1971 Review Blog
A Clockwork Orange
Grade: A 11/03/2008
This is a dystopic smorgasbourd, full of deviant, violent psychos and dangerous, shocking behavioral modification. It goes without saying that Stanley Kubrick's direction is beautiful, but it is Malcolm McDowell's semi-comic portrayal of Alex that really makes this film shine. When poor Alex inadvertanly becomes conditioned against Beethoven as well as violence, I honestly started crying. That is impressive when such a strange movie can bring you to tears, during one of the strangest, most disturbing scenes of the film. This behavioral modification theme is SO much better than the ending of BRAZIL.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A 11/03/2008
This is a dystopic smorgasbourd, full of deviant, violent psychos and dangerous, shocking behavioral modification. It goes without saying that Stanley Kubrick's direction is beautiful, but it is Malcolm McDowell's semi-comic portrayal of Alex that really makes this film shine. When poor Alex inadvertanly becomes conditioned against Beethoven as well as violence, I honestly started crying. That is impressive when such a strange movie can bring you to tears, during one of the strangest, most disturbing scenes of the film. This behavioral modification theme is SO much better than the ending of BRAZIL.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Dirty Harry
Grade: C 05/03/2010
I was pretty disappointed in this movie, because I love me some badass Eastwood. That iconic "Do you feel lucky, punk?" line really fell flat. It seems that all the parodies I have seen in my life of that line have all delivered the line with more gusto. When you really sit back and think about this film, it is really VERY simple...and Harry Callahan is a pretty lousy cop. How can he be mad at the system when HE is the one that screwed up. Vigilante justice is one thing...but I wasn't quite on board with "Dirty Harry"s methods. They weren't exciting enough to reach any kind of iconic status.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: C 05/03/2010
I was pretty disappointed in this movie, because I love me some badass Eastwood. That iconic "Do you feel lucky, punk?" line really fell flat. It seems that all the parodies I have seen in my life of that line have all delivered the line with more gusto. When you really sit back and think about this film, it is really VERY simple...and Harry Callahan is a pretty lousy cop. How can he be mad at the system when HE is the one that screwed up. Vigilante justice is one thing...but I wasn't quite on board with "Dirty Harry"s methods. They weren't exciting enough to reach any kind of iconic status.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die