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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: HD DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569809536
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Running Time: 137 minutes
Sales Rank: 2217
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 02, 1972
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Warner Brothers A Clockwork Orange (HD-DVD)
Stomping, whomping,stealing, singing, tap-dancing, violating. Derby-topped teddy-boy hooligan Alex has his own way of having a good time. He has it at the tragic expense of others. Alex's journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel. Unforgettable images startling musical counterpoints, the fascinating language used by Alex and his pals - Kubrick shapes them into a shattering whole. Hugely controversial when first released, 'A Clockwork Orange' won the New York Film Critics Best Picture and Director honors and earned four Academy Award nominations, including bestpicture. The power of its art is such that it still entices, shocks and holds us in its grasp.
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Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous novel is a masterpiece. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime. A Clockwork Orange works on many levels--visual, social, political, and sexual--and is one of the few films that hold up under repeated viewings. Kubrick not only presents colorfully arresting images, he also stylizes the film by utilizing classical music (and Wendy Carlos's electronic classical work) to underscore the violent scenes, which even today are disturbing in their display of sheer nihilism. Ironically, many fans of the film have missed that point, sadly being entertained by its brutality rather than being repulsed by it. --Bryan Reesman
Amazon.com:
Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous novel is a masterpiece. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime. A Clockwork Orange works on many levels--visual, social, political, and sexual--and is one of the few films that hold up under repeated viewings. Kubrick not only presents colorfully arresting images, he also stylizes the film by utilizing classical music (and Wendy Carlos's electronic classical work) to underscore the violent scenes, which even today are disturbing in their display of sheer nihilism. Ironically, many fans of the film have missed that point, sadly being entertained by its brutality rather than being repulsed by it. --Bryan Reesman
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - About the Two Disc Special Edition-Simply great for me
I just love this movie about "ultra violence" this is a masterpiece of movie history if you like it or not, just great for those who dare to see it...
Rating: - Classic Movie with an Unavoidable Ability to Place Itself in Modern Times
A Clockwork Orange (Two-Disc Special Edition)
'A Clockwork Orange' the movie, whether accepted by the author of the book or not, is very witty, scary, shocking (even today), and humorous in several different instances.
It would be difficult to see a new adaptation of the movie without judging by how well crafted the original truly is.
This movie, although disturbing at times, is definately worth buying and adding it to your collection of classics. It will forever ... Read More
Rating: - Pleasantly suprised
I was very hesitant to watch this movie at first. But once I watched it, I was blown away. A terrific movie and definitely one of my top 10 favorite movies.
Rating: - REEL DROOGS
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man!
It all started with a movie called If... by Lindsay Anderson, starring a teenage actor named Malcolm McDowell. A coming-of-age story at an English boarding school, a Tom Brown's Schooldays with a violent, apocalyptic climax, as McDowell's Mick Travis and two of his friends take revenge on their sadistic tormenters by climbing up on the roof of the school and blasting away at the teachers and students with machine guns. Because ... Read More
Rating: - A Clockwork Orange
This is, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant narratives in film history because it becomes clear that Malcolm McDowell's flippant, arrogant, insouciant anti-hero triumphs over society's best intentions at engineering compliance, and we agree, somewhat guiltily, with his point of view, albeit violent and horrifying. Viewers would do well to understand the symbolism of the number 4. The 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th plays throughout the film, but there are four acts of violence that he and his gang ... Read More
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