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With victims ranging from women and children to unlucky waterfowl, the film was built for controversy.
The buzz started during the films Cannes premiere, when more than 100 people walked out of the screening.
One furiously scrawled comment card said it all: Only a madman could call this creation!
According to David Weddles Peckinpah biography,If They Move …
I thought it was too heavy to handle, he told theGuardianin 2002.
During the rape scene, I had to walk out.
This groovy clip of 70s crowd reactionsto the film shows how alluring the thrill of shock can be.
Regardless, a legend was born.
Legal issues surrounding the unsimulated sex and violence further hindered the film from finding a mass audience.
17.Reservoir Dogs(1992)Quentin Tarantino made one hell of a first impression withReservoir Dogs.
The most he counted in one night was 33 surely a badge of honor for the budding provocateur.
Ballards scandalous 1973 novel, played like a twisted nightmare in a pre-internet age.
It all fed the hype machine, makingBlair Witchthe must-see experience of the summer.
The film was a hit at the Rotterdam Film Festival, but it wasnt met without walkouts.
One woman screamed at Miike, calling himevilon her way out of the screening.
They had 900 in the audience at Toronto and only six walkouts, he said.
Good on ya, Gaspar!
As of press date, he still hasnt.
What they got was a frenetic, found-footage monster movie that proved more nausea-inducing thanBlair Witch.
8.Antichrist(2009)After years of baiting audiences, von Trier finally went full horror monty withAntichrist.
A feral woman is captured and brought home for rehabilitation by a sociopathic family man.
The story follows young Justine, a strict vegetarian slowly succumbing to her insatiable desire for human tartare.
I dont feel like its a compliment that people are passing out.
Steven Ellison, a.k.a.
Wasnt as dramatic as they make it out to be.
I tried to warn folks.
While a handful of critics admired the audacity, audiencesrevolted, inciting massive walkouts and vitriolic Twitter reviews.
