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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yeah but Casey, the claim that mcdonals food is "healthy" was made by their MD or something, and he never actually said that, he basically said that as part of a balanced diet, having a mcdonalds wasn't bad for you.
Generally i think that that is how people eat at maccy d's, and this stupid dvd is pathetic - who on earth said living on mcdonals was fine, or that you could? No one! This guy has hardly made earth-shattering revelations, and i think it's sad really, i for one, won't be watching it.
This also applies to anyone who tries to sue mcdonalds for making them fat - well DUH! Common sense would tell you that! Honestly, some people, it makes you wonder what the world is coming to...
i've just found that since the film people keep preaching to me about the evil that is McDonalds. If ever at work i say i'm having a big mac for lunch i get the sort of reaction like i've just declared i'm a big supporter of terrorism. McDonalds is unfashionable, thats a lot to do with it. anyone who previously thought that eating burgers and chips every day wouldn't make them overweight is a doughnut - excuse the pun !
However, he does highlight the eating & health problems facing the USA in an interesting & very often amusing way. Much of it is stating the bleeding obvious but not all of it - for example, bet you didn't know that the (implied healthy option) McSalad (or whatever its called) has more calories than the Quorn Burger..?
In short, a fairly light-hearted documentary that didn't tell me much I didn't already know but one that kept me entertained whilst getting McDonalds to accept just a little more responsibility.
If you are interested in the somewhat less frivolous side of McDonalds activities have a look here...
http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/
What people still have to think about that I am surprised no one has mentioned is that this guy made a film to publicise himself probably as much as anything. Also, a main factor in using mcdonalds in particular is that everyone knows mcdonalds, therefore more publicity. If the film was about some random restaurant that barely anyone has heard of, I doubt that many people would have went to see it even if it did have the same points, as even though they know all the things about mcdonalds being bad, people still like to have something to be angry or shocked about. That's life.