Super Size Me

“Super Size Me” is a fascinating experiment. It's a critique of the eating habits that many people living today have developed. It’s also an attack on fast food franchises and, most importantly a funny, thoroughly entertaining film. It’s genuinely shocking to see what a 30-day binge of fast food will do to the human body and as Morgan Spurlock walks us through it, audiences are sure to start second-guessing their own habits. There’s a lot more going on here than just a guy getting fat over the course of an hour and a half through, you'll find plenty of insight on how the industry works, the marketing strategies behind the campaigns that drive people to eat these unhealthy concoctions, the overall eating habits of North America, food trends and the evolution of the burger business. Watching it, you’ll do some thinking of your own, examine your own lifestyle and wonder if there are any changes you should implement yourself. Is it biased? Yeah, but it’s a wake-up call for everyone (even us audience members that are living outside the United States or who don’t eat out very often)

"Super Size Me" is an incredibly influential film (as the ending proves) It’s much more than just a documentary, there’s good satire and some very funny segments that make it so much more than a lecture you're forced to sit through. I really like the music selection for instance. This is one of those movies that shows you that documentaries don’t have to be dry; they can be universally entertaining. It’s one of the most amusing documentaries about food that you will ever see. (Original Cut on Dvd, September 8, 2012)

Comments: There is a 6 ½ anniversary edition of the film that has been released recently and it’s high on my list of movies to buy. I absolutely love this film and it’s a documentary that I can throw in pretty much any time to have fun.