Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > DVD Discussions > DVD Talk
Reload this Page >

Top Five Documentaries on Dvd

Community
Search
DVD Talk Talk about DVDs and Movies on DVD including Covers and Cases

Top Five Documentaries on Dvd

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-30-04 | 08:18 AM
  #1  
Thread Starter
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Top Five Documentaries on Dvd

Here's mine:

1. Pumping Iron
2. Choke
3. Tupac Resurrection
4. Capturing the Friedmans
5. Soul in the Hole
Old 07-30-04 | 08:27 AM
  #2  
wendersfan's Avatar
Moderator
 
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 33,921
Received 168 Likes on 123 Posts
From: America!
Shoah
Tokyo Olympiad
Night and Fog
Nanook of the North
The Sorrow and the Pity
Old 07-30-04 | 08:45 AM
  #3  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 8,572
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
From: Philadelphia
Gimme Shelter
Tokyo Olympiad
Pumping Iron
Bowling for Columbine
Salesman
Old 07-30-04 | 09:09 AM
  #4  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,057
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Shoah
Ken Burns' The Civil War
Ken Burns' Jazz
Capturing the Friedmans
Gimme Shelter
Old 07-30-04 | 09:22 AM
  #5  
Member
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 108
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Add to the list Criterions Hearts and Minds . truly moving documentary and fits right into the "context" of things sourrounding us.
Old 07-30-04 | 09:24 AM
  #6  
Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 117
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Chicago, IL
American Movie
Spellbound
Bowling for Columbine
Dark Days
Capturing the Friedmans
Old 07-30-04 | 09:29 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 764
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: New Brunswick, Canada
Grey Gardens
Capturing the Friedmans
Bowling for Columbine
Cinemania
One Day in September
Old 07-30-04 | 09:54 AM
  #8  
Suspended
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,964
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Flava-Country!
Oh, that's easy:

01) Cosmos
- A great show then, and a great show now. Carl makes some pretty hard core science amazingly acessable to the common man.

02) Walking With Dinosaurs/Beasts/Cavemen
- The power of Jurassic Park like CGI used for good instead of evil. And who doesnt love dinosaurs!

03) The Civil War
- A whole lot of information, in a well made and easy to digest format.
Old 07-30-04 | 11:50 AM
  #9  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 495
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Oakland
the Smashing Machine
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
American Movie
Roger and Me
A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Old 07-30-04 | 12:00 PM
  #10  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 18,529
Received 443 Likes on 313 Posts
From: Formerly known as Groucho AND Bandoman/Death Moans, Iowa
Crumb
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Brother's Keeper
Roger & Me
Old 07-30-04 | 01:46 PM
  #11  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 9,464
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
From: Formerly known as (ahem) "LASERMOVIES"/California
Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
Century of Warfare
The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns
For All Mankind - Criterion Collection
Ken Burns Presents: The West
The World At War
Old 07-30-04 | 03:03 PM
  #12  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,479
Received 11 Likes on 6 Posts
From: B.C., Canada
bowling for columbine
unprecedented: the 2000 presidential election
capturing the friedmans
stoked: the rise and fall of gator
dogtown and z-boys

*bonus* roger and me
Old 07-30-04 | 03:06 PM
  #13  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,795
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Lyon Estates
too bad Dancing Outlaw isn't on dvd
Old 07-30-04 | 03:16 PM
  #14  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,668
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
From: Philly
Mine:

World at War
Civil War
Victory at Sea
Waco
Night and Fog
Old 07-30-04 | 03:26 PM
  #15  
Gil Jawetz's Avatar
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 8,407
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: I was here but I disappear
Originally posted by dick_grayson
too bad Dancing Outlaw isn't on dvd
heh heh...
Old 07-30-04 | 03:44 PM
  #16  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,896
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
From: Lexington, Ky
When We Were Kings
In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01
Tupac Resurection
Eyes on the Prize (not on dvd but too good not to mention)

and my personal all time fave:
Pimps Up Hoes Down pure comedy gold.
Old 07-30-04 | 04:10 PM
  #17  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,682
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
My two Favorites:

Crumb
The Sorrow and the Pity


and three that haven't been mention, but deserve a look:

The Filth and the Furry
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Old 07-30-04 | 04:38 PM
  #18  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,738
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Bus 174
Old 07-30-04 | 04:48 PM
  #19  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 892
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Tulsa
What? No love for Barbara Kopple or Errol Morris?

Errol:
Fog Of War
Mr. Death
Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control
(and a box coming this Christmas)

Barbara: sadly only 1 on DVD
American Dream

I'll make it 5 by adding Go Tigers!
Old 07-30-04 | 04:57 PM
  #20  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 553
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Rarezona
Endless Summer
Old 07-30-04 | 06:06 PM
  #21  
New Member
 
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Reseda, Ca, USA
Is The Filth and the Furry another Ron Jeremy docu?
Old 07-30-04 | 06:35 PM
  #22  
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Its about the Sex Pistols.
Old 07-30-04 | 06:49 PM
  #23  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 6,459
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
The Last Waltz
Beavers.... the Imax thing
Gimme Shelter
Night and Fog
The Kids are Alright
The Montery Pop Festival
Old 07-30-04 | 07:19 PM
  #24  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,018
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
From: Michigan
This is what I own:

Bowling for Columbine
Roger & Me
The Fog of War
The Men Who Killed Kennedy
Outfoxed
Old 07-30-04 | 07:26 PM
  #25  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 2,932
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Which is the best doc Documentary on Waco,tx ??


Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.