Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have been watching a lot more docs the last year or so and was wondering if anybody had any input. Being a vegetarian, I pay pretty close attention to what I eat, so I watch a lot of those. I have no real interest in anything political and especially "conspiracy" minded. I've seen Gasland, Food Inc, Who Killed the Electric Car, Tapped and liked all of them. I'm watching The End of the Line, No More Fish by 2048 right now and it's pretty alarming. The Cove is a must see, but truly heart breaking. On my list of going to watch movies are Babies, Dick Proenneke's "Alone in the Wilderness", Earthlings and a few of Richard Dawkins films. ---------- Post added February-1st-2011 at 01:28 PM ---------- http://www.coyopa.com/fridays-at-the-farm.html That's an award winning 20 minute doc about a local coop farm near me that I would highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofizz Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Dark Days. Its about the homeless people that live in the tunnels below NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Food Inc. It's about where our food actually comes from. When We Were Kings. . . older one but a great one about the Rumble in the Jungle between Ali and Foreman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aamiha73 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Zombie Girl http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zombie-girl-the-movie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 the grizzly man. about a guy who spent his summers outdoors with grizzlies. some pretty good footage in there. overall, its about the psyche of that man, but its very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 "Exit Through the Gift Shop" is up for an Oscar this year and looks intriguing: The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work. Banksy is an amazing guerilla graffiti artist who has turned semi-legit and does some really cool public art pieces. gsnX63KK2y0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Restropo- follows a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. 2 hours long but its really good, and a few tough parts to sit through but its worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 the grizzly man. about a guy who spent his summers outdoors with grizzlies. some pretty good footage in there. overall, its about the psyche of that man, but its very entertaining. I've seen that one. The guy is kind of a jack hole. There is another guy, whos name escapes me right now, who is a much smarter, more respectful person and has been living with bears for almost 20 straight years. ---------- Post added February-1st-2011 at 01:44 PM ---------- Food Inc. It's about where our food actually comes from.. That movie should be mandatory public school curriculum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Also, Koolblue, if you have netflix, they have an awesome documentary section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachSkin Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Thin Blue Line. It's about a convicted Texas man sent to death row for a murder he didn't commit. It's from the '80s but it's one of the standards when it comes to documentaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've seen that one. The guy is kind of a jack hole. There is another guy, whos name escapes me right now, who is a much smarter, more respectful person and has been living with bears for almost 20 straight years. yeah, Treadwell was a little off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Also, Koolblue, if you have netflix, they have an awesome documentary section. I don't yet, but I will in the near future. Luckily youtube has a ton as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I guess we are only talking film here? Currently, I am reading There Is No Me Without You which is a nonfiction book about a lady in Ethiopia whose husband and daughter die, and she ends up taking kids without parents. As AIDS ravages the country, more and more orphans come to her house. When she tell the church and the government to take them to another home because hers is full, they tell her there is no other home. In a country with millions orphans due to AIDS and huge social stigmas, this lady opened her home for 2 and ended up serving scores. It's heart wrenching to read the plight of these kids taken or given to her as their best chance to survive often while still hoping they will be reunited with their parents. The story of the one kid hoarding what little food he had till his bed stank because he was hoping to go see his father again soon was a teer jerker. The parts in it chronicaling our HIV and AIDS attention span here in the U.S. along with the impact our intellectual property right laws have had hurt too. Reading this, I think we may have killed more with our patent laws and our aggricultural subsidies than have ever been killed by our guns and bombs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Dark Days. Its about the homeless people that live in the tunnels below NYC. Exactly what I was gonna post. Great documentary. Very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 The parts in it chronicaling our HIV and AIDS attention span here in the U.S. along with the impact our intellectual property right laws have had hurt too. Reading this, I think we may have killed more with our patent laws and our aggricultural subsidies than have ever been killed by our guns and bombs. I'm not much of a reader, but that does sound amazing. I also complete agree about the points you make. The way this country has handled AIDS and everything related is criminal. Of course, there are a ton of ways our way of doing things, hurt the rest of the world, more than they help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolUsernameHere Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Exit Through the Gift Shop is great. Confessions of a Superhero, while being slightly depressing, is an interesting documentary about the people who dress up as superheroes and walk up and down Hollywood Boulevard, taking pictures with tourists for tips. If you're interested in the beer industry, Beer Wars is okay. But the narrator can be kind of annoying. Encounters at the End of the World is a nice Werner Herzog documentary about people that work in Antarctica. Food, Inc. might be right up your alley. A lot of my film buff buddies love Hoop Dreams. It's really long, though, so you might have to make time for it. I've also heard good things about Philosopher Kings, which I've never seen, but from the premise it sounds like it's about a bunch of guys like Will Hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've heard very good things about The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters but haven't seen it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo21 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 American Movie and The Best Worst Movie are also two good ones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7N2Jz1en4w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 American Movie and The Best Worst Movie are also two good ones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7N2Jz1en4w What are they about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 No End In Sight. It's political, but it provides a very interesting perspective on Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Restropo- follows a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. 2 hours long but its really good, and a few tough parts to sit through but its worth it Restrepo is a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 No End In Sight. It's political, but it provides a very interesting perspective on Iraq. Politics are things that are never going to change and I can't make a bit of difference, except throwing my vote away on an independent, so it gets too depressing. Watching the End of the Line, about fishing, will help me be mindful of what I eat. I can make a difference there. So I stopped eating commercial fish, just like I stopped eating meat. That's more the kind of thing that I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Dick Proenneke's "Alone in the Wilderness That is an amazing documentary. Unbelieveable what that man could do. I own it on DVD, and every time I watch it, it makes me feel like such a lazy ungrateful slob. I'll also throw in another vote for Grizzly Man. Best Worst Movie was also interesting, it's about the ungodly horrible movie Troll 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti2dd23dH-I That is Earthling. It's about specieism, like racism or sexism. I think human arrogance is the largest and most glaring problem we have. If you can watch this and not tear up, you most likely don't have a soul. It's a real eye opener and life changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Did you hear the audio at the end of that documentary? They wouldn't show the video that was caught... but did you hear the audio? Holy Moly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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