Thursday, December 31, 2020

[Rearview Mirror 2020] Documentaries


 
In the series of 2020 reviews, first - documentaries. I have watched 83 documentaries, both standalone movies and several-part series. I count 6-part series as one documentary though. You can say I have watched 83 titles.
This is just in case someone wants to watch something.
 
 
I present you list of the documentaries. In some cases, I add some subjective info whether it was good or not. Some of these have found their way onto the blog earlier this year as the picture-filled posts. This year I discovered DocLights from NDR station and I just can't get enough of them. Most of the US produced documentaries were a bit overdramatic though, with narration, editing and CGI gimmicks. One episode is fine, but in a series of 8 such thing starts to get annoying really fast.
Majority of what I've seen was nature documentaries (plants, animals, geology, space, etc.).
I'm also posting links to posts with pictures, if anyone wants to check it in detail.
 
1. The Gene Revolution (2020)
2. Unearthed: Lost Kingdom of Kush (2020)
4. BBC Seven Worlds One Planet 7/7 (2019) worth the watch
9. BBC Our World: The Trees that Bleed (2020) worth the watch

13. South Pacific 6/6 (2009) worth the watch
15. Night On Earth 6/6 (2020) worth the watch
16. Hong Kong Fight For Freedom (2020)
17. Tsunamis: Facing a Global Threat (2020)
18. BBC Rise of the Continents (2013)
19. PBS-Nova: Polar Extremes (2020)
20. CuriosityStream Viruses: Destruction and Creation (2016)
21. Curiosity TV: Climate Impact Asia 4/4 (2020)
22. BBC Pain Pus and Poison 3/3 (2013) - I only watched about poison.
23. Helicopters in Action 4/4 (2002)
24. BBC The Sky At Night: Guide to the Galaxy (2017)
25. HC Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project (2002)
27. Queen of the Pythons (2017)
28. Arctic Secrets Series 2 3/3 (2018)
30. BBC Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal (2019)
31. Asian Tsunami - The Deadliest Wave (2014)
33. Korea From Above 1/? I watched this one episode on tv when I was catsitting by sheer chance. worth the watch
34. Perfect Storms Disasters That Changed The World 6/6 (2013) - Canadian produced.
worth the watch
35. Apocalypse Earth Series 1 5/5 (2020)

36. Volcanoes: Dual Destruction (2020)

37. Chemistry: A Volatile History 3/3 (2010) - hosted by prof. Jim Al-Khalili. worth the watch

38. Impossible Engineering S8: Seattle Super Bridge (2020)
39. America's Deadliest Disaster 3/5 (2013)
40. Islands of Fire (2017)

41. BBC Secrets of Our Living Planet 4/4 (2012)
42. BBC Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise 2/3 (2020) - absolute garbage. I hated it with passion and dropped. Planned to write a seething review but again, the world doesn't end without my output.

43. BBC Natural World: Africa's Dragon Mountains (2010)
45. Migrations: The Big Swim (2020) worth the watch
46. Aerial America: Alaska's Fire and Ice 2/2 (2014)
47. Space's Deepest Secrets: Pluto Back From the Dead (2020) worth the watch

48. BBC Timeshift: Killer Storms and Cruel Winters (2014)
49. BBC How We Tamed the Cat and Dog 1/2 (2020) - I only watched about the cat.

51. BBC Horizon: Toxic Town. The Corby Poisonings (2020) worth the watch
52. BBC Panorama: Australia's Burning (2020)
53. Space's Deepest Secrets: Jupiter - Mystery of the Solar System (2020) worth the watch
54. The Power of Volcanoes 2/2 (2016) worth the watch
55. Rainforest Home (2020) worth the watch

56. BBC Volcano Live 2/4 (2012)
57. Journeys Into the Ring of Fire 4/4 (2006)
58. Tiny Creatures (2020) - on Netflix. Completely staged but entertaining enough to pass the time.
59. Smithsonian V-Day Volcanic Planet (2020) - the award for THE MOST DRAMATIC DOCU!
60. The World's Biggest Bomb Revealed (2011)
61. Islands of Wonder 3/3 (2020) worth the watch
62. Wonderful Wetlands (2020) worth the watch
63. PBS Krakatoa (2008) - mixes documentary and re-enactment of the events.
64. BBC Autumnwatch 2020 8/8 (2020) - highly informative and Chris bickering with everyone is pure gold.
65. Space Disasters Series 1 (2020)
66. Nova: Touching the Asteroid (2020)
67. Doomsday Caught on Camera 8/8 (2020)
68. Never Home Alone - The Wildlife of Kitchens, Bathrooms and Beyond (2020)
69. BBC Plague Fiction (2020)

70. The Enchanted Forest (2020) worth the watch

71. BBC The World's Worst Disasters 1 10/10 (2009) + one about avalanches from the later series

72. BBC Natural World: Florida - America's Animal Paradise (2019)
73. Ciudad Juarez Cartel Wars (2018)
74. Seasons of the Otter (2020) worth the watch
75. The Magic of Mangroves (2020) worth the watch

76. BBC Africa Eye: The Baby Stealers (2020)

77. Seasons of the Forest (2020) worth the watch

78. BBC Guatemala's Lost World (2020)
79. Decisive Weapons S1E2: Vietnam Warhorse Bell Huey (2004)
80. NatGeo Wild: Winter in the Alps (2015)

And three I forgot to put on the list but saved the screenshots from the openings.
81. Killer Volcanoes (2017)

 
82. Bahama Blue 6/6 (2015)


83. Hidden Australia (2020)