Documentaries I didn't fall asleep watching

Looks like I'm not the only one who may have watched the documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?". The author at OzTech posted an appropriate blog about GM and their Hybrid mistakes. Oh, the error of their ways. Actually this film actually did quite well for being a documentary. It came out back in 2006, only made $45k it's first weekend but ultimately grossed $1,764,304 worldwide (95% domestically). You can read more about it's statistics here or check out the IMDB listing for more details on the film.

As of this posting, you can watch the entire 92 minutes at Google Video
Or, for your viewing pleasure, here:




To digress a little bit, this might be a good segue to another documentary I just got done watching. My brother really wanted me to watch this one and it's the reason he won't shop at Walmart anymore. Perhaps you have heard of or seen on tv the documentary called Walmart - High Cost of Low Prices
The official website for it is here where you can read about it, see the trailer, "join the revolution", and get additional info. It's really amazing the stuff you don't know and the lengths big companies go to in order to squash, hide, cover up, or eliminate anything that's not in their interest. After watching this, I kind of felt like, among other things, that Walmart was a mafia ran organization. Another real eye opener and a well put together film. It even got some great reviews by the big film critics.

While everyone else is watching the latest superhero movie of 2008 (Ironman, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy II, Hancock) I recomend watching these documentaries (from the comfort of your own home even or anywhere you can get an internet connection). I won't say these movies are necessarily better than those out this summer but once you get done watching those already released, run out of money for the theater, or have some downtime waiting for the next big hit to come out, click on the links above & discover the truth about these behemoth companies.