Super Size Me
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Actor: Bridget Bennett (II), Don Gorske, John Banzhaf, Mary Gorske, Ron English (III)Brand: Sony
Primary Contributor: Dr. Daryl Isaacs
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Super Size Me
DVD Review: Recommended along with the Fast Food Nation
Summary: 4 Stars
It is funny and outrageous at the same time. Everyone knows that fast food is not good for health, but I never thought that the film-maker would actually go ahead and perform that kind of experiment on his body. Now you know what happens when you eat too much fast food. Even if nobody will actually replicate that kind of experiment for his eating style, you know that in the long run it will poison your entire body system. So wake up, eat healthy food, exercise, get plenty of rest, sleep well, learn about nutrition and how our country is being run by corporations.DVD Review: A small step toward balance
Summary: 4 Stars
I was quite surprised to read attacks on Spurlock's integrity in some of the reviews here. Super Size Me is a straight-shooting look at a cynical industry, focusing primarily on McDonalds, It sheds light on a profound problem, only beginning to get at all that's behind the appeal of unhealthy fast food. As protagonist, Spurlock is sincere and likable. He plays it straight, no edgy, arrogance or irony - it would have been easy to slip into a smugness that he avoids. And the fact that his doctors actually urge him to abandon his experiment well before its conclusion dramatically underscores the seriousness of the relationship between serious health concerns and processed food, high in refined sugar and saturated fat.
Tobacco, drugs and addiction are all raised in the film in comparison and the connection works, particularly with respect to the ethical indifference of the industries that have peddled their unhealthy products to an all too willing public, long aware of the consequences of prolonged regular use. Those in denial about these concerns will of course see the film as much ado about nothing and/or will attempt to discredit its legitimacy by finding fault with his methods or disputing the credibility of his numbers. The fact remains, however, that the U.S. is, as Spurlock claims, experiencing an epidemic of obesity and its concomitant health risks, along with the exacerbating and increasingly severe lack of physical exercise.
There is much to think about in this important movie. And having shown very effectively how clever and thorough the fast food industry is at marketing their products - primarily to children, it is good that we have another perspective to consider. Spurlock was preaching to the choir in my case, since I haven't eaten fast food in years, but his fleshing out the dire state of America's school lunch programs and disappearing physical education left me shaking my head in disbelief.
DVD Review: A Complete Fraud
Summary: 1 Stars
Spurlock makes a case by distorting the truth to where it is an outright lie. When his caloric intake was added up by an outside nutritionist they found that there was no way that he could have been taking in 9000 calories with the designed meal without inbetween snacking. He makes other false statements such as there is no milk in McDonald's milkshakes, and that aspartame is unsafe even though it was approved by the FDA as completely safe in 1999.
He generates propaganda much in the same manner as Michael Moore, unable to make the simpliest truthful statements, instead casting accusations without supporting them with sources or facts.
In fact out of all fast food chains, McDonalds has been a pioneer in developing alternative, healthy alternatives to their burger and fries.
This movie is a complete waste of time and could have been convincing if Spurlock hadn't twisted facts like his actual caloric intake in order to make the case for his movie more convincing.
There is no "0 star" rating but this movie deserves it.
DVD Review: This is a keen critique of a society growing fat over it's own shortcomings, and a must see.
Summary: 5 Stars
All the people giving it bad reviews just could go past the curtain of the guy living of MacDonald's. If you can go beyond that, you will see the sad state (of health) of a society (the whole western world by now) that has thrived on following mega corporations that could care less if you die of a heart attack as long as they can rip that $3.75 of your pocket.
It was staggering for me to learn that MacDonald's acknowledges that they are selling products that are detrimental to health, and the government does nothing about it.
DVD Review: McBulls**t
Summary: 1 Stars
It is a well-shared belief among doctors and health professionals that a glass of red wine a day is good for your body. So for the next thirty days I am going to replace all my fluid intake (water, etc...) with red wine. What do you think will happen after thirty days? If I live to tell about it then I will, with shot liver in hand, document it and try to bring down the beer and wine industry because, obviously, the problems I suffered are their fault.
