Super Size Me (2004)
A man eats only McDonald's for a month; perfect for documentary fans but not for the faint-hearted.
Genres: Documentary
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Super Size Me(2004)
Overview
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
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Morgan Spurlock
Self
Daryl Isaacs
Self - Internal Medicine
Lisa Ganjhu
Self - Gastroenterologist & Hepatol...
Stephen Siegel
Self - Cardiologist
Bridget Bennett
Self - Nutritionist & Dietician
Eric Rowley
Self - Exercise Physiologist
Mark Fenton
Self - Former Editor: Walking Magaz...
Alexandra Jamieson
Self - Morgan's girlfriend & Vegan ...
John Banzhaf
Self - Law Professor, George Washin...
David Satcher
Self - Former U.S. Surgeon General
Lisa Young
Self - Professor of Nutrition, New ...
Kelly Brownell
Self - Professor, Yale Center for E...
Jacob Sullum
Self - Senior Editor, Reason Magazi...
Tommy Thompson
Self - Secretary of Health and Huma...
William J. Klish
Self - Head of Dept. of Medicine, T...
Ron English
Self - Artistic Genius
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Meh. He lost me when he started yakking after eating a double quarter pounder with fries after only a few days in. Pu$$y. lol.
I remember watching this in Science in like Year 10 and laughing at the fact that his sex life suffered. But like that'#39;s some screwed up stuff. As a lot of people have said, Morgan'#39;s experiment is extreme but it'#39;s so interesting to see what he goes through. What we have here is an extremely entertaining and shocking documentary. However, although it has many valid points, it shouldn'#39;t necessarily be taken as real scientific research.
After all these years I finally saw this. Very interesting documentary and thanks to it, I think I will not eat at McDonalds very soon. I am McShocked!
misleading and fearmongering is what this movie is about - try watching Fat Head (2009) - a reporter re-did the experiment while eating everything on the menu at least once - no starving, no '#39;salad only'#39; diet, yet he was able to even loose weight while doing it and he even debunked Spurlocks sensationalism as outright deceitful.
Makes me so glad I just joined a healthy eating program (^_^)
This movie was considered a fraud even when it came out and Spurlock recently indicated that he has been a functioning alcoholic for most of his life - the likely cause of his health issues and the excessive caloric difference between what he ate and the weight he gained. This is more cash-grab than propaganda and more propaganda than documentary.
Not really what I expected as I thought it was a year long McDonalds fast not a month, but other than that it was just a decent watch with a good surrounding of the health portion. I really liked the part where they had 3 different doctors working with him which made the nutrition facts really interesting.
Oh so boring... I knew that it'#39;s a documentary, but I expected something more along the lines of Michael Moore'#39;s movies / documentaries, which really get you interested.
Makes me so glad I just joined a healthy eating program (^_^)
It's a pretty good documentary, made me laugh and feel disgusted.
i love how in the school lunches portion of the movie there were kids yelling hi in the background and waving to the camera. best thing ever
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Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/GDnLyf2Dr18 When it first came out in 2004 _Super Size Me_ was a hit due to its simple concept and exposé of the fast food industry, specifically McDonalds. To refresh your memory about this documentary classic, here is the official description: _Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion._ It is a pretty straightforward documentary, Spurlock films himself eating McDonald's for a month and intercuts this with doctor's visits, information on the fast food industry and McDonald's as a company, and conversations with various health professionals. One of the stand out parts for me was when he paid a visit to a school showed the rubbish the kids were being served, and the reaction of the school administrators was interesting. One tried to justify it and laugh it off, whereas one of the ladies from the kitchen was quite resigned to having to serve up this stuff to the kids. She even says something along the lines of "the kitchen tool we use here the most is a box cutter to open this stuff up". Spurlock doesn't just leave it at that, he shows another school that serves healthy lunches to its students for around the same price, to show that it can be done. Throughout, Spurlock doesn't put his own spin on things, but relies on the information presented to speak for itself. The physical effects his diet had were quite shocking. It is by far not a scientific experiment or approach, but it does show what effect regular long term consumption of fast food can have on your body. As such it is a useful reminder of information we already know. Heck, we knew it back then, and if anything, the consumption of junk of shows no signs of slowing down. I enjoyed watching this again, and definitely think its worth checking out if its been a while since you saw it. In fact with a sequel now out, perhaps this is a great time for a second look.
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