re: Looking for a Good Documentary

Deep Water



Every time this question comes up I will recommend this movie. I am determined to have everyone on this board watch it and enjoy it as much as I did.

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Avoid "Man on Wire" like the plague. Just awful.

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Seconded. I don't get the love for this crap fest. Extremely talented dude. Incredibly boring person and painful to listen to. This guy is gay right? Has to be.

I love me some 30for30's. In particular The Best That Never Was. One of my favorite documentaries of all time. Can't lie, I 'd. Run Ricky Run was a little disappointing, I think Ricky Williams is one of the more interesting sports characters in the past ten years, but the movie was just bland.

I don't think Exit Through the Gift Shop is still on Netflix, though it is a great movie.

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Just watched Jiro Dream of Sushi and thought it was just brilliant. Loved it.

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Yes, yes.

Love sushi, loved this film. The care and dedication to a craft is enjoyable to watch.

Deep Water is good too.

"Best Worst movie" is interesting (about Troll 2) along with "Anvil, the Story of Anvil."

Senna is great - even if you aren't into Formula 1.

Hot Coffee- all about frivolous lawsuits, discusses the McDonald's lawsuit

Garbage Dreams- about the Zabaleen in Cairo who collect garbage and recycle it. Absolutely fascinating

Someone give a synopsis of what Deep Water is all about..

Here is a solid list of docs I came up with for one of my buddies a while back:

Okay, this is prolly more than you asked for, but here goes…Here are some that I’ve watched in the last couple years that I’ve liked a lot.

King of Kong – Watch it immediately. It’s awesome. I won’t explain it since you already seem to be familiar with it, but email me after you watch it and I’ll explain how it’s a little misleading. Still a great, great watch though.

Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals – Great doc about the two and how they were the fiercest of competitors and eventually it led to them being the best of friends. Really good doc if you like bball, or either of the two guys (which I’m sure you do).

Tyson – Solid doc about Mike and basically how fascinating he is. Not a whole lot of new information that you don’t already know, but sometimes I can’t get enough Tyson, so I really liked it.

I.O.U.S.A. – about the national debt, and how it keeps getting out of control.

The Art of the Steal – this one is cool. It’s about the Barnes Foundation, which is basically one of the greatest (and most valued) art collections in the history of the world, and about how when Barnes died, he left in his will that his collection can NEVER be displayed or used in any way other than as a tool to learn in his art school that he created…and about how the government of Philadelphia basically shits all over his will and tries to get it on display at the Philadelphia museums.

Cocaine Cowboys – awesome doc about the illegal cocaine trade in Miami in the 70s and 80s. Some of the stories are likely a bit exaggerated, but all in all it’s really fascinating to see and hear some of the things that were going on in that culture.

The Rape of Europa – It’s about WWII and all of the art that got stolen/moved during the raids on cities and countries, and about how they’re trying to locate original owners and get things returned. It’s pretty interesting, and a side of the war that I never really thought about before.

Restrepo – about a camp in Afghanistan that was set up in one of the most dangerous parts of the country, and was named after one of their fallen soldiers (Restrepo). It’s pretty good…lots of people LOVE it, but I thought it was just pretty good.

Darkon – about LARPers (Live Action Role Playing). It was pretty interesting seeing the dynamics of that. if you don’t know what LARP is, it’s the thing from Role Models where they are all battling in make believe land. Also the infamous Lightning Bolt video.

Dear Zachary – This one may be difficult to watch, especially for you since you have kids. But it’s a great, great doc about this dude who has a kid with this crazy bitch and she kills the father and all kinds of bad things happen, and the filmmaker is making the movie to the son about his father (the son is Zachary). I’d definitely recommend it as one of the better ones on this list, but be ready to cry a little (in both a sad way and an awesome way).

The Bridge – interesting doc about the GG Bridge in SanFran and how many people kill themselves a year by jumping off of it (they do show some jumpers, so be prepared for that).

Jesus Camp – interesting, and truly scary to be honest. It’s about religious fanatics and how they’re raising their kids to be SUPER radical religious people and what. Think the Westboro Church in Kansas type stuff.

There was a Dream Team doc on the NBA channel a month or two ago that was fantastic. Not sure if you can find it, but it was great.

HH Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer – about HH Holmes and how fricked up he was.

The Cove – about mass dolphin killings in Japan. Really cool/interesting doc.

Night and Fog – short doc (about 30 minutes) about the Holocaust.

102 Minutes that Changed America – about 9/11.

Waking Sleeping Beauty – about the rebound of Disney’s Animation Studio in the late 80s and 90s. Awesome, awesome doc.

The Boys: Sherman Brothers’s Story – about the Sherman Brothers, who basially wrote every famous Disney song ever.

Watched one on Liberia last week, and how frickED the frick UP things are over there. Seriously, it’s hard to believe that places like that exist in this day in age. Talk about civil unrest and poverty, and it’s on a fast track to not improve at all. That one is online: LINK It’s really interesting though.

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Food Inc ---best by far Ive seen this yr

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I had heard good things about it, and then I watched it and HATED it. Thought it was stupid and boring. Different strokes I guess..

The People Vs George Lucas is great. It's about fan boys love/hatred for the man as he continued to make more movies. Very entertaing.

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I think I will watch this one today.

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It's good. I'm fascinated by shite like that though. shite, just reading his Wiki page will give you chills...dude was seriously fricked the frick up.

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Tyson – Solid doc about Mike and basically how fascinating he is. Not a whole lot of new information that you don’t already know, but sometimes I can’t get enough Tyson, so I really liked it

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HH Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer – about HH Holmes and how fricked up he was.

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I've had this in my instant que for a while now. At least a year. I just always push it off. The poster alone creeps me out.

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King of Kong – Watch it immediately. It’s awesome. I won’t explain it since you already seem to be familiar with it, but email me after you watch it and I’ll explain how it’s a little misleading. Still a great, great watch though

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Not on instant anymore right? But yes, watch it. Easily in my top 5 documentaries of all time.