Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 4.0
A Review from a Fan of the Book
So I read the book first and LOVED IT. The book is simply amazing, my favorite book. I didnt origionally have interest in the movie at all after reading it, but after hearing countless great things from "genious" to "cult classic" I had to see it. I wasnt dissappointed but there were a few things that really bothered me that keep this movie from getting 5 stars from me.Now obviously they had to change a few things for the movie (because 7 year old girls cant be raped on screen, thats messed up) So expect little things like that to be different. But the one huge thing that bothered me was the entire part where Alex finds the book-in-progress 'A Clockwork Orange' and then proceeds to destroy it, this appears later in the book when Alex realizes the meaning and uses it to defend himself. As well, its the TITLE OF THE MOVIE and yet its never even mentioned. Thats the huge things that bothered me, it loses a star just for that.Other things changed/missing are things like Alex's experiences inside the jail cell with his prisonmates, the changing of weapons that each droog had (with the exception of Dim). And plenty of other little things that can mostly be looked over, The only other big thing that bothered me was how the movie left out the real ending of the book. The movie goes by the old american version of the book which leaves out chapter 21. So the movie leaves a lot tot he imagination at the end.Overall though, if you can look past the things I mentioned its actually a very interesting, entertaining, and even funny movie. I enjoyed it a lot, a solid 4/5.