HoganBai
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Post by HoganBai on Sept 29, 2011 8:38:36 GMT -5
Hi there, I've been really hooked on Current TV's "50 Documentaries to See Before You Die", but I keep missing some of them and don't know any names, so I figured I'd ask the wonderful people of WF some advice on any good documentaries?
I'm pretty open-minded, so any subject matter is cool by me. I've seen the following so any other suggestions would be awesome.
Fahrenheit 9/11
Bowling for Columbine
Biggie & Tupac
Murderball
Paris is Burning
Super Size Me
Sicko
I've seen more but am drawing a blank atm, or if anyone has seen the documentaries above, post some opinions. Michael Moore's stuff is very entertaining but as equally biased as who he is attacking, so not really much merit. Probably the best I've seen on that list is Paris is Burning, about the gay drag scene in New York in the late 80's. Sounds weird, but if I hadn't seen it featured on the show I wouldn't have seen it, and it was a really fascinating piece of filmmaking, some really shocking scenes in it.
Thanks in advance for any reccomendations!
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Post by carling27 on Sept 29, 2011 8:56:28 GMT -5
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Post by Cult Member BriGuy on Sept 29, 2011 9:22:25 GMT -5
Man on Wire
Dear Zachary
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Post by chumped on Sept 29, 2011 9:33:16 GMT -5
Grizzly Man
Exit Through the Gift Shop
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Jamal
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Post by Jamal on Sept 29, 2011 9:52:28 GMT -5
If you're into sports, definitely give a look to 30 for 30. Great stuff.
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Post by moocow on Sept 29, 2011 10:05:36 GMT -5
Crumb
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Hoop Dreams
American Movie
Best Worst Movie
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2011 11:38:04 GMT -5
Mondo Cane
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Nemo
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Post by Nemo on Sept 29, 2011 12:13:15 GMT -5
Here's a few.
American Movie
Lemmy
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
I Think We're Alone Now
I like Killing Flies
Following Sean
The Loss of Nameless Things
Orozco the Embalmer
Speedo
Square Grouper
Monster Road
Confessions of a Superhero
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Post by Happy Pizza on Sept 29, 2011 12:41:21 GMT -5
Here's the full Current TV list.
50. Spellbound (2002)
49. Truth or Dare (1991)
48. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
47. One Day in September (1999)
46. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998)
45. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
44. Burma VJ (2008)
43. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
42. Catfish (2010)
41. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
40. When We Were Kings (1996)
39. Biggie & Tupac (2002)
38. March of the Penguins (2005)
37. Inside Job (2010)
36. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
35. Paragraph 175 (2000)
34. Brother’s Keeper (1992)
33. Tongues Untied (1989)
32. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
31. Jesus Camp (2006)
30. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
29. Man on Wire (2008)
28. Gasland (2010)
27. Tarnation (2003)
26. Murderball (2005)
25. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
24. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
23. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
22. Shut Up & Sing (2006)
21. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
20. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
19. Touching the Void (2003)
18. Food, Inc. (2008)
17. Street Fight (2005)
16. Bus 174 (2002)
15. Crumb (1994)
14. Dark Days (2000)
13. The Fog of War (2003)
12. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
11. Paris Is Burning (1991)
10. Grizzly Man (2005)
9. Trouble the Water (2008)
8. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
7. The Celluloid Closet (1995)
6. The War Room (1993)
5. Supersize Me (2004)
4. Waltz With Bashir (2008)
3. Roger & Me (1989)
2. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
1. Hoop Dreams (1994)
It's a pretty solid list. I've seen nearly all of them and you almost can't go wrong blind picking any single one. Hoop Dreams is awesome, though. Highly recommend it if you haven't already checked it out.
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Post by nathanielnd on Sept 29, 2011 21:25:04 GMT -5
I don't know if it counts as a documentary but I really liked "Kurt and Courtney" it's about the Kurt Cobain suicide and the murder conspiracy.
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Post by The Boondock Syxx on Sept 30, 2011 0:00:43 GMT -5
if u wanna go sorta loosely notorious based on biggie is awesome
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@3CountRadio
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Post by @3CountRadio on Sept 30, 2011 4:00:13 GMT -5
Ugh. "Exit Through The Gift Shop" f*cking sucked. I really don't understand the hype around that movie.
King of Kong
Man on Wire
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Post by King Silva on Sept 30, 2011 4:33:35 GMT -5
Shut Up and Sing and Food Inc. were two I enjoyed. I also liked most of the ones you already saw so I would have listed them but you've seen them. I've also seen Born into Brothels so maybe you would enjoy that [it won the 04' Oscar for documentaries]. Damn how did I forget The Cove?! That also won the Oscar for documentaries and it was really good but sad.  Lastly I would recommend Waiting for Superman. I thought it was a great film. |
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Post by Sam Hain on Sept 30, 2011 10:21:58 GMT -5
If you're into sports, definitely give a look to 30 for 30. Great stuff. Watched "The 16th Man" on this yesterday. I believe that's what it was called. Great film, either way. |
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Post by DontHassleTheHoff on Sept 30, 2011 11:07:35 GMT -5
Spellbound is brilliant
Apart from that list of 50, I saw one a few years back I enjoyed called Religulous.
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Post by TurboEddie on Sept 30, 2011 11:54:33 GMT -5
Nanook of the North (1922)
À propos de Nice (1930)
Monterey Pop (1968)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970)
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Crumb (1994)
March of the Penguins (2005)
The Interrupters (2011)
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Post by Kenny Powers on Sept 30, 2011 12:22:44 GMT -5
It came from Kuchar
Danny Greene:The Rise and fall of the irishman
These Amazing Shadows
Conan O'brien can't stop
Greatest movie ever sold
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Post by Just GLC™ on Sept 30, 2011 18:09:06 GMT -5
I enjoyed the lil Wayne documentary, just for the rediculousness of his lifestyle...
All the others mentioned are good...I enjoyed exit through the gift shop...I'd give that a go!
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Post by pero on Sept 30, 2011 19:31:38 GMT -5
American Movie
The Union: The Business behind Getting High
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Oct 1, 2011 1:31:29 GMT -5
I really enjoyed Food Inc. It literally changed my life. I've never looked at food the same way since and started eating mostly organic and healthy food ever since.
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