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A Clockwork Orange [DVD]

Malcolm McDowell (Actor), Patrick Magee (Actor), Stanley Kubrick (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Format	Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC, Letterboxed
Contributor	Paul Farrell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Michael Gover, Anthony Burgess, Miriam Karlin, Stanley Kubrick, Carl Duering, Clive Francis, John Clive, Michael Bates, James Marcus, Warren Clarke, Malcolm McDowell See more
Language	English
Runtime	2 hours and 16 minutes
Studio	Warner Home Video

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EDITOR'S NOTE: According to a Warner Home Video technician involved in the production of The Stanley Kubrick Collection, Kubrick authorized all aspects of the Collection, from the use of Digital Component Video (or "D-1") masters originally

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.66:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Stanley Kubrick
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC, Letterboxed
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 16 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005ATQB
Writers ‏ : ‎ Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Scott

Great movie

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023

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If you've heard about this movie then you'll know what it is this is a favorite of mine quite strange but very interesting

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The Ludovico Technique

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017

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I had never had much interest in seeing this famous 1971 film of Stanley Kubrick until Nathan Andersen, a professor of philosophy and film, at Eckerd College, Florida, kindly gave me the opportunity to read his book "Shadow Philosophy: Plato's Cave and Cinema". Andersen's book explores the ways in which film presents philosophical issues. He offers a detailed look at "A Clockwork Orange", and he tries to show the relationship of the film with some of the thoughts of Plato in "The Republic" focusing on the allegory of the cave and the nature of art. I needed to see "A Clockwork Orange" to get a sense of Professor Andersen's book.

"A Clockwork Orange" is a complex, thoughtful film that deserves the attention that Andersen's book gives it.. The movie is set in England of the future and features a young hoodlum named Alex who also narrates much of the film for the audience through a voice over technique.. The movie is filled with graphic sex and violence particularly ins opening scenes. The film has and retains a large shock value and was banned in its native England for many years. A lover of Beethoven, Alex is a ruthless, sadistic criminal who beats, rapes, robs and ultimately kills with his small gang. His exploits are on display in the first third of the movie. In the middle third of the film, Alex is sent to prison for 14 years for murder but is able to secure early release by subjecting himself to a new therapeutic technique, the Ludovico technique, which is designed to make wrongdoing physically and emotionally repulsive to those undergoing the therapy. The climactic scenes of the film occur with Alex strapped in a chair watching vicious acts of violence and rape similar the types of acts that landed Alex in prison. Among the many problems raised by use of the Ludovico technique and among the many issues suggested by the film is the nature of free will. The film suggests that Alex becomes an automaton as a result of the treatment. The psychiatrists and others using the treatment argue that they are not taking a position on "higher ethical" questions but are instead taking a "pragmatic" approach in that the treatment "works" and will stop antisocial behavior of criminals such as Alex. The final third of the film includes many twists as Alex is released into society again only to confront and to be victimized by many of the people whom he had wronged grievously before he went to jail.

The book I read explores philosophical questions, such as the nature of freedom and the nature of goodness, suggested by the film as well as broad questions about the nature of reality using Plato and his allegory of the cave as a guide. The book also gets inside the film by trying to examine the interaction between the events shown on the screen and the response of the viewers to show how the film is provocative and thoughtful. The film works not merely through the presentation of ideas but though its cinematography, including the use of music, photography, timing, facial expressions, and the many techniques cinema has developed over the years to express feeling and action.

Professor Andersen's book gave me the motivation to see the film and helped shape my response to it. Still, there was an immediacy and a sharpness to this movie that analysis can't fully capture. There is a panache and a brio with the dark humor, the music, and some of the sheer inanity of the situation that give the film a unique and a disturbing character. It held my attention, but I found some of the film more sophomoric than deep. I found it odd to laugh at and to sympathize with a character such as Alex. In addition, I thought the film definitely a product of the America and Britain of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It has the mocking tone of the day. Authority figures including government figures at all levels are lampooned and skewered as are psychiatrists, clergy and parents. America seems to me to be still paying for the attitudes of these days. I don't see much of Plato in them.

