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Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ Based on a novel by Anthony Burgess, director Stanley Kubrick takes us to a world filled with drug laced milk, sex, and more then enough of that old ultra-violence. Its been a number of years since I have last seen this movie but certain parts are, I fear, forever with me. The sordid tale of crime and punishment in a world where prison crowding is forcing England into alternative methods for dealing with violent criminals, is disturbing to say the least. If you can stomach the violence, the movie does offer a great musical score and excellent acting by all. I am giving this a 3/5 mainly because I can not stomach such things.
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# ? May 3, 2004 06:41 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 15:56 |
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My favorite movie ever. 5/5
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# ? May 3, 2004 06:43 |
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Great film. 5/5
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# ? May 3, 2004 06:47 |
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It would have been nicer if there was some subtlety added to the film's message- at times, it felt like the film was just turning to the audience to say, "Oh, look, he was dehumanized!" Still, nicely shot, original, acted, etc.
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# ? May 3, 2004 06:54 |
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quote:lenin came out of the closet to say: I agree, it was rather heavy handed at times, but I guess it worked in portraying it's message Walter Carlos' score is excellent, and the scene with "Singing' in the rain" is chilling.
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# ? May 3, 2004 06:59 |
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I am the only person in the world that hates this movie.
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# ? May 3, 2004 09:26 |
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quote:Manic Shampoo came out of the closet to say: No you're not...don't feel so god drat special about it. edit:I love the movie.
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# ? May 3, 2004 09:34 |
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4/5 for me, wasn't the best IMO, but very well done.
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# ? May 3, 2004 10:01 |
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I've been meaning to see this movie for awhile, after quite the amount of recommendations from friends and the "OMG YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT?!>?!?!" ordeal. So I watched it with my friends and man, was this a great movie. I really loved it, enough that it has become one of my favorites. I'd highly recommend this film to anyone who hasn't seen it.
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# ? May 3, 2004 10:55 |
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5/5 because 6/5 isn't possible.
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# ? May 3, 2004 12:26 |
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quote:Manic Shampoo came out of the closet to say: This movie is unfunny, very uneasy to watch, has no educational value at all and has nothing to it beside silly gratuitous violence and lame-rear end social/psychological experiments. There's also no hidden meanings (that I could find.) Albeit a few important philosophical issues are touched throughout the movie, any high-school Philosophy textbook lays them down way better. The acting might be great, as you say (I don't know) but the movie itself is crap. Musical score? Yeah, Beethoven was a genius, we all know. Voted 1, will not watch again.
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# ? May 3, 2004 13:58 |
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I think it was good for it's time. The fact that this movie became almost a cliche in modern film making does it credit.
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# ? May 3, 2004 14:12 |
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This films shows Stanley Kubrick in his ok mode. 2/5
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# ? May 3, 2004 16:27 |
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quote:TobiX came out of the closet to say: I never though about judging movies by educational value. Did you fail the post-film pop quiz or something? This is film is in my top 5 favorites. 5/5
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# ? May 3, 2004 17:10 |
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Snore. I forced myself to watch this so I could get the pop-culture references it spawned, but it was a snooze-fest. A lot of over-indulgent camera shots and scenes a la 2001 or Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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# ? May 3, 2004 21:14 |
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I myself didn't enjoy the movie at all my first time watching it, however after multiple (forced) viewings, I found a new appreciation for the film. I think it was because the first time I saw it I was a sophomore in high school and wasn't ready to get into a film as intense as this one. I feel that this is a film that requires a lot of discussion, if not just to get some of the plot elements out of the way
insideoutsider fucked around with this message at 06:00 on May 4, 2004 |
# ? May 3, 2004 22:18 |
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See, the real joy about A Clockwork Orange for me is how Kubrick and McDowell manage to make this contemptable little bastard so completely likeable. Sure, the dehumanization 'message' is somewhat obvious (though I feel it sits perfectly with the tone of the picture), but I don't think that's all Kubrick was trying to present. The film is not a simple morality tale, I guess what it aims to provoke is debate around the fact that though we'd love to utterly indulge our every whim, but this will never be acceptable within a society. Everyone has there own point where they draw the line beyond which they feel their actions are 'immoral'. To some the actions of the Minister and his cronies are more immoral that that of Alex and the Droogs. It's also perhaps interesting to consider that as a hooligan, Alex is as much a result of conditioning as he is post-Ludovico technique. It's seldom clear just who the director is mocking in this film (unsurprising, given his famed disillusionment with the human race at large). Visually the film is extraordinary; there are few people who capture more iconic images than Kubrick. You can pause almost any of his films at any point, and the result will be a stunningly composed photograph. Malcolm McDowell plays the role of his life: when thinking of of characters who no other actor could have bettered, you would be hard put to find a better example; somewhat ironic considering the actor has never come near this level of craftmanship since. I first saw this film about 14 years ago, and I still find new things to like about it on each viewing. Unsurprisingly, a 5 from me
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# ? May 3, 2004 23:30 |
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quote:TobiX came out of the closet to say: Well put. I don't usually like Kubric's stuff a whole lot. I did enjoy Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, and The Shining. This one really blew donkey balls. .5/5, becuse it's the closest I can get to a zero.
