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Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Sep-03-2008 22:36:

A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick film)

Am I the only person who found this unwatchable?

It struck me as hopelessly cheesy from the first scene, and I had to turn it off after about fifteen minutes. IMO it hasn't aged nearly as well as 2001.

I thought the book was okay, though.

Posted by The17sss on Sep-03-2008 22:40:

Re: A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick film)

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Am I the only person who found this unwatchable?

It struck me as hopelessly cheesy from the first scene, and I had to turn it off after about fifteen minutes. IMO it hasn't aged nearly as well as 2001.

I thought the book was okay, though.

Eh... it was ok. But nothing I'd want in my coveted DVD collection. I like other Kubric films a lot better.

Posted by R.j. on Sep-03-2008 22:40:

Re: A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick film)

quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Am I the only person who found this unwatchable?

It struck me as hopelessly cheesy from the first scene, and I had to turn it off after about fifteen minutes. IMO it hasn't aged nearly as well as 2001.

I thought the book was okay, though.

The book is better--better ending.

The only beef I have with the movie is that it doesn't have the book's ending. (or at least the last chapter that was chopped from the American version)

Aside from that, I love the music. Go Walter--Wendy Carlos!?

Posted by Meat187 on Sep-03-2008 22:42:

Re: A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick film)

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Am I the only person who found this unwatchable?

Yes.

Posted by RJT on Sep-03-2008 22:56:

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Originally posted by Meat187
No.

Fixed. I'm with you, JBJ - 2001, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, and the Shining are all favorites of mine, but I just couldn't manage to get into A Clockwork Orange (or Eyes Wide Shut for that matter - but that one for far more obvious reasons).

Just didn't care for the film. Book is terrific.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Sep-03-2008 23:01:

I think the film is better than the book.

Posted by RJT on Sep-03-2008 23:02:

One odd thing that was going back and watching it again a year or two back, all I could think was how similar I felt to when I watched THX 1138, which I also thought was just horrible.

Posted by Ian on Sep-03-2008 23:05:

i think we missed the time with it. When it was new perhaps it was a lot more hard hitting and easy to get into, but with all the advances & our desensitisation to stuff, it just doesn't have much impact as it might've.

Posted by jupiterone on Sep-03-2008 23:05:

ugh, i cannot stand peoples fascination with this movie. horrible, horrible.

oddly enough i absolutely love thx 1138, one of my favorites

Posted by Sunsnail on Sep-03-2008 23:24:

I thought it was boring. I turned it off too after about 20 minutes

Posted by Rose on Sep-03-2008 23:51:

Everyone says it's such a great movie and "omg best movie evar!!1!!" but in my opinion...it was okay.

Posted by avalonwarrior on Sep-03-2008 23:56:

the NY rapper Cage is obsessed with that film

Posted by Clovis on Sep-04-2008 00:21:

FFW Fuck Scene is so awesome...

Posted by iammesol on Sep-04-2008 00:31:

Was a little too quirky for me.

Posted by Clovis on Sep-04-2008 00:32:

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Originally posted by iammesol
Was a little too quirky for me.

"The Notebook" was rented out when you hit up blockbuster?

Posted by Audious on Sep-04-2008 00:46:

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Originally posted by Clovis
"The Notebook" was rented out when you hit up blockbuster?

The Notebook is the only movie I haven't seen that I still tell people I hate just because it pisses dumb girls off.

Posted by Clovis on Sep-04-2008 00:52:

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Originally posted by Audious
The Notebook is the only movie I haven't seen that I still tell people I hate just because it pisses dumb girls off.

I loved it.

I mean, Rachel McAdams wearing clothes from the 40s and 50s...is just one of the hottest things I have ever seen...

Posted by iammesol on Sep-04-2008 00:54:

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Originally posted by Clovis
"The Notebook" was rented out when you hit up blockbuster?

Nah, Deep Inside: Pryda Fantasies

Posted by Clovis on Sep-04-2008 00:55:

That is way too gay

Posted by iammesol on Sep-04-2008 00:58:

Shhhh, you're interrupting my Bas porn.

Posted by Groundhog Boy on Sep-04-2008 01:17:

Read the book and have the seen the film numerous times.

Do you get the point and the questions presented by either?

Posted by enydo on Sep-04-2008 03:22:

Didn't like it either.

Posted by LoveHate on Sep-04-2008 04:00:

great film..

Posted by Nayil on Sep-04-2008 05:26:

I had the same problem as the OP

people told me to read the book 1st

Posted by nchs09 on Sep-04-2008 06:17:

Movie was ok.....

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