The 10 least politically correct movies ever

MS NBC ^ | July 11, 2006 | Michael Ventre

[StACase]

Many believe political correctness is good. It keeps us in line. It reminds us that almost all segments of society should be treated with dignity and respect. A joke at the expense of someone’s gender, race or ethnic background has no place in movies today.

Of course, there are those who disagree, who believe political correctness is wrong, who feel that it only creates resentment toward the offended parties. A PC world is a world of oppression, they say, where freedom of speech is allowed in theory, but not in practice.

Personally, I’m not sure how I feel. Ideally, I’d like to straddle the line between both so as not to offend anyone.

[buccaneer81]

Maybe we should get a list together ourselves. My first nomination: "John Q."

Here's another leftist PC gem starring Denzel Washington:

"The Siege."

[gilor]

NSFW

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/

[Steely Tom]

You forgot "How To Murder Your Wife." Jack Lemmon, Verna Lisi, and Terry Thomas.

[Martin Tell]

Hmmm.

"The Birth of a Nation", probably the most non-PC movie of all time is not on the list."

Also I'd nominate Clint Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge", "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and the entire "Dirty Harry" series.

Come to think of it, "Death Wish" should be there as well.

For "Song of the South" fans, you might try eBay. The versions there may be PAL, so be sure your VCR will play those. I have a PAL version I got in the UK several years ago.

I recently heard that Disney will soon re-release SOS on DVD. They will probably insist on having Whoppi Goldberg do an extensive intro that you can't skip.

[kaylar]

The Contender and The Art of War.

[willk]

I think the Duece Bigalow movies certainly qualify. Especially the European Gigolo sequel. Very funny, but critics gave it only one star because it makes fun of Europeans (their anti-war stance among other things). Also these movies "appear" to make fun of people with disabilities. But notice instead of just feeling their pain, Duece becomes their friend and helps them help themselves (a premise liberals can't understand).

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

I nominate Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter.

[MBB1984]

I was surprised that one of my favorite movies "Animal House" didn't make the top ten.

They must be REALLY sensitive if they say "Song of the South" was politically incorrect.

[xkaydet65]

Red Dawn....

In terms of real politics you are absolutely correct. John Milius was called many names by reviewers, paranoid, being the most common. Intersting that many of those critics who are still functioning saw the movie V for Vendetta as a master piece and not a left wing version of the Turner Diaries.

[YaYa123]

"Song of the South" on dvd here:

http://www.songofthesouthdvdremastered.com/


I bought a copy...it's sort of grainy, but still enjoyable, well worth the money.

[Vision Thing]

I think Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Gary Sinise was wonderfully anti-PC.

The bad guys were envious criminal democrats who all die during the movie. And the good guy was a successful business mogul who kills the leader of the envious democrats at the end.

It was beautiful.

[mjolnir]

The fact Red Dawn didn't make it shows what an insipid, typical of MSNBC list this is.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

I nominate Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter.

[mjolnir]

Well said!

[Slings and Arrows]

"Candygram for Mongo!"

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

"We know how to play hockey..." (The three brothers)

[theFIRMbss]

>Hmmm *

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* "Coal Black is one of the clearest explorations and illustrations of this break with the Disney tradition. Rather than ignore the dominance of Disney's feature production it is a very deft, energetic and controversial parody of Snow White that illustrates the brevity, visual rhythm and rapid-fire pacing of the studio's best work (15). Nevertheless, it is probably more accurately viewed as a riff on rather than a parody of Disney's film. Unlike much of the Disney studio's work, Coal Black is a raunchy, contemporary, extreme and shockingly racist film (the racism of many Disney films is often less up-front and more cloying). It updates the Disney story to a contemporary war-time setting in which Queenie calls in Murder Inc. “to black out So White”, and to stop her from stealing the zoot-suited Prince Chawmin'. This is a cartoon widely regarded as a masterpiece in absentia, a seldom seen product of the sexual mores and ethnic stereotyping of its time. Nevertheless, many writers understandably go out of their way to both underline the ideological problems of the film – especially for contemporary audiences – and its extraordinary energy and vibrant style as a truly animated cartoon. As Terry Lindvall and Ben Fraser suggest:

Coal Black's brazenness earned the film much of its notoriety, but even as shocking as it is for its racial content, the aesthetic and musical brilliance, the unabashed raunchiness, and the pure cartooniness salvage it as a masterpiece for most audiences, even some black audiences."

[Junior_G]

The film "True Romance" deserves a spot in there somewhere just for Dennis Hopper's infamous and hilarious Sicilian scene.

[July 4th]

Ski School

[happinesswithoutpeace]

"Dennis Hopper's infamous and hilarious Sicilian scene."

LOL Walken.