I am interested in what kind of media the members of bogosity would recommend for each other. For example, I have recently enjoyed the documentary by Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, as well as several quentin tarintino movies such as Django Unchained and Kill Bill.
If you have any interest in renewed interest in European Martial Arts or just want something different. there's Reclaiming the blade.
Im definitely interested in any martial arts related things you have to share
My girlfriend's really gotten me into Tarantino. I think I've seen just about all of them by now.
for documentaries:
I would recommend Terra X: it's in German (though I grew up on English versions in Kuwait), but provided you can understand it, it can be a very fascinating series. My favorite is the episode about Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (a.k.a the first emperor of China). speaking of which, all the documentaries about that man are worth watching. Not because I think he's awesome--in fact, the contrary.
also anything by Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame, not the loony preacher fame): the politics aside, his documentaries are very much worth it. There is also a series that ran while I was still in Kuwait, which had milestones in Paleontology, Archaeology, and Anthropology in it--Searching for lost worlds, which should be on YT.
Also, the biology documentaries by Alice Roberts are worth a go, if somewhat emotive at times (protip: in order to not annoy me, keep away the mushy stuff. documentaries are to give facts, not make us "connect" and that other guff).
Jeremy Brett's Sherlock holmes, and David Suchet's Hercule Poirot, are also worth watching in regards to the detective and mystery genres--though the latter is not very faithful to Agatha Christie's originals.
On the Paleontology side, I'm afraid documentaries that would meet my standards are too few. most are far too sensationalist, or focus on the violent aspects of prehistoric animals. A partial exception to this (albeit not breaking the mould), would be "prehistoric predators", which was alright, but also Paleoworld, which while dated (from the early-mid 90's), is still pretty informative.
Love David Suchet as Poirot. But I gotta say, Cumberbatch rocks teh Sherlock!
Quote from: MrBogosity on May 31, 2013, 08:14:17 PM
Love David Suchet as Poirot. But I gotta say, Cumberbatch rocks teh Sherlock!
Who's Cumberbatch again? color me intrigued...
I also LOVE martial arts movies like RZA's The Man With the Iron Fists. Supreme swordsman is also a really good film.
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Quote from: Ibrahim90 on May 31, 2013, 08:18:37 PM
Who's Cumberbatch again? color me intrigued...
He was the villain in the latest Star Trek movie, if that rings more bells.
Quote from: Ibrahim90 on May 31, 2013, 08:18:37 PM
Who's Cumberbatch again? color me intrigued...
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Quote from: Ibrahim90 on May 31, 2013, 07:51:40 PM
for documentaries:
I would recommend Terra X: it's in German (though I grew up on English versions in Kuwait), but provided you can understand it, it can be a very fascinating series. My favorite is the episode about Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (a.k.a the first emperor of China). speaking of which, all the documentaries about that man are worth watching. Not because I think he's awesome--in fact, the contrary.
This leads me to a trio of quite good films from China that managed to do excellent business (at least in Canada) despite the usually fatal fact that they're subtitled.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (what you'd call a historical drama with lots of martial arts, bandits, princesses, etc. in it)
Iron Monkey (something of the feel of a 60's Robin Hood epic, but with lots of Chinese martial arts, and the kind of landscapes that only seem to exist in China)
Hero (which is the one that got me to this theme, since it involves a complex plot to assassinate Qin Shi Huangdi before he conquered the rest of the Warring States, with lots of martial arts)
Quote from: MrBogosity on June 01, 2013, 08:23:45 AM
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that doesn't count! everyone knows Holmes is a Victorian sleuth! :P
having said that, it looks like this version of Sherlock Holmes is worth watching--if only for the insults.
@VectorM: you lost me there. I don't particularly like the newer Star Trek movies, and so didn't watch the latest one. Heck, I consider the 6th movie (the one with the assassination of a Klingon), to be the last one worth a look.
Quote from: Ibrahim90 on June 01, 2013, 02:24:32 PM
that doesn't count! everyone knows Holmes is a Victorian sleuth! :P
having said that, it looks like this version of Sherlock Holmes is worth watching--if only for the insults.
It's incredibly good. And Doyle always wrote the books to be contemporary; that was the time he wrote it in. And lots of movies had contemporary settings, including some Basil Rathbone movies made and set during World War II.
http://undergrounddocumentaries.com/richard-dawkins-the-god-delusion-full-lecture/
Bookwise I'd recommend Harry Browne's How I Learned to Live Free in an Unfree World. Still relevant.
Movies: I don't really watch many (well, besides stuff from folks on YouTube) so I can't really say.
Books: Why Government Doesn't Work by Harry Browne is a nice read imho. A very good one would be "Healing Our World" by Mary J. Ruwart (the 1995 online version is on her website for free).
Documentaries: Would be more into them if they weren't so unreliable scientifically speaking. Though I find what little I have seen of Penn & Teller (if that counts) to be quite enjoyable.
Quote from: Goaticus on June 09, 2013, 03:04:26 PM
Bookwise I'd recommend Harry Browne's How I Learned to Live Free in an Unfree World. Still relevant.
Actually it's, "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World." And yes, it's still relevant--human nature hasn't changed.