FeistyUpper
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Spoonatects
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Borserie
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
seanmpendlebury
Sets things out as a typical cheap documentary on weight and diet.Quickly becomes a confusing watch full of notorious quack doctors, a mysteriously body-conscious presenter, and lovely 'naturopathic' propaganda to combat the veggie 'propaganda' the documentary criticises and parodies.One plus- it's a great example of misinterpretation, anecdotal BS and all kinds of bias! As soon as he begins trying to 'tackle' the world's best medical consensus like calorie deficit=weight loss, saturated fat/cholesterol= high bad cholesterol/atherosclerosis and insulin intake (via insulin genic foods like animals)= impaired weight loss. Then he does experiments with raw numbers that clearly prove medical consensus and disprove the presenter's BS (if you ignore the clueless opinions he wraps the numbers in).
RT Firefly
A fantastic documentary with some real eye opening material, but the bad comedy, ug. Tom, leave the comedy to the pros. It would have been a much more enjoyable viewing/learning experience had it just been straight forward the entire way through. A must watch for excellent information on nutrition and how easily government and other fields can go astray. This film came out in 2009 and the information in it did not hit the mainstream until around 2014 or so. In my observations there is no other field in the world as fraught with misinformation as nutrition. Most people just seem to make things up and/or adopt ideas that suit their image. Very little is understood about nutrition, but this movie takes a very scientific and un-opinionated approach. I appreciated that, a rare trait in a documentary now days.
mplsmark-569-844163
This 'documentary' is not worthwhile. It's not funny or informative, or even enjoyable as a snide rebuttal to Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me. While both are ham-fisted and over-the-top at least Spurlock's was well produced.Naughton invokes a few straw men and takes poorly aimed shots. Initially he makes the point that maybe calories are more important than fat content, etc. in a reference to Spurlock eating 5000 calories a day. Daily intake of calories has been the yardstick of nutrition for about a century. One of the slides has the words 'rabid vegetarianism' which doesn't apply to Spurlock (he's not a vegetarian) or really anyone making the case that too many calories is bad.Tom Naughton is a comedian? He has no charisma, timing, or humor. He said something like 'I waited outside a McDonald's to see if someone would drag me in and force me to eat fast food. NO ONE DID.' Hurrr. Derp. The 'original music' in this film was funny, but not intentionally. It fit the rest of the production.
improv_darren
A great movie that proves that we should all be skeptical of what 'experts' tell us and especially skeptical of what documentary filmmakers tell us. I never saw Super Size Me, but I know all too well what its conclusions were. Our media gobbled up SSM as gospel now its conclusions are part of our "conventional wisdom".This movie does a great job of reminding us to use our brains and think for ourselves. These facts alone (revealed in Fat Head) should make you question Spurlock's conclusions: - To this day Spurlock still refuses to disclose his food diary - The movie was backed by a lawyer who's suing McDonald's for billions - Spurlock's numbers of 5,000 calories a day don't add upThe movie may be a little corny and a little heavy-handed in its approach, but as believer in personal responsibility I feel it hits the mark.
