NEWS: McDonald's Hands Out Apples to "Super Size Me" Viewers

CULTURE: McDonald's Hands Out Apples to "Super Size Me" Viewers

Super Size Me, the film that depicts Morgan Spurlock eating only McDonald’s food for thirty days, snuck up on the fast food chain in the U.S. So, McDonald’s Australia has picked up some of the slack, going so far as to hand out apples after patrons have seen the movie.

McDonald’s has spent approximately AUS$2 million on a counter-campaign. It has also bought 30-second spots to play at the beginning of Super Size Me.

I'm amazed that this Morgan Spurlock idiot made it through 30 years of eating only McDonald's food. Anybody that stupid should hae removed himself from the gene pool long before 30 years was up.

Heh, good luck McDonald's. No one that sees this movie is going to want to eat ANYTHING for a few hours, much less something that they have had their dirty corporate paws on.

It was 30 days I think, not 30 years - that really would be stupid!

it is 30 days.

I dont think anyone can survive 30 years of mc donalds food everyday.

It was an interesting experiment. From what I recall, his girlfriend (a vegan chef) was thoroughly disgusted with him but understood why he was doing it.

[Edited on Jun 18, 2004 by Sorcha]

I would not be suprised if the apples have been deep friend in genetically engineered 3 week old hydrogenated CIS fatty acids and then injected with 9 pages worth of assorted "safe" chemicals to enhance and preserve the thus aforementioned genetically modified insecticide drenched apple. Good guys.

doesn't this make about as much sense as ohh say Phillp Morris handing out bubble gum to people coming out of a documentary about cancer?

see... because phillp morris makes cigarettes... not bubble gum... see that's why... fuck it.

this would not surprise me at all.

[Edited on Jun 18, 2004 by Squatter]

Idiot? I'm sorry, but I think what Spurlock did was extremely socially progressive.

He put his life on the line to make a point -- would that we all had the courage to do that sort of thing.

Though it is kind of silly that "putting your life on the line" in this case means eating a lot of burgers and drinking a lot of soda.

I work at a movie theater that is currently showing Super Size Me so I've gotten to see it a lot. I just wanted to mention three things in regards to it:

1) Spurlock's experiment is extreme, but that's the point. Like Rage Against the Machine said, you can't use a moderate cure on an extreme illness.

2) People like Spurlock and Michael Moore often use hyperbole to prove points but, to be honest, that's perfectly fine with me because I think you need some liberal propaganda to counter the buttloads of conservative and/or corporate propaganda out there. As far as I'm concerned, they can just go on and keep it up.

3) Super Size Me is more an effective movie than a good one, but that counts too.

Sorry to be so conversationally anal-retentive but I like to number my thoughts sometimes.

Let's just hope Farenheit 911 doesn't open too soon to have a lasting effect on the election.

Spurlock was in REALLY bad shape after the 30 days. He gained over 20 pounds and his liver was totally shot. He went to see a doctor, who told him that if he didn't stop, he would die. It took Spurlock over a year to repair the damage to his body that took him only 30 days to cause.

McDonalds isn't food, it's deep fried crap. Whew, those Big Macs sure are tasty though!

Hasn't McDonalds taking the largest size of their value meals off the menu? I guess that's sort of a step in the right direction...

oink oink

no one who actually needs to see this movie is going to go see it over say, shrek 2 or whatever.

its all the people who dont need to see it going to see it so they can feel even better about themselves than they already do.

mcdonalds is a resturaunt. a food provider. morgan cycled the entire menu during that month.

is it that odd to think that you should be able to eat 3 meals a day at a resturaunt for 30 days? the biggest resturaunt in the world?

are these organic apples?
pesticide bad

good thoughts. and...maybe Im tripping balls or something...but the smiley faces have juxtaoposed themselves on top of the text window that I am typing in. how disorientingly cool.

Hey, I actually enjoy the Grilled Bacon Ranch Salad by McDonalds.

*gets hit by a flying brick*

. o O ( bastards )

I want to see this movie but I know it will depress me.

I'm not a big fast food eater, but still it upsets me that a lot of the people I care about eat one or two times a day where ever they can catch a quick meal.

Wait so some guy made a movie about him eating food and people are going to pay like $10 to see this guy eating food... I'm not sure who the bigger idiot is?

I hope those aren't the same apples that they use to make their potato, I mean apples pies.

What kills mw is that this guy went through the whole ordeal to make some point on food, and no one is really going to care. How many people don't know the McDonalds food is bad for you? When I eat there, I know that this isn't the best thing for me. I know that this isn't diet or health friendly. The thing is, most people don't care.

It was 30 days, idiot.

The apple thing is hillarious, because when you think about it, virtually every numbskull who has ever talked about "Eating healthier!" always goes out at some point and gets "an apple". And I've known a few of these people at different jobs. They buy "the apple" and it sits on their desk with the intention of it being eaten. But it never does. And it sits there as the person keeps on shoving crap into their food hole endlessly.

Yeah, an apple. That will totally balance out the french fries and shakes!

Like drinking a TAB while eating a cheeseburger.

i wonder if the apples being given out have beef flavoring added to them

Knowing McDonald's the apples are probably injected with rendered beef fat for "flavor."