Come sit and read my fellow malcontents, of I your humble reviewer Jareprime, view on a bit of viddy entitled A Clockwork Orange. Based on the book from the gulliver of Anthony Burgess and brought to life on the big big cinema screen by Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange tells the real horror-show account of one Alexander DeLarge and the rassodocks of him and his three droogs Pete, Georgie and Dim. So come and listen to angel trumpets and devil trombones, you are invited.

Released in 1971, A Clockwork Orange is a visceral masterpiece from start to finish. Stanley Kubrick's opus is the precursor to any Tarintino or Oliver Stone film since. From the opening focus on the face of Malcolm McDowell as Alex, sitting in the Korova Milk Bar, the film holds you in it's intense and menacing stare. Full of great images and some of the best dialog ever written, Clockwork is a striking film.

As evil and disdain go, none play it better than McDowell in his performance as the charming and deadly Alex. Carefree and reckless Alex lives life for one person, himself. From brawling to rape to murder, it is all in a day's fun for Alexander DeLarge. When his late night bullying and rampages finally catch up with him, he is sent away for his crimes and serves two years of a fourteen year prison sentence. By manipulating others, Alex lines himself up with a chance for early release if he under goes a radical new treatment called the Ludovico Technique. DeLarge soon learns that he may have been a little overconfident in his abilities, once the process begins. Released back into society, Alex will face his past demons and old friends.

This film has so many great scenes and images, that it hard to even pick a favorite. From Alex and his droogs's shadows approaching an old bum to Alex strapped in the chair watching the viddies during the Ludovico Technique, all of the film sticks and stays with you. Then there is the dialog a mix of English, Russian and common slang it just adds so much to the entire film.

Upon original release A Clockwork Orange received an X rating for it's graphic violence and scenes of rape and sex. But still under the sex and violence there is a subtle and dark humor to the film, as you find yourself cheering for Alex at times, as his better than thou attitude shines through.

So my fellow droogs of Horrorwatch, I say this to you, "Gather around your tele screens and sit with eyes pried open and feast on the glorious sights and sounds that are A Clockwork Orange. As your heart beats like the symphony of the glorious 9th from Ludwig Von, know that you are watching the art of movie making at its most masterful, as you will surely feel it not just in your heart but also in your yarbles, if you've got yarbles, my fat stinking Billy-Boys."

10/10 MASTERPIECE