Why do Americans refuse to take responsibility for ANYTHING? This is the heart of the issue at this movie. The film opens up with the explanation of a lawsuit that two young women brought against McDonalds. The claims they made were straight out of a "get rich quick the American way and sue somebody" handbook. That, to me, was truly what the film was about.
Morgan Spurlock, the head "actor" and spin doctor, interviews a French woman on the street who explains that France's large McDonald's portions is America's small and when asked if McDonalds should be sued she said no but that is the American way. Truer words have never been spoken. Just like Michael Moore, Spurlock proceeds to croon "it's not your fault it;s the big bad corporations' fault. They're evil and your'e a victim." The only reason I gave the film one star is that I think he hit the mark when attacking school food industry. Children attend health class which attempts to teach healthy lifestyles at the same time that the school cafeteria is selling food dogs would scoff at. Food that is terribly unhealthy and to wash it all down you can purchase your soda pop too. I am not attacking the soda industry because, like McDonalds, everything in moderation. But when you are a parent and you are required to send your kids to school then you should at least expect the government to feed them properly (I know, I know, please don't laugh). I went to school in Broward County, Florida which is one of the largest school districts in the country and guess what their second largest source of income was/is... a contract with Pepsi Co. The largest source of income is taxes.
So lets keep the focus on people eighteen and up. Another claim that Spurlock and his lawyer buddy make, Oh yeah, that's right, I forgot to mention that he's doing this in conjunction with an attorney who is famous for suing large corporations, is how can we expect people to take responsibility for themselves when they are not given the right tools referring to the lack of posted nutrition facts in many McDonalds restaurants. I don't know about you but I don't like being called stupid and I don't need some lawyer representing me as such. You mean to tell me that Mcdonalds is at fault because they don't tell me, the customer, that a 2 liter of Coke, a half pound of fried potatoes, half pound of fried beef, and a chocolate sundae are unhealthy?!?!?! Is this where we are at as far as intelligence in this country? I don't think so. I feel that if you ask any person above the age of six they would easily recognize that these things are not healthy. So if you choose to consume these things than who's fault is it really? Break the trend of the Morgan Spurlocks and the Michael Moores and THINK ABOUT IT!
My summation for why this movie is McBulls**t is this: I am a person of size and when I was younger I went in front of a mirror, looked at myself, closed my eyes, and let it all out. I blamed McDonalds, KFC, my parents, everyone. I opened my eyes and I was still standing there, in front of the mirror and still fat. So I decided I was going to change my life and I went on to lose over forty pounds. I have since gained it back but you see where I am going with this. Blaming other people for your problems doesn't do anybody any good. It's up to you to make the right choices and that is one of the few freedoms we still have. Exercise it.
Description of Super Size Me
Morgan spurlock unravels the american obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide & subjecting himself to a mcdonalds only diet for 30 days. Its as entertaining as it is horrifying - diving into corporate responsibility & how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death. Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 10/11/2005 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg13Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, rejected five times by the USC film school, won the best director award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival for this alarmingly personal investigation into the health hazards wreaked by our fast food nation. Under extensive medical supervision, Spurlock subjects himself to a steady diet of McDonald's cuisine for 30 days just to see what happens. In less than a week, his ordinarily fit body and equilibrium undergo dark and ugly changes: Spurlock grows fat, his cholesterol rockets north, his organs take a beating, and he becomes subject to headaches, mood swings, symptoms of addiction, and lessened sexual energy. The gimmick is too obvious to sustain a feature documentary; Spurlock actually spends most of the film probing insidious ways that fast food companies worm their way into school lunchrooms and the hearts of young children who spend hours in McDonald's playrooms. French fries never looked more nauseating. --Tom Keogh
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