Just say it guys, Amen to Mr. Kubrick. i mean who the hell would even have vision and genius to hold a shot for that long, most directors would do the "conventional" cutting away after a few seconds. just look at how freaking long he holds, and it completely works an makes the film unique. kubrick making one of the greatest films as one of the greatest directors at the height of his career.
The Durango-95 purred away real horrorshow ó a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. Soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark. We fillied around for a while with other travelers of the night, playing hogs of the road. Then we headed west, what we were after now was the old surprise visit, that was a real kick and good for laughs and lashing of the ultra-violent.
The best shot in the film in my opinion. When the camera zooms in and he is driving. He is almost barely in control. When I first saw this, I was floored. Amazing Kubrick techniques. :D
that image of malcolm mcdowell staring ahead as he is driving is unforgettable- terrifying, beautiful,not of this world - i thought there was a poster available of it but doesnt seem to exist
A Clockwork Orange brings with is a strong critique of society, showzinho scene of violence previously little explored, the language used, the narrative is perfect, the best in the history of cinema in my opinion, photography and soundtrack border on perfection. A clockwork Orange It’s a film Far ahead of its time and it gave me a passion for cinema, so that’s why It’s my favorite film, because of its construcion, plot, photography, score, language and especially the shock it causes, sepalino to everyone, Cinema does not only serve as a means of entertainment but as means of expressiom, point of view and criticism.
Of the four actors who portrayed Alex and his droogs in this movie, the one who portrayed Pete was the only one who was actually a teenager at the time.
There is only one thing that bothers me with this scene, why is a truck parked in the middle of a desolate country road at night? Seems like a robbery setup.
My wife hit a truck in this exact same circumstance. Fortunately she hit the rear wheels or she would have been killed. The driver of the truck was driving across the road from a farm track to another track on the other side. He stopped on the road to close the gate behind him and open the next gate. It was pitch black night. This was a commercial truck diver, not some hay seed. This is where I learned truck drivers are not some professional group, who safely navigate the roads amongst dangerous car drivers. Watch some of the freeway snow pileups. See the "safe" way trucks handle those situations.
this movie was odd, I was 15 when I watched it and it caught my attention the whole movie, that's not common for teenagers. generally, teenagers get bored with old movies, but this got something that makes you wanna watch it
It’s funny and surprisingly charismatic given how inappropriate some parts of the film are. It also makes me sympathize with Alex despite him being such a bad person. Malcolm McDowell was fantastic in this movie
Thankfully, the movie car survived. I have images of it from a car show a couple of years ago. It was in a poor state, as commented by some below, but due to its significance a group of guys got together and rebuilt it. One of the guys said it's not nice to drive, but worth it for for all the attention.
I have a small Corgi Toys replica of a Probe 16 that I must have received in the early 70s. Saw this movie around 80 but it took forever to connect things.
It's a Probe 16 AB4, if remember correctly. The Adams Brothers designed the car, only three were ever built one recently going for a quarter of a million dollars. This one in question belonged to amongst others, drummer Corky Laing and is now with a Motorsport company. Because of its rarity and background if sold could reach offers of several million dollars.
Kubrick's method of working on dialogue was so hypnotic , and of course all the tracking shots he does . His films on the surface appear too be very cold , over the top , and most of the time make you cringe at how much black comedy is thrown into much of his work . ACO is my favorite film for all these reasons , even when you get the main points of the story down ..Its ultimatley how long kubrick allows his veiwers to interpret how he films just by facial expressions and music alone .
@mundotaku Sorry took me a bit but I looked in my book of A Clockwork Orange and car is called a Durango 95 so Kubrick simply used the name from the book. Also the full model name of the car from the movie is a M505 Adams Brothers Probe 16 AB/4
I'm here because I did a big mushroom trip many years ago, this scene was just like it, racing through the English countryside in my drug dealers car, then witnessing a car crash. Crazy times
poor Dim , he is realy good guy and not belong to gang ... 1:04 by his apperance he dont approve such agresive driving , and symphatise other motorists.
I remember that this scene was parodied in an episode of Gravity Falls. Bill Cipher was Alex and his minions were his droogs! I doubt that the kids wouldn't realize that connection.
@mundotaku No. Its an Adams Brothers Probe 16 AB/4. Why it was referred to in the movie as a Durango 95 I have no idea other than perhaps Adams Brothers either didn't give or refused Stanley Kubrick permission to use the true name of the car.
I rewatched it recently after remembering how shocked I was by it as a teenager. I didn't find it that shocking anymore, and I felt sad when I realized that meant I'd been so desensitized to this sort of thing.
I understood the concept to be related to the process that Alex is put through for recovery and how it can backfire (i.e. his cross-eyed look at the end of the movie when they play the ninth symphony). The book explains it a bit more.
