Super Size Me

[bomber]

Super Size Me is one of the greatest documentarys ive seen in a while. It really opened up my eyes to how bad fast food is for people so i've began to get myself on a healthier eating track. The whole film is basically a documentary on how bad fast food is for you, particularly mcdonalds, and the person goes on a thirty day diet. The diet consists of

>3 square meals a day
>he has to have 3 meals for 30 days
>he has to have everything available at least once
>he has to supersize if hes asked

The film is a really massive eye opener and i think people should go out and see it. It is a sort of micheal moore style documentary so really i was just wondering what you people out there who have seen it think?

discuss :thumb:

[Gnarmageddon]

Is it worth watching?

[ATM]

Is it worth watching?

Yes I loved it.

[brewski]

Is it worth watching?
Yeah. It'll make you tihnk twice about eating a Big Mac ever again. Although I was there today.....

[Gnarmageddon]

I'll have to check it out.

[Vitriolic Rage]

I work at McD's :upset:
Not for much longer though, it sucks.

[bomber]

Is it worth watching?

its definintly worth watching and i have to say good food seems so much better after seeing this film. Subway is such a good idea, like a fast food chain thats good for you. There's quite a funny bit in the film where his girlfriend says the diet has affected his love life because the fat affects his erection and he gets tired out from being on the top! seriously though watch it, its a great film.

[Gnarmageddon]

its definintly worth watching and i have to say good food seems so much better after seeing this film. Subway is such a good idea, like a fast food chain thats good for you. There's quite a funny bit in the film where his girlfriend says the diet has affected his love life because the fat affects his erection and he gets tired out from being on the top! seriously though watch it, its a great film.

I will as soon as I can.

[bomber]

I will as soon as I can.

one tip for this film is not to eat anything whilst watching it

[ZaaR]

I haven't seen it but I will.

[Gnarmageddon]

Is there a lot of vomiting in it?

[bomber]

well by day two his sick is purple

[Gnarmageddon]

Ugh. Nevermind. I'm not going to watch it. I can't stand to see anyone puke or I will puke.

[thedeadwalk!]

i like the pictures of ronald mcdonald in between some of the scenes. very nice.

[Maggies_Farmer]

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[Big-Bird]

Guess what happened. After he stopped eating Mc Donalds he lost 20 pounds. AMAZING

[brewski]

I work at McD's :upset:
Not for much longer though, it sucks.
I know what it's like. I worked there about a year and a half, it sucked........now I can't so much as look at their food.

[rising_fury]

He's eating Mcdonalds 24/7, it doesn't take a genius to know what will happen. I knew before I watched it.

so very true

Ugh. Nevermind. I'm not going to watch it. I can't stand to see anyone puke or I will puke.

it's only once and you can't even see him

[Gnarmageddon]

it's only once and you can't even see him

Ok.

[bobby__johnny]

>3 square meals a day
>he has to have 3 meals for 30 days
>he has to have everything available at least once
>he has to supersize if hes asked

hmm...i think we can get a rough estimate on the budget of the movie from this :lol:

Average Meal Combo Price - $7
Multiplied by 3 meals a day

$21/Day

thats $630/Month for food.

Plus Film and Editing Costs....we'll say $5000?

and gas for a month...$30/week? over 4 weeks thats $120

so the movie cost about $10,000 according to my calculations (Canadian Funds)

so, to bring in the obligitory Mastercard ripoff:

Fast Food Meals For A Day - $21
Making a Documentary on Fast food Vs. Health - $10,000
Getting Fat for the world to see? - Priceless

[Scythe404]

Is it worth watching?

I'd say yes. Though it is kind of stupid.

"I'm going to prove that eating all McDonalds is bad for you!"

....yeah. Like we needed a documetary for that. It's still quite entertaining though.

[G_Mac07]

It's a good doco, and has some funny moments. And it does really make you avoid McDonalds for some time after seeing it.

[Chanandler Bong]

So what happened to the guy afte he was done?

[EightMilesHigh]

So what happened to the guy afte he was done?


I think he gained 22 pounds or something, but his girlfriend helped him get it off.

[G_Mac07]

^ Not for the first few weeks, well, physically anyway :naughty:
He became impotent during the course of the month.

