Super Size Me
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In this hilarious yet informative documentary, debut director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. Eating three meals a day exclusively from McDonald's, Spurlock's health quickly deteriorates. The film documents the process from beginning to end, with Spurlock and his doctors making observations and monitoring the changes to his energy level, moods, liver and kidney function, and obviously his weight. As viewers might predict, Spurlock gains weight at an alarming rate, and during this process he offers a shocking lesson about the serious problem of obesity in America. Clearly McDonald's receives the brunt of the blame, as Spurlock shows how the fast-food restaurant directs its advertising at small children, who are converted into faithful consumers of the brand--and its free toy giveaways, bright colors, and Ronald McDonald clown--for life. Spurlock also examines the quality of the food itself, showing the process...Actors and Key Contributors: John Banzhaf, Bridget Bennett (II), Ron English (III), Don Gorske, Mary Gorske,
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I'd Like a Super Sized Extra Value Meal and a Barf Bag, Please
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By Bryan_Carey
on Sat Jan 01 14:30:08 EST 2005Everyone is aware of the perils of excessive intake of processed, high- fat and high- preservative food. We find foods like this in our grocery stores, in our cafeterias, and in our restaurants. Most everyone knows about the potential health problems...
Pros: Funny moments; Good as a public service documentary.
Cons: Non- scientific; Contrived; Biased; Some ignorance.
Bottom Line: This is a good documentary overall, but it does have some pitfalls and it is very anti- McDonald's..


