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Super Size Me
Starring: John Banzhaf, Bridget Bennett (II), Ron English (III), Don Gorske, Mary Gorske Average Rating: 
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2008-11-01My wife and I watched the "Super Size Me" DVD last night. It was the third time we watched it and we enjoyed it very much. Let's face it, Fast Food is a major facet of the American Culture. It's everywhere. Within five miles of our house there are "McDonalds" (2), "Jack in the Box"(3), "Karl's Jr." (2), "Wendy's"(2), "Rubio's," "Burger King," "Arby's," "El Polo Loco," "Taco Bell," "KFC," "Subway"(4) and about a half-dozen local Mexican Taco Shops. No matter what road you take, there's fast food readily avaliable. Yum. Some of it is actualy quite good and I confess to eating at some of the places now and then. My personel favorites are "El Polo Loco," "Subway" and a couple of the Mexican Taco Shops. actualy, if you know what you're doing, you can get a reasonably healthful meal. And, of course, it's real fast and oh so conveinent. The trick is that you shouldnt do it too often. Did I mention that it's real fast and conveinent? Did I mention that some of the items are rather good and tasty? Did I mention that the food is so easily avaliable and inexpensive?
The problem is, as I see it, most people have no idea what they're doing. The nutritional knowlege of the average American is practicaly nil. They select almost exclusively on taste and they are greatly swayed by the ubiquitious advertising. futhermore, they're always rushed and need something that can be grabbed and consumed quickly. If you're such a person, and that's most of us, you probably aren't paying real close attention and you're going to end up with food that is very high in fat, sugars and sodium, none of which are parituclarily good for you, and you'll be very low in vitamins and fiber. The next question might be, How often do you do this? Once a month? Once a week? Every day? Almost all the time? Well, I think you're entering into a situation where you're going to be ill some of the time, much of the time or all of the time. Best of luck.
We try to avoid fast food as much as possable and be highly selective when we indulge. It's a tough task. We almost never go into McDonald's, except for coffee which is actualy quite good. Go figure. Well, "Super Size Me" picks on McDonald's and the attack is pretty devastating. It's a lot of fun, also. I love this movie. The jist of it is that Morgan Spurlock desides to eat exclusively at McDonald's for a month. Every day. Every meal. Even water. He is monitored by three doctors and a nutritionist and they record his progressive and dramtic deterioration. By the time he's halfway through his experiment, he's already in serious trouble with warnings from his doctors. At the end of the month, his blood pressure is high, his cholesterol is high and he's gained 24.5 pounds, amoung other things. It's really eye opening, and Spurlock is a fun character to watch. It's a fun movie to watch, but it's deadly serious. Let's face it, this is a film that should be required viewing for all people who indulge in fast food. We've watched severeal times, and every time our intake of fast foods is down dramtically over the next six months.
Gary Peterson
2008-10-27I thought this doccumentary was well done, even if the deck was stacked. Yes folks, if you eat fast food for 30 days 3x a day you will become seriously ill. I don't think it is fair to pick on McDonalds, there are many fast food companies and they are all spending lots of dough to get your attention. Growing up, my mother always cooked home made, and I mean nearly from scratch. I atribute that to being healthy, and having an appreciation for home-made spaghetti, beef stroganoff, tacos, fish- twice a week (a few of my favorites) and our dinners always included a veggie (introduce veggies young and kids will eat them, maybe really like them), we almost never had a dessert, and by dessert I mean peaches and cottage cheese... (funny how I've as an adult never cared for dessert!)Why do I mention this? Growing up this way gave me an appreciation for really good food. I was spoiled rotten by my mom, and grandma who are both excelllent cooks. We rarely ate fast food, and when we did it was a special treat...not a way of life.
When as parents we "feed" our children responsibly, hopefully they will grow to incorparate those reponsible ideals. This idea can be applied anyhwere. Some have posted comments that childrens' cereal is purposedly shelved at a height where kids can see it...they are little guys ;) Who buys the cereal? Who plans the meals?
One point I would like to make about Super Size Me: After viewing I've not been able to eat a chicken McNugget since. (I do get a craving for a Big Mac though) My son, who watched the doccumentary with me (he is 9) still finds them tasty. So much for opening his eyes, he doesnt care that it's old chicken. Than again he loves sushi...not regularily served at our house.
People please stop blaming Corporations, schools, goverment! It all starts at home...
maybe with home-cooking :)
2008-09-21I bought this DVD because I had heard it was really good, and I was certainly not let down! It really opened my eyes as to just how terrible fast food is and what lack of nutritional education is doing to adults and children. I would recomend this film to anyone!
2008-09-18Morgan Spurlock is everything Michael Moore pertends to be as a doccumentarian. I recently caught his doccumentary Super Size Me at a budget theater & hope the DVD will have many features. For those who don't know SSM is the best political doccumentary this year- far better than MM's lamentable Farenheit 9/11.
Both films have baddies- W. Bush & McDonald's, both have their filmmakers as stars- MM & MS, but MS has a few things going for him that MM doesnt- 1) a penchant for being honest, 2) a message that affects all his viewers, & 3) a sense of self-deprecation. He demonstrates this by deciding to guinea pig his health in testing whether or not McDonald's fast food is really bad for you. He vows to eat nothing but McDonald's for 1 month straight.
He starts off with a routine physical exam- which shows him to be in above average physical shape for a man I'd reckon is in his early 30s. His month-long odyssey will take him accross the country, & to the brink of serious health issues. This is all doccumented by a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, internist, nutritionist/dietician, & physical trainer- not to mention his vegan chef girlfriend, Alexandra Jamieson, whose almost self-parodically the typical bored white girl with no better cause to be for.... All in all Super Size Me is a terrific film that entertains & enlightens. Can someone eat healthily at a McDonald's? Not really- but the point has gotten to the point that that's not really the point. The point is this can kill you as slowly & surely as cigarets, alchohol, & drug abuse. Here's hoping that MS becomes as big a name as MM, so that he will be able to tackle a varied subject palette. While MM is all windy style over substace MS shows that substace has its adherents too- you just have to remember to pass the gas.
2008-09-15In which we learn that fast food, when consumed excessively and for long periods of time, can cause some health problems.
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Filmmaker 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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