Documentary Buffs

[thatonethere]

Are there any documentary buffs here? What are your favorite documenaries, and which ones do you recommend?

[Click]

Hmmm. Mine are more political.  Most should be on Google Videos or Youtube. 

The Fixer - Afghanistan Behind the Scenes

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Kill The Messenger

JFKII - The Bush Connection

The Money Masters

[thatonethere]

[quote name='click' date='10 December 2009 - 01:55 AM' timestamp='1260435308' post='437547']
Hmmm. Mine are more political. Most should be on Google Videos or Youtube.

The Fixer - Afghanistan Behind the Scenes

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Kill The Messenger

JFKII - The Bush Connection

[b]The Money Masters
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That's a good one. I've seen it a few times. Considering that it's 3 hrs long, it is a very good video. Everybody needs to check out that one. I have quite the collection of political documentaries also, however the four you mentioned aren't in it. I think the Ghosts of Abu Ghraib is in there, but I'm not sure.

The name is very familiar though.

[Bulldog_916]

I like a lot of History Channel stuff. Most recently the whole UFO Hunters and Mystery and Monsterquest thing has grasped some attention from me. Mostly because they use science to try and prove or disprove the incident in question. I like Discovery for Mythbusters/Ghost Lab/Unsolved History or anything war related.

[Jeff_T]

[quote name='Bulldog_916' date='10 December 2009 - 03:31 AM' timestamp='1260444680' post='437583']
I like a lot of History Channel stuff. Most recently the whole UFO Hunters and Mystery and Monsterquest thing has grasped some attention from me. Mostly because they use science to try and prove or disprove the incident in question. I like Discovery for Mythbusters/Ghost Lab/Unsolved History or anything war related.
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Did you catch any of the WWII doc on the History Channel? I didn't see it, but the previews looked good. Just wondering if it's worth trying to find to watch.

[hookahTIY]

Just like click said, the ones I like are more political but by no means politically politically correct. here are a few good ones on you tube:

Zeitgeist - The Movie

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs"]ZEITGEIST II ADDENDUM[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"]Fall Of The Republic [/url]

[nars2k]

Some have already mentioned thembut here

Religulous
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist II
Sir! No Sir!
The Ground Truth

[joytron]

Dark Days... its about this giant homeless community in New York

[thatonethere]

[quote name='hookahTIY' date='10 December 2009 - 02:03 PM' timestamp='1260479037' post='437685']
Just like click said, the ones I like are more political but by no means politically politically correct. here are a few good ones on you tube:

Zeitgeist - The Movie

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs"]ZEITGEIST II ADDENDUM[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"]Fall Of The Republic [/url]
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I've seen all 3 of these docs. They are good.

[nars2k]

If you want to see a great documantary on the Iraq war and havent seen The Ground Truth. Its a must

[TheScotsman]

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[quote name='hookahTIY' date='10 December 2009 - 02:03 PM' timestamp='1260479037' post='437685']
Just like click said, the ones I like are more political but by no means politically politically correct. here are a few good ones on you tube:

Zeitgeist - The Movie

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs"]ZEITGEIST II ADDENDUM[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"]Fall Of The Republic [/url]
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I've seen all 3 of these docs. They are good.
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Agreed.

Orwell rolls in his grave
The World According to Monsanto

[antouwan]

[quote name='hookahTIY' date='10 December 2009 - 03:03 PM' timestamp='1260479037' post='437685']
Just like click said, the ones I like are more political but by no means politically politically correct. here are a few good ones on you tube:

Zeitgeist - The Movie

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs"]ZEITGEIST II ADDENDUM[/url]

[b][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url][/b]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"]Fall Of The Republic [/url]
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eyeopening.

[thesmokinghose]

Zeitgeist was groundbreaking

[alexander]

[quote name='Jeff_T' date='10 December 2009 - 02:49 PM' timestamp='1260478186' post='437669']
[quote name='Bulldog_916' date='10 December 2009 - 03:31 AM' timestamp='1260444680' post='437583']
I like a lot of History Channel stuff. Most recently the whole UFO Hunters and Mystery and Monsterquest thing has grasped some attention from me. Mostly because they use science to try and prove or disprove the incident in question. I like Discovery for Mythbusters/Ghost Lab/Unsolved History or anything war related.
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Did you catch any of the WWII doc on the History Channel? I didn't see it, but the previews looked good. Just wondering if it's worth trying to find to watch.
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I watched a bit of it, it was a very good series, there's lots of really interesting footage. It is extremely graphic at times though.

