tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post8564949363746295258..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: A Clockwork Orange (1971)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-65432369223736620752023-01-17T23:38:31.610-08:002023-01-17T23:38:31.610-08:00One of my top ten films, although admittedly a tou...One of my top ten films, although admittedly a tough watch (Kubrick does linger a bit too long on the rape scene). But it's undeniably unique and powerful. The sets alone are worthy of discussion and how McDowell failed to even get nominated for Best Actor is a crime (no pun). Shreveporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677775571215936006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-47344087463704238982017-06-11T21:51:38.460-07:002017-06-11T21:51:38.460-07:00Of course you're right re: the UK release. Vag...Of course you're right re: the UK release. Vaguely recall reading the details in a Kubrick bio eons ago, and the circumstances are easily confirmed. Must have written that particular remark hastily when I composed the review. The remark has been corrected. Thanks.By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-66954500294375787582017-06-11T15:12:58.092-07:002017-06-11T15:12:58.092-07:00A Clockwork Orange was not banned in any legal sen...A Clockwork Orange was not banned in any legal sense in the UK. Kubrick apparently asked Warner Bros to withdraw it from circulation (some time after its initial cinema release) after there had been supposed copy-cat crimes and threats made on his family. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861761053996464078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-62642056945822357272016-07-05T15:00:05.510-07:002016-07-05T15:00:05.510-07:00Freaky seems like a fair assessment. There's l...Freaky seems like a fair assessment. There's lots to appreciate in any Kubrick film, but this movie's on-the-nose gaucheness can be very off-putting. McDowell's performance is its biggest virtue.Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-89028172218163561682016-06-30T16:46:45.061-07:002016-06-30T16:46:45.061-07:00I guess, in a way, that could be complimentary.
I guess, in a way, that could be complimentary.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411734031248578085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-48960902490448349592016-06-30T10:57:04.772-07:002016-06-30T10:57:04.772-07:00"Freaky" is not the lowest rating, thoug..."Freaky" is not the lowest rating, though its placement on the scale does give that impression. "Freaky" simply means "beyond classification."By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-56511552789877177972016-06-30T07:32:24.340-07:002016-06-30T07:32:24.340-07:00FREAKY? Really? You gave it your lowest rating? ...FREAKY? Really? You gave it your lowest rating? I get that the film is not everyone's cup of tea (no British pun intended) but a bottom-rung rating of FREAKY? You basically gave a Kubrick film the equality of a zero-stars review. I am in shock. In my opinion, Kubrick never made a wholly great film after "Barry Lyndon," but the three he made did manage to have impressive moments. For me, "Eyes Wide Shut" remains his weakest, least urgent work, but I wouldn't brand even that one with a FREAKY, let alone the riveting, never-boring "Clockwork." Oh well. A real head-scratcher this is, but I still love your site.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411734031248578085noreply@blogger.com