Movies like these

[Farang]

I just happened to watch these two movies the past couple days and they were awesome.. just wondering if there are any similar ones out there people could recommend. They are documentary type films that have to do with personal achievement

 

[KeithTalent]

Everyone poops.

KT

edit: I should say I am really looking forward to Man on Wire, but my rental place is having a tough time finding it for me.

 

[joesmoke]

i think theres one called "thin as air"

edit: i may not understand the question though. how about "Rudy"

 

[torpid]

A lot of segments on Real Sports on HBO have stories like this. A lot are far more depressing though.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It's fiction, but Luc Besson's The Big Blue

 

[nanette1985]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Everyone poops.

Is that REALLY a movie? My 2-yr-old grandson would love that.

 

[Farang]

Thanks for the ideas.. I think that Ewan McGregor flick with him going around the world by bike might be similar so I'm going to check that out

 

[sdifox]

grizzly man?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/


project grizzly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117395/

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: sdifox
grizzly man?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/

Saw that.. good recommendation though I would put it in this category

 

[Pheran]

Touching the Void is a docu-drama about a couple of guys who were mountain climbing, it's one of the most amazing survival stories I've ever seen.

There are also some good movies about Everest - the original IMAX version is damn good, and "Everest: Beyond the Limit" is a good miniseries.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: sdifox
grizzly man?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/

Saw that.. good recommendation though I would put it in this category

I love Herzog. The more realistic depiction in grizzly Man is so much better than the recent fluff Animal Planet and Discovery have been feeding us regarding that wack-job.

Though not sports related and not a documentary, (though based on real story), you'd probably like Into the Wild if you haven't seen it.

There are some pretty good docs about the Iditarod out there, though a particular name escapes me.

I also saw The Man who Skied down Everest the other day. HD Theater? it was great.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Pheran
Touching the Void is a docu-drama about a couple of guys who were mountain climbing, it's one of the most amazing survival stories I've ever seen.

There are also some good movies about Everest - the original IMAX version is damn good, and "Everest: Beyond the Limit" is a good miniseries.

i remember seeing something about this on a show about people who for lack of a better word should be dead. its a pretty god damn amazing story.


You could read Alive by Piers Paul Read, much better then the movie they made

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Pheran
Touching the Void is a docu-drama about a couple of guys who were mountain climbing, it's one of the most amazing survival stories I've ever seen.

There are also some good movies about Everest - the original IMAX version is damn good, and "Everest: Beyond the Limit" is a good miniseries.

I was going to recommend Touching the Void - it's brilliant. Deep Water is another fascinating documentary produced by the same people.

 

[Theb]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Everyone poops.

KT

edit: I should say I am really looking forward to Man on Wire, but my rental place is having a tough time finding it for me.

You can watch it online with Netflix

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone

Originally posted by: Pheran
Touching the Void is a docu-drama about a couple of guys who were mountain climbing, it's one of the most amazing survival stories I've ever seen.

There are also some good movies about Everest - the original IMAX version is damn good, and "Everest: Beyond the Limit" is a good miniseries.

I was going to recommend Touching the Void - it's brilliant. Deep Water is another fascinating documentary produced by the same people.

I saw Touching the Void also, amazing story.. I will look into this Deep Water.

The Ewan Mcgregor motorcycle series is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Round I haven't seen it but I remember flipping through the book and it looked interesting

edit: Deep Water looks like it fits the bill, good recommendation

 

[eplebnista]

The Other Side of the Mountain

 

[thomsbrain]

King of Kong is a must-see documentary for anyone on AT.
Also good achievement documentaries were:
Murderball
Word Wars