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A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick film) (pg. 3)
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| narcism |
that statue = gold
i want one :D |
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| Dj_Day-V |
| Yeah overrated, so are all movies before 1980 |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj_Day-V
Yeah overrated, so are all movies before 1980 |
I hope you're making some kind of joke I don't get, because else that's one of the most idiotic statements I've ever heard. |
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| tubularbills |
| book was better |
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| dj_alfi |
Brilliant film.
And even if you don't like it, you cant disagree that it has a ing awesome soundtrack!
Excellent use of synths on Henry Purcell's - "Music for the Funeral March & Procession of Queen Mary". God damn epic! |
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| Sykonee |
| Folks forget that the movie is supposed to be over-the-top quirky. It's quite operatic. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Groundhog Boy
Read the book and have the seen the film numerous times.
Do you get the point and the questions presented by either? |
Of course. I have read the book and thought it worthwhile. It's just that the style and trappings of the movie disappointed me so badly that I turned it off rather than watching it. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
Folks forget that the movie is supposed to be over-the-top quirky. It's quite operatic. |
That might explain why I didn't like it, since "over-the-top quirky" and "operatic" are pretty much the opposite of how the book struck me. |
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| Dj_Day-V |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
I hope you're making some kind of joke I don't get, because else that's one of the most idiotic statements I've ever heard. |
You need to accept the truth :) |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj_Day-V
You need to accept the truth :) |
I see. I'll put that right on top of list, just below accepting the musical brilliance that is Armins latest album.
I'm on my way to enlightment! :) |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
That might explain why I didn't like it, since "over-the-top quirky" and "operatic" are pretty much the opposite of how the book struck me. |
I don't know. I think Alex's behaviour epitomises "over the top" and there's undeniably quirkiness about the narrative voice and the language.
The problem I had with the book is that it's not subtle enough with its subtexts. Burgess basically has his chatty narrator muse over all the themes the book explores, and they don't seem like the kind of things a violent adolescent thug would care about, given he gets his kicks (excuse the pun) from rape and ultraviolence. With his narration reduced to occasional insertions as opposed to the lens through which we see the textual world, the film gives you more room to think for yourself.
Aside from that, the film stands up entirely on its own for replicating the unique reading experience as a unique viewing experience. The heavily stylised nature of the direction might put you off, especially if it's not how you pictured the events of the book, but if you just accept that this is a different version of the story you can enjoy Kubrick's very stylish vision. Technically the film is absolutely top class, as you'd expect from Kubrick. No matter what boring the film may be about, I can always enjoy a Stanley Kubrick film just for the way it looks and sounds. |
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