Super Size Me
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Movie Reviews of Super Size Me
Movie Review: Think I'll cut out Mcdonald's from my diet now
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll admit that I have eaten a bit more than my share of McDonalds than is recommended. Most of it came from a lack of transportation to get home and I walk by 2 McDonalds to get home, literally one right across the street from the other. After awhile, I stopped going; mainly from lack of spending money but also I felt I was getting a bit too "familiar" with the staff. Then just by chance, my aunt says she watched this movie and if I've seen it. Of course now the idea's in the brain and I just have to see it. Don't think I'm going back there no more. In fact, if another guy wanted to do a movie going after KFC, A&W and Boston Pizza, then I'm set.
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, inspired by 2 obese girls suing McDonalds for saying they made them fat, tries an experiment: does food from the restaurant really deteriorate your health or is McDonalds claim that their food is not harmful actually valid? The premise is simple: 3 square meals a day (breakfast, lunch, supper) for 30 days, he has to have everything on the menu once before he's finished and if an employee asks him to "super-size", he must do so, and he can not have anything else other than what McDonalds serves. With the help of 3 trained medical doctors and his Vegan diet-minded girlfriend, he undergoes his bizarre experiment.
At first, he's fine, nothing out of the ordinary until cholesterol starts shooting up, his breathing becomes more labored and there's a decrease in sexual energy (hilariously put by his girlfriend). I don't want to spoil the rest of the experiment but obviously, no one's supposed to eat that much McDonalds but still it is fascinating and informative on just what exactly a fast food diet does to someone. Whether you're going to cut the restaurant's food completely out of your daily food intake or just simply eat it now and then is up to you.
Also, if you want a shorter but even more convincing argument about McDonalds food, check out the experiment where he takes the Big Mac, Chicken Grill, Filet O Fish, Quarter Pounder, McDonalds fries and burger and fries from a local place and puts them in jars and sees them decompose over time. Some flat out look disgusting and what happens to the fries from the Golden Arches is even surprising.
Think they'll ever make a food attacking the Root Bear? Or Wendy's? Cause I'm sold and I don't think I'll be eating at McD's for awhile...now just gotta figure out how to walk past 2 of them without getting an urge for a Big Mac.
Movie Review: A super-sized wake-up call
Summary: 5 Stars
You surely know fast food is bad for you. Why, then, should you watch "Super Size Me," the story of one man's reckless experiment to eat nothing but McDonald's food for 30 days?
Because Morgan Spurlock, winner of the Best Director Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, serves up unsavory facts about the industry in such an entertaining way. Did you know McDonalds serves 46 million people a day, more than the entire population of Spain? Or that french fries are the most eaten vegetable in America? Neither did I.
Mixed in with the fun facts are the startling ones. Obesity will soon surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America. And one in three children born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.
If you feel this review is becoming dry with its recital of facts, let me tell you that "Super Size Me" makes them go down as easy as, well, a McDonald's chocolate milkshake. Spurlock approaches his subject with warmth, humor and a willingness to lay his own dignity on the line.
In a few short weeks of gobbling down Big Macs and drinking gallons of Coke, Spurlock put on nearly 30 pounds. His body-fat percentage rose by 7 points. His sex life tanked, he became depressed and cranky, and his liver resembled that of an alcoholic. You can see the fear in his eyes when doctors wring their hands over his blood-test results and beg him to "stop this crazy diet."
While he packs on the pounds, Spurlock examines the larger issue about how dysfunctional our society is about food. Magazines parade the anorexic-looking model as the standard of beauty, while advertisements bombard us with images of fattening meals. As a society, we have lost touch with what "real food" -- freshly bought and cooked -- looks or tastes like.
The DVD contains some enlightening and entertaining deleted scenes, a 30-minute interview with Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation," and "The Smoking Fry," a revolting experiment that will leave you looking at McDonalds fries in a whole new light.
Yes, Spurlock's experiment is not a scientific study, nor do most people eat McDonalds every day. But it's a heck of in-your-face wake-up call about the crap Americans put in their bodies. The most telling numbers are the ones at the end -- it took 8 weeks for Spurlock's blood tests to return to normal, twice the time it took to do the damage, and 9 months for him to lose the weight he gained.
Movie Review: A documentary where the film maker uses himself for an experiment
Summary: 5 Stars
The film maker sets out to find out what would happen to a person if they ate Mc Donallads for all meals and did not eat anything that was not on their menu. His diet was entirely Mc Donnalds. This movie is approachable on so many levels for so many people. He uses an orderly process to show this resembling the scientific method if you are familar with that. It does not matter you do not. He has his health evaluated prior to beginning this experience and during the process. The health care providers who are monitoring him are shocked at what exactly is happening although possible. He also lets us into his life and his relationship with his Vegan Chef signifigant other. Her fears for his health and the changes in their relationship given his lack of function in the bedroom following his new diet. It is obvious that he is willing to sacrafice himself for the movie. He does recover after the documentary because his signifigant other has planned how to help him afterwards. She actually is contacted and gets a book written about his diet to recover from this Junk food only diet. This is not covered in the documentary, but happens later. With a great deal of determination and work he does recover from his experiment, but not without showing what it did to his health in a very short time.
