5. Jackass: The Movie
(Jeff Tremaine, 2002)
Professional mentalists hurt themselves in the name of entertainment.
Danger, danger! Jackass-inspired injuries and accidents are predictably common.
The most cursory Googling reveals a roll-call of scorched genitals, shattered limbs and criminal charges motivated by Johnny Knoxville's crew of clowns.
The unluckiest pranksters don't survive to press charges - like Albuquerque teen Stephen Paul Rauen, killed after a bonnet-riding stunt went wrong.
Despite plastering 'Don't try this at home!' warnings over their stunts, it seems the Jackass boys did too good a job of convincing everyone that being stupid and falling down is cool.
4. La Haine
(Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
Three multi-ethnic kids embark on an ultimately tragic mission of revenge following Parisian ghetto unrest.
Danger, danger! Kassovitz's edgy, energetic debut was a high-profile hit in its native France, where it launched a media debate about police brutality and poverty-stricken slums that culminated in then-President Alain Juppé holding a mandatory screening for his cabinet.
The police response to the criticism was uniquely French – while frowning on suggestions of brutality, a spokesman admitted the film was “a beautiful work of cinematographic art that can make us more aware of certain realities.”
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laulau1
Aug 3rd 2009, 15:55
Guys, about La Haine: Alain Juppe was never the French President but the French Prime Minister...
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somewhatfrail
Aug 7th 2009, 21:19
Fight Club also inspired some loon to bomb Starbucks recently. Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106655163
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SCY385
Aug 20th 2009, 23:09
Films aren't dangerous, but people's reactions to them are another matter entirely. I believe film should push the limits and make people think out of the box a little. Unfortunatley, some people go waaaaay out of the box.
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Nealsreviews1
Aug 22nd 2009, 15:03
Films are not dangerous, people are. Films are there to untap imagination & induce escapism from one's life for a brief time upon watching a movie. The people who emulate the characters they see into their own lives, well there is an underlying malfunction way before viewing.
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Gorty
Oct 30th 2010, 0:26
Yeap "Jaws" is most dangerous but not because what you said but because it replaced A-movies with B-movies in mainstream cinema for which we now have to suffer tremendously with "Transformers" and all other horrible franchise.
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