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A Clockwork Orange [1971 film]

by Stanley Kubrick (Director/Screenwriter)

Other authors: Anthony Burgess (Original Story), Walter Carlos (Composer), Warren Clarke (Actor), Adrienne Corri (Contributor), Paul Farrell (Actor)6 more, Michael Gover (Actor), Miriam Karlin (Contributor), Patrick Magee (Actor), Malcolm McDowell (Actor), Dave Prowse (Actor), Anthony Sharp (Actor)

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Depicts a harrowing journey through a near-future world of decaying cities, murderous adolescents and nightmarish technologies of punishment and crime.
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The government "cures" a violent teenager with conditioning.

It's not exactly what one might call subtle. Things are so big and cartoonish, it plays like social satire rather than the serious sci-fi analysis of Christian morality that it should have been. I used to think it was a great movie, but watching it yesterday (for the first time in about a decade) it just seemed silly and somewhat distasteful - not distasteful because of the violence, mind you, but mostly because of the visual style. I usually love Kubrick's visuals, but it didn't work for me this time. It doesn't fit this material; it glamorizes when it should be dissecting. Or maybe I'm just experiencing Kubrick overload from seeing three of his movies in the span of a week.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: F
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: A

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.8/4 ( )
  comfypants | Jan 29, 2016 |
A very difficult and challenging read, not helped by the frequent use of a made-up language!

Completely different ending from the movie. A thought provoking novel from a clearly twisted mind. ( )
  MandieZ | Dec 24, 2009 |
As clever and ironic a picture of a dark, dingy and shallow future as you'll find. Hard to tell which is better - Burgess' novel or Kubrik's film. ( )
  boeflak | May 17, 2007 |
I read this over Christmas, snowed in at a ski lodge, and found that a perfect combination to read this perfect novel. I couldn't imagine seeing Kubric's movice after reading this. Excellent. ( )
  ebethe | Apr 1, 2007 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Kubrick, StanleyDirector/Screenwriterprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burgess, AnthonyOriginal Storysecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carlos, WalterComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clarke, WarrenActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Corri, AdrienneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Farrell, PaulActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gover, MichaelActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Karlin, MiriamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Magee, PatrickActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McDowell, MalcolmActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Prowse, DaveActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sharp, AnthonyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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