"A Clockwork Orange" is a multi-layered provocative film that is a product of its time. It is thoughtful but deserves to be criticized and thought through and thought beyond. It can be watched without over-intellectualization, but I am glad to have seen it in the company of Professor Andersen's book.

Robin Friedman

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D. Floyd

4k VIDDY WELL

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2023

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The 4K sounds really nice and the video is a definite improvement over the blu-ray, really. Granularity doesn't appear to be a major issue. So if you a huge fan. Essential. very nice.

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Justin

Classic movie

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023

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Classic movie good quality

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Viddy Well, O My Brothers and Sisters. Viddy Well.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2004

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Stanley Kubrick's 1971 adaptation of the classic Anthony Burgess novel A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is a thriller for thinkers. That is, it is a frightening but compelling SF-ish flick that, like the novel, is wrapped around deep socio-political and philosophical subtext. It warns about the dangers of blithe, government-dictated social conformity, yet it also cautions against allowing citizens to indulge in so much freedom that society becomes unsafe and anarchic. In other words, it forces viewers to ponder the question of just how far citizens of a society can have their free will restricted before they cease to be truly free...or truly human.
Set in an England of the "near" future, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE paints a picture of a British dystopia that, in some respects, is more horrific and more depressing--and in retrospect, closer to the reality of the 3+ decades that have passed since its release--than the Oceania of Orwell's 1984. Malcolm McDowell stars as Alex de Large, a teenage ruffian who nightly roams the streets of his hometown with a gang of other sadistic young hoodlums (his "droogs") and engages in acts of "ultra-violence" (i.e., robbery, rape, pummelings, murder, etc.). Other such gangs of thugs also roam the streets at night, so going outside after dark is a dangerous prospect for the average citizen.
Following a botched burglary and murder, Alex is temporarily blinded and left behind by his craven droogs. Young Alex is arrested for the murder when the police arive, and soon after he is found guilty and sentenced to a lengthy prison term. But he thinks he has secured his quick ticket to freedom when he is accepted into a program that promises to "cure" his violent propensities and, upon successful completion of the program, nullify his prison sentence. Unbeknownst to Alex, though, is that the procedure is based on Pavlovian conditioning techniques, meaning that Alex won't be "cured" so much as he will be brainwashed into autonomically behaving like a respectable, law-abiding citizen.
Due to the nature of the film's subject matter--and, of course, to help drive home its subtextual message--A CLOCKWORK ORANGE contains many disturbing and violent scenes, including the depiction of a beating and rape during which Alex "kicks" out his rendition of "Singing in the Rain." Some viewers, especially those not normally inclined towards watching horror or crime dramas, have a difficult time looking past the violence and delving into the film's subtext. For those folks, it might be easier to emotionally and intellectually grasp the theme of Kubrick's film if they FIRST read Burgess' novel. (For most viewers, though, enjoyment of the movie does not require familiarity with the novel.)
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is fairly loyal to the source material, though Burgess' complete work includes a final chapter that is not depicted in the film. Supposedly this is because Kubrick only had access to the American edition of the book--this despite the fact that he was an American expatriate living in England--in which the last chapter had been removed because Burgess' American editors considered it inconsistent with the rest of the novel. Literary purists, who will often make value judgments about a film based on its adherence to the printed source, will probably be put off by Kubrick's purportedly inadvertent omission. However, as with any other well-made film, it should be judged solely on its own merits.
With A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Kubrick questions the perceptions of freedom and the concepts of crime and punishment in Western society. The film is a truculent and thought-provoking socio-political satire that, after more than three decades, still retains its ability to shock viewers into philosophical rumination. Of course, Kubrick's excellent script and tight direction contribute to the film's success in eliciting such a reaction, but so does Malcolm McDowell's energetic and compelling performance as Alex, that rare protagonist who is equally reprehensible and pitiable.
All in all, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is an excellent and still-relevant classic that belongs in the collection of any serious lover of great movies.

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Franco Girardi

Excelente

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2023

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Un muy buen clásico de Kubrick y ahora en Alta definición

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yoshiko partain

great job

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2023

great job

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023

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There is nothing to dislike about Stanley Kubrick films.
This movie was ahead of its time. Prophetically points to our time.
I recommend this masterpiece to those who enjoy quality in filmmaking.

