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Glasgow Kiss posted:Watched a couple of those found footage movies and I got a craving for some REAL documentaries now. Any recommendations of some good ones on netflix? It's long but creepy at some points and worth it, Eyes of the Mothman
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Glasgow Kiss posted:Watched a couple of those found footage movies and I got a craving for some REAL documentaries now. Any recommendations of some good ones on netflix? Watch Dear Zachary, but don't read up on anything about it beforehand. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
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User-Friendly posted:Watch Dear Zachary, but don't read up on anything about it beforehand. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Yes, please do not spoil reality. If you do not experience reality in exactly how the director intended (completely oblivious to facts beforehand) this reality story will not be correctly experienced. Note: this is a pretty awful documentary but it attempts to be real and poignant so it is actually very similar to your horror story found footage movies that prompted your requests. A good recommendation by user-friendly. Guy has kid with crazy lady, guy is killed by crazy lady, crazy lady takes kid and kills herself and kid, grandpa gets all angry about it and manly cries about it on Digital Video tape.
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Glasgow Kiss posted:Watched a couple of those found footage movies and I got a craving for some REAL documentaries now. Any recommendations of some good ones on netflix? I can't recommend Resurrect Dead enough, it's one of the best documentaries I've seen. Another good one is Horatio's Drive, which is a Ken Burns Documentary about the first road trip across the US. Tom Hanks narrates letters that were sent by the driver, and the whole thing almost seems like a comedy.
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WHEEZY KISS A DUDE posted:Eames: The Architect and The Painter, Mansome, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Ed Hardy: Tattoo The World, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, Craigslist Joe, any of the 30 for 30 series, American: The Bill Hicks Story, Senna, On Any Sunday, any of the Ken Burns stuff, the Michael Palin travelogues, Half The Sky, Billy Connolly's Route 66, Circo, The Rise and Fall of The Irishman, Trinity and Beyond, Brother's Keeper, Paris is Burning, and American Dream are some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned. I would also recommend General Orders No. 9, although that's less of a documentary and more of an Americanized version of the Qatsi films, in my opinion. Trinity and beyond is great. I will have to check all these other ones out, nice list!
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WHEEZY KISS A DUDE posted:Eames: The Architect and The Painter, Mansome, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Ed Hardy: Tattoo The World, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, Craigslist Joe, any of the 30 for 30 series, American: The Bill Hicks Story, Senna, On Any Sunday, any of the Ken Burns stuff, the Michael Palin travelogues, Half The Sky, Billy Connolly's Route 66, Circo, The Rise and Fall of The Irishman, Trinity and Beyond, Brother's Keeper, Paris is Burning, and American Dream are some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned. I would also recommend General Orders No. 9, although that's less of a documentary and more of an Americanized version of the Qatsi films, in my opinion. I believe The Art of the Steal is still available on Netflix. Definitely one of the best docs I've ever seen.
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bonzaisushi posted:Trinity and beyond is great. I will have to check all these other ones out, nice list! Nukes in Space is pretty good too.
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Glasgow Kiss posted:Watching this now. I'm really enjoying it, but then again, I enjoyed poo poo that is filmed like blair witch. Anyone know of more movies filmed like this on netflix? ETA: and if you still want a documentary, and you ever stepped foot on a skateboard, watch the Bones Brigade: an Autobiography.
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Gann Jerrod posted:I can't recommend Resurrect Dead enough, it's one of the best documentaries I've seen. Another good one is Horatio's Drive, which is a Ken Burns Documentary about the first road trip across the US. Tom Hanks narrates letters that were sent by the driver, and the whole thing almost seems like a comedy. Resurrect Dead is fantastic. I live in Philadelphia and had seen these things for YEARS without thinking twice about them. I remember when I first moved here and came across a Toynbee tile. I stopped my friend and we looked at it for a second and figured it was a creative way to advertise some kind of show, then never thought about it again. I still come across them, but the ones I see are all old and faded now. The guy's probably dead, or at least not placing tiles anymore.
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Not the greatest but a feel good story that I liked was A Bag of Hammers. Got it suggested after watching Jeff, Who lives at home.
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Unmature posted:Resurrect Dead is fantastic. I live in Philadelphia and had seen these things for YEARS without thinking twice about them. The guy they figure probably did them all has since passed away.
