Southern_Man 0 #1 June 17, 2011 I'm looking for good documentaries to watch. I found a thread but only for adventure sports sort of biographies. I am interested in exploration, food (Food, Inc sort of things), politics, history, sports, a pretty wide gamut. Let me hear your favorites."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyShawn 0 #2 June 17, 2011 Food, Inc. is a good documentary about our food production/consumption in the US. About our farmers that are bullied, harassed, threatened, sued, and shut down by big corporations for the love of the dollar. Also the unsanitary and inhumane way we raise and slaughter our animals. You'll be disgusted and probably change your eating habits. Edit: Didn't read the Inc. part after the food part. Im a bit of a scanner when I read. Not my good, so its a my bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #3 June 17, 2011 Have you tried watching; 'How The States Got Their Shape', on the History channel? Pretty interesting. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #4 June 17, 2011 Inside JobYour secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divalent 104 #5 June 17, 2011 Try googling "documentaries 2010" and you will hit on various people's "Best of" lists. That should get you some ideas of the better offerings in 2010, then start going back a year at a time. Of course, you will have to go back pretty far to get a list with the all-time best documentary ever in the history of the world: "This is Spinal Tap". If you haven't seen that, then (IMO) that is the place to start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #6 June 17, 2011 Also, try netflix... There is no better bang for your buck, and all the documentaries you can handle, and most can be streamed to you computer or TV in HD on demand! 1 month free trial, and 8.99 a month thereafter. Some documentaries and movies like "Inside Job" are DVD only and will be received within a day or two. I'd give you my affiliate link, but that's against the rules...besides, dz.com is an affiliate, if you can find their link click it and make this terrible biased website some money. Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 June 17, 2011 Point Break. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #8 June 17, 2011 Quote Point Break. Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,513 #9 June 17, 2011 QuoteInside Job +10!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #10 June 17, 2011 Exit through the gift shopLife through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TImBryant 0 #11 June 17, 2011 I Want Your Money. Available on Netflix instant view.tagline..... what's a tagline? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLFy 0 #12 June 17, 2011 A couple off the top of my head: http://www.hulu.com/watch/63283/super-size-me http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3319663041501647311# Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,513 #13 June 17, 2011 "Wildest Dream"(2010): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1509276/ The history of George Mallory's attempts of Everest, and of Conrad Anker finding his body 75 years later."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 June 17, 2011 Restrepo National Geographic: Guns, Germs and Steel Jesus Camp Murderballquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #15 June 17, 2011 "When We Were Kings" - The Academy Award winning documentary of the Ali - Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight in 1974. "Riding Giants" documentary about big wave surfing. I am no surfer but I found this fascinating. "Gonzo" documentary about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. "Genghis Blues" - Academy Award nominated documentary about Paul Pena, the writer of "Big Old Jet Airliner", how he taught himself Tuvan throat singing and then went to the Central Asian nation of Tuva to compete in their national singing contest. "No Direction Home" Scorsese film about Bob DyLan's early years.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #16 June 17, 2011 Quote Restrepo National Geographic: Guns, Germs and Steel Jesus Camp Murderball Jesus Camp sucked... And what kind of description is that on imdb? "A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to becedome the next Billy Graham?" Really?I think honest people will see it for what it's worth, while most will just use it as another excuse to further their bigotry, hatred and denial. Besides that, Restrepo was good but bad at the same time... I would also like to recommended "Constantine's Sword."Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 June 17, 2011 Quote Jesus Camp sucked... And what kind of description is that on imdb? "A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to becedome the next Billy Graham?" Really? Subjectively accurate? Just like your comment that it "sucked."quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #18 June 17, 2011 Quote Quote Jesus Camp sucked... And what kind of description is that on imdb? "A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to becedome the next Billy Graham?" Really? Subjectively accurate? Just like your comment that it "sucked." But if it were to be more accurate, it say something like... "Kids hoping to be the next Ted Haggard..." *edit* Oh, ya...btw...God forbid Jesus Camp actually be about Jesus... I found it interesting that the actual camp is called "Kids on Fire" in Devil's Lake North Dakota...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #19 June 17, 2011 In the Shadow of the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Moon Available on Netflix. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #20 June 17, 2011 "When We Were Kings" - The Academy Award winning documentary of the Ali - Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight in 1974.GREAT "Riding Giants" documentary about big wave surfing. I am no surfer but I found this fascinating. GREAT "Gonzo" documentary about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Not seen "Genghis Blues" - Academy Award nominated documentary about Paul Pena, the writer of "Big Old Jet Airliner", how he taught himself Tuvan throat singing and then went to the Central Asian nation of Tuva to compete in their national singing contest. GREAT "No Direction Home" Scorsese film about Bob DyLan's early years. Not seenYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #21 June 17, 2011 I second "Murderball". Another favorite is "Man on Wire" about the French high wire walker who traversed New York's WTC Twin Towers. Very inspirational (and a bit nostalgic as you watch the Towers being built, knowing what would happen to them just a couple of decades later). Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #22 June 17, 2011 QuoteI second "Murderball". And it was Lori that turned me on to it. So, thanks for that. One more from me if you've never seen it and is probably something every history buff probably ought to. Triumph of the Will Actually, now that I think about it, maybe not just every history buff, but everybody. People probably should learn to recognize what true propaganda looks like. I swear some people just don't know.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #23 June 17, 2011 Thanks for all the recommendations, some I had already seen, some were in my queue and some I've added at your suggestion. Unfortunately some of the ones I most wanted to see are not available on Netflix streaming, I may have to add the delivery option, not sure. When We Were Kings is great As was the Everest one about Conrad Anker Keep them coming."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertimeunc 0 #24 June 17, 2011 If you like the history of some of your favorite drinks with some comedy thrown in, try "Oz and James Drink to Britain." Pretty entertaining! The best things in life are dangerous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solodude59 0 #25 June 17, 2011 Super High Me A documentary about smoking pot all day for 30 days. The researcher takes aptitude tests before and after the trial, very interesting.... In freefall, you have the rest of your life to figure out what's wrong. -Joe, AFF Instructor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
