A Clockwork Orange
Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.
Overview
Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the mercy of the state and its brainwashing experiment designed to take violence off the streets.
I had this film on my watch list for several years now. Let me state this up front: this movie isn’t for everyone. Parts of it are upsetting (especially in the first half) and much of it is confusing. Having said that, it is easily one of the most unique films that I have ever seen.
As per usual I wont spend time recapping the story line. I had read many different thoughts on “Orange” before viewing it and it was apparent that there isn’t much middle ground on this one. You either really liked it or you really, really didn’t like it.
There is a clear message in the movie that I also won’t give away here. I will say this: the message is even more true today than it was back then. It took a while for that message to come out as the first third of the movie was steeped in lawlessness and selfishness that was used to set up the rest of the movie.
We had quite the lengthy discussion about the film after viewing it but I’m not sure how much of it would translate here. I love when something sticks with me for a few days so that in itself is probably a sign that I enjoyed it. The acting was tremendous (especially Malcolm McDowell) and I also really enjoyed getting a feel for the other minor themes that were in the movie.
(I just read this back to myself – this was a pretty crappy review. Sorry, there was just too much in the film to do it justice here. I could have picked anyone of the topics and talked about it for several paragraphs)
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews A Clockwork Orange
Movie title: A Clockwork Orange
Movie description: Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the mercy of the state and its brainwashing experiment designed to take violence off the streets.
Date published: 2009-04-03
Director(s): Stanley Kubrick
Actor(s): Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, James Marcus, Michael Tarn, Carl Duering, Paul Farrell, Miriam Karlin, Sheila Raynor, Aubrey Morris, Godfrey Quigley, Clive Francis, Richard Connaught, Pauline Taylor, Philip Stone, David Prowse, Michael Gover, Anthony Sharp, Margaret Tyzack, Gillian Hills, Carol Drinkwater, Virginia Wetherell, Katya Wyeth, George Coulouris
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
My Review
I had this film on my watch list for several years now. Let me state this up front: this movie isn’t for everyone. Parts of it are upsetting (especially in the first half) and much of it is confusing. Having said that, it is easily one of the most unique films that I have ever seen.
As per usual I wont spend time recapping the story line. I had read many different thoughts on “Orange” before viewing it and it was apparent that there isn’t much middle ground on this one. You either really liked it or you really, really didn’t like it.
There is a clear message in the movie that I also won’t give away here. I will say this: the message is even more true today than it was back then. It took a while for that message to come out as the first third of the movie was steeped in lawlessness and selfishness that was used to set up the rest of the movie.
We had quite the lengthy discussion about the film after viewing it but I’m not sure how much of it would translate here. I love when something sticks with me for a few days so that in itself is probably a sign that I enjoyed it. The acting was tremendous (especially Malcolm McDowell) and I also really enjoyed getting a feel for the other minor themes that were in the movie.
(I just read this back to myself – this was a pretty crappy review. Sorry, there was just too much in the film to do it justice here. I could have picked anyone of the topics and talked about it for several paragraphs)
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My Review - 8.5/10
8.5/10