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To add to the documentary list, I enjoyed Word Wars, Indie Game: The Movie, Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, and Special When Lit: A Pinball Documentary. It's too bad The King of Kong is no longer on instant. I like Docs about the crazy obsessions people have.
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User-Friendly posted:Watch Dear Zachary, but don't read up on anything about it beforehand. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Does the Netflix description give too much away? I've read it some time ago and it's been in my list for ages.
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owl_pellet posted:To add to the documentary list, I enjoyed Word Wars, Indie Game: The Movie, Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, and Special When Lit: A Pinball Documentary. It's too bad The King of Kong is no longer on instant. I like Docs about the crazy obsessions people have. Have you seen Rock-afire-explosion? The movie is about people that obsess over the old Showbiz Pizza robot band. To the point of building the entire stage in their homes. Dark Days is good too. Its about people that live in the NYC subway tunnels.
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me your dad posted:Everyone should watch Troll Hunter. Watched this with my wife last night and I have to agree.
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I saw The Innkeepers last night. Decent throwback startle-scare based ghost movie. Weird thing for me to focus on, but the actors all did a great job of seeming like real people without resorting to that mumblecore nonsense. Just like how I left the theater after Paranormal Activity (the original, sadly only 2 and 3 are on instant) raving about how that was the most realistic couple dynamic I've seen on film in a long time.
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Not so much "documentary" telling a linear story, but I really enjoyed "Antics Roadshow" and "The Yes Men Save The World." Subversive "gently caress the man" type stuff, but I really enjoyed them just for the brass balls nature of what they pull off. Make Dow Chemical stock lose $2bn U.S. because of a prank? Awesome.
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Netflix gains Cartoon Network and Adult Swim content: New licensing deals Netflix has inked with Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. will bring past seasons of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim shows to Netflix starting March 30.
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Speaking of Documentaries, what are some of the better light hearted documentaries on instant? I'm a huge fan of stuff like King of Kong, Indie Game: The Movie, Trekkies, Winnebago Man, Best Worst Movie, etc..
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me your dad posted:Netflix gains Cartoon Network and Adult Swim content: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks, and potentially Black Dynamite on demand? Best news ever.
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Sock The Great posted:I believe The Art of the Steal is still available on Netflix. Definitely one of the best docs I've ever seen. Art of the Steal is a great documentary while being a real downer at the same time. I don't think it's on instant, but American Movie is one of my favorite documentaries to watch for entertainment. The Aphasian posted:I saw The Innkeepers last night. Decent throwback startle-scare based ghost movie. Weird thing for me to focus on, but the actors all did a great job of seeming like real people without resorting to that mumblecore nonsense. Just like how I left the theater after Paranormal Activity (the original, sadly only 2 and 3 are on instant) raving about how that was the most realistic couple dynamic I've seen on film in a long time. Have you seen House of the Devil? It's by the same director and it's on instant. I like Innkeepers but House of the Devil is a much better movie.
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Seriously, I've been waiting for the Adult Swim catalog to hit for ages. I hope it ends up being a lot of the shows. Especially if it gets into the more strange / obscure ones. Looking forward to marathoning 12 oz. Mouse on netflix someday.
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Inzombiac posted:Does the Netflix description give too much away? I've read it some time ago and it's been in my list for ages. It's mostly exaggeration to not know what it's about, it just helps with the impact it tries to have.
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NienNunb posted:Speaking of Documentaries, what are some of the better light hearted documentaries on instant? I'm a huge fan of stuff like King of Kong, Indie Game: The Movie, Trekkies, Winnebago Man, Best Worst Movie, etc.. Word Wars (which was recommended up the page, but that made me realize that it's back on instant) was pretty fun, in part because most of the Scrabble geeks realize that they're huge Scrabble geeks in an insular world. The Monopoly documentary was also alright, but not as good. There were some Terry Jones documentaries up a year ago, but they may have been lost in the latest Netflix-BBC shuffle. Being Elmo was pretty good, but the last month or so might have changed that. Queen of Versailles can be pretty amusing if you make Arrested Development jokes through the whole thing (or marathon a season of Arrested Development first). There's some recent History Channel stuff (I'm specifically thinking of Ancient Aliens) if you can sacrifice historical scholarship for fun. How Beer Saved the World was kinda stupid at times but was a pretty okay pop history documentary. I'd be willing to bet Holy Rollers is good, but I haven't watched it myself yet. e: "Holy Rollers," not "Holly Rollers." See my stupidity quoted two posts down! 
