Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 1.0
Horrible.
A Clockwork Orange is horrid. I consider myself pretty liberal in thinking and tastes, but this film crossed a line that I didn't even know existed. It was so bad that I was ashamed to let anyone in my house see me watching it. I stuck around till the end to see if there could possibly be some redeeming factor that warranted all the hype - NOPE!Gratuitous violence, rape, and murder without rhyme or reason. This film is so disturbing, if anyone I knew even said they "liked" this movie I would seriously re-evaluate our friendship - it's a serious character flaw. The fact that so many have found artistic merit in this filth is sad. This is certainly not one of the greatest movies of all time, it could quite possibly be THE WORST. Ever. Oh let me count the adjectives: outrageous, ridiculous, odious, repulsive, vile, decadent, disgusting...you get the picture.It manages to be so spectacularly bad that I would actually classify it as a must-see movie. You would have to see it to believe it.If a real smarty-arty-pants rolls up on you and insists the book was better, run, run! As fast as you can. The book is even more sick. The teens depicted as willing participants in an orgy in the movie are actually two 10-year-old girls Alex drugged and raped in the book. Nuff said.