A Clockwork Orange (English)

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/

Have you ever come across a movie that claims to be Witty, funny, satirical, political, thrilling, frightening, metaphorical, sardonic, exciting, bizzarre - all these things at the same time? That should be a Crazy movie right?

You said it eh,brother!!!

Let me start another way....Have you come across a movie that 'seems' so revolting that you want to *actually* throw up? (Or was it only me when I "attempted" to see this movie the first time)

Well some say Stanley Kubrick was a genius and another equal number of some say he is a nutcase. I finally saw the whole movie yesterday and I would think if there was ever a thin line between cinematic genius and lunacy - lo behold - it's Stanley Kubrick !!

Click here for the Trailer

The trailer itself, to start with, is of a kind which I've never encountered before. 100's of stills and sequences from the movie all juxtaposed with each other in intervals of milliseconds and also interspersed with the adjectives I listed earlier; Ludwig Van Beethovan's symphony topping it off as the background music. Quite novel indeed.

If these have not piqued your curiosity to watch the movie first thing after you are done reading, then I shall go ahead and write about the movie.
I will not leave any spoilers here, but will WARN ALL YOU BROTHERS READING THAT THIS MOVIE IS STRICTLY NOT FOR ALL TASTES

Malcolm McDowell plays Alex DeLarge. Alex and his droogs, whom he calls brothers, embarke on a night of the old ultra-violence and are generally running amok spreading terror in the city. The first half of the movie is *SO* graphic and in your face that you may decide not wanting to have anything to do with this rotten movie!

The movie really begins after that frightful night passes. Kubrick's premise is simple 'Do not punish criminals, because after a certain point they might enjoy the punishment. Instead, reform them.' Sounds a simple deal doesn't it? Well, it's the exact suggested mechanism that .............

That said, there is a point in the movie where you start resonating with the central idea that the director wants to point out. At that point you also start wondering about how the weird colours, the loud dialogue delivery, the choice of Beethoven's mesmerising music to form a strong part of the movie in SUCH a bizzarre way - all these aspects enhance the story telling, and whether you want to admit or not, it's brilliance in film making.
VERY VERY WEIRD and FREAKY but still brilliant. The music is as haunting as is the performance of our "humble narrator" played by Malcolm McDowell.

So if you are game for the old fashioned ultra-violence, and the in-out in-outs (!!!) and all the large scale vandalism, then don't miss this movie ...
Nope not the intention to scare you. All said and done, this is a creative movie and should be seen as one (albeit told in a highly sardonic tone).