Some said it would never happen. Some said it was a lost cause. And then there were some that fought the good fight and never gave up! Here we are, we have a documentaries list, and I have to say I like it. Sure it's spread out, but it's still a solid list. The ongoing tradition of these countdowns is to get a group consensus of what the forum likes, a forum that we spend a lot of time on, and to help influence where the forum is going. It's all about movies.
We had a total of 51 lists submitted, producing 478 different documentaries. 35 full lists, 16 partial. Working through the lists and entering them in the spreadsheet I could see the HOF's influence. I also noticed that while most lists had the usual suspects it was the other entries that made it personal and I think I learned a bit about each person in the process. Okay, enough of this sentimental hogwash. My personal list is devoid of sentimentality. It's cold and bitter and real. So let's get on with it then.
First off I would like to thank Rodent for all the work he put in on making the quality graphics you will see in this thread. I cannot thank him enough, pretty sure I've said thank you about 50 times over the last few months, but one more time: thanks!
I'd also like to thank Camo for his support and for sending out PMs to people encouraging them to submit a list.
Of course I thank Daniel M again for the use of his spreadsheet, which helped me greatly both for the 90s and for this countdown.
Let's also thank Yoda for the fine website he has created that allows us to get together and do these things.
And last but not least I'd like to thank every one of you that took the time to watch some documentaries, encouraged by this countdown, and for sending in a list and participating. This is your list. if you don't like it it's your fault!
As usual, two a day until the top 10. Then one a day until the final two. Do not share your list until the countdown is finished.
THE LIST SO FAR:
100. Anne Frank Remembered
99. Touching the Void
98. Earthlings
97. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
96. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
95. Dogtown and Z-Boys
94. March of the Penguins
93. Listen to Me Marlon
92. Isle of Flowers
91. The Missing Picture
90. Jackass: The Movie
89. Spellbound
88. Histoire(s) du cinema
87. Haxan
86. Sicko
85. The Times of Harvey Milk
84. J2ckass
83. Salt of the Earth
82. The House Is Black
80. The Seven Five
80. Salesman
79. Dark Days
78. Brother's Keeper
77. Koyaanisqatsi
76. Harlan County U.S.A.
75. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
74. Burden of Dreams
73. Catfish
72. That's Entertainment!
71. Indie Game: The Movie
70. Little Dieter Needs to Fly
69. Nanook of the North
68. West of Memphis
67. Woodstock
66. For All Mankind
65. Roger & Me
64. The Fog of War
63. Hearts and Minds
62. Religulous
61. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
60. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
59. Close-Up
58. Capturing the Friedmans
57. Deliver Us from Evil
56. Last Train Home
55. My Best Fiend
54. Beauty Day
53. Pumping Iron
52. The Cove
51. Titicut Follies
50. Restrepo
49. In the Shadow of the Moon
48. Going Clear
47. The Last Waltz
46. Triumph of the Will
45. Gimme Shelter
44. Senna
43. Cocaine Cowboys
42. Dont Look Back
41. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
40. Anvil: The Story of Anvil
39. Crumb
38. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
37. Jesus Camp
36. Baraka
35. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
34. Olympia
33. My Winnipeg
32. Encounters at the End of the World
31. Fahrenheit 9/11
30. The Imposter
29. Grey Gardens
28. Searching for Sugar Man
27. Jodorowsky's Dune
26. Super Size Me
25. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
24. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
23. Food, Inc.
22. The Up Series
21. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
20. Sans Soleil
19. Life Itself
18. Blackfish
17. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
16. F for Fake
15. When We Were Kings
14. Shoah
13. Man with a Movie Camera
12. American Movie
11. Man on Wire
10. Waltz with Bashir
9. Hoop Dreams
8. The Act of Killing
7. Bowling for Columbine
6. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
5. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
4. Night and Fog
3. The Thin Blue Line
2. Exit Through the Gift Shop
1. Grizzly Man
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"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
Last edited by Harry Lime; 03-04-16 at 08:16 PM.