[SickOnTheBusYouCunt]

eating fast food everyday is bad for you, well holy **** sherlock, give that man a medal

what is the point of the film? everyone knows fast food = bad

[brewski]

eating fast food everyday is bad for you, well holy **** sherlock, give that man a medal

what is the point of the film? everyone knows fast food = bad
I think he was trying to show how bad it is.

[bomber]

eating fast food everyday is bad for you, well holy **** sherlock, give that man a medal

what is the point of the film? everyone knows fast food = bad

it's not as simple as that it's a lot more complex and shows how disgusting it is and what it really is made of and what it consists of. Also, never eat chicken nuggets from any fast food company in your life. Trust me on that one!

[SickOnTheBusYouCunt]

how about no.

everyone who isnt an idiot knows how bad fast food is, hey eating that much of anything im sure will make you ill.

[opeth_oasis]

never the less it was a pretty enjoyable movie

[guitarded_chuck]

It was interesting I guess. I kind of had a general idea of the fastfood situation, and how fat Americans are. The only part I enjoyed was him almost killing himself through MacDonalds. I wonder what would of happen if he did die... (sadistic :evil: ) And the super skinny BigMac guy who eats like three a day and is all "Well, I don't eat the fries???"

[Tails]

Didn't FMK do something like this?

[JBJ]

They show some useful facts in it, other than that it's a pretty dumb documentary. If you really want to get a better view of the whole thing just read "fast food nation."

[Dr Funkenstein]

how about no.

everyone who isnt an idiot knows how bad fast food is, hey eating that much of anything im sure will make you ill.

Maybe it's for idiots

[bomber]

Maybe it's for idiots

i think it was basically just made to disgrace mcdonalds and other fast food chains really. I've heard mcdonalds and burger king has gone downhill so much from that film. Is this true?

[insertusernamehere]

So what happened to the guy afte he was done?


he gained mass weight and his sperm count went down

[Drumma]

well i had a mc donalds a couple of days ago it made me so ill i threw up at least 10 times the day after i had it so i doubt ill be going again

[bomber]

well i had a mc donalds a couple of days ago it made me so ill i threw up at least 10 times the day after i had it so i doubt ill be going again

that's quite alarming, maybe you should check for food poisoning because that isn't very normal. I don't think the guy in the film even vomited ten times!

[Jessizzle]

i threw up after watching that movie

[benfan]

how about no.

everyone who isnt an idiot knows how bad fast food is, hey eating that much of anything im sure will make you ill.


but people still eat fast food excessivly.........hmmmm
maybe the documentary was to show people what CAN happen to you, and to scare them enough for them to cut down on fast food because we all no of the growing obesity problems in the UK and US..........

[Vitriolic Rage]

I know what it's like. I worked there about a year and a half, it sucked........now I can't so much as look at their food.
I just quit today:D

Also, never eat chicken nuggets from any fast food company in your life. Trust me on that one!
Why?

[brewski]

I just quit today:D
:thumb: Good work. Like one of the managers told me on my last day, "that's a step in the right direction."

[bomber]

Why?

well try this link and look at the ingredients that go into one chicken nugget and see its fat content etc. Also the boneless chicken is parts like the head and the illegal parts which is a fact.

http://app.mcdonalds.com/bagamcmeal?process=item&itemID=10077

[Vitriolic Rage]

:eek:

[bomber]

:eek:

yes it really is quite disgusting and the movie tells soo much more. I really do advise you to watch the film just to completely put you off of fast food because its set me on a healthy eating phase.

[allalone]

>3 square meals a day
>he has to have 3 meals for 30 days
>he has to have everything available at least once
>he has to supersize if hes asked
You left out the biggest rule in the movie, although it is bluntly obvious, that he can only buy food that come from McDonald's.

Anyways, that big mac guy who at like 3000. How could he not be like 500 pounds? And did you see the deleted scene, where he tested fries from McDonald's, regular fries, a big mac, quarter pounder, fish fillet and put them each in a container and see how they decomposed? The fries looked just as the day they bought them after like 5 months of being in the jar.

[bobby__johnny]

>3 square meals a day
>he has to have 3 meals for 30 days
>he has to have everything available at least once
>he has to supersize if hes asked

lets not forget that he had to finish every bit of the food.

I've heard mcdonalds and burger king has gone downhill so much from that film. Is this true?

might explain the introduction of Mcdonalds Subs.

[bomber]

might explain the introduction of Mcdonalds Subs.

what are mcdonalds subs?