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What are your top 3 favorite documentaries and why?

Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:24 pm
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22889 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:24 pm
1. The Smartest Guys in the Room (About the rise and fall of Enron) - this is a must-see

2. You Don't Know Bo - 30 for 30 about Bo Jackson, the guy is amazing

3. Inside North Korea - gives some insight into the shitty lives of North Koreans and why their country is fricked

Honorable Mentions:

Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
The Marinovich Project
6 Days to Air - essentially a behind the scenes of making a south park episode
This post was edited on 10/21/13 at 10:25 pm
Posted by The_Joker
Winter Park, Fl
Member since Jan 2013
16316 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:25 pm to
Restrepo
Vice North Korea video (better than the NatGeo one)
This post was edited on 10/21/13 at 10:27 pm
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22889 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:26 pm to
Restrepo is great, nice choice
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
Member since Apr 2011
32647 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:26 pm to
quote:

Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia


The most terrible, eye opening, entertaining doc I've ever seen.
Posted by Jamede4
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
1769 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:29 pm to
1. the king of kong, a fist full of quarters
2. how to make money selling drugs
This post was edited on 10/21/13 at 10:31 pm
Posted by thatguy1892
That place you wish you were.
Member since Aug 2011
4628 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:35 pm to
Muscle Shoals. Because it shows Alabama sound > than anywhere else in America other than Seattle.

Gonzo: The life and work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Because he influenced me in how I look at the world around me.

Joe Strummer: the future is unknown. Absolutely amazing.

This post was edited on 10/21/13 at 10:41 pm
Posted by death valley driver
CHOPPA CITY
Member since Jul 2004
11591 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:45 pm to
ZIETGEIST

MAN ON WIRE


EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP



DRIVEMAN OUT
Posted by WITNESS23
Member since Feb 2010
13720 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:54 pm to
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Dear Zachary
Senna

Maybe not the best, but I really enjoyed them.

Food Inc. may be the worst I've seen though
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7505 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:55 pm to
Rising Son- the Christian Hosoi story
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60247 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 10:58 pm to
Hoop Dreams
Holy Rollers-Christian Black Jack Players
The Book of Manning
Posted by FeedingFrenzy
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2013
246 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 11:01 pm to
Wild and wonderful whites of West Virginia,
Beavers (Imax 1988),
&
Hearts of Darkness: A filmmakers apocalypse (1991)

All three are awesome in completely different ways

Runner up: Pumping Iron (1977)
Posted by BamaChick
Terminus
Member since Dec 2008
21393 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 11:06 pm to
I really enjoyed the new doc based on the life of the guy who was a producer and director of "Restrepo".

It's on HBOGO the last I looked - "Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington".

I won't say anything but the guy is amazing.

Posted by ipodking
#StopTalkingAboutWomensSports
Member since Jun 2008
56271 posts
Posted on 10/21/13 at 11:47 pm to
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story - great documentary on the last great showman in Hollywood. I would love to go back in time and expierience what it was like to be in a theater where Castle rigged the sits to vibrate or have to sign a life insurance policy before entering the theater in case I die of fright.

The Rise and Fall of ECW - great documentary on my favorite wrestling company.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film - fun documentary on the slasher genre. Lots of great behind the scenes info
This post was edited on 10/22/13 at 12:15 am
Posted by RonBurgundy
Whale's Vagina(San Diego)
Member since Oct 2005
13302 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 1:09 am to
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated


+1

and Religulous,ftw.
Posted by BeYou
DFW
Member since Oct 2012
6023 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 1:09 am to
quote:

1. The Smartest Guys in the Room (About the rise and fall of Enron) - this is a must-see


and

quote:

Restrepo


quote:

It's on HBOGO the last I looked - "Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington".

I'll have to check that out this weekend.
This post was edited on 10/22/13 at 1:11 am
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
PTal
Member since Oct 2005
4768 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 2:20 am to
The Times of Harvey Milk
Going in, I didn't know anything about him. Saw it before Milk. Great man. A tear was shed.

I gotta think of the other two.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36105 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 2:29 am to
The Fog of War
Hoop Dreams
Visions of Light



honorable mentions:

hearts of darkness: a filmmaker's apocalypse
grizzly man
street fight
waiting for superman
when we were kings
jesus camp
Posted by hawkster
Member since Aug 2010
6229 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 2:32 am to
Vernon, Florida
Posted by JombieZombie
Member since Nov 2009
7687 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 2:41 am to
I'm too lazy to state why...

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Grizzly Man
Night and Fog

Honorable mentions: Man with A Movie Camera, 30 for 30: The Best That Never Was, Bowling for Columbine.
Posted by TideHater
Orange Beach AL
Member since May 2007
19706 posts
Posted on 10/22/13 at 5:36 am to
Decline of the Western Civilization- in depth look of the real Cali punk scene.

Another State of Mind- go on tour with sixteen yr old Mike Ness and his band Social Distortion.

Roll Tide/War Eagle- great interviews
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