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Rafael González

Parece que es pirata

Reviewed in Mexico on June 26, 2023

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Califico con cuatro estrellas porque cuando llegó, y la vi, creí que era pirata. Lo que pasa es que la portada pareciera que la imprimieron en una impresora de computadora, y parece pirata. Cuando abrí la caja, me aseguré de que la película fuera original, y sí lo es. No es la primera vez que compro en Karzov, y esta vez la presentación dejó mucho que desear.

Voy a lo que interesa a todo el mundo. La película está subtitulada en diversos idiomas, tales como: inglés SDH, francés, chino, danés, holandés, finlandés, alemán, italiano, japonés, coreano, noruego, portugués, sueco y español. Los extras están también subtitulados en español y otras lenguas.

Aclaro, si eres de las personas que quiere saber si está doblada al español, compra el producto. En lo personal, a mí NO ME INTERESA el doblaje, porque como cinéfilo disfruto las películas en SU LENGUA ORIGINAL con subtítulos. ¡Muy bien, Amazon México! Además, tardó una semana en llegar, y es la primera vez que tarda tanto un producto que compro.

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Jonathan Bradshaw

Noise is well controlled in this 4k movie.

Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2023

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Unlike some 4k movies noise is well controlled here. I know purists like the noise but I want the best looking picture and a tone of noise isn't what I personally like.

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Amazon Kunde

Ist ein Film

Reviewed in Germany on September 1, 2023

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Zu was schon. Anschauen.

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Waldfisch

Total überbewertet

Reviewed in Germany on January 20, 2023

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Also ehrlich, warum dieser streckenweise durchaus perverse Streifen so gute Kritiken gehabt haben soll, ist mir ein Rätsel (kommt natürlich auf das geistige Niveau der Kritiker an, oder der Höhe der Bestechungsgelder). Aber vielleicht kann ich nur nicht aus meiner normalgeistigen Gesinnung schlüpfen, um wenigstens ein bisschen Verständnis für diesen psychedelischen Quark aufzubringen. Vielleicht waren es auch nur die für die damalige Zeit wohl relativ schonungslos gezeigten Gewalttaten.
Jedenfalls: Vier Vollpfosten, die nichts lieber tun, als Menschen zu verprügeln (natürlich kommen auch Neonazis vor, die ein Mädchen vergewaltigen wollen und von den vier Schwachköpfen verdroschen werden .... Gott, wie billig!) marodieren sich durch die Gesellschaft und geilen sich daran auf, dass sie keiner erwischt. Und auch sie machen vor schlimmsten Ausschreitungen nicht Halt. Weil der Oberidiot Zoff mit seinen drei anderen Dösbaddel-Schlägern bekommt, lassen die ihn bei einem letzten Überfall auflaufen. Zuvor hat er mit einem Riesenpimmel-Kunstwerk die dort wohnende Hausdame bös malträtiert - sie stirbt später. Der Schwachmat kommt für 14 Jahre in den Knast (DAS wäre ein gutes Ende geworden, besser noch elektrischer Stuhl, bei allem, was der sich geleistet hat). Leider schafft er es, so zu tun, als ob er sich zusehends bessert. Nach zwei Jahren darf er sich einer neuartigen Sonderbehandlung unterziehen, die einen angeblich in zwei Wochen zu einem Lämmchen macht...Er wird - fast foltermäßig - dazu gezwungen, Gewaltexzesse via Film zu inhalieren, ohne Unterbrechung. Irgendwann stellt sich der Effekt ein, dass, wenn er nur an Gewalt denkt, es ihm kotzübel wird. (Natürlich kam der Hauptheilungseffekt auch erst dann, als er sich Szenen aus Nazideutschland ansehen musste - doppeloberbillig...). Kurzum, er gilt irgendwann als "geheilt", darf wieder ins Zivilleben und findet sein Zuhause total verändert. Die Eltern kommen mit der unerwarteten Rückkehr nicht klar, außerdem wird sein Zimmer jetzt von einem jungen Untermieter bewohnt etc. pp. Er haut dann fast verzweifelt ab, gerät aber in die Fänge derer, die er früher drangsaliert hat und wird mehr als einmal verdroschen. Ganz am Ende kommt er zufällig wieder zu einem seiner früheren Tatorte, wo er den Hausherren, der seit seinem Verbrechen im Rollstuhl sitzt, wieder trifft. Der erkennt den ehemaligen Peiniger, gibt ihm K.O.-Tropfen und will ihn für eine Anti-Regierungsaktion ausnutzen, denn die "Sonderbehandlung zur Resozialisierung" wird durchaus angefeindet, was die herrschende Regierung in die Bredouille bringen würde, wenn herauskommt, dass es den ehemaligen Verbrechern schadet und der geistigen Freiheit beraubt. Der Rüpel wacht irgendwann auf, ist fertig mit sich und der Welt und springt aus dem Fenster, um allem ein Ende zu machen. Nur leider überlebt er den Aufschlag - nächste Chance auf ein gutes Ende der Story vertan!!
Dann liegt er eingegipst im Krankenhaus und kriegt Besuch vom Minister, der, die Presse im Kielwasser, ihn wiederum für sich und seinen Karriereerhalt ausnutzen will, nebst Bestechungen aller Art. Am Ende sieht man den Strolch nur wieder feist grinsen und man weiß, dass er wieder ganz der Alte sein wird, sobald er den Gips los hat...
Gesellschaftskritik hin oder her, Kubrick in oder hier - mir hat er im Endeffekt nicht gefallen. Er wird auch keinem Menschen irgendwie "Erleuchtung" bringen. Ich habe nur eins registriert: Alle, die diesen Film mal gesehen haben, äffen vor allem die vier Vollpfosten nach, wenn es um Aussagen wie "Rightdiright" und anderes Gestammel geht ... kann man bloß hoffen, dass es nur dabei bleibt.

