Topic: Awesome documentaries thread

[Mr Grieves]

Bbc4  has had a run of good music documentaries lately.
Even if your not a fan of the particular artist they seem to genuinely well made and also mercifully free of c list celebrity rent a quotes

Recent artists have been chas & dave, Elo, the kinks , and last Friday glen Campbell.

All woth watching

[Buck Pete]

Good shout to the poster above.

Just watched the Glen Campbell doc on bbc4.

Really interesting doc. A phenomenal guitarist and wonderful singer who certainly never had stardom handed to him on a plate.

[longball]

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2013/01/a_dozen_good_documentaries.html

Eberts favourite documentaries of last year, I'm sure a couple are worth checking out.

[Skidder.]

Any good IRA/Troubles documentaries?

You'd be lucky, I know there's a few knocking about, but a lot of people wouldn't touch this with a shitty stick; it's such a complex situation that it's a minefield.

[Ycuzz]

Finished The House I Live in yesterday.

Good stuff and it's recommended.

[Snail]

talhotblond.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

The King of Kong. An emotional story of 2 glorious men battling it out to become the best. Not for money. Not for recognition. Just. To be. The best.

Truly riveting.

[Drinks Sangria]

The King of Kong. An emotional story of 2 glorious men battling it out to become the best. Not for money. Not for recognition. Just. To be. The best.

Truly riveting.

Good documentary this, a fun watch.

[Bangin Them In]

The Cold War - very much in keeping with The World At War

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170896/

[gerrardsarmy]

Anyway, thanks for the heads up on the other documentaries, wasn't there another thread on here like this?

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=265856.0

Good documentary this, a fun watch.

+1

[51cam]

There are a bunch of documentaries on YouTube by "Vice".

They include ones on North Korea, Northern Ireland, Drugs and so on. Well worth the look!

[elbow]

The King of Kong. An emotional story of 2 glorious men battling it out to become the best. Not for money. Not for recognition. Just. To be. The best.

Truly riveting.

I loved that one, although the main fella (Billy?) was more David Brent than Ricky Gervais. 

Another one I watched a while back was "Anvil: The Story of Anvil" about a never quite made it Canadian heavy/hair metal band. Although very Spinal Tap in parts, you really felt geniune empathy for the two main band members, Lips and Robb as obscurity beckons. Recommended.

[ashy9]

Good thread, I have just ahem, acquired a brilliant file called 50 docos to see before you die. So far they've all been brilliant. Ones watched so far I'd recommend to anyone.

Super High Me - like super size me but with smoke.
Catfish - Guy meets family and girl online but turns out to be middle aged housewife / fantasist. Really makes you realise that people can be mental on the internet.
Capturing The Friedmans - This one is amazing. About a father and son that got jailed for child abuse but the family made home videos all the way through the court cases. Incredible insight into a family falling apart and the type of hysteria that runs through cases like these. Brilliant documentary.
Bowling For Columbine - watched it years ago but rewatched last week. The footage of them running around the school still gives me chills.

Scheduled in another doco night tonight so can't wait to finish work!

[ashy9]

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/american-drug-war/

Oh and this one, very depressing to be honest. Just another indictment on the fact that no-one wins in a war against drugs.

[CheshireDave]

 

There are a bunch of documentaries on YouTube by "Vice".

They include ones on North Korea, Northern Ireland, Drugs and so on. Well worth the look!

I like Vice's travel docs but most of the stuff they churn out now is complete hipster shite. The one Asian guys hitchhike around the place is pretty funny though. Have you seen their documentary where they go to some god awful part of Russia investigating some fucked up drug which makes your skin rot? To say it put me off my tea is an understatement.

http://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures - This guy does some bloody brilliant documentaries. He (or his team) covers a wide range of subjects. Often depressing but always informative.
 
This is decent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Days_(film) and the soundtrack is by DJ Shadow which is nice.

[Twelfth Man]

Watched Impostor and Searching for Sugar Man, both excellent. Sugar Man such a beautiful story and documentary and what a guy.

