Super Size Me

[rva]

This is actually coming to Richmond, to the one semi-arty movie house in town.  Think I'm gonna try and catch it.  

[imdb]Super Size Me[/imdb]

[Juliana]

I heard about him doing this awhile ago
It seems pretty interesting
I don't know why people would stop eating McDonald's because of it though.

[MissKitty]

I want to see this too, but I haven't heard if it's coming to the Neon. Read an article on it somewhere and it looks really good.

[The Engineer]

I have mixed feelings about this movie.  I want to see it, in the same way I want to see a train wreck.  But, his methods and plan represent irresponsible docu-journalism.

[SenorCardgage]

His methods and plan represent irresponsible docu-journalism.

Yeah, it reminds me of a Michael Moore style doc in the sense that the filmmaker is always appears to be right in the way it's presented.  That being said, like any Michael Moore movie, I want to see it.

[bmxer43]

I seemed kind of interested in it, until I read the posts from the people on IMDB talking about the movie.  If the film maker is some guy who thinks like his followers seem to, I have no interest in it.

[Atzend]

I'll give it a go.  I'll watch it like I would any other documentary...with a grain of salt.

[rva]

Yeah, it's definitely Michael Moore-esque.  But at least the guy really did it and it seems to focus on his thoughts rather than Moore's cut-together somewhat staged approach.  Or I could be wrong.

[Atzend]

Does he go to McDonald's HQ and ask them to remove the beef from his colon?

[Nate]

It's less than MIchael Moore quality.

While the concept is interesting, the actual follow-through is deceptive, manipulative, and tacky as a stereotypical teen drama.  

You'll have more fun at the teen drama, trust me.

[The Engineer]

There is another writer who took the McD's challenge but ate "responsibly" off the menu.  He actually lost weight, but his cholesterol went nuts.  It's a good contrast if I can find the link.

[The Engineer]

http://www.dailyherald.com/suburbanliving/mcdiet/index.asp

There she be.

[Juliana]

According to http://supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=theaters, it's opening at the Neon on 5/28

[MissKitty]

J, you wanna go?

[mona]

this is playing a few towns away, I'm hoping to catch it soon.
I read an interview with Morgan Spurlock, and its really interesting how people take his film totally out of context and bash the hell out of it. of course this isn't a accurate representation of how this society eats, but it gives you an idea of how unhealthy this crap really is.
plus, I just finished reading the McDonaldization of Society, which has a lot of ties to this film, and has gotten me very interested in how well companies pull the wool over the publics eyes.