So I was at dinner with B and I tonight (great dinner at Le Pigeon; great conversation) - and we started talking movies. And eventually we got around to documentaries. I watched my favorite documentary of all time with B and I (Grizzly Man), and I still rant about how the best rated movie of the year could not be nominated IN A SINGLE CATEGORY at the Oscars. Ridiculous. So here are a few of my favs:
Grizzly Man - Werner Herzog made a fantastic movie here - I love the editing, first of all. I was nervous about watching the film because I didn't want to wait for the big grizzly finish. Well, it wasn't an issue because the outcome was discussed from the get go. To me, this movie is about madness, and how it displays itself.
Man on Wire - I think the best documentaries feel like fiction. This one feels like a bank robbery movie. If Handsome Rob had showed up in it, I would not have been surprised. Speaking of madness - how is this guy different from the Grizzly Man?
The Cove - I think this will win best doc this year. This is an espionage film. I would suspect that the actual footage of what happens in the cove is only a few minutes long; a smart move because it has more impact for the brevity. Most of the movie brings across the point that incredible efforts are made to hide this cove, with success.
Tyson - this is fantastic because he's an interesting person and because he is so candid. I am not into boxing, but this isn't about boxing so much as the rise and fall and maintenance of a legend.
When We Were Kings - I swear I'm not into boxing. I've never watched a real fight, but this movie about the Rumble in the Jungle is amazing.
Enron - The Smartest Guys in the Room - The story of Enron is fascinating, but also watch this to compare this average movie (with great information about what really happened with Enron) to the Cove or Man on Wire.
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