[Skinfull]

I've been on a documentary kick lately. Have almost dried up my source on netflicks, hopefully they will add more soon! So will be turning to alternative sources.

Some of the Best that I've seen are:

The Bridge: where film makers filmed the Golden Gate bridge in SanFran for a year and traced back then interviewed the family members of the jumpers. Amazing.

The King of Kong: Following the attempts of a regular family man who tries to beat the world record of Donkey Kong. Compelling viewing.

Dear Zachary: is a tough one to explain without ruining it. Basically its the letter that a man writes to his godson, telling the story of life. Very emotive and takes some turns I didn't see coming.

Sound and Fury: This movie talks about deafness and cochlea implants. Two families (fathers in each are brothers) have deaf kids, one family opts to get implants so their child can hear, the other refuses stating it will destroy the deaf culture. I found this particularly compelling as I have a niece who is deaf and will soon be getting an implant. This movie made me so mad... not many movies had that effect on me.

And the worst...

Well anything by Michael Moore. I'm not a gun toting republican but I find his lack of objectivity insulting. His editing and interviewing process is a joke and I think it does more harm to the subject matter than good.

Okay guys... what you got?

[charlie_says]

Rather than to go through a load of my favourites, check out the thread I made albeit some time ago.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...php?p=57115169

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a mad brilliant film I have seen since.

[Duggy747]

Predator

A bunch of highly-trained mercanaries who were supposed to be on a rescue mission but instead end up being hunted by a mysterious, yet technologicaly advanced figure. Only 2 survivors ever made it and claim it wasn't of this world.



In The Shadow Of The Moon

I found this thoroughly enjoyable and you can watch it on 4oD. The surviving Apollo astronauts give their stories and details on the whole space exploration during the 60s and 70s. Only person missing, unfortunately, is Armstrong since he's quite the recluse these days.

[e_e]

This Is Not a Film, currently playing in the IFI. Covers so much ground in 75 minutes while appearing to do so little. I loved it.

[diddlybit]

@Skinfull Decided to kill an afternoon and watch The King of Kong. It's epic (and very, very bizarre).

[Skinfull]

Originally Posted by diddlybit

@Skinfull Decided to kill an afternoon and watch The King of Kong. It's epic (and very, very bizarre).

Its so strange! I mean the guy wa just a normal guy and he just becomes obsessed!

Today I watched Jesus Camp and its not the first time I've seen it. It follows three children who attend bible camp but without narration, as the footage speaks loud enough, you see how these children are imprinted with the belief that global warming is a political conspiracy among other things. Again, compelling viewing.

[charlie_says]

Waste Land 2010
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1268204/

Workers of a Brazilian dump create works of art made out junk, the pieces are huge scaled up version of pictures of them working in the dump. Another good art documentary.

Century of Self (not a film but worthy of a mention, 4 part TV series - about the psychology of marketing and PR, can be watched on youtube/google video)

Tilman Story
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568334/

Story of an all American hero football player who dropped all the money to fight against terrorism. Became a poster boy for US military recruitment, until he died in mysterious circumstances in combat.

I will post some more later.

[mikemac1]

BBC Heroes and Villians
They do six different historical figures but the best was Napoleon and it was in his very early days when he was a junior officer and pretty much a nobody.
Welsh comedian Rob Brydon is the local governor type person and he's pretty terrifying at it, there are executions in the very first few seconds of this program.

An hour long, up on youtube


BBC documentary about Nero
It's Michael Sheen's finest work imo
It's scary watching him descend into madness

Also up on youtube

[krudler]

Originally Posted by Duggy747

Predator

A bunch of highly-trained mercanaries who were supposed to be on a rescue mission but instead end up being hunted by a mysterious, yet technologicaly advanced figure. Only 2 survivors ever made it and claim it wasn't of this world.

I was a bit wary of it as it seemed to be pretty one sided, probably down to some clever editing, the follow up is worth a watch just to see how the sighting wasnt confined to one area either, its also nice to see a documentary where a black guy is the main focus.

[Raekwon]

Murderball: Great documentary about Wheelchair Rugby, a game created by quadriplegic athletes that is every bit as aggressive as the name suggests.

Hoop Dreams: A documentary following the lives of two inner-city African American teenage basketball prodigies as they move through high school with long-shot dreams of the NBA, superstardom, and an escape from the ghetto.

Overnight: Witness the rise and fall of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.

The Four Year Plan: A behind the scenes look at the running of QPR football club in their bid to gain promotion into the English Premier League within a four year time period.

[mikemac1]

Four days in October

ESPN documentary on the Boston Red Sox in their attempt to win the World Series and bring the curse of the bambino

New York fans being brash and classless as expected

Don't let a lack of baseball knowledge put you off, it doesn't matter

Do I not like this
Follows England manager Graham Taylor on the qualification trial
Felt sorry for him by the end, the abuse he took went waaaaay too far

[Goldstein]

Collapse must be one of the worst I've ever seen. Populist, over simplistic, conspiratory, apocalyptic, sensationalistic nonsense. All it's missing is a red banner and a fox logo in the corner.

[latenia]

Catfish is just utter bollix from start to finish but perhaps useful as an insight into the minds of obnoxious manipulative young New Yorkers today...

[That_Guy]

Watched Into The Abyss last night. Outstanding yet quite stirring documentary about an inmate on death row and the families/friends affected by his actions.

Really really excellent and will grip you throughout. Werneg Herzog is an incredible director. Highly recommended.

[saintsaltynuts]

I loved Man On Wire.