Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Alex]

It is a comedy short starring the mostly forgotten but once very famous Robert Benchley. A bigtime columnist for The New Yorker in the 30s and one of the early luminaries at Harvard Lampoon.

I saw it years ago in college so I don't remember it well but don't recall finding it very funny.

[Moonliner]

OK, time to step up to the plate movie goers...

How many of these have you seen?

The Most Controversial Films of All Times.

Note: The link has some very NSFW photos on it.

I'm betting on 80%+ for € and NA....

[Alex]

Since it is NSFW and I'm at W, if it is easy to do so could someone copy a list of titles if it is easy to do?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

Since it is NSFW and I'm at W, if it is easy to do so could someone copy a list of titles if it is easy to do?

Sure. In alphabetical order they would be:

Aladdin (1992) # 25

Baby Doll (1956) # 10

Baise Moi (2000, Fr.) (translated "Screw or F--k Me")

Bandit Queen (1994, India)

Basic Instinct (1992) # 19

The Birth Of A Nation (1915) # 7

Blue Velvet (1986)

Bonnie And Clyde (1967) # 21

Boxing Helena (1993)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Caligula (1980) # 24

Cannibal Holocaust (1985) # 20

Carnal Knowledge (1971)

Citizen Kane (1941)

A Clockwork Orange (1971, UK) # 2

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, UK)

Crash (1996)

The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, Mex.)

Cruising (1980)

The Da Vinci Code (2006) # 13

Deep Throat (1972) # 4

The Deer Hunter (1978) # 12

The Devils (1971, UK)

Dirty Harry (1971)

Do The Right Thing (1989) # 22

Dogma (1999)

Ecstasy (1933, Czech.) (aka Exstase)

The Evil Dead (1981)

The Exorcist (1973)

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) # 3

Freaks (1932) # 17

Hail, Mary (1985, Fr.) (aka Je vous salue, Marie)

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer (1986) (released in 1990)

I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967, Swe.) # 18

In the Realm of the Senses (1976, Jp.) (aka Ai No Corrida)

Irreversible (2002, Fr.)

I Spit On Your Grave (1978) (aka Day of the Woman)

JFK (1991) # 5

Kids (1995) # 23

Kinsey (2004)

The Kiss (1896) (aka The May Irwin Kiss, The Rice-Irwin Kiss and The Widow Jones)

The Last House on the Left (1972)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Last Tango In Paris (1972, It./Fr.) # 9

The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988) # 6

Lolita (1962, UK)

Men Behind the Sun (1988) (aka Hei tai yang 731)

The Message (1976, 1977) (aka Mohammed, Messenger of God) # 11

Mondo Cane (1962, It.) (aka A Dog's World)

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, UK)

Natural Born Killers (1994) # 8

The Outlaw (1943)

The Passion Of The Christ (2004) # 1

Peeping Tom (1960, UK)

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Pretty Baby (1978)

A Real Young Girl (1975, Fr.) (aka Une Vraie Jeune Fille)

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Romance (1999, Fr.) (aka Romance X)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Salo (1975, It.) (aka The 120 Days of Sodom)

September Dawn (2007)

Song of the South (1946)

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

Straw Dogs (1971)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Titicut Follies (1967)

Triumph Of The Will (1935, Ger.) # 15

United 93 (2006) # 16

Viridiana (1961, Sp./Mex.)

The Warriors (1979) # 14

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Year of the Dragon (1985)

[Moonliner]

I come in at a paltry 23%

[Morrigoon]

I'm surprised to say I've seen 10 of them.

edit:

Strike that, turns out I've also seen Bandit Queen, so that makes 11

[Alex]

I've seen

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Aladdin (1992) # 25
Baise Moi (2000, Fr.) (translated "Screw or F--k Me")
Basic Instinct (1992) # 19
The Birth Of A Nation (1915) # 7
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bonnie And Clyde (1967) # 21
Boxing Helena (1993)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971, UK) # 2
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, UK)
Crash (1996)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) # 13
Deep Throat (1972) # 4
The Deer Hunter (1978) # 12
Dirty Harry (1971)
Do The Right Thing (1989) # 22
Dogma (1999)
The Exorcist (1973)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer (1986) (released in 1990)
JFK (1991) # 5
Kids (1995) # 23
Kinsey (2004)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Last Tango In Paris (1972, It./Fr.) # 9
Lolita (1962, UK)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, UK)
Natural Born Killers (1994) # 8
The Outlaw (1943)
The Passion Of The Christ (2004) # 1
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Pretty Baby (1978)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Song of the South (1946)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Triumph Of The Will (1935, Ger.) # 15
United 93 (2006) # 16
The Warriors (1979) # 14
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Year of the Dragon (1985)

So 45 from the entire list. 17 numbered ones. I The Passion of the Christ really the most controversial film of all time? I'll have to read the web site and see the justifications (if they have them) but there are some really odd choices on there.

[Strangler Lewis]

42.

[Alex]

Was Citizen Kane controversial with anybody other than Hearst (not that this wasn't more than enough controversy to financially tank the movie)?

[JWBear]

26 out of 75...