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The Archives => The 2005 Xixax Awards => Topic started by: Jeremy Blackman on February 25, 2005, 08:10:31 PM

Title: Best Documentary
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on February 25, 2005, 08:10:31 PM
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Best Documentary: FAHRENHEIT 9/11

THE NOMINEES

Control Room
Fahrenheit 9/11
Super Size Me
Tarnation
Touching the Void
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: Kal on February 26, 2005, 12:10:50 AM
Maybe we can get Michael Moore to come and say something... accept his prize... given that he is not winning anything else this year... fat bastard
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: Pedro on February 26, 2005, 12:13:12 AM
the more i think about this movie, the worse i think it is.  the more i think about tarnation, the better i think it is.
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on February 26, 2005, 12:40:39 PM
Quote from: Pedro the Alpacathe more i think about this movie, the worse i think it is.  the more i think about tarnation, the better i think it is.

I felt the same way, but then I watched it again and it really was as good when I saw it opening day with a fully packed theater of union workers.

Come on, man!  Lost Boys of Sudan ain't representin up there!?
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: pete on February 26, 2005, 01:14:40 PM
tarnation sucks so bad.
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: life_boy on February 26, 2005, 11:39:37 PM
Has anyone seen Control Room?  Or is there a widespread indifference to it for some reason?
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: xerxes on February 27, 2005, 01:36:03 AM
control room was very good.

so was fahrenheit 9/11.

and tarnation.


let's all complain some more
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: pete on February 27, 2005, 06:11:39 PM
control room was great, so was the corporation.  yes men was good too.  I finally saw Born into the Brothels and that one deserves the academy award.
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: Pedro on February 27, 2005, 09:06:35 PM
Quote from: petecontrol room was great, so was the corporation.  yes men was good too.  I finally saw Born into the Brothels and that one deserves the academy award.
yeah, i'd say control room is in the top 5 of the year, and certainly the best documentary.  i shouldve said that earlier.  

i still think tarnation is excellent.
Title: Best Documentary
Post by: Weird. Oh on February 28, 2005, 02:36:20 AM
Quote from: life_boyHas anyone seen Control Room?  Or is there a widespread indifference to it for some reason?

I didn't get a chance to vote, but I definitely thought that Control Room was a much better film overall than F911. Instead of being a movie threading together a bunch of conspiracy theories and editing tricks to paint a picture of a corrupt amdminstration, Control Room gave insight into the divide between the Arabs and the US. Personally, I think it helped me understand the differences and where they stem from.
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