Favourite conspiracy films.... - Page 3

**Wendigo** · April 21st, 2011, 10:31 PM

Capricorn One - it's a great film not only due to the still nagging doubts as to the moon landings ever having taken place but also one of the astronauts was known to regularly struggle putting his gloves on. Surely that would be fatal in a place with no breathable atmosphere; if not necessarily in a court room.

Titanic - the iceberg was an obvious ploy by the evil English rich folk to mask a plan to kill poor Irish labourers travelling to start a new life.

**trailmaster** · July 23rd, 2016, 12:27 PM

One of my favorite conspiracy films is that great Robert Redford film based on the bestselling novel: Three days of the Condor which also stars Max Von Sydow.

**hamham67** · July 23rd, 2016, 02:51 PM

Surprised no one mentioned Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson, which is a flick I revisit every few years (I think I still have it taped on VHS). I also quite enjoyed Blow Out (only have seen this recently), The China Syndrome (very depressing), and All The President's Men (an obvious choice). There are probably a lot more I've seen and liked, but I can't think of at the moment.

**beutelwolf** · July 23rd, 2016, 08:31 PM

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266425/

A very well presented portrayal of the extraordinary committee meeting held in January 1942 at a villa in the Wannsee area of southwest Berlin, chaired by Heydrich and organised by Adolf Eichmann, in which the participants calmly discussed the practicalities of genocide.

I actually the prefer the German version of this, Die Wannseekonferenz. It is less theatrical, more the penpushers' conference the real thing was, but when it comes to depicting relatively recent historic events I prefer accuracy over histrionical embellishments.

**rotobott** · July 23rd, 2016, 09:26 PM

Moonwalkers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718440/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The true story of how the CIA got Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landings.

Well not quite, but a very funny violent film, with a great sixties feel

**Staffsyeoman** · July 23rd, 2016, 11:32 PM

"Nagging doubts that the moon landings ever happened.." Heavy sigh.

I suggest watching "In the Shadow of the Moon", the 2007 documentary which interviewed most of the surviving Apollo crew members who went to the moon. In the playout over the end titles they have clearly asked the question "What do you say to the people who say the moon landings were faked?" Charlie Duke's response is best... "We'd have had to have faked it nine times... nine times!"

Having just watched it again for about the sixth time, I recommend the one Spike Lee film I can bear (as it isn't constantly preaching) "Inside Man" starring Denzel Washington and Clive Owen about a bank robbery that isn't really about robbing a bank.

flyingtiger · July 24th, 2016, 04:57 AM

In a recent tabloid, they claimed that Buzz Aldren stated that aliens forced the Apollo 11 to leave early. Whenever anyone one tell me that the moon landing was fake, I tell them what Buzz said. It freaks them out.

ArnoGoldfinger · November 28th, 2019, 07:22 PM

Snowpiercer (2013) Good fun, interesting allegory.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Idiocracy (2006) Comedy - has its moments.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Eye of the Devil (1967) Artsy film noir. David Niven and Sharon Tate.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061634/?ref_=tt_urv

April 21st, 2011, 10:31 PM	#21
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,899 Thanks: 259,999 Thanked 1,140,521 Times in 114,016 Posts	Capricorn One - it's a great film not only due to the still nagging doubts as to the moon landings ever having taken place but also one of the astronauts was known to regularly struggle putting his gloves on. Surely that would be fatal in a place with no breathable atmosphere; if not necessarily in a court room. Titanic - the iceberg was an obvious ploy by the evil English rich folk to mask a plan to kill poor Irish labourers travelling to start a new life.

July 23rd, 2016, 12:27 PM	#22
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,934 Thanks: 1,329,476 Thanked 707,615 Times in 60,108 Posts	One of my favorite conspiracy films is that great Robert Redford film based on the bestselling novel: Three days of the Condor which also stars Max Von Sydow.

July 23rd, 2016, 02:51 PM	#23
hamham67 Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Merry ol' land of Oz Posts: 1,079 Thanks: 24,783 Thanked 34,889 Times in 1,076 Posts	Surprised no one mentioned Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson, which is a flick I revisit every few years (I think I still have it taped on VHS). I also quite enjoyed Blow Out (only have seen this recently), The China Syndrome (very depressing), and All The President's Men (an obvious choice). There are probably a lot more I've seen and liked, but I can't think of at the moment.

July 23rd, 2016, 09:26 PM	#25
rotobott Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32,135 Thanks: 174,873 Thanked 635,141 Times in 31,456 Posts	Moonwalkers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718440/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The true story of how the CIA got Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landings. Well not quite, but a very funny violent film, with a great sixties feel

July 23rd, 2016, 11:32 PM	#26
Staffsyeoman Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,271 Thanks: 34,207 Thanked 26,790 Times in 2,162 Posts	"Nagging doubts that the moon landings ever happened.." Heavy sigh. I suggest watching "In the Shadow of the Moon", the 2007 documentary which interviewed most of the surviving Apollo crew members who went to the moon. In the playout over the end titles they have clearly asked the question "What do you say to the people who say the moon landings were faked?" Charlie Duke's response is best... "We'd have had to have faked it nine times... nine times!" Having just watched it again for about the sixth time, I recommend the one Spike Lee film I can bear (as it isn't constantly preaching) "Inside Man" starring Denzel Washington and Clive Owen about a bank robbery that isn't really about robbing a bank.

July 24th, 2016, 04:57 AM	#27
flyingtiger Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 82 Thanks: 771 Thanked 495 Times in 72 Posts	In a recent tabloid, they claimed that Buzz Aldren stated that aliens forced the Apollo 11 to leave early. Whenever anyone one tell me that the moon landing was fake, I tell them what Buzz said. It freaks them out.

November 28th, 2019, 07:22 PM	#28
ArnoGoldfinger Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 24 Thanks: 1,077 Thanked 255 Times in 23 Posts	Snowpiercer (2013) Good fun, interesting allegory. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Idiocracy (2006) Comedy - has its moments. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Eye of the Devil (1967) Artsy film noir. David Niven and Sharon Tate. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061634/?ref_=tt_urv