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Stampy

Another shocking and diverse picture from Kubrick

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2010

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Alex (McDowell) and his gang run the streets at night but when he backfires on his friend they set him up, leading to his imprisonment and a shock scientific experiment.

Having enjoyed 2001: a space odyssey and eyes wide shut, I decided to give this a try, and Kubrick's unusual original conceptual nature is present here as we dive once more into an isolated character, in an isolated state of psyche.

Malcolm McDowell stars as Alex DeLarge, a man who lives for the night, hanging out with his posse of adrenaline packed cronies who beat up old folks, drink milk and occasionally attack and rape innocent people.

Perhaps in today's modern society that violent agenda in a young man isn't too shocking, especially when viewing films such as Kidulthood or watching Skins. But almost 40 years on from this film's initial release and ideologies such as rape, bullying and peer pressure are more in use in teenage social stance than ever.

Not that any of these concepts have any hindrance on the picture's entertainment value oh no. The unusual brutal nature of a clockwork orange's central character strengthens the plots ideal to develop a story upon violence, rage and personal injury. The opening shots of Alex and co in the bar drinking milk is a wonderful mislead that shows Kubrick technically perfect. The semiotics as something as harmless as sitting with a glass of milk is given a shake up through the narration and following montage of violence against a singing old drunkard that manifests itself as the plot soldiers on.

Violence, a key attribute in crime films these days, has certainly developed. Tarantino a key director and writer who has stabbed a nail into the coffin of rules and regulations has certainly taken notes from Kubrick. Here the violent point of view shots and expressions into the camera are echoing pulp fiction, the no nonsense verbal communication through vile discourse is excruciatingly plain.

The plot for this picture, whilst revolving around such strong crime and drama issues such as rape, drugs, violence, family and friends, maintains a slow moving prospect. There is never an inclination as to where the plot is heading, which makes it enjoyably enticing. Kubrick once more uses an isolated central character that proves to be a smashing ideal as through McDowell's rather insane thinker, we see and listen to the world through his eyes and be captivated by his motives, his joy and his misery.

The narration is by far one of the best you will ever hear in any film I can guarantee that. We see an insight into the character's mind and his rather unusual adaptation of British thinking. A worthy mention of the soundtrack as unsurprisingly it is brilliant and has an avid part to play, as does the encoding of manipulation and true colours of the crime and punishment script that have rather fittingly gone down in history as thought provoking and very memorable.

9/10

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