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Libs wrote:
Box wrote:
Libs wrote:
Brilliant, sadistic, eye-opening (literally).
A
How dare you? Apologize!
No, bitch.
Bravo to Libs! (...of all people )
Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:07 pm
matatonio
Teh Mexican
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wow this movie its so loved.....
i didnt find it all that masterful, it was very slow but i never actually felt bored. its a one of a kind movie.....its.....good but way overrated IMHO
B
Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:45 pm
zennier
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Amazing. Is it anyone else's favorite SK film?
I'd give this one an A+.
It's so disturbing at times... but one just has to watch. Such a feast for the senses.
Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:40 pm
zennier
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Box wrote:
I hate this film. To hell with it! And to hell with everyone who disagrees!
D
Yes, worse than Spider-Man 1. Go suck on a pipe till the fumes consume you if you are outraged.
Crackpot!
Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:42 pm
jb007
Veteran
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One of the ten worst ever, if not the very worst movie ever made.
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Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:45 pm
Joker's Thug #3
Extraordinary
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I'll make sure to spit on JB's & Box's grave.
Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:07 pm
rolandka19
Indiana Jones IV
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A wonderful, disturbing, bizarre masterpiece. The cinematography is amazing and the score remains one of the most memorable ever. Great performances all around (especially Malcolm McDowell).
A
Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:55 pm
Alex Y.
Top Poster
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Zingaling wrote:
Dkmuto wrote:
Zingaling wrote:
What the hell.
Don't even have a grade for this film...
I don't know if you knew what you were getting yourself into...
Apparently not.
Actually, I didn't even know what it was about. I've never seen anything about this film, so I was going in blind.
And going out...
so you hated it? or?
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:47 am
Supafroius
Star Trek XI
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Saw this one last night. It was great. The first 20 minutes were weird mostly because I had no idea what I was abaout to watch but when the story came togethjer. It was just great. I am now planning on watching the rest of Kubricks films this weekend!!
Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:58 pm
misutaa
je vois l'avenir
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I love this movie. its a masterpiece.
Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:11 pm
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speaking of clockwork, i do not approve of loyal's title... he is anything but a clockwork orange.
if anything, box is the clockwork orange... ironic, considering his disgust for this film...
I wish the people who stated they disliked this film would tell us what exactly they thought was subpar. Right now, it's just unsupported statements such as "This is bad" or "I don't like it because I don't even know what it's about". This kind of treatment definitely doesn't do the film justice.
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Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:58 am
xiayun
Extraordinary
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Surreal. What an opening shot, and the first half is just stunning. The story got weaker after he entered the prison. Still, a film unlike anything I've seen. A-.
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Whoa, I haven't been this disappointed by a movie I was sure I was going to love in a long long time, I'm ashamed of myself.
It was much less batshit than I was expecting, and a lot more long and tiresome. Certainly the first 30 minutes(or however long it took to get to prison) and the eye-opening scenes were brilliant, however, the rest I just couldn't sink into. Maybe I was just tired, but it felt like this movie was 3 hours long, the prison scenes, and a lot of Alex out in the world after being "cured," dragged.
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
Loved it. The direction by Stanley Kubrick is typically phenomenal, and Malcolm McDowell gives one of the most memorable performances ever. This disturbing and thought-provoking film is a must-see for any film fan.
A
Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:50 am
Shack
Devil's Advocate
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
I was prettyyy harsh and dumb on the film the first time I saw this... I think I was mostly tired, I couldn't enjoy it as much. Expectations got in the way, but I see it a bit more clearly.
This has grown on me TONS. I appreciate the pure vision of it more and more every day. Not one of my favorite Kubricks still, but if I had to give a grade now it'd be closer to A-/B+ than the above grade.
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
I haven't seen this, though now I'd like to because of Malcolm McDowell.
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Don't Dream It, Be It
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It's not perfect, but it's pretty close, and it's incredibly visionary and ground-breaking. The first 45 minutes or so is absolutely perfect, and as a result the rest of the film feels slow and disappointing, but it all works together at the end. McDowell is fantastic and Kubrick's twisted direction is expectedly solid. The combination of classical music and that haunting, synthesized score is brilliant, and makes for some of the most memorable moments in cinematic history. "Singin' in the Rain" will never be the same. As stated, the ending is rather weak in comparison to the beginning, and the film does run a bit long, but it's hard to get out of your head once you've watched it. A flawed masterpiece.
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:42 pm
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
Got it on HD DVD the other day......still in my top 10 of all time.
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Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:17 am
kypade
Kypade
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
blam.
Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:10 pm
2001
Another You
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
VisuaLs, acting, direction, music....it's aLL ground-fucking-breaking.
I saw it for the 4th time Last week and it stiLL Lives up my Top 20 ranking for it (dunno if it deserves Top 10 yet but it shouLd stay in my Top 20). Kubrick's 2nd best for me (you know the first) and I don't get the Love for StrangeLove.
A+
Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:03 am
billybobwashere
He didn't look busy?!
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
trailer i just made
one of my all-time faves. One of the most thought-provoking movies I've ever seen, matched by an equally powerful sense of visual and musical beauty (something noticeable in all of Kubrick's work). Malcom McDowell as Alex was one of the best casting calls ever. A+
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Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:59 pm
billybobwashere
He didn't look busy?!
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Re: A Clockwork Orange
thanks.
yeah, i had trouble figuring that line into the trailer, i tried it in a number of other places where it worked even less. probably should've taken it out.
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