Originally posted by juboy
I tend to agree with RJJ here. I know that none of the fans of the film would admit it (obviously) but I can't help feeling that the people who trumpet A Clockwork Orange do so for the association.
I'll be honest and say that when I was younger (14 to be precise), I sought out a video copy of the film and after myself and loads of friends watched it, not particularly liking it, we all still went around saying 'Oh, yes, Clockwork Orange, great film' because it's one of those films people sneer at you for if you dare tell the truth (even though the people asking your opinion... certainly at the time I first saw it... hadn't even seen it). At that age, and with the film effectively banned, we also misguidedly believed we were being 'cool' simply by saying we liked it.
Since watching it again a few times and viewing with a more critically aware and balanced view, I'm more than happy to say it's a good film, but not a great one, that has not aged well.