Rodriguez - Cause (HD): http://youtu.be/oKFkc19T3Dk via @youtube

Incredible, how did such a talent never make it (in the USA)? Beautiful, beautiful documentary. Like Nick Drake, you feel feel humbled to listen this stuff.

[doc_antonio]

Thanks for taking the time to share that with us.

Maybe it would have been (just) a little bit better if you had told us what it was about and why you liked it.

You got the internet, looking it up isn't that hard

"This is the true story of a love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life, as a teenage vixen (screen name 'talhotblond') lures men into her web. Revealing a shocking true crime story that shows the Internet's power to unleash our most dangerous fantasies." From IMDB... i actually read up about this story and its very shocking and interesting, i'm guessing the documentary would be fantastic, if done right.

I watched the Bob Marley Documentary a few days ago, and it's amazing the amount of influence he had, not only to future songwriters and musicians but politics in jamaica and how he attempted to change the world with 'One Love' highly recommended.

[gerrardsarmy]

Catfish - Guy meets family and girl online but turns out to be middle aged housewife / fantasist. Really makes you realise that people can be mental on the internet.

SPOILERS!

[ashy9]

SPOILERS!

I can spoiler it but to be fair anyone looking up the synopsis would see it. Plus they now do a series on it so didn't think it was that unknown! This is a thread about great docos and why you liked them not a current say Homeland or whatever thread that needs spoilers so people don't get their viewing ruined.

[51cam]

I like Vice's travel docs but most of the stuff they churn out now is complete hipster shite. The one Asian guys hitchhike around the place is pretty funny though. Have you seen their documentary where they go to some god awful part of Russia investigating some fucked up drug which makes your skin rot? To say it put me off my tea is an understatement.

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.

[Nessy76]

The King of Kong. An emotional story of 2 glorious men battling it out to become the best. Not for money. Not for recognition. Just. To be. The best.

Truly riveting.

I've seen this about a dozen times now, just amazing.

Billy Mitchell is such a dick!

[gerrardsarmy]

I can spoiler it but to be fair anyone looking up the synopsis would see it. Plus they now do a series on it so didn't think it was that unknown! This is a thread about great docos and why you liked them not a current say Homeland or whatever thread that needs spoilers so people don't get their viewing ruined.

Haha I was just being a c*nt mate. Just for anyone who goes and watches the trailer..... I watched the trailer and was very let down by how it all turned out.

[ashy9]

Haha I was just being a c*nt mate. Just for anyone who goes and watches the trailer..... I watched the trailer and was very let down by how it all turned out.

apparently the tv series is ok as well, little bite sized chunks of crazy!

Watched Dark Days 2000 last night, wow. It really is incredible how people live.

[Ycuzz]

Posted this in the film thread too..

Saw Searching for Sugar Man last night.

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Sat with a feeling that it could have been made better - can't really explain it, just... better.

Anyhoots. Thought it was a treat!

[Ycuzz]

Watched Impostor and Searching for Sugar Man, both excellent. Sugar Man such a beautiful story and documentary and what a guy.

Rodriguez - Cause (HD): http://youtu.be/oKFkc19T3Dk via @youtube

Incredible, how did such a talent never make it (in the USA)? Beautiful, beautiful documentary.

The Impostor might be on for tonight.

[gerrardsarmy]

The Impostor might be on for tonight.

It's just fucking mental. The whole thing.

[NOTBORNIN1982]

Being Liverpool 

[CheshireDave]

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.

Yeah I have seen that Heroin one. Pretty fucking grim really.

Most of the stuff presented by Shane Smith (co-founder) are normally great but a few of the other guys and girls just fucking irritate me.

You seen any of them by that fruitloop Hamilton Morris? I just find him hilarious. He's the one they send around the world testing mental drugs on.
 
This nutter -

[51cam]

Yeah I have seen that Heroin one. Pretty fucking grim really.

Most of the stuff presented by Shane Smith (co-founder) are normally great but a few of the other guys and girls just fucking irritate me.

You seen any of them by that fruitloop Hamilton Morris? I just find him hilarious. He's the one they send around the world testing mental

Yeah! All the ones with Shane Smith are brilliant. Him and his crew really put themselves in dangerous position. I've watched a few of the guy you mentioned there. He is just constantly out of it. The one about the Westboro Baptist Church is mad too!

