Author Topic: Awesome documentaries thread (Read 281728 times)

Cochise · « **Reply #320 on:** December 14, 2013, 05:12:53 am »

Anyone seen Religulous?

Walk On · « **Reply #321 on:** December 15, 2013, 08:00:14 pm »

Quote from: End Product on December 5, 2013, 03:53:12 pm

This thread is boss,

I am doing some research into sex/porn addiction, or anything about the porn industry anyone have any recommendations?

Only one i saw was the Louis Theroux one.

Thanking you in advice RAWK.

See this on Sky... In Real Life
http://www.sky.com/tv/show/documentary-films/video/inreallife-clip

Ycuzz · « **Reply #322 on:** December 15, 2013, 11:58:23 pm »

Quote from: 'king Turkey on December 14, 2013, 05:12:53 am

Anyone seen Religulous?

That Bill Maher thingie?

Yeah, a good while a go tho. Decent enough watch that. He [Maher] does his usual thing. One, not sure what to call it, interesting scene when he visits that 'Jesusland'-theme-park-thingie, (don't remember what it was called - and to late to look up), fella playing Jesus giving the 3-way argument and Maher later in the car acknowledging him - nice touch.

Yeah, that was a ramble - deal with it

Daniel Cabbaggio · « **Reply #323 on:** December 16, 2013, 04:01:06 am »

Thouroughly enjoyable 70 mins

Still Bill - The Bill Withers story

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/IuNboI33Plk?fs=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/IuNboI33Plk?fs=1</a>

What a man he is

Max_powers · « **Reply #324 on:** December 16, 2013, 04:17:55 am »

Quote from: 'king Turkey on December 14, 2013, 05:12:53 am

Anyone seen Religulous?

Its a pretty fun documentary. Not extremely educational I feel but it pretty funny and makes jokes at ideas in various religions across the world.

only6times · « **Reply #325 on:** December 17, 2013, 04:16:54 pm »

Ping pong on Film4 tonight, about the Senior citizens table tennis championships. Looks sound.

Shabby14 · « **Reply #326 on:** December 28, 2013, 12:35:57 pm »

The Central Park Five. Weird how we love stories about people incarcerated for crimes they didn't commit and then their stories and subsequent release.
Can be found on Putlocker

Trada · « **Reply #327 on:** December 28, 2013, 01:52:51 pm »

Has anyone seen The Act of Killing looks like an interesting doc done in a different way.

I noticed its on 1 channel and I have Favorited it to watch at a later date

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQhIRBxbchU?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/tQhIRBxbchU?hl=en_US&amp;version=3</a>

rob1408 · « **Reply #328 on:** December 28, 2013, 01:56:39 pm »

Quote from: Trada on December 28, 2013, 01:52:51 pm

Has anyone seen The Act of Killing looks like an interesting doc done in a different way.

It's an absolutely stunning film, in fact it sits comfortably in my top three for the year.

XabiAlonsosBeard · « **Reply #329 on:** December 28, 2013, 03:23:34 pm »

Quote from: rob1408 on December 28, 2013, 01:56:39 pm

It's an absolutely stunning film, in fact it sits comfortably in my top three for the year.

I thought it was okay. Was quite surreal how they talked about some horrific things they did in such a matter of fact way. Got a bit bored with it though, to be honest.

Watched Inside Job the other day. Documentary about the financial crisis in America, the breakdown of Lehman Bros etc. Very good. Highly recommended.

Shabby14 · « **Reply #330 on:** December 28, 2013, 11:48:06 pm »

Others I've watched recently.
Paradise Lost series - one of the best things I've ever watched, as mentioned countless times on this thread.
The Staircase - Unsure of the exact name, two part on author Michael Peterson's trial in the death of his wife.
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
Teen Murder : Micaela Costanzo - 16 year old murdered in a small town in Nevada
Witch Hunt - About a number of families in a town in California jailed for child molestation. Crazy stuff.

Walk On · « **Reply #331 on:** December 29, 2013, 01:46:13 am »

Quote from: rob1408 on December 28, 2013, 01:56:39 pm

It's an absolutely stunning film, in fact it sits comfortably in my top three for the year.

Been quoted in many of the top 10's of 2013.
A truly remarkable piece of film-making.

rob1408 · « **Reply #332 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:37:12 am »

Quote from: Shabby14 on December 28, 2013, 11:48:06 pm

Others I've watched recently.
Paradise Lost series - one of the best things I've ever watched, as mentioned countless times on this thread.
The Staircase - Unsure of the exact name, two part on author Michael Peterson's trial in the death of his wife.
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
Teen Murder : Micaela Costanzo - 16 year old murdered in a small town in Nevada
Witch Hunt - About a number of families in a town in California jailed for child molestation. Crazy stuff.

