If there is one thing that the two Top Ten Controversial Film Lists I've posted here and on my other blog have in common, it is that religion--more than anything else, seems to make films controversial.
There are some notable controversial films that were not on either list, including two highly political and left-of-center films "Salt of the Earth" (1954) and "Punishment Park" (1974), both of which are excellent films even if one disagrees with their politics.
Horror films like the infamous Italian "Cannibal Holocaust" (1977) which features an actual slaughter of a Galapagos turtle on film were not mentioned that often. The more recent Japanese shock horror film "Audition" (2000) which features very graphic images was also not mentioned as were the "Saw" films, which have been labeled as torture porn films by some.
And, neither list cited Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" or Elia Kazan's "Baby Doll."
This list was published on film.com on July 21, 2009:
10. "Midnight Cowboy" (John Schlesinger, 1969)
9. "A Clockwork Orange" (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
8. "Last House on the Left" (Wes Craven, 1972)*
7. "Last Tango in Paris" (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1973)
6. "Salo" (P. Paolo Pasolini, 1975)
5. "I Spit On Your Grave" (Meir Zarchi, 1978)
4. "Life of Brian" (Terry Gilliam, 1979)
3. "Blue Velvet" (David Lynch, 1986)
2. "Kids" (Larry Clark, 1995)
1. "Anti-Christ" (Lars von Trier, 2009)
*- The film has since been remade
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