A Clockwork Orange

I dont want to say anything about the film. It is highly subjective; some people avert such films of ultraviolence and social dystopia, while others enjoy the masterclass treatment of Kubrick in making such a bold, controversial classic. The blu ray was unavailable for sale in the Indian Subcontinent till 2019. Must own collectible for Kubrick Lovers. Cheers! Video- 4/5 Audio- 4/5 Movie- 5/5

Came with a Slipcover, although the Slipcover looked pretty old. And the digital code was expired, but that explains the cheaper price. The movie is amazing, so I kept it.

Excelente film para tenerla de colección

Es un estupendo producto, contiene: 1 disco Blu Ray Audio original de inglés 5.1 Doblaje al español 5.1 Subtitulos en español Extras Comentarios de Malcolm Mcdowell y Nick Redman Documentales del canal 4 Theatrical trailer original es muy recomendable para la colección el envío como siempre excelente gracias.

"A Clockwork Orange" could have been the movie in the Stanley Kubrick canon known only as the film that followed "2001: A Space Odyssey." Released in 1971, three years after that masterpiece, "Clockwork" faced the peril of comparison with what has become the greatest cinematic achievement of all time. In short, how could Kubrick follow "2001," a film that was so incredibly good that one could not imagine a worthy successor? He did it by making a film so different from its predecessor that any comparisons simply fall apart. "A Clockwork Orange" is its own animal -- and "animal" it is, indeed. Whereas "2001" was about the exploration of space but also the exploration of humankind's capacity for change, "Clockwork" was the at-times painful study of a young man caught between violent individualism and repressive society. Malcolm McDowell is brilliant as Alex, the young "droog" who's ever on the prowl for deviant sex, "ultraviolence" and, seemingly, all manner of wickedness for its own sake. The character's relentlessly immoral (or amoral?) behavior stunned audiences at the time. The violent scenes -- of various victims being raped, beaten, kicked, murdered -- proved that, in 1971 at least, people had not yet become inured to extreme depictions of violence. Some of the film's detractors called it sick. In UK, there was a considerable amount of copycat behavior, which so unnerved director Kubrick that he had the film pulled from distribution there -- for quite a number of years. In between those two extremes -- those who would condemn the film, and those who seemingly condoned it by acting it out -- was an audience that pondered the dilemma posed by Kubrick: Which is worse? An insistence upon individual freedom, which allows for such horrible behavior, or a society that may be going too far in trying to cleanse the populace of such villainy? Alex, you see, is caught and subjected to a conditioning program that is supposed to make him incapable of committing any more crimes. But the effect of this behavior modification upon him is so drastic that he is effectively stripped of any free will at all. It's a diabolical film in part because it steadfastly refuses to provide any answers. Kubrick was a filmmaker, not a moralist, and so his audiences were left to decide, for themselves, which could be more cruel -- the solitary human heart, or the collective conscience that sometimes grows so harsh that it, too, seems hopelessly corrupted. This is a brilliant film. Do not see it, though, if you are easily offended. Upon its initial theatrical release, the film was one of a very few non-pornographic productions in those days to receive an X rating. Frankly, I've seen films far more graphically violent than this one that got tagged with an R, not an NC-17, the successor of the X. But it is true that there is something about this film -- something about Alex's gleefully nightmarish world -- that disturbs the mind like nothing else.

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Timeless classic, however controversial in its time. This release has a few very good extras. Picture and sound are excellent. If I have to name some faults, the disk goes straight to movie, not to main menu, which is annoying. Plus, there is no Settings menu for audio and subtitles. Still, very good value. Recommended.