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Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 03:09:21
October 13 2010 03:09 GMT
#1
I must say, some of the most entertaining things I've ever watched are documentaries. There are really some gems out there that not many people hear about or know about.

When people think of documentaries, they think of history, animals and conspiracy theories. Presidents, politics and the life cycle of the honey bee.

While these are entertaining in their own right, there are just so many wildly entertaining documentaries out there that just so fun to watch.

In the same vein as the movie thread, I was hoping people could share their awesome documentary recommendations here, as I find them a lot harder to find than great movies.

I'll get the ball rolling with a couple:

Louis Theroux

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Seriously can't get enough of this hilarious and intelligent British journalist. He has a series called "Weird Weekends" where he goes and spends 2 weeks in the homes/societies of some really interesting people.

These range from hookers to safari hunters to swingers to intense evangelists. Really, really entertaining.

The King of Kong

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Surprisingly entertaining documentary about a guy who attempts to break the world record for a King of Kong score. Really interesting development as an arch-rival emerges (who also rocks at Pacman apparently) and controversial acts of potential sabotage.

Awesomely entertaining look at the Arcade culture as well, and I learnt all about Pacman perfect scores and "Donkey Kong killscreens". Lol, seriously, go watch it xD
Lefnui
Profile Joined November 2008
United States753 Posts
October 13 2010 03:14 GMT
#2
Louis Theroux is great. I recommend all of the videos of him on youtube and google video. Here's a taste:





Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
October 13 2010 03:14 GMT
#3
I think that most of the documentaries made by Ken Burns are entertaining. Especially the ones he did about baseball.
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
October 13 2010 03:17 GMT
#4
Louis Theroux's stuff is all great.

As for recommendations I know a lot of our newer members haven't run across this.



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Raisauce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada864 Posts
October 13 2010 03:31 GMT
#5
The King of Kong is an awesome documentary. I highly recommend it. One I've seen recently is Super High Me, it was pretty interesting...

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Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
October 13 2010 03:35 GMT
#6
oh wow, thats awesome :O cant believe i've never heard of this, thanks heyoka
Chrisboy
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia118 Posts
October 13 2010 03:45 GMT
#7
Touching the Void is great. An amazing story and really well told with a mix of interviews, voice overs and re-enactments.

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prochobo
Profile Joined May 2010
United States232 Posts
October 13 2010 03:52 GMT
#8
Heh, Super High Me is great. As is How Weed Won the West and the Drugs Inc series from National Geographic.

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Profile Joined May 2010
United States1541 Posts
October 13 2010 03:52 GMT
#9

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Profile Joined August 2010
United States576 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 04:29:31
October 13 2010 03:56 GMT
#10
Man On Wire was cool and fun.

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It's got 145 positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and 0 negative.
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Holcan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2593 Posts
October 13 2010 04:01 GMT
#11
ESPNs 30 for 30 is amazing, they get tons of notarized people to direct a movie about sports phenomenons that existed in recent, and past events, and bring a lot of raw emotion. If you want to see some truly gripping stories about adversity and conflict, its a great place to look.

http://30for30.espn.com/
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jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
October 13 2010 04:06 GMT
#12
On October 13 2010 13:01 Holcan wrote:
ESPNs 30 for 30 is amazing, they get tons of notarized people to direct a movie about sports phenomenons that existed in recent, and past events, and bring a lot of raw emotion. If you want to see some truly gripping stories about adversity and conflict, its a great place to look.

http://30for30.espn.com/


They did one for the U, which I'm attending right now. I watched it, and it was pretty darn good.

There are other really good ones as well. Definitely recommended.
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ThE.SparkZ
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States381 Posts
October 13 2010 04:37 GMT
#13
Just watched that whole starcraft documentary, really well put together I really liked it! :3
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da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 05:00:09
October 13 2010 04:59 GMT
#14
On October 13 2010 12:17 heyoka wrote:
Louis Theroux's stuff is all great.

As for recommendations I know a lot of our newer members haven't run

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Heh. Always nice to rewatch one of these documantaries. Ive seen this one and the one with nal_ra in it. Are there any others?
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TheGreatWhiteHope_
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States335 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-29 04:28:16
October 13 2010 05:04 GMT
#15
Bigger, Faster, Stronger:
About steroids and its evolution in American society
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Pumping Iron:
About body building, Starring the "Govenator"
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Super High Me:
Comedian gets high for 30 days straight, similar to "Super Size Me"
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Food, Inc:
Shows where our food comes from. WARNING: Might not like the answer.
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Religulous:

Bill Maher's crusade against organized religion continues. It's important to note he claims to hold the position of doubt or agnostic, but his bias comes out and he appears to be atheistic. All in all, a very entertaining and funny documentary.
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Jesus Camp:

After I saw this for the first time it affirmed my conviction against organized religion. While I do recognize that this film only portrays the radical extremists, I do not trust the moderate believers from being influenced by these people. If you live in America (especially middle-America), you need to see this because the people in this documentary might be your neighbor.
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People Like Us: Social Class in America
I am just wrapping up my undergraduate degree in Sociology and this documentary typifies my love and interest in the study of people and social interaction. Pleeeeease watch this documentary it will give you a view of a world right in front of your eyes that you never knew existed.

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Cocaine Cowboys
I have not seen this, but a close friend of mine had to analyze it for class and recommended it highly.
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Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
October 13 2010 06:00 GMT
#16
awesome thanks RiB! steroids one looks interesting
Miss_Cleo
Profile Joined March 2010
United States406 Posts
October 13 2010 06:16 GMT
#17
Louis Theroux is the fucking man. Did you watch the one on hypnosis and bodybuilding?
samuraibael
Profile Joined February 2008
Australia294 Posts
October 13 2010 06:19 GMT
#18
Louis has a book called call of the weird out which is a kind of retrospective on some of the characters he meets in the tv series. Its gives a much greater insight into louis own perspective on these people that he so benignly interviews.
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Profile Joined October 2010
Australia256 Posts
October 13 2010 06:33 GMT
#19
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keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 06:46:40
October 13 2010 06:40 GMT
#20
I love documentaries. I'm supposed to be studying but off the top of my head, in no particular order.

Man on Wire
The Art of the Steal
The Cove
The Most Dangerous Man in America
More Than A Game
Ken Burns - WWII
Ken Burns - Jazz
Ken Burns - ... Anything hes done basically
Gonzo
Cocaine Cowboys
Jesus Camp - (Oh god the rage...)
Planet B-Boy
For All Mankind
The Smartest Guys in the Room - Enron

Most of these are on Netflix. I watch ALOT of documentaries. All of those are excellent
"brevity is the soul of wit" - William Shakesman
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