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# ? May 4, 2004 04:55 |
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He is god. I loved every moment.
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# ? May 4, 2004 06:38 |
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A lot of people fail to notice Kubrik's usage of color in this film. Next time you watch it, don't get caught up so much in the ultra-violence, look for the colors Kubrick uses and what he's trying to represent.
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# ? May 4, 2004 18:59 |
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One of the few "arty" movies that I find actually makes a worthwhile statement about human life. One of the most memorable films I've seen, brilliantly acted, directed and written.
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# ? May 4, 2004 19:10 |
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I really enjoyed this movie but had a questions when I was done. Is the movie making a message or is it giving us something to think about that really doesnt have an answer? it seeme like the movie is an examination of a terriable social situation where Alex (the main character) is beyond conventional rehabilitation and really must go through some other type. I feel it is sad that he lost what little humanity he had but did society ever have a choise to do anything else? in the end he is turned back in to what he started as and is sent free and it is portrayed as a less than perfect resolution but does the movie make a statement of wether what happened to him was good or bad, wrong or right? 5/5
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# ? May 15, 2004 20:42 |
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I find it interesting that Kubrick hated this movie enough to try to get it banned in the U.K. This is by far one of the most disturbing, bleak, violent, misogynistic and misanthropic films I have ever seen, and you can easily see how Kubrick must have watched this as a whole for the first time and felt like a now-remorseful mad scientist staring at a mushroom cloud. Imagine knowing that you'd created this gleefully hate-filled monster of a movie! That being said, it's one of my favourites. If you've read the novel you can fill in 'the message' during the parts where Kubrick's stunning visuals and fetishism gloss over the satirical nature of the story, which I think improves your viewing immensely. The sugar-disco cum Beethoven score is on my list of Top 5 OST's of all time and the acting is really superb. I guess you could say that Clockwork is the blackest comedy ever made, as it is downright hilarious at certain parts...but for all the wrong reasons, which I suppose is the entire point of the film. As a man who can almost never justify buying DVD's, I direly wish I owned this one. 4.5 out of 5.
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# ? May 16, 2004 05:12 |
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poo poo post
Somebody fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Jun 6, 2004 |
# ? May 16, 2004 15:58 |
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As much as I loved this movie (and I do, very, very much), it's hard to compare to the book. The feel of each is pretty different. Both are sinister while remaining playful, but the movie is like a circus compared to the book. I wish they had left in some of the more disturbing parts of the prison period in the movie, but all in all I say they are both amazing, despite being rather different. 4.5/5 Edit: The singing in the rain scene is amazing.
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# ? May 16, 2004 23:55 |
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quote:insideoutsider came out of the closet to say: oops. 5/5
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# ? May 17, 2004 01:46 |
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quote:Manic Shampoo came out of the closet to say: Not by a longshot. I generally don't like Kubrick, but I really hated this particular movie. The direction is overly stylized and just generally annoying, particularly after reading the book. Malcolm McDowell is the only saving grace in this whole disaster, and even his performance couldn't redeem it for me. .5 out of 5
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# ? May 17, 2004 14:02 |
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What a lovely post!
