Yarbles and great bolshy Yarblockos.

Upper Sturry Sherbets · January 19, 2010

The other night I watched a Clockwork Orange again for the first time in eons, this was the one that was banned for 26 years or thereabouts, was re-released in cinemas in 2000, to coincide with the death of director Stanley Kubrick.

It all came back how great it was, it has lost it's shock appeal, and there was a hell of a fuss when it was released back in '71, with copycat crimes and such, but even today nearly 40 years on, it still has the power to mesmerize.

Hard to go through it all to anyone who has not seen it.

To anyone who has trouble with Scouse Slang, may have a hard time with this movie, as it's mainly narrated in part Russian, Cockney rhyming slang and other confusing talk.

A must for anyone seeking a bit of rape, ultraviolence and Beethoven.

heatmeiser · January 19, 2010

Agree it is a pretty spectacular film.

Didn't Kubrick ban it himself though? Due to silly media hype about copycats etc. Hence the release shorty after his death.

Not sure, but that's what I remember.

Upper Sturry Sherbets · January 19, 2010

that's pretty much why it went by the wayside, adolescents in the early 70's doing copycat acts of rebellion, maybe not of a degree of what was seen here, I mean how many GOT members have a nice glass of spiked milk and go out robbing and pillaging while beating up hobos while singing Gene Kelly lyrics.

My favorite part is when McDowell is in the hospital near the end and answers to the picture cards.

No time for the old in out love, I've just come to read the meter. :lol:

ChicagoToffee · January 19, 2010

Class film, me droogs.

Upper Sturry Sherbets · January 19, 2010

can we for a week at least, instead of having melts, lids, belters and bad bells have some Orange talk on here, we could have 'Nadsat week' for instance,

Tony Hibbert, you great bolshy soomka, and Rafael Benitez, welly welly welly well, best you go homeways and get a bit of spatchka.

this could really catch on, but still a fine movie.