Favorite Documentaries

[epilogue]

Team LV on Room 237. I'm a pretty big Shining fan and I thought it was damn near unwatchable. Particularly annoying were the cutscenes from other Kubrick films that had fucking nothing to do with what they were talking about.

Maybe I went into it with a tongue-in-cheek attitude and that saved it for me. Is it an informative documentary? Barely. But it's super entertaining when viewed as more of a "can you believe how batshit awesome people can be sometimes?" sort of documentary.

Basically, I went into that movie with the exact same level of expectation and enthusiasm as I do every time I come to RM. It was like two hours of watching a good GD thread.

[Iholdthepain]

Electric Apricot: The Quest for Festeroo!

No one? Really?!?

... ...

Then here... I expect a full review from SOMEONE... Enjoy!

[VinylGuy]

I have so many i can't even remember...from the past years, Dear Zachary was amazing. Exit through....also....the donkey kong one too.

The Daniel Johnston one...goddam that good.

[BigRedLedbetter]

-Beyond the Mat

Foley's daughter now.....

[Jorge]

A lot of good ones already mentioned. I'll add a couple.

- Let's Get Lost: A gorgeous and heartbreaking documentary on Chet Baker, a tragic figure in West Coast jazz.
- Fifi Howls from Happiness: One of the most inspiring and expertly crafted documentaries I've ever watched, about Iranian artist Bahman Mohassess.
- 20,000 Days on Earth: The new Nick Cave doc. Part concert film, part documentary, part stream-of-consciousness poetry, part rumination on the creative process, eschewing every traditional rock-doc trope. Very powerful film.

[Jorge]

-Anvil! The Story of Anvil

I remember watching this, senior year of film school. We had a weekly screening that we were all obligated to attend every Saturday morning. I was usually late ('cause Saturday morning), so I'd often miss the introductory speech that preceded the film. So I walked in just as the movie was starting, without knowing anything about it. I remember being convinced for the first... I don't know, 45 minutes?... that it was a mockumentary a-la Spinal Tap. It starts out that absurd, but becomes very emotionally involving by the end. Really cool doc.

[Orpheus]

20,000 Days on Earth: The new Nick Cave doc. Part concert film, part documentary, part stream-of-consciousness poetry, part rumination on the creative process, eschewing every traditional rock-doc trope. Very powerful film.

Saw the trailer for this, looks incredible.

[bodysnatcher]

Air Guitar Nation
Trekkies
March of the Penguins
Kurt Cobain: About a Son (my friend made this film)

[nyquillyn]

Top 10:
Dear Zachary
Dark Days
How to Die in Oregon
Restrepo
Touching the Void
A Band Called Death
Bully
The Act of Killing
Roger and Me
Anvil: The Story of Anvil

Revised:
The House is Black
Dear Zachary
Dark Days
How to Die in Oregon
Restrepo
Touching the Void
A Band Called Death
Bully
The Act of Killing
Roger and Me

Spoiler: show

[LoathedVermin72]

Was just rewatching Some Kind of Monster last night. God that movie is good.

[nyquillyn]

The Frontline docs that were just added to Netflix are awesome. League of Denial was fucking brutal. I should really stop watching the NFL.

[swan]

Looking forward to this Scientology doc that has been the buzz of Sundance. Going Clear I believe it's called.

[BurtReynolds]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

[Rangi Guy]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

That's the steroid one isn't it?

[BurtReynolds]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

That's the steroid one isn't it?

yeah its awesome

[Rangi Guy]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

That's the steroid one isn't it?

yeah its awesome

Made me want to inject Viagra straight into my penis

[BurtReynolds]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

That's the steroid one isn't it?

yeah its awesome

Made me want to inject Viagra straight into my penis

Yeah I'm pretty much pro-steroid now. If it's good enough for Hulk Hogan, it's good enough for me.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Kurt Cobain: About a Son (my friend made this film)

I LOVE this film!! Tell him great work!

[WtOB?]

The Staircase is a great documentary series not yet mentioned.

[nyquillyn]

Virunga is on Netflix now and it's fucking incredible.