This helped me with my cravings for fast food for a long time. It would be a great way to jump start a diet of healthy living. It is very inspiring.
I love documentaries and this one is a must see if you love them too.
Anyone can get something out of this movie. It is funny at the same time if that is possible. But it is. It is the filmakers personality. Not a dry documentary.
This one is okay for kids and teens as long as you do not mind hearing a little bit about impotence. Very little. It may go over their heads when they hear he is not as good in the bedroom after his diet. That is the only thing I can think of that might be objectionale to some people. I like to add these kid notes just in case because some people shelter their kids about certain things. If you are a teacher you may be able to edit this part out if needed not to upset parents. It is really small.
Incidentally Mc Donnalds phased out their supersize terminology after this movie. Their foods are now refered to as large size.
Movie Review: I Am So Grossed Out!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a lacto-ovo vegetarian for almost two years, watching the scenes of Morgan Spurlock over-eating McDonald's is scarier than watching Linda blair in The Exorcist! I had to cover my mouth with my hand and I literally got the shivers happening throughout this outrageous and educational documentary. I feel exactly the same way like his girlfriend who is a vegan chef and had not had fast food for more than 10 years. The last time I had a meal at McDonald's or a fast food chain was more than 2 years ago when I was on a roadtrip when it was located at the rest areas.
America really needs to abandon the fast food restaurants for their health. This film documented some very engrossing reality about the negative health effects of fast food. People are not born fat, and it's what they eat that caused the nasty changes. Spurlock got very sick and gained weight drastically after just a few weeks on the disastrous diet. It was a suicidal diet! His experiment is a representation of millions of Americans who are obese and sick, and are ignorant or careless about the health issues. The kids at the school cafeterias are also "endangered", because they are consuming nasty fast food too! Instead of going to the fast food chains, people should serious go pick up some health cook books and start going to the gym, before turning the beaches into an awefully unattractive sight.
There's some inspirational interviews of some people who have turn away from fast food and become healthy again. One guy lost a ton of weight, and his old jeans from his fat days were super-size! After his 30 days McDonalds diet, Spurlocks' health was drastically affected as follow: Massive headaches, mood swings, depressed and exhausted, 2x heart failure, 2x heart disease, fat liver, massive cravings, cholesterol 230, gained 24.5 lbs, and worthiness. So there, is that shocking! And he was told by the doctors not to eat that food for a year.
Yes, people have choices, but most are not thinking about the consequences! Anyone who are still eating fast food on a daily or weekly basis, should defintely check this movie out. I am sure it will blow them away. Instead of putting on the fat mass, how about muscle mass? It's a healthy way to Super Size Me!
Movie Review: McFat can lead to McDeath
Summary: 5 Stars
Morgan Spurlock came up with the terrific idea of using himself as a guinea pig for this documentary, even if it meant temporarily endangering his health and suffering some indigestion. Under medical supervision, he went to 20 cities and only ate at McDonald's, eating everything on the menu at least once for 30 days. Spurlock certainly has done a service in a cause I believe in, to educate people in nutrition and the dangers of digging one's grave with fast food container. Above his message of dietary abuse, Spurlock is also an excellent filmmaker, and deftly balances facts, interviews, and the progress of his personal foray into the world of greasy, sugary junk food, often with a good slice of humor. Yes, it is manipulated in parts, but there is so much information in the film for those who eat in McDonald's or any of their competitors to learn, that a little embellishment is forgivable.
What puzzles me, is where have our taste buds gone? I remember many years ago attempting to eat a Big Mac, and having to spit it out. Much of the attraction is the "idea" of McDonald's...Ronald the clown, the toys, the packaging, as well as an addictive x factor in the highly processed food, and the film clearly points all this out. Among the DVD extras not to be missed is the long interview with Eric Schlossen, author of "Fast Food Nation," and the short segment on how Spurlock's garbage increased along with his waistline. Good cinematography by Scott Ambrozy and top notch editing add to the enjoyment of this award winning documentary, which has a running time of 100 minutes.
I live across the street from a high school, and see the future of America waddle in and out. I think it would be a good idea for all the kids and their families to watch this documentary, so that they become more aware of what they are doing to their health, and what the future costs will be in doctor's bills and medications. It does seem that the film (as well as a few lawsuits) has influenced the market however, by eliminating the super sizes, and enlarging the options in the menu. Bravo! Morgan Spurlock, for his "Film of Epic Portions", which educates as well as amuses.