Super Size Me (DVD)

My sister and I have been wanting to watch this film for a while now, not because we eat junk food a lot, but just out of morbid curiosity really! So when I saw this on amazon at the price of just £2.78, I brought it. I didn't think it would be something that you need to concentrate on watching, so I put it on in the background while I was tidying, printing notes and journal articles etc. However after the first 20 or so minutes I was really drawn into it. Morgan Spurlock wanted to investigate why America is the fattest nation, and why obesity is close to overtaking smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease. So his mission was to survive on nothing ...  Read the complete review

Super Size Me is a documentary of one producer's attempt to eat just McDonalds for one month and see what would happen to his health. The producer is Morgan Spurlock, the man who until then was better known for his "I Bet You Will" show produced for MTV, in which he dared random members of the public to perform vile and nasty tasks in exchange for money. I found the premise of this film entertaining, the idea of seeing what health implications eating just McDonalds would have for a month. However, soon into the film, I actually began to side with McDonalds. The film was one-sided and more of a rant in my mind than a documentary of solid ...  Read the complete review

Fancy a Big Mac? Not if you watch this you won't. In 2003, Morgan Spurlock decided to spend 30 days eating nothing but food from MacDonald's. Spurlock was prompted to start his documentary by the case of two teenagers who sued MacDonald's because - shock, horror - they had put on weight eating their food. He wanted to see what effect it had on his health. Strangely, the answer he came up with was "not a good one". Spurlock is a documentary maker in the style of Michael Moore - a rabble-rouser who likes to put on a bit of a show. This is a double edged sword and how you view Spurlock may very well colour your view of this film. To some, he's an ...  Read the complete review

People are going to fall into one of two camps when it comes to Super Size Me: you'll either think that first time film-maker Morgan Spurlock is a loony or you'll be filled with admiration. Falling into the latter as someone whose attitude to the fast food industry is unreservedly negative, I found his film witty, entertaining and refreshing. But, like the stylistically similar Michael Moore films, it's probably a case of preaching to the converted. My only hope is that someone makes it mandatory for all teenagers to watch this film so that they can make an informed choice about what they are eating. Super Size Me is in effect a reaction to a statement made by ...  Read the complete review

McDonalds or Burger King… that is about as much thought I put into the decision of fast food, im not one to sit around and think about the sugar content, the E numbers and whether or not one chip too many will send me wappy (im there already, I don’t need any help). The other ultimate decision being whether or not I want a large meal or just a normal medium sized meal and in all honesty for the sake of 30p isn’t it worth upgrading for those few extra fries and those few extra mouthfuls of Coca Cola? Well it was… Most people don’t think about the consequences that their food habits may have on their bodies, about what their food may contain and how ...  Read the complete review