What a great documentary this was. I first heard about it earlier this year and initially I thought it was a joke. After discovering that it wasn't, I figured that there was no way it would get a distribution deal. After I found it did get a deal, I didn't think there was any chance that it would play anywhere near me. As it turned out, all of this turned out to be true, so off I went one fine night nearly five months ago and watched what turned out to be an entertaining and eye opening film which found it's way to my Top Ten list for the year, and is currently sitting at number seven. Now along comes the DVD, does it live up to the theatrical experience? The answer is yes. But before I get into the good stuff on the disk, maybe I should give a rundown of what the film, and the hype, is all about.

This documentary is the brain child of Morgan Spurlock. He wondered what would happen if he went on a month long McDonald's binge. So, for 30 days he ate nothing but McDonald's food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you couldn't buy it over the counter, he didn't eat it. After consulting with a few doctors, he started on his quest. This film documents his eating, as well as explores the effects of fast food and marketing on our youth.

The vast majority of what is revealed in this movie is stuff that most of us already know. I found the difference to be that what we know isn't always driven home until we see it, at least for me. I have been a fast food junkie for years, I know that it is bad for me, I know my health is suffering because of it, but I just kept going back for more. I identified with a lot of what he experienced, the mood swings, the hunger, the sick feeling. You see how ubiquitous the fast food companies are, everywhere you turn there's another commercial, or ad, or restaurant. Also, watching Morgan get heavier and see how his body was reacting to the food, kind of frightening. Ever since I saw this film I have been cutting back on my intake of this processed junk.

Super Size Me takes a look at a lot of the contributing factors to the world, in particular the US's, obesity issue. Besides the obvious with his month long binge, he takes a look at the school system and how school meal systems aren't doing much to help with the spread of necessary nutritional information, not to mention the lack of emphasis on physical activity. Also looked at is the need for corporate responsibility, or lack thereof. An entertaining well rounded work.