EPTAwesomely entertaining documentaries - Page 12
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koOl
Canada254 Posts
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UniversalSnip
9871 Posts
- Maybe the best made movie I've ever seen. It hasn't evoked a reaction as strong as a few other movies but I can't think of another as well put together and simple and beautiful in concept. Cocaine Cowboys - So over the top, incredibly entertaining. More than a few times I said "holy shit!" out loud at the outrageousness of the stories I was hearing. | ||
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GuYuTe-
United States550 Posts
Children of Beslan, a documentary of the Chechen terrorist siege on a school full of children: Telling Nicholas, a documentary about breaking the news to a child who lost his mother on 9/11. This is just a trailer of the doc, not sure if the whole thing is on youtube or not. I am rarely so touched by any film but tears were streaming throughout both of these documentaries. Both of these documentaries really put life in a perspective I didn't have before watching them. Be prepared to weep. There's many documentaries in this thread I haven't seen, and can't wait to watch, but I have to agree with the TL'r who recommended the Devil and Daniel Johnston doc. Such an amazing yet sad story of genius conflicted by mental illness. It's one of my favorite documentaries...highly recommended. | ||
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Sulli
Canada236 Posts
On May 04 2011 12:50 koOl wrote: not everyone will find this sort of documentary appealing but if your a runner you will or if your an athlete you might. Its called spirit of the marathon and it follows the training of individuals up to a marathon and then covers the marathon itself. The most interesting part for me was the coverage of the training of an elite female and male marathoner and what it takes to be at that level. heres a trailer. (full movie can be found on youtube) Just watched it on youtube and thoroughly enjoyed it, even as a non-runner. There's so much emotion involved and the personal triumphs that everyone attain is inspirational. Makes me want to sign up and train for a 5K and work my way up and see if I have what it takes to do what these marathoners are able to do. | ||
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Nesquik
United Kingdom600 Posts
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adrenaLinG
Canada676 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/66698/Inside_Job_1.jpg) | ||
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koOl
Canada254 Posts
On May 04 2011 15:57 Sulli wrote: Just watched it on youtube and thoroughly enjoyed it, even as a non-runner. There's so much emotion involved and the personal triumphs that everyone attain is inspirational. Makes me want to sign up and train for a 5K and work my way up and see if I have what it takes to do what these marathoners are able to do. yeah the emotion shown in the movie is really amazing too and i think its inspiring for anyone. definitely a hidden gem film. | ||
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Thrill
2599 Posts
On May 04 2011 19:07 adrenaLinG wrote: Really surprised no one mentioned Inside Job, winner of this year's Oscar for Best Documentary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2DRm5ES-uA Yeah, this was actually surprisingly good. Oversimplified? Yes. Biased? Yes. It's really a far cry from being as bad as "Waiting for Superman" and other docs of the sort though. If you haven't been watching the senate hearings you owe it to yourself to give this a view. | ||
sNuFFsie
25 Posts
On April 07 2011 01:32 eatmyshorts5 wrote: ![[image loading]](http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/2672/scratchposter.jpg) As a DJ (although amateur) i found this documentary to be extremely entertaining. It's about the history of DJing, or more specifically scratch DJ's. There use to be a full version on youtube, but it got taken down. Frankly I think anybody can enjoy this movie even if you are not interested in DJing or know nothing about DJing. w00t. I'm a friend of the director's and I'm happy it got mentioned in this thread.  He also has a movie called Infamy which shows life within the tagging community.Another great one by him is Hype! which is about the grunge scene from the 90s. Both are fantastic documentaries. | ||
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mathershop
Canada104 Posts
On April 06 2011 23:47 ZaaaaaM wrote: I would almost go as far as saying this is a must-watch for the entire planet. thats until you find out that most of their "facts" are pulled out of their ass and its just another conspiracy video that is made by an idiot who didn't do his research | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
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Steel
Japan2283 Posts
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Zooper31
United States5711 Posts
One of my favorite documentaries. | ||
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Deadlyhazard
United States1177 Posts
On May 06 2011 10:32 Zooper31 wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0b90YppquE One of my favorite documentaries. Yeah I saw this one, was good. Street artists are n00bs. Recommended for WAHOO. | ||
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Owlbear
Canada36 Posts
Amazing documentary about the issue of abortion in the United States. It was directed by Tony Kaye (American History X) and shot in black and white. This film really shows the validity of both sides of the argument, but at the same time points out a lot of the religious extremism and misinformation fueling the pro-life movement. Haven't been able to see this yet, but Armadillo is a movie following a squad of Danish soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Not so much a documentary as it is an experiment in non-fictional storytelling, but the filmography looks absolutely amazing. Definitely on my movies to watch list. | ||
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shurgen
350 Posts
On January 22 2011 17:46 RisingTide wrote: Holy Fuck. That film hit me like a truck between the eyes. You're dead on about the emotional up and down. Seriously, watch this film if you want to be torn apart and put back together again. Just watched this today. Highly recommend. | ||
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mathershop
Canada104 Posts
wow.. i have no words after watching this.. | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
On May 06 2011 11:00 Deadlyhazard wrote: Yeah I saw this one, was good. Street artists are n00bs. Recommended for WAHOO. Boss. What do you mean street artists are n00bs? | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
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Deadlyhazard
United States1177 Posts
On May 14 2011 09:52 DivinO wrote: Boss. What do you mean street artists are n00bs? In the same way that Rembrandt is a total n00b and Kellsworth Elly is BRILLIANT. | ||
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