[thatonethere]

[quote name='TheScotsman' date='12 December 2009 - 12:23 AM' timestamp='1260602593' post='438260']
[quote name='thatonethere' date='11 December 2009 - 02:22 PM' timestamp='1260562956' post='438039']
[quote name='hookahTIY' date='10 December 2009 - 02:03 PM' timestamp='1260479037' post='437685']
Just like click said, the ones I like are more political but by no means politically politically correct. here are a few good ones on you tube:

Zeitgeist - The Movie

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs"]ZEITGEIST II ADDENDUM[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"]Fall Of The Republic [/url]
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I've seen all 3 of these docs. They are good.
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Agreed.

Orwell rolls in his grave
[b]The World According to Monsanto[/b]
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That's one I've been meaning to see. I've heard so much evil about Monsanto. That company is satan.

[Stuie]

[url="http://www.amazon.com/Debt-We-Trust-Danny-Schechter/dp/B000NDFLWG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260826821&sr=1-1"]In Debt We Trust[/url]

[url="http://www.amazon.com/Maxed-Out-Mark-Mumma/dp/B000OU081M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260826821&sr=1-2"]Maxed Out[/url]

[url="http://www.amazon.com/i-o-u-s-David-Walker-Peterson-Foundation/dp/B001P9G3HE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260826821&sr=1-3"]I.O.U.S.A[/url]

[Codename067]

Anything UFO/USO related is fascinating enough for me to sit through.

[Click]

[quote name='hookahTIY' date='10 December 2009 - 01:03 PM' timestamp='1260479037' post='437685']
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw"]The Obama Deception HQ[/url][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQ6nIsgKW0"] [/url]
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[quote name='antouwan' date='12 December 2009 - 01:35 AM' timestamp='1260610510' post='438270']
eyeopening.
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Just watched it.  It could be like 1 hour shorter and still get the same point across.  

[Click]

Just watched [u]The World According to Monsanto[/u] and holy fuck that company is terrible.  I'm surprised nobody has tried to blow their HQ up. (this is NOT a threat nor an approval Monsanto, so don't even try), lol  

[Sapphire]

Watch - The Cove.

Was the most Eye opening , heart breaking think I have ever seen. And what they did to expose everything.. was AWESOME.

[Click]

Totally effing forgot "The Power of Nightmares".

crrrrrrazy.

[joytron]

Earthlings- Shit was CRAZY!

[thatonethere]

Currently watching Planet Earth. Next up is Ken Burns Jazz.

[wayfarinstranger]

What about Errol Morris?? Classic documentarian. Check out his first, Gates of Heaven from '78. On the surface it's about a pet cemetary somewhere in CA but it's much more substantive than it sounds. Fog of War consists of interviews he did with Robert McNamara. Also awesome. He does really good social commentary/social history stuff. Hadn't seen Fast, Cheap & Out of Control or Thin Blue Line, but the impression I get is that all his films are classics in the genre.

Werner Herzog's films Grizzly Man and Encounters At The End of The World. Herzog is the shiz. Rescue Dawn was awesome by the way...not a documentary, but still....

I'm a sucker for music-related documentaries: The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues, NO DIRECTION HOME, Be Here to Love Me. My wife and I just saw Soul Power. It follows the music festival headlined by James Brown that was supposed to precede the famous Ali-Foreman "Rumble in The Jungle" fight back in '74. Pretty good..Not the best in terms of a standalone film but it's a great pop culture time capsule from 35 years ago. I need to add Wattstax to my Blockbuster Online queue....It's loosely labeled the "Black Woodstock". The Stax Records artists (Isaac Hayes, Staples Singers, Bar-Kays, Albert King etc.) perform in the L.A. Coliseum for over 100k people some time following the Watts Projects riots. Absolute classic. Some great Richard Pryor cameos as well.

Not sure if it was mentioned, but on the topic of war, The War Tapes was really revelatory. The filmmakers gave camcorders to 3 National Guardsmen and they taped their own year-long tours in Iraq. Really eye opening to see their perspective.

I know I'm leaving some out. I freaking love this genre.

[wayfarinstranger]

[quote name='joytron' date='11 December 2009 - 11:20 AM' timestamp='1260548414' post='437959']
Dark Days... its about this giant homeless community in New York
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AND......the soundtrack is 100% DJ Shadow (I know UNKLE isn't [i]just[/i] DJ Shadow, but it's close enough).