The Warped Ones films whose outlook made way for the Japanese pink film. In the film Tim Lucas noted antecedents and a possible influence to "the most hellbent characters" in the films of acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino's films and specifically to Stanley Kubrick's iconic "A Clockwork Orange" (1971). Lucas drew comparisons between "The Warped Ones"<nowiki>'</nowiki> main character Akira and "A Clockwork Orange"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Alex DeLarge, including their respective obsessions with hard jazz and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, the former with a framed copy of Ornette Coleman's album "The Shape of Jazz to Come" next to his bed, the latter an engraving of
A Clockwork Orange (film) in the directors' poll and 235th in the critics' poll. In 2010, "Time" magazine placed it 9th on their list of the Top 10 Ridiculously Violent Movies. In 2008, "Empire" ranked it 37th on their list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time", and in 2013, "Empire" ranked it 11th on their list of "The 100 Best British Films Ever". The Spanish director Luis Buñuel praised the film highly. He once said: ""A Clockwork Orange" is my current favourite. I was predisposed against the film. After seeing it, I realised it is only a movie about what the modern