Morgan Spurlock, Dr. Daryl Isaacs, Alexandra Jamieson
Why are Americans so fat? Two words: fast food. What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just that and embarks on the most perilous journe...( read more
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Flixster Reviews (16,060)
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September 16, 2009I think it's wrong to call this film a documentary due to what it set out to and what it actually did achieve. It had a huge impact on the fast food industry and how a lot of people now eat, for that, Morgan Spurlock has to be congratulated!
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August 4, 2009made me not wanna eat mcdonalds for a year... if you wanna lose weight see this
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May 2, 2009it's not a real movie, simply a sensible warning presented as if it were a documentary. with occasional flashes of humor spurlock does make his point, which was obvious at the very beginning: fast food is not good for you. he does have a creative way of making his point though,...( read more)
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April 24, 2009"This is the best part of the day, when I get to be fat, on the bed, with my quart of Coke."
This is an awesome documentary. I wish I would have seen this early. After watching this movie that I wouldn't eat fast food ever again...of course that didn't happen. I eat McDon...( read more) -
November 19, 2009Pretty good, definately makes me think twice about eating Mcdonalds.
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November 17, 2009Morgan Spurlock is so brilliant to have made this movie. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!! I only eat fast food like, once a year now ^^.
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Critic Reviews
May 13, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
May 11, 2004
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
A terrific film that takes the seemingly not-so-sexy subjects of health, nutrition, and corporate greed and turns them into informative entertainment. full review
May 7, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Morgan Spurlock's much-heralded Big Mac attack is way more fun than it is preachy. full review
May 7, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is the documentary that caused a sensation at Sundance 2004 and allegedly inspired McDonald's to discontinue its 'super size' promotions as a preemptive measure. full review
May 6, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
An entertaining, and occasionally horrifying, statement of the obvious. full review
May 6, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
A vital shock to the system. It will prop your eyes wide open. full review
May 5, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
More than just a cautionary tale or insane sociology experiment. It's a real look at one of the most pressing issues in our times. full review
April 30, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Spurlock proves himself a supersize talent; he makes you choke on every laugh. full review
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August 9, 2007Morgan Spurlock put his life on the line (Isn't that nice? xD) just so people can see how dangerous tampering with junk food can be. And see, it's even called 'Junk' food, we should've got that earlier... it's scary to think what would have happend if he had gone for just a while longer. and died. To imagine that as a bystander is bad enough, but think of what it would be if you felt you were falling into that situation? Obviously this movie is a little dramatic, and it doesn't mean we should drop our burgers, burn our milk shakes, and bury our fries. It just goes to show you that portions are all that matters.
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May 30, 2007Maybe not ban the fast food chain but this movie shows what happens to people who eat fast food to often. Myself i hardly ever eat fast food at all. Maybe once or twice a month at a maximum but never anymore than that.
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May 22, 2007BAN ALL FAST FOOD (and ofcourse Mcdonalds and burger king)!!!
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October 8, 2006Spurlock has definately done his reasearch when it comes to Maccas, there is no stone he leaves unturned and no avenue unexplored. I was shamefully in a McDonalds last week and they had a banner up sayin "Have you seen 'that' movie? We use nothing but the finest quality ingredients to ensure that you get the best tasting blah blah blah blah" And now theyve had the nerve to put up a website, makeupyourownmind.com.au (thats the aussie one) and an ad on telly protesting that all their ingredients are not tampered with. They are shit liars. Bravo to Morgan for litteraly putting his life on the line to prove once and for all what we all knew but the companies deinied...McDonalds....is very.....very....bad for you!!! In ANY amount. Its just basically tasty plastic and cow rectums. But Spurlock explains it better, watch this and think skinny.
Justins Best Bit: Maccas ditched their super size option after this film was released, they denied their descision had anything to do with the movie. -
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