Blogcritics Comments on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Comment by gonzo marx on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:30:42 EDT

excellent Review....thaks for bringing this Masterpiece up! /golfclap one of the things i have always found fascinating about the film, not counting Malcolm's performance, was the whole "full Circle" thing that happens... how everything that happened before Alex going to jail is repeated form the other side of a funhouse mirror... your mileage may vary Excelsior? ]]>

Comment by Scott Butki on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:14:29 EDT

Ah, well, then I'd suggest this book, because it's also a pretty good list. I just asked for a review copy of a new book that's supposed to be even more comprehensive. ]]>

Comment by Lucas McNelly on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:16:53 EDT

Scott, Thanks for your kind words. The list I'm using is the Time 100 Great Films list, but it's actually a hybrid of that and a few more criteria (a critic's poll, certain high metacritic scores, and They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?'s top 100) the story i've heard about the Singin' in the Rain inclusion is that it was the only song McDowell could remember the words to. it ended up being a pretty brilliant bit of luck, as anyone who saw Clockwork before Singin' can attest to being a bit uneasy when they saw the musical. as far as I know, this was shown in Britain after Kubrick's death. ]]>

Comment by Scott Butki on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:19:34 EDT

Lucas: You write really excellent reviews and when I just went to your blog I saw you were only 27. The fact I thought you were older is meant as a compliment in that you seem wiser than your years. But it also explains why, for example, you saw the remake of Psycho before the original. What list of 100 films are you using? The one from AFI? If you haven't read I'd recommend AFI's 100 Essential Movies book (or is it 100 influential movies). Either way I went through it last year and watched each movie on the list I could get my hands on (about 90 of the 100) and then compared my thoughts to those of the reviewer included. I think it was in there that I read something to the effect of the Singing in the Rain bit being a late addition to the film which is amazing considering its one of the most memorable. This movie has the distinction of being the only one which I think is so good that I hesitate to recommend it to some who I think would find the movie - especially the rape scenes - too disturbing. I had not heard before that the movie was not released in Britain until after his death. Was it ever shown then? As for Kubrick being an acquired taste I definitely agree with that. ]]>

Comment by Snarkattack on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Sun, 4 Jun 2006 23:56:42 EDT

Nadsat also has traces of the Malayan language in it, as Burgess was very familiar with the language. He'd spent time in Malaysia whilst in the army, I believe. A book - and film - that will continue to be as frightening as it has been influential. ]]>

Comment by Sister Ray on DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:43:04 EDT

Talk about guilty pleasures. I'm troubled by the way this movie appeals to me. I recommend the book, too - very important to get the updated edition with the new ending that Burgess wanted but the original publishers didn't. The slang is called nadsat, by the way. ]]>