Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
Another masterful film by Kubrick
This is a great adaptation of a great book. Since this is Kubrick you get all the usual ingredients : great direction, great acting, great music, great set pieces & decoration, great cynical humour. A lot of scenes from this film are now considred as classics due to the mix of violence and classical music. The book mentions that Alex loves Beethoven and classical music but the movie emphasizes the beauty violence has for Alex by choregraphing the fight scenes to music. Also Kubrick cut the last chapter of the book from the script which I think makes the movie better. Who would want to see Alex growup and become "normal" as is the case in the book? After viewing the film you will want to ponder on the questions of violence, society, jail and human freedom. I think it's a shame that Kubrick didn't win best director at the Oscars for this & that Malcom Mcdowell wasn't even nominated ( this is his best performance ever!)Be warned though the film is very violent and might be shocking to some people who can't stomach that kind of thing. For the rest of you see this film and it will always have a special place in your heart!!