clockwork orange

[southeastastra]

has anyone seen this? i don't know whether to watch it or not, is it really violent

Yes it is violent and rather disturbing. But certainly worth seeing.

I can't actually watch it, find it all a bit too disturbing and never get through the whole film in one go.

It is disturbing, it also looks very dated. I have seen it twice I think. I am in no rush to see it again but it is a film that is worth watching purely because of its cult status.

I think its worth seeing. Its probably a film you won't watch more than once. It is violent and disturbing, but not as much as say 'Leon' or other more modern films. Its very interesting and has influenced a lot of other films since so worth seeing.

It is a very disturbing film, including an extremely nasty rape scene. I have only seen it once and don't think I could watch it again.

But I disagree with lucy5 that it is only worth watching for its cult status - it is very stylish and beautifully filmed as you would expect from Stanley Kubrick. It is worth watching.

The book is even better - if you read it first it will give you an idea of what to expect.

Give it a try seastra. As merrily says, Kubrick really was a visual genius of cinema - his films are invariably beautiful and usually pretty disturbing
If you fancy gentler Kubrick I see Barry Lyndon is on Channel 4 or possibly BBC2 tomorrow afternoon. Rather less shocking...

ahh Barry Lyndon - I might give that another viewing. Beautiful film. The night scenes filmed by candlelight are just gorgeous. Kubrick was a genius! (though the less said about Eyes Wide Shut the better...)

I think it is one of the best films I have ever seen. Disturbing and also funny, beautifully filmed, great soundtrack, and dated only in a very sci-fi sort of way (it is after all a science fiction film). Barry Lyndon is fantastic too. Very different, but also beautiful, funny and disturbing (not in a violent way, but stays in your mind). Leonard Rossiter in particular is fantastically funny in it. Kubrick is one of my all time favourite directors (I even like Eyes Wide Shut)

thanks for all answers! unfortunately i settled down to watch it, then fell asleep i'm going to read the book first, so i'm ready next time it's on.

Worth seeing once, I think. I certainly don't want to see it again, I found it extremely upsetting and disturbing. It's an interesting piece of work though.

I watched it last night

Not sure what I made of it really

Fell asleep and missed the end though!