Anyone Know Any Good Documentaries?

If this is for a research paper we did one on Mein Kampf back at the university.... its a pretty long documentary but the real thing, narrated in German even. I speak a little German but its best to have a translator.

[video=youtube;OnRuIhYzF0g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRuIhYzF0g&playnext=1&list=PLD0F37C3C9A9E5045&feature=results_main&bpctr=1355565231[/video]

 

[video=youtube_share;RgcdRCWEt4Q]http://youtu.be/RgcdRCWEt4Q[/video]

This one starts at the Civil War and right from the back discusses how the Civil War was not simply a war between North and South, but the United States and the British Empire.

It carries on commendably. Was a really good watch.

 

I watch so many documentaries.... its not even funny.

 

[video=youtube;L6rwbm27qYI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rwbm27qYI[/video]

 

Cool thread.

 

Watched a good one recently about Venus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehgs3qazcvw

It talks about how Venus may have started off similar to Earth, but then took off in a way different direction.

 

Food Inc
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear.....0.0.0.4378.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac.

The Burzynski Documentary(You should watch this if you know anyone with cancer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zBBfN5mQa8

Gaslands
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear....266.1206.0j5j2.7.0...0.0...1ac.1.4BXBM2g-iow

The Corporation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y888wVY5hzw

Missing links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD_vwzjdTi4

Shock Doctrine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW1SHPgUAQ

Freakanomics
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0.170.1303.2j9.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.V6x4IPxNn0g

Pom Wonderful presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0.0.150.150.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.2.shFqbFsGCrQ

Inside Job (Should be required watching to call yourself a American)
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...1.0.23994.10.8.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac.1.

Harlen County USA
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...12.2335.2j13j2.17.0...0.0...1ac.1.uOAhqUFYRMo

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS5aosxUfvY

Restrepo (Bring our troops home now!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSk1KchFL7k

The End of America
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...16.1887.0j10j3.13.0...0.0...1ac.1.nbsvQh67334

Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0.0.127.127.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.2.N4OejOSaKSU

Why We Fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7-GBRx1xM

Hot Coffee
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...3.0.138.805.5j3.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.xG8mAPf5KTk

Who killed the electric car
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...201.1332.0j9j1.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.-jHC0x4Rg6I

I can keep going and going, if anyone wants some more doc's to watch, especially financial doc's, i can offer more suggestions.




TV show Documentaries
Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy theories(Tru TV)
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (Showtime)

 

bump....

 

Love watching docos, debates and lectures. Ill be sure to be watching many listed in the thread. A couple from me for now:

Timewatch - The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition
[video=youtube;CY-pS6iLFuc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-pS6iLFuc[/video]

From Darwin to Hitler by Dr. Richard Weikart
[video=youtube;4gukfKLP4ZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gukfKLP4ZQ[/video]

 

Not sure if these links will work outside the UK, but if anyone is interested in history documentaries, these BBC series are on subjects that alot of people know very little about, even if they do have an interest in history, and even if they live over here, let alone over there! Like all documentaries they have their flaws, omissions and possible interpretation issues, but both are good general overviews of their subjects (both links to episode 1 of the series):

The Story of Wales:
[video=youtube;HHZuWUTuG-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHZuWUTuG-M[/video]

A History of Scotland:
[video=youtube;WYOnt2BbQHE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYOnt2BbQHE[/video]

Edited to add:
Just to complete the set, The Story of Ireland:
[video=youtube;tN0ndWAgA6o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0ndWAgA6o[/video]

The reason these are so interesting is that the stories of these 3 countries usually get submerged within histories of 'Britain' or 'the UK', which are almost always hugely Anglo-Centric (understandably to an extent, since England is the largest of the countries), and pretty much ignore the other 3 nations on these islands. These are all the stories of these nations told from their own point of view, and that's not something that's often been told (not on TV, anyway).

 

And another one of a similar kind from the BBC, from the same guy that did the Scotland one above:

Vikings
[video=youtube;bqaLFk4zMxQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqaLFk4zMxQ[/video]

(the real story of the Vikings, intended to be more from their own point of view, rather than the myths and legends that have been spread by those that they came into conflict with)

 

My fav. doc is Bill Maher's Religulous

Also all the Michael Moore docs. My favorite is Sicko, but they're all good. Farenheit 9/11, Capitalism: A Love Story, Bowling For Columbine, etc.

Hope this helps!

 

[video=youtube;0qSdvnpCfcU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSdvnpCfcU[/video]

It addresses what may have been a long time misconception about the link between HIV and AIDS, as well as the real cause of AIDS.

 

Anyone know any good documentaries about space and astronomy?

 

You may have seen them already, but I really enjoyed the WWII in HD series that I saw on History channel. Don't know who actually made them. The Vietnam in HD series was also interesting.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhloCkyErJY

It's a whole series of episodes. It's dated, but believe me it's still worth the watch. Carl Sagan is a brilliant orator.

 

If your into theories and new concepts, then this one might interest you as well.

 

Carl Sagan's Cosmos Series seemed pretty powerful at the time.


[video=youtube;8up9DnXV7BM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8up9DnXV7BM[/video]

 

I've never actually seen this series but I've heard a lot about it. They are remaking it with Neil Degrasse Tyson and I had been planning on waiting to see it then. I do enjoy Sagan though, he reminds me so much of Agent Smith from the Matrix. The only problem I have with Sagan's Cosmos series is the information is dated. I'll give it a watch though.

Thanks for this link, and the other you posted as well.

 

Gangland seasons are short documentaries and some I think are funny (The biker ones for the most part) Theres about 10 biker ones that all seem to be the same just the "insert name here" type.

I also like "History of the Chopper" A motorcycle doc. By Jesse James, Pretty good, Also Harbor town Bobber is a good one I liked. It talks about Captain America (Easyrider Chopper) and Billy Bike the original guys who built them.

 

Crude - The Incredible Journey of Oil

Explains how fossil fuels were formed and problems of excessive CO2.

For a space / astronomy documentary: Spaceflight the history of space flight

The Fabric of the Cosmos with Brian Greene

 

[video=youtube;41_8hZoVKjE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41_8hZoVKjE&list=WL727D61F129768DC4[/video]

The first five minutes were enough to convince me to keep watching.

It deals with the market surrounding psychologists and prescription drugs.

 

The Light Bulb Conpiracy

[video=vimeo;40784272]http://vimeo.com/40784272[/video]

 

Pretty much anything by David Attenborough:

Planet Earth - never gets stale
Blue Planet - almost as good
(can only get clips on Youtube)

death in Palestine
[video=youtube;ets-cjSFgno]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ets-cjSFgno[/video]

Did Darwin Kill God
[video=youtube;1yU2y7jGWVs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yU2y7jGWVs[/video]


Journey to the edge of the Universe (natgeo)
[video=youtube;yfTdU7iYPG0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfTdU7iYPG0[/video]

 

'Hitler's Bodyguard' is hands down the best documentary series I've ever watched.
An example;
[video=youtube;t860fMD_0i8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t860fMD_0i8[/video]

Most of the episodes are on Youtube.