Somebody fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Jun 6, 2004 |
# ? May 17, 2004 20:30 |
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My favorite book/movie. Gratuitous blood and nudity. The Nazi portion of the film still gives me chills. 5/5
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# ? May 18, 2004 20:47 |
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quote:ubiquitous rex came out of the closet to say: I also don't like this movie. To me, the main character in his "natural" state has all the depth of a Batman villain and then later I'm supposed to be sad because YOU BASTARDS YOU TOOK HIS HUMANITY. Voted 1.5 only because knowing that one scene hosed up McDowell's eyeballs for life legitimately creeps me out, and that's gotta count for something.
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# ? Jun 26, 2004 09:43 |
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Clockwork Orange isn't as much about dehumanisation as it is youth and expression -- the reasoning behind the Ninth is that Alex is an athletic, intelligent, artistic young man, and he truly appreciates the Ninth in all its glory. Alex's violent acts are so violent, and he is so good at what he does because like Mozart, Alex is a prodigy: violence is simply his way of expressing himself. One of the reasons he breaks away from the Droogs is that he operates on a different level to Dim and the others, simply loving and beating for the fun of it. Burgess argues that violence is simply a natural part of life for many young people in society, and how the disastrous effects of a society that represses individuals and those who think against the status quo. Film is awesome, 4/5
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# ? Jun 27, 2004 02:57 |
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Compared to some of his other movies, it's only OK in my opinion. While it's certainly better than most other movies, it's one that is unfortunately misinterpreted by way too many people. Can't really fault the book or the filmmaker for that, though. 4/5
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# ? Jun 27, 2004 03:37 |
So a policeman, a rabbi, and a scientist walk into a room... YOUR ALL WRONG, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... 10/5
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# ? Jun 27, 2004 08:42 |
Couldn't have been a worse flick than this drivel. Not a likeable sot in the whole flick. E: Must have been droll for you yanks though. 0/5 Squiggles fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Jun 27, 2004 |
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# ? Jun 27, 2004 11:05 |
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1/5. my suggestion... watch it with someone of the opposite sex, so when you get bored, you can fool around for 1.5 hours
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# ? Jun 28, 2004 01:37 |
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COME 'N GET IT 'N THE YARBLES THAT IS IF YA GOT ANY YARBLES
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# ? Jun 28, 2004 02:51 |
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"Well to be perfectly honest, madam, I'm taking part in an international students contest! To see who can get the most points for selling magazines!" I've only seen this movie once. I loved it mainly for the setting and style. 4.5
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# ? Jun 28, 2004 19:25 |
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quote:Craptacular! came out of the closet to say: Anticlimactically, the actual reason that SK banned the film was because his mother got so upset over the press reaction. True story. The tabloids (or at least the Mail, I imagine the rest followed suit) latched onto the film and said vile things about Kubrick. This upset SK's mother, so he effectively banned it. Being banned has accorded this film several reputations that it doesn't deserve. I find the acting sub-par throughout, overstylised and undercharacterised. I like the photography a lot, but there are elements of the direction that I also dislike (the Keystone Kops-style speeded up sex scene in particular). Burgess hated this film too, mainly because it eschewed the final chapter of the novel : Get it here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/chabrieres/texts/clockwork_orange.html It's actually quite good, from a film-making point of view, but it is over rated. I would love to see Cronenburg try his hand at ACO. I suspect he could top Kubricks. Voted 3.5 Pipski fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Jun 29, 2004 |
# ? Jun 29, 2004 00:13 |
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Great film, with a truly great message. PAIN IN ME GULLIVER 5.5/5
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# ? Jun 29, 2004 00:40 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 15:56 |
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The film was OK, it had its moments. Though I think personally Kubrick could have done better seing some of his other work. The only reason I was able to sit through the entire movie was cause I viddied the novel first.
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