Controversial movies
 

Recommend me your favorite movies that didn't get a good public or critical feedback because of their controversial subject, methods of filmming etc. I'm currently experimenting a lot by watching shocking yet thought provoking movies. Last one I've seen was the Serbian movie and it was just w.o.w. Hbu ? :)

He's a mixed bag, but check out anything directed by Lars Von Trier if you haven't already. He makes movies I dislike just as much as ones that I like, but his films sounds right up your alley, in terms of what you're looking for. I'd start with Antichrist, I'd say that's his most "controversial" movie that I could still recommend.

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I had to look up HBU.

I totally agree about A Serbian Film. It was banned here by a christian family lobby group somehow thinking lil johnny would see it in a cinema at midnight. I thought it was very well made for that genre, and certainly deeply thought provoking.

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The Devils (1971)

Great film that even today remains extremely difficult to find in its uncensored form. I suppose many Catholics are offended by scenes like a priest administering enemas and nuns having an orgy in church.

Someone like Vinegar Syndrome or Severin Films needs to release the uncut version on blu-ray already.

Lars Von Trier is definetly the one, but still I'm quite divided when it comes to his movies. I've seen few of his movies like Dogvile and Breaking the Waves which were brutally good but still they leave me wondering does Lars Von Triers provokes just for the provocation itself or is there something more. And I'm definitely watching the Antichrist

haha How about you ;)

The same situation happend here. Acutally it suprised me when I found out that the movie was censored a lot in Great Britain which almost calls itself the cradle of democracy.

I think we followed you guys. Ken Park was banned here as well, and Human Centiped 2 (not sure about 1 or 3)

I also recommend Antichrist but I only watched it once. Very hard watch. Not as excruciating as A Serbian Film for me but ASF had an analogy that just wrecked me, but I did manage a rewatch or two. Left me in tears each time. If you havent read them I suggest checking out interviews with the director. Seems like a very smrt guy.

eta Here is one. I read his interviews before seeing the movie so watched it purely from his PoV.

http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co....an-spasojevic/

Aftermath*
Anatomy of Hell
Angst
August Underground*
Bad
Bad Boy Bubby
Baise-Moi
Bully
Bunny Game
Cannibal
Cannibal Ferox
Cannibal Holocaust*
Cold Fish
Cutting Moments
Deadgirl
Dogtooth
Dumplings*
Ebola Syndrome*
Ex Drummer
Fat Girl
Feed
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin
Grotesque*
Guinea Pig 2: Flowers of Flesh + Blood
Happiness
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer
House on the Edge of the Park
Human Centipede II
Ichi the Killer
In a Glass Cage
In My Skin
Inside
Irreversible*
I Spit on Your Grave
I Stand Alone
Ken Park
Kidnapped*
Kids
Last House on Dead End Street
Last House on the Left
Late Night Trains
L.I.E.
Life and Death of a Porno Gang
Martyrs
Megan is Missing
Men Behind the Sun
Moebius*
Mum and Dad
Murder Set Pieces
Mysterious Skin
Naked Blood
Naked Massacre
Nekromantik*
Pink Flamingos
Rampage
Romper Stomper
Salo
Schramm*
Seasoning House
Seed
Seven Days
Stoic
Subconcious Cruelty
Sweet Movie
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Twentynine Palms

Antichrist is on my watchlist for tonight. I would also mention here Irréversible I couldn't get through the whole rape scene the brutality just blew my mind.

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**** that movie.

I couldnt get through Irrevsible at all. Made it to the fire hydrant scene. I didnt even know about the rape scene until my brother spoke about the one continuous shoot.

Saunchy, totally understandable reaction to A Serbian Film.

And Rindra, I would also recommend Martyrs. Will keep you thinking for days.

Somehow I made it through Irreversible. I do think it's great but it'll take Incredible circumstances for me to revisit it.

Found out that

I think we can definetly talk about a genre here

Hah ! I didn't that was a screw up but it ended up pretty interesting and realistic considering people turning their head away from violence all the time

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Edgar Wright tweeted about giving Salo a go and cut it off at the halfway point.

Said he could only take 60 days. I don't know why I thought that was funny.

From Cricket's list

I would also add

Snowtown
In Her Skin which has never been released in Australia

I thought of a few more but I forgot so will come back.

Thanks for the list :D . I'll get back to you as soon as I watch something

Yes Snowtown should be in there but I always forget it because my wife and her sister laughed all through it.

I go through phases when I feel I'm desensitised and want to push myself off the couch by confronting myself. Snuff 102 is the last extreme horror I saw. Had a chat to the director after. Seemed like a really down to earth guy and he said he didnt make it for titillation. That movie came back and bit me on the bum big time. Knocked the wind out of me.

OMG I had to go and shower after that. Left me feeling really unclean for watching it.

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