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And Scott complained that Kubrick took his most manic takes, the ones he didn't like, and used those in the film (to not always great effect as some of Scott's takes are exactly the kind of over the top style that would lead Kubrick to letting Nicholson chew through doors). Hayden works because...

That's like saying "You can't criticize satire for being obvious!" And yeah, I consider SP easy obvious satire (puppets shitting themselves! Peter Jackson did it smarter). By that standard, all satire must be viewed uncritically. DR. STRANGELOVE is my peak film satire. ACO, with all its...

So is the novel but minus the fish-eye grotesque lens of the other characters. And knowing Kubrick's work, Deltoid's overacting is just that. What POV is the writer's eyes bulging as Alex sings?

The irony is that yes, ACO is one of the most faithful book-to-film adaptations in terms of closely following scenes and of course the narration. BUT. The POV of the film is not Burgess but Kubrick. Look at the Cat-Lady who is shown as an aggressive loudmouth (as Pauline Kael rightly pointed...

When I was 15 and first saw ACO I thought it was brilliant. Over the years, I've come to dislike Kubrick's overplaying of all the actors, the peak of his worst instincts and the cheap easy answers as opposed to the novel. Now it's on my rung of Kubrick I never need see again while BARRY LYDON...