[Twelfth Man]

The Impostor might be on for tonight.

Also excellent mate, two gems. Sugar Man for me is up there with the very best. Rodriguez just comes across as such a down to earth, almost Buddha like character. That doc left a warm glow that I'm still basking in.

[ashy9]

Watched the Enron one last night. What a bunch of *****! Thanks to all who recommended it but my god did it leave me feeling sick watching them screw people over. De-Regulation - what a crock!

[Ycuzz]

[The Impostor]

It's just fucking mental. The whole thing.

It certainly was. I were fuming through most parts - especially the first half. Wondered how the flipping hell this was gonna end?

Spot on that, fucking mental.

Spoiler

weird thing to say, but I was hoping they would find the body in the end

[close]

[51cam]

Just watched the trailer for 'The Imposter' on YouTube. Downloading it as I type. Looks brilliant. Hope it lives up!

[Twelfth Man]

Just watched the trailer for 'The Imposter' on YouTube. Downloading it as I type. Looks brilliant. Hope it lives up!

T'is excellent. You won't be disappointed.

[51cam]

T'is excellent. You won't be disappointed.

Watched it there mate. Wow! Absolutely crazy story. The documentary was brilliantly done too.

Spoiler

Really leaves you thinking about what actually happened this kid. While at one stage I was thinking if he was somewhat rebellious and had run away before, he could still be out there. Also feel that his brother that OD'd could have been behind it. Some of the things that lead made me to consider these scenarios arose from information the 'imposter' himself spoke about, which discredits slightly. So strange that the family didn't recognize it wasn't him.

Crazy that the guy has a wife a three kids now too. Pity that its almost certain we'll never find out what really happened.

[close]

Excellent watch! Glad I came on here and it was brought to my attention. Cheers! 

[Mumm-Ra]

ESPN's 30 for 30 series has some very good ones, but I watched one last night on Netflix (US, not sure if its on the UK one) called 'Unguarded' - the story of Chris Herren, a star basketball player from a small town who ends up horribly addicted to drugs. He's cleaned up and now gives talks on his experiences and his speeches just blew me away. Thoroughly recommend it

[Daniel Cabbaggio]

This is imo the best documentary about the war on drug's I've seen since The Last White Hope,it's a damning look at the failure of this so called war.

It's a must see film.It's available on the BBC Iplayer.I f you can't acess the Iplayer stream it from their website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pzz69/Storyville_20122013_The_House_I_Live_In/

http://www.thehouseilivein.org/see-the-film/watch-the-film/

Taken from another thread, a great doucmentary indeed

[elbow]

ESPN's 30 for 30 series has some very good ones, but I watched one last night on Netflix (US, not sure if its on the UK one) called 'Unguarded' - the story of Chris Herren, a star basketball player from a small town who ends up horribly addicted to drugs. He's cleaned up and now gives talks on his experiences and his speeches just blew me away. Thoroughly recommend it

Yeah, there's some cracking one's on the 30 for 30. The one about the Canadian amputee Terry Fox "Into the Wind" is one of the most moving, sad and inspiring sports doco's I've seen. He basically ran with the the aid of a prosthetic (he'd had a leg amputated) across Canada, the equivalent of a marathon a DAY to raise funds for cancer research:

http://voices.yahoo.com/into-wind-espn-30-30-film-shows-terry-fox-6873532.html

After all the bullshit over Lance Armstrong, this guy really was a force for good.

[51cam]

Just came across a few crime documentaries about three individuals called 'The Memphis 3'. Fascinating story.

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

West of Memphis

Well worth looking at. All very long but very interesting.

[electricghost]

Freedom Riders    http://video.pbs.org/video/1925571160/

Brilliant documentary about the civil rights activists who put their lives on the line by travelling on buses into segregated regions in the 1960's.

Watched this from the same site,  Stonewall Uprising   http://video.pbs.org/video/1889649613

Covers events from the perspective of those involved in the Stonewall riots, a key moment in the gay civil rights movement.

Both highly recommended