If you enjoyed the Paradise Lost series I'd give West Of Memphis a go. Covers the same crime but from a slightly different angle.

51cam · « **Reply #333 on:** December 30, 2013, 11:08:19 pm »

Quote from: Frank's Intense. on December 14, 2013, 12:51:18 am

Blackfish - The Whale that Killed

Just came in to recommend this. Brilliant!

Trada · « **Reply #334 on:** December 31, 2013, 09:50:29 am »

Quote from: XabiAlonsosBeard on December 28, 2013, 03:23:34 pm

Watched Inside Job the other day. Documentary about the financial crisis in America, the breakdown of Lehman Bros etc. Very good. Highly recommended.

Watched that last night very good, but it makes you very angry and you just know it will all happen again.

Fanxxxxtastic · « **Reply #335 on:** January 5, 2014, 01:15:13 am »

Quote from: Trada on December 31, 2013, 09:50:29 am

Watched that last night very good, but it makes you very angry and you just know it will all happen again.

Shocking how many people weren't prepared to be interviewed for this. Just proves how complicit these bastards were to the collapse.

They did a chapter about the original property bubble that lead to the collapse, and the Tories are instituting another collapse right now, and don't give a fuck about it.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #336 on:** January 5, 2014, 05:10:18 am »

Quote from: 51cam on January 23, 2013, 02:59:11 am

Haven't seen that one. Have watched loads of them and definitely agree that it is 50/50 in terms of quality and hipster shite. There is a very interesting one where they follow heroine addicts around Swansea. Worth a watch.

Really behind on this, but it's called Swansea Love Story. It's brutal.

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #337 on:** January 5, 2014, 07:29:08 am »

Quote from: Juan Loco on January 5, 2014, 05:10:18 am

Really behind on this, but it's called Swansea Love Story. It's brutal.

Its heartbreaking how bleak life looks for some people.

Ycuzz · « **Reply #338 on:** January 6, 2014, 10:43:12 pm »

Quote from: only5times on December 17, 2013, 04:16:54 pm

Ping pong on Film4 tonight, about the Senior citizens table tennis championships. Looks sound.

Showed it here new years day - I was hung over out of this world. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Red_Irishman · « **Reply #339 on:** January 7, 2014, 12:24:37 am »

I was a documentary called 'The summit' on Irish tv tonight. About the deaths on K2 in 2008.

15 climber went up and 11 of them died.

Thought it was sad and a real eye-opener into mountain climbing.

Excellent.

Sammy5IsAlive · « **Reply #340 on:** January 7, 2014, 02:12:51 am »

Quote from: jooneyisdagod on January 5, 2014, 07:29:08 am

Its heartbreaking how bleak life looks for some people.

I think the most striking part of that film is when the young couple are sat round at the flat of the lad's (?) dad. Complete carnage, and seeing something like that brings home how there are some young people who pretty much stand next to no chance right from the very beginning.

Daniel Cabbaggio · « **Reply #341 on:** January 7, 2014, 07:51:21 am »

Quote from: Red_Irishman on January 7, 2014, 12:24:37 am

K2 is the most dangerous mountain in the world, people who go up there are (or should be) well aware of the massive risk involved, heartless as that sounds.

Hardly comforting for people who knew them but at least they all died chasing a dream..

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #342 on:** January 7, 2014, 01:57:49 pm »

Quote from: Sammy5IsAlive on January 7, 2014, 02:12:51 am

I think the most striking part of that film is when the young couple are sat round at the flat of the lad's (?) dad. Complete carnage, and seeing something like that brings home how there are some young people who pretty much stand next to no chance right from the very beginning.

That was fucking awful. But it was trumped by the girl revealing that the lad's dad got angry with her because he couldn't find 20 quid and hit her and they lost the baby a couple of weeks after that. Normally a couple losing a baby would be a tragedy but here I was in two minds. On the one hand, I felt quite sad for them but on the other hand I felt that it was good that another baby wasn't born into that whirlpool of shite and hopelessness. It really was one of the most tragic documentaries I've seen.

MONTREAL_RED · « **Reply #343 on:** January 7, 2014, 03:57:42 pm »

Can't remember the poster who recommended 'One Day in September' some pages back but got to see it recently and it's quite excellent.

A thank you to whoever had mentioned it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_in_September

TomMorganLittle · « **Reply #344 on:** January 7, 2014, 04:32:46 pm »

I can't be bothered trwaling through the last 9 pages to see if it's already been posted but there's one called britiain's hardest bailiffs I think, it's about some scouse ex bouncer who now runs a gym and is an illegal (possibly) bailiff. It's on you tube in the vine doceumentaries. Loads of them are really good.

