It demands thought, compels the attention, and refuses to be dismissed. And, for that reason, A Clockwork Orange must be considered a landmark of modern cinema.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Vincent Canby
It seems to me that by describing horror with such elegance and beauty, Kubrick has created a very disorienting but human comedy, not warm and lovable, but a terrible sum- up of where the world is at... Because it refuses to use the emotions conventionally, demanding instead that we keep a constant, intellectual grip on things, it's a most unusual--and disorienting--movie experience.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Michael Atkinson
The first punk tragicomedy, a chain-whipped cartoon meditation on Good, Evil, and Free Will that is as seductive as it is tasteless. That Kubrick misjudged the distance between comedy and cruelty seems to be unarguable.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
It is just plain talky and boring. You know there's something wrong with a movie when the last third feels like the last half.Read Full Review »
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