Super Size Me [2004] [DVD]

Seeing this for the second time, many years after the first, it’s frightening how little has changed. In fact, things seem to have gotten worse, not better. This lifts a lid on the fast food industry, McDonald’s in particular and reveals some fairly ugly truths. It is fascinating and also entertaining, which is largely down to the charisma of the subject. You get the feeling he is enjoying every bite he eats (mostly , despite the clear harm it is doing to his body, and that pretty much sums up the fast food industry and its users perfectly. Highly recommended.

"Documentary" clearly had an agenda, full of anecdotal nonesense, leading questions, and 'evidence' that could only fool a moron.The worst part is, I don't even disagree with the premise, or general conclusion. It's just the absolute disregard for truth, zero attempt to construct arguments the hold water, and typical American dramatisation of completely benign things.TLDR: if you eat massively over your required caloric intake, and purposefully restrict your exercise, you'll feel bad and gain weight. This documentary took things to illogical extremes, then used half truths and anecdotes to justify why fast food is Satan incarnate

Where this documentary-self-experiment fails is that it takes it purely from a medical standpoint in assessing the danger of eating a diet like Mc Donald's constantly. To be honest, I still found myself watering at the thought of munching through one of those super-sized burgers! LoL We know its bad - but it tastes SOO GOOOD!!!If the program makers showed you how they make McDonalds and the bad food hygiene that sometimes takes place behind the counter - then it would paint a very different picture and have a different affect on the viewer. If they showed you how the cows are industrialized and made to live in their own excrement - you'll be thinking twice about the yummy-ness of those quarter-pounders!The greater mistake the program made, in its conclusion, was that it did not make enough of a case against the high sugar content in the Soda, the bread and even the fries. It's the sugar that makes the McDonalds diet dangerous, not the fat! The addictive substance is the sugar! The sugar is what made this guy ill - not the protein in the burger or the fat! I believe, a McDonalds is safe to eat - provided you don't have the Soda or the desserts!

An experiment in eating nothing but fast food, endangering his health, but highlighting the terrible effects of this junk. Should be required viewing for all those who predominately eat nothing but the various types of fast food. It might be wake-up call for them.

I give it a 5 star because the person in the film who volunteered to go on this sort of diet was very brave if not a bit foolhardy, as he had physiological measurements taken before and after the supersize me eating regime. It really does go to show that the americans shjo themselves in the foot with the health promotion initiantives, they don't have any, i mean what sort of a nation dosen't employ such initiatives, it works well over here in the UK and with promising results and changes in dietary habits!

A man decides to eat nothing but McDonalds for 30 days. He must have everything on the menu once and, if asked, he must supersize. He keeps in contact with medical professionals, who monitor his progress throughout. Bought this to use as stumulus for a Media class. Bear in mind that it is a 12 so it has swearing in it. Otherwise one of my favourite documentaries alongside  Grizzly Man [2005] [DVD ] and  Bowling For Columbine [DVD] [2002 ]. A very interesting, but very biased study related to the fast food industry, which confirms our idea that for many in America, diet and health is secondary to having something tasty.

Really interesting results and makes you think twice about having so many takeaways

There's been a lot written about the subject of the fast food giants selling us all up-the-river with their pointless and harmful wares. Spurlock makes his point in a simple and persuasive fashion, much like the fast food giants do when peddling their message.This is not Shakespeare. It's a simple message in a simple format. Watch the move and you decide.I haven't been to McDonalds since I saw this 12 months ago.Never will again.