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NienNunb posted:Speaking of Documentaries, what are some of the better light hearted documentaries on instant? I'm a huge fan of stuff like King of Kong, Indie Game: The Movie, Trekkies, Winnebago Man, Best Worst Movie, etc.. I thought Craigslist Joe was pretty interesting. Its about a guy that travels from the west coast to the east coast and back. The catch is everything he does has to be from craigslist. He can only use craigslist to find rides and places to stay. He meets some interesting people and attends some weird events. I think he mentions that even his cameraman is someone he found on craigslist.
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FadingChord posted:I'd be willing to bet Holly Rollers is good, but I haven't watched it myself yet. It's more boring than anything else, unless you find some Bible thumpers squirming to justify their blatant and progressive sinning because "we're taking money from those evil casinos and using it to spread the word of God! (and totally keeping a shitload of it on the side to live nice lives and not have to work real jobs)" really entertaining. I found it more insufferable than amusing personally.
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If you haven't seen Resurrect Dead yet, that's good one. It's more of a fun/weird mystery than light-hearted but it's still really good. If you like trek stuff (you mentioned trekkies), you might like The Captains, where Shatner just goes around and talks with the other captains.
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Jagwires posted:I thought Craigslist Joe was pretty interesting. Its about a guy that travels from the west coast to the east coast and back. The catch is everything he does has to be from craigslist. He can only use craigslist to find rides and places to stay. He meets some interesting people and attends some weird events. I think he mentions that even his cameraman is someone he found on craigslist. The part I couldn't figure out is if the cameraman is adhering to the same rules as Joe. Does Joe have to mooch food for two? "Hey, can I Craigslist $5 from you? Can my friend Craigslist $5 more?"
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:The part I couldn't figure out is if the cameraman is adhering to the same rules as Joe. Does Joe have to mooch food for two? "Hey, can I Craigslist $5 from you? Can my friend Craigslist $5 more?" I think the whole premise would be way more interesting as a book. It's pretty easy to get strangers to help you out / avoid creepy weirdos when they know you have a cameraman following you around.
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I watched a documentary called Whores Glory yesterday. It follows the lives of prostitutes in India, Thailand and Mexico. I thought it was pretty interesting but very sad, especially when you see young Indian girls being bought and sold.
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I watched Queen of Versailles last night and found it surprisingly It struck me during the movie that it was that same guy who threatened his workers that if they didn't vote for Romney, they may lose their jobs. I looked him up, and found never acted on that threat. I can't imagine being so wrapped up in work. There's a point where your personal/family life and business life are no longer separate, and he regaled in that realm. me your dad has a new favorite as of 17:04 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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me your dad posted:It struck me during the movie that it was that same guy who threatened his workers that if they didn't vote for Romney, they may lose their jobs. I looked him up, and found never acted on that threat. Apparently he wound up giving all his employees 5% raises to help them deal with Obama's new taxes instead. I'm not really sure how to feel about that, especially since his company was clearly in trouble during the movie.
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It kind of amazed me that it never dawned on them what happened (and why) to some of the people who lived at the real Versailles.
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mds2 posted:I watched a documentary called Whores Glory yesterday. It follows the lives of prostitutes in India, Thailand and Mexico. I thought it was pretty interesting but very sad, especially when you see young Indian girls being bought and sold. Holy poo poo! My extended family lives in the Mexican border town they show in the third segment.
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I think the saddest part of that movie was the Christmas part. The mom buys all those souless gifts from walmart for all her kids with no real thought put into it and its all junk and crap while she sits there eating her caviar.
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NienNunb posted:Speaking of Documentaries, what are some of the better light hearted documentaries on instant? I'm a huge fan of stuff like King of Kong, Indie Game: The Movie, Trekkies, Winnebago Man, Best Worst Movie, etc.. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is still up if you're into amazing trashy train wrecks.
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Zwabu posted:The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is still up if you're into amazing trashy train wrecks. No poo poo, I've seen that movie listed on Netflix Instant for like 3 or 4 months--never actually watched it--but I've always thought it was a documentary about white supremacists.
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Really wouldn't call it lighthearted though, some of it is funny but they're all pretty hosed up people, except for the one brother that got away from them and has nothing to do with the rest of the family.
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If you like King of Kong there's a documentary called Chasing Ghosts that has a lot of the same guys that was made several years before KoK.
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