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Nicholas Cage recommended A Clockwork Orange (1971) in Movies (curated)

 
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
1971 | Crime, Sci-Fi
7.8 (59 Ratings)
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"Because of Malcolm McDowell I’m gonna go into A Clockwork Orange, because that was the other great teenage performance, along with James Dean in East of Eden. Stanley Kubrick’s treatment of the subject of violence and the mystery of nature and to go against out natures and what is or isn’t necessary, and what is the true evil, and all of these questions that came out of the absurdist and evocative film that is Clockwork Orange, again, is everlasting. And also his lighting: even today when you look at some of the stills from the movie, when they’re in the Milk Bar, it looks like virtual reality and I don’t know how he did it — he was really a master of light."

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Sorry to Bother You (2018) in Movies

Jan 16, 2019  
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
2018 | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
8
7.0 (23 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Boisterous, anarchic satire with absurdist elements, concerning the socio-political awakening of a young African-American man. Cash Green (it's not always subtle) discovers a talent for telemarketing, but only while he uses his 'white voice' (the actor is ostentatiously dubbed at these moments). Success beckons, but can he overlook the moral consequences of the things his employers do?

Scatter-gun satire is mixed in with some not-especially-profound commentary on the nature of American society and economics; luckily the film is filled with enough energy and ideas to stay interesting and entertaining throughout. Comes a bit unravelled towards the end, but still features some of the funniest, most provocative scenes in recent memory. Very good performances from Stanfield and Hammer in particular. A passionate, vibrant, very inventive film.
  
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Mekkin B. (122 KP) rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Books

Feb 16, 2018  
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams | 2017 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
8.5 (187 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Absurdist Sci-Fi Novel at the End of the Universe
I will be the first to admit that I am biased in the case of this book. It's been one of my absolute favorites ever since my father gave me a copy of the full omnibus edition at the age 12 or 13. I've lost the dust jacket, the pages are beginning to go off color, and the cover's bright blue has faded and worn, but I still return to it over a decade later.

Douglas Adams writes the kind of humorous prose that stands the test of time. His characters are explosively large in their personalities (and appearances), and every adventure is fresh and surprising.


I will say, the plot does tend to ramble and there's not really much in the way of tight narrative arcs, but to my mind, they aren't missed.