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God forbid we see something controversial that expresses a different point of view, or gets us thinking.
And, at the end of the day, this is the only thing on which everyone, regardless of his or her political beliefs, would agree about a topic as controversial as the Vietnam War.
Anything with the great Jack Lemmon is always worth checking out, but... Sorry, I have to agree with Leonard Maltin on this rather controversial movie.
He cons her into helping out with a controversial death row case and then makes sure her fiancée (Ralph Bellamy) suffers a series of mishaps - arrest for stealing a watch, arrest for "mashing," arrest for counterfeiting, and the theft of his wallet.
In this respect, there was, perhaps, no better period in history than the 1,000 year-long Middle Ages, both controversial and spiritual with a flair for darkness and exceptional enlightenment.
Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Oliver Stone, this controversial film still to this day remains infamous for it's message and the extreme graphic violence.
When controversial German director Uwe Boll (HOUSE OF THE DEAD) first announced that he wanted to shoot an absolutely uncompromising, blunt and brutal movie about the cruelties of the Vietnam War, not just a few critics shook their heads in disbelief and predicted a major failure on all levels as they just couldn't imagine that infamous filmmaker, who once knocked out four internet bashers in a boxing challenge, to tackle such a serious subject with the needed amount of tactfulness and sincerity.
The director of this interesting movie tackles quite a few controversial topics.
One of the most memorable of short films, UN CHANT D'AMOUR is also one of the most controversial.
SS Experiment Camp was banned in th UK from 1976-2005 because it was thought to controversial. it was eventually passed uncut in 2006 because there was not anything in the film that was thought unsuitable.
Madame Sata is one of the most colorful, agitating, controversial, shifting, restless, erratic films you could ever watch on silver screen.
Although it is understandable why the movie became controversial, there was no intention of hurting anyone.
It is very understandable why he could not get financial backing as the film is in the eyes of the Hollywood suits, too controversial.
Lenny is a biographical movie about Lenny Bruce, a controversial stand up comic, who uses comedy as a public statement against his legal and personal troubles.
Seeing that it has won awards and was controversial, we were interested to see it.
The Blue Lagoon was a silent success with the audiences of 1980, not to mention one of the most controversial movies of all time.
Warren Beatty tackles a controversial subject, it just seems to fall short.
I had seen the controversial and hard-hitting Vera Drake from director Mike Leigh, and the critics liked this film, so I decided to give it a go.
Maybe this movie was too controversial because of all the jokes with underaged kids?
There's a sado-masochistic thread common in those Ki-duk Kim's films I have seen which some viewers will, understandably, find controversial.
"Schoolgirls in Chains", with its grotesquely provocative yet inaccurate title, may perhaps thrive on a series of ultimately controversial, shocking and politically incorrect themes, but the low-budget elaboration and lack of talent involved (fortunately?)
And as most of the great artists, he's bound to be controversial, erratic and infuriating sometimes but, thank God he exists.
One reason that I like it, is because it takes two controversial themes and sticks them together.
Dallamano director of What have they done to Solange? again returns to his schoolgirl in peril themed story and like its predecessor it's a highly controversial topic that is handled professionally and intelligently.
The idea, though very controversial, is unusual and could have been done well...but this film wasn't done all that well.
The tag-line of this movie reads: 'The Most Controversial Film You Will Ever See'.
Well, not only was it controversial to the extent to which it was subsequently banned in cinemas throughout the UK 11 years ago, but the narrative and plot of the film was as ridiculous as it was distasteful.
It is a movie from the 80's that is just about fun and you don't have to worry about confronting any issues or tackling any controversial subjects.
This film was a real controversial masterpiece of modern times.
Redgrave won the Oscar for supporting actress, and her controversial acceptance speech is really the most notable thing about Julia.
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