threeornothing Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Red rag ta a bull this...I absolute hate this film. Clockwork Orange is probably the greatest book I've ever read and this film botches it so badly that if anyone but Krubrick had made it it would have been laughed out of all credibility. It has a superb performance by Malc but he's only being asked to spend the whole film played the same character he played in the last third of "If".The film misses out the last chapter therefore completely losing any point to the story. Violence is an ugly' date=' clumsy thing: the violence in this is slick, choreographed, cartoon like, and also terribly shot. (Even most of the sound effects are out of sync!)Blimey he even misses out the reference to the title!And why does it all look like an episode of Blake's 7? The future won't look like that seeing as people are still living in tudor houses now. Burgess believed that the future the book predicted had already been and gone by the time the film was made anyway. The stage version with Phil Daniels was a billion times better. Kubrick may have done 178 takes of every shot but he made some right toss. Sorry, rant over, but that book is so good it deserved better than this pile of pretentious toss. It wasn't even banned as people seem to think, so there is nothing cool about it at all. Straw Dogs, now THERE'S a film...[/quote']I hear you on this one!! The film really does suck....I'd just finished my English Critical Evaluation on the book not that long before the film was unbanned and released in the cinema, I really can't see what all the fuss was about. It's worse than bloody Tommy for stupid costumes, noises and props.One of the rare occasions where I have read the book first and really can't see a film doing justice how I read the story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillionboy Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Aye, I mean at least Lolita , even though it completely misjudges the book, is a good film in its own right! Clockwork Orange is also, to me anyway, bloody boring and so camp. It makes Eyes Wide Shut look sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 i am PETRIFIED of clowns but i forced myself to watch ITwasnt happy about it at all though!i couldnt stop htinking about it for like a month! but.... the ending completely eradicates any kind of fear there was beforehand!I mean, sorry, but a giant spider? Pur-leaase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i am ACTUALLY going to shoot you!clowns... are... not.... funny..... ;( Something we have in common... other than our name... and dirty minds...They're bloody creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i am ACTUALLY going to shoot you!clowns... are... not.... funny..... ;( yes they are - especially when you hurt them. that pictures now the background on my phone! seems to creep people out for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach_69 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 hehe yeah, it is veeerrrryyyy strange........and about the ending for IT, yeah the spider made me laugh... ALOT! the only bit i rreally remember was the clown chasing someone through sheets on a washing line 8o scary stuff!and hurt clowns? no. if you hurt them you make them angry and THAT is scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 "Down here...Everybody Floats" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acey Trixx Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i must admit i have seen the film a few times and just dont see why its so hyped up at all...thought it was a bit shite really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumpy Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 hehe yeah' date=' it is veeerrrryyyy strange........and about the ending for IT, yeah the spider made me laugh... ALOT[/quote']dont worry....i think that bit spoiled the scaryness of the film for everyone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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