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Fires of Kuwait - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M A first hand account of the firefighters who were se

Fires of Kuwait - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUzkF_Dp8M A first hand account of the firefighters who were sent to cap the oil wells that Saddam set on fire during his attempt to invade the country. Senna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aPLOQeSHrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aPLOQeSHrM The story of famed F1 driver. I'm not a racing fan but this one was amazing. Apollo 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co8Z8BQgWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co8Z8BQgWc Completely new footage was found of the complete Apollo 11 mission. The best doc of the space race, by far.

biztos 4y ago
For a poetic treatment of the fires of Kuwait, see Lessons of Darkness by Werner Herzog: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104706/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104706/ Trailer: https://youtu.be/vMIM-ma2juo https://youtu.be/vMIM-ma2juo
- ghosty141 4y ago
  Ive got that one on my watchlist, as well as Baraka once I find somebody with an 8k setup.
- asdfqwertzxcv 4y ago
  Yep, love it, too. But definitely more of an acquired taste.
swalberg 4y ago
If you like documentaries about the space race, the Washington Post has a fantastic podcast series called "Moonrise" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/).
cheeko1234 4y ago
I would also recommend Moon Machines[0] for an amazing in-depth experience of the Apollo program: Part 1: The Saturn V Rocket Part 2: The Command Module Part 3: The Navigation Computer Part 4: The Lunar Module Part 5: The Space Suit Part 6: The Lunar Rover Available on vimeo[1] and youtube. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines [1] https://vimeo.com/673970849 https://vimeo.com/673970849
itronitron 4y ago
+1 on Fires of Kuwait, I saw that in a theater in the `90's and I've never forgotten the shot that starts at 2:28 in the YT video although it is minor in comparison to more recent footage (from Beirut and Ukraine for example).
Rodeoclash 4y ago
I would also recommend Senna. I don't care for F1 or racing at all but I couldn't stop watching because it was so gripping.
pengaru 4y ago
> A first hand account of the firefighters who were sent to cap the oil wells that Saddam set on fire during his attempt to invade the country. Just watched the first few minutes and this line strikes me as inaccurate, just based on other things I've read/watched about Saddam's burning of oil wells: "In a final act of vengeance, Saddam ordered the detonation of almost 700 oil wells" I could be misinformed, but wasn't Saddam using the burning oil wells to limit visibility from above once it became clear he was doomed as long as the eyes in the sky were unimpeded? AIUI it wasn't some purely vengeful act.
- asdfqwertzxcv 4y ago
  You may be right, but it really has no bearing on this film/story at all. I just rewatched some of it and forgot how amazing the cinematography is!

biztos 4y ago

For a poetic treatment of the fires of Kuwait, see Lessons of Darkness by Werner Herzog: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104706/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104706/ Trailer: https://youtu.be/vMIM-ma2juo https://youtu.be/vMIM-ma2juo

ghosty141 4y ago
Ive got that one on my watchlist, as well as Baraka once I find somebody with an 8k setup.
asdfqwertzxcv 4y ago
Yep, love it, too. But definitely more of an acquired taste.

swalberg 4y ago

If you like documentaries about the space race, the Washington Post has a fantastic podcast series called "Moonrise" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/).

cheeko1234 4y ago

I would also recommend Moon Machines[0] for an amazing in-depth experience of the Apollo program: Part 1: The Saturn V Rocket Part 2: The Command Module Part 3: The Navigation Computer Part 4: The Lunar Module Part 5: The Space Suit Part 6: The Lunar Rover Available on vimeo[1] and youtube. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines [1] https://vimeo.com/673970849 https://vimeo.com/673970849

itronitron 4y ago

+1 on Fires of Kuwait, I saw that in a theater in the `90's and I've never forgotten the shot that starts at 2:28 in the YT video although it is minor in comparison to more recent footage (from Beirut and Ukraine for example).

Rodeoclash 4y ago

I would also recommend Senna. I don't care for F1 or racing at all but I couldn't stop watching because it was so gripping.

pengaru 4y ago

> A first hand account of the firefighters who were sent to cap the oil wells that Saddam set on fire during his attempt to invade the country. Just watched the first few minutes and this line strikes me as inaccurate, just based on other things I've read/watched about Saddam's burning of oil wells: "In a final act of vengeance, Saddam ordered the detonation of almost 700 oil wells" I could be misinformed, but wasn't Saddam using the burning oil wells to limit visibility from above once it became clear he was doomed as long as the eyes in the sky were unimpeded? AIUI it wasn't some purely vengeful act.

asdfqwertzxcv 4y ago
You may be right, but it really has no bearing on this film/story at all. I just rewatched some of it and forgot how amazing the cinematography is!