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Genres:
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Documentary /
Comedy /
Drama
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Release:
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Director:
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Morgan Spurlock
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Actors:
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Morgan Spurlock,
Daryl Isaacs,
Alexandra Jamieson,
Lisa Ganjhu,
Stephen Siegel,
Bridget Bennett,
Eric Rowley,
Mark Fenton,
John Banzhaf,
David Satcher,
Lisa Young,
Jacob Sullum,
Tommy Thompson,
William J. Klish,
Kelly Brownell
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Duration:
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100 min.
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Rating:
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(7.6/10)102
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Plot Summary:
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Bloke tries to assay verge on weight in America, and the excrescence of it from fast scoff chains.
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Fast Food Frenzy!!
I liked this film/documentary. It is thoroughly obvious what the end result will be to anyone who has indulged in fast food. I would imagine that like most vices in this world, it is great at the time, a sense of fulfilment and wellbeing follows and then the inevitable 'come down' from whatever high you were own. Also, all vices are inherently bad for you - that sort of goes with the definition of the word??!!
Unfortunately, due to the fact that this is an American film, that message seems to need explaining throughout. The damage that the guy does to himself is simply amazing as are some of the facts that come out of the experts. The sheer amounts of Fat, sugar and calories that are consumed in your average Macky D are frightening. And that is what you get from this film, f...
Super Size Me
Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock lives on a diet of nothing but McDonald's food for a month while questioning the very nature of contemporary American eating habits
It comes as no surprise to anyone with even a modicum of knowledge of nutrition that Morgan Spurlock's month of eating nothing but items from the McDonald's menu has a detrimental effect on him. But the extreme result, as well as the myriad facts, figures, arguments and bleakly humorous asides, make Super Size Me compelling viewing.
The film starts out with a slew of statistics: there's been a doubling of obesity in the US since 1980; one in four people in the state of Mississippi is obese; every day one in four Americans eats fast food. It's somewhat dense, but it sets the scene in a no...
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