TomMorganLittle · « **Reply #345 on:** January 7, 2014, 04:34:17 pm »

By the way, if anyone has said Zeitgeist is awesome......it's not. What a load of shit.

TomMorganLittle · « **Reply #346 on:** January 7, 2014, 04:36:31 pm »

Quote from: Xabidodger on April 12, 2007, 12:43:15 am

John's Not Mad, I can remember the effect it had on the playground the following day.

"Chopper's got ginger pubes"

"Arthur Daily"

51cam · « **Reply #347 on:** January 8, 2014, 12:16:28 am »

Quote from: Red_Irishman on January 7, 2014, 12:24:37 am

I was a documentary called 'The summit' on Irish tv tonight. About the deaths on K2 in 2008.

15 climber went up and 11 of them died.

Thought it was sad and a real eye-opener into mountain climbing.

Excellent.

Watched on RTE Player there. Brilliant.

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #348 on:** January 8, 2014, 12:45:19 am »

Quote from: 51cam on January 8, 2014, 12:16:28 am

Watched on RTE Player there. Brilliant.

Downloading now. Have seen other docs that reference it.

saoirse08 · « **Reply #349 on:** January 8, 2014, 03:55:19 pm »

Quote from: Trada on December 28, 2013, 01:52:51 pm

Has anyone seen The Act of Killing looks like an interesting doc done in a different way.

I noticed its on 1 channel and I have Favorited it to watch at a later date

Still need to see this.

Red_Irishman · « **Reply #350 on:** January 8, 2014, 04:23:41 pm »

Quote from: Twelfth Man on January 8, 2014, 12:45:19 am

Downloading now. Have seen other docs that reference it.

Its excellent. A lot of real footage used. Its truly madness how climbers take the risk to climb K2.

An Irishman, Ger McDonnell, died up there amongst others. He died trying to save the lives of others. A real Irish hero.

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #351 on:** January 9, 2014, 12:04:56 am »

Quote from: Red_Irishman on January 8, 2014, 04:23:41 pm

Its excellent. A lot of real footage used. Its truly madness how climbers take the risk to climb K2.

An Irishman, Ger McDonnell, died up there amongst others. He died trying to save the lives of others. A real Irish hero.

Fuck that was intense. Good shout.

TomMorganLittle · « **Reply #352 on:** January 9, 2014, 08:47:38 am »

I'm sure I saw a link to a documentary about a death row inmate on here, I've had a look but can't find it. Anyone have any ideas?

rob1408 · « **Reply #353 on:** January 9, 2014, 08:55:47 am »

There's a Herzog film called 'Into The Abyss' which is about an inmate on death row, not sure if that's what you're on about, but it's certainly worth watching.

TomMorganLittle · « **Reply #354 on:** January 9, 2014, 09:22:37 am »

Quote from: rob1408 on January 9, 2014, 08:55:47 am

There's a Herzog film called 'Into The Abyss' which is about an inmate on death row, not sure if that's what you're on about, but it's certainly worth watching.

I'll have a look for it and check it out. The one I'm talking about is when the inmate is on deathrow but has been given a date for his execution.

only6times · « **Reply #355 on:** January 9, 2014, 09:53:31 am »

"The children who cheated the Nazis" PBS tonight 9pm

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #356 on:** January 9, 2014, 02:42:20 pm »

Quote from: rob1408 on January 9, 2014, 08:55:47 am

There's a Herzog film called 'Into The Abyss' which is about an inmate on death row, not sure if that's what you're on about, but it's certainly worth watching.

Wasn't that impressed by it. I posted a youtube doc of Chinese inmates about to be killed earlier in this thread. Thought it was much better. A Chinese TV show, would hold one last interview with the prisoners before they were killed. Powerful stuff. The Herzog one is good, but it felt a bit rambling to me. I couldn't work out what he was getting at, at some points he would make you feel sympathy for the people on Death Row at other points he showed them to be monsters, then he would rail at the system. Was not one of his better docs for me.

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #357 on:** January 9, 2014, 03:00:45 pm »

Going to watch something called Chasing Ice tonight, looks good.

http://www.chasingice.com/

Was a bit boring to be honest, but important work on the melting of glaciers.

stara · « **Reply #358 on:** January 9, 2014, 05:17:59 pm »

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Brentieke · « **Reply #359 on:** January 18, 2014, 04:06:49 pm »

Watched the Gatekeepers last week. Fucking amazing. The Shin Bet heads come across really well it has to be said.

Thought it was nice and balanced.