Time Out Names Most Controversial Films of All Time

[Geoffcin]

Torture, necrophilia, and a very naughty boy: the films that shocked us

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http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1765066,00.html

[Worf101]

Any list of shocking films without "Caligula" or "The Exorcist" isn't much of a list if you ask me.

Da Worfster

[GMichael]

Where is Up in Smoke, or Heavey Metal?

[dean_martin]

As far as "most controversial" goes, I cannot disagree with Salo as #1. I spent some time from 94 to 97 researching European movies from the 60s and 70s. From what I read about Salo, I decided not to get it even though each of my 2 main sources had it. (Some things shouldn't seep into an already fragile mind.) Pasolini was murdered mainly for making this film.

[Woochifer]

Yeah, I would've thought that Caligula would make a list of controversial movies. Also, I Spit On Your Grave was controversial enough to get banned in several countries. And as far as controversial comedies go, I would've nominated any number of John Waters movies, particularly Pink Flamingos, before Life of Brian.

[RGA]

Man they're running out of things to make lists over.

Natural Born Killers was not particularly insightful -- though I guess controversial must be the number of theaters that banned it -- but I don;t recall any of that. One would think that "A Clockwork Orange" which was rated X for decades in the UK would have made the cut here instead.

Crash is not controversial in my view --- it's soft core shick porn disguised as an art film. I suppose that is enough t make it controversial -- to me it just makes it bad -- especially if it isn't even going to do the soft core porn part well.

The Exorcist created a lot of outrage at the time -- and tough to argue against it.

And like him or not -- Michael Moore' Fahrenheit 9-11 certainly caused controversy. I chose it over Bowling for Columbine merely because it reached a much larger audience in theatrical release. Fahrenheit 9-11 actually inspired the right to make counter propaganda films as well as book's attacking Moore. How many other films on the list can say that!

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Nekromantik didn't make the list?
And any list about "controversy" had better include Star Wars: Episode 4-6 special editions.