alex's last name was never mentioned in the book, and it was "Alexander The Large" in the movie -- more of a joke than anything else.The quality of this DVD is pretty good. There is some dust and scratches, but overall it's excellent -- much clearer than any video tape I've ever seen. It's obvious that no attempt was made to clean it up digitally for the DVD transfer, but that's OK since it adds to the grittiness of the movie.It would have been nice to have a few extras, on the DVD, but I can do without them. I'm glad Warner Bros. got it out this quickly -- they took forever to put the soundtrack on CD...A Clockwork Orange is certainly an acquired taste, and one of the most controversial movies of its time. It's violence is still disturbing, but on a more psychological level than physical. Modern movies are certianly more grpahic, but hardly more disturbing. I hated the movie (more from not understanding it than anything else) the first time I saw it, but was intrigued by the message, so I watched it again and again (and read the book). Now I get it, I think, and I love it.I only hope a cleaned up "Criterion Edition" will come out...