Add this one to your Netflix Q !

[vulcanman]

King Corn

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/King_Corn/70080822

Watched it last night. Very insightful ... left a lasting impression which I hope to learn from.

 

[Nik]

I'd rather watch this

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Kama...1bfee_4_srl&strkid=514793135_4_0&trkid=438381

 

[thedarkwolf]

Yeah I watched King Korn a couple months ago. Good documentary.

King of Kong is another good one they have for instant playing.

 

[vulcanman]

The suits running Monsanto and Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) are hoping we are dumb-wits incapable of unraveling their scheme. Looks like they might be right ?

 

[angminas]

I noticed that...is it actually good, or does it just say "sugar good, HFCS baaad" for two hours?

 

[ViviTheMage]

I watched that as well...it was, uhhh, interesting.

CLIFFS of movie :

Corn is in ... EVERYTHING! I thought that was common knowledge though.

 

[zoiks]

Also add Food, Inc. Almost the same kind of documentary.

 

[vulcanman]

I noticed that...is it actually good, or does it just say "sugar good, HFCS baaad" for two hours?

The documentary spends an substantial amount of time researching past regulations that led to the current crisis.

For instance ... did you know that we have a Corn surplus ? Well, that might not be jarring. But what about the fact that the Government actually pays the farmers to grow more corn ?

How about the fact that the original Corn was rich in protein ... but what we get now is tasteless starch (pre-sugar?).

If you are a parent to young kids ... you ought to watch it.

 

[syrillus]

I'll second watching Food, Inc. if you enjoyed King Corn. Enlightening films, to be sure, but don't expect a lot of people on ATOT to support your thread

 

[bobdole369]

<---- Places all movies mentioned in he netflix queue. Already seen Food, Inc.

 

[vulcanman]

I'd rather watch this

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Kama...1bfee_4_srl&strkid=514793135_4_0&trkid=438381

I think thats a rather sad reflection of lack of awareness among the general population. Corporations bank on the lettuce-brain crowd.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yeah, I've had this on my list for a while. Sounds interesting.

KT

 

[alchemize]

Thanks. Food Inc. was great, although they laid it on a little thick with the mom that her kid died from ecoli.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is incredible too.

Also: SuperSize Me
The Union

Great documentaries.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I'd rather watch this

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Kama...1bfee_4_srl&strkid=514793135_4_0&trkid=438381

Added, thanks!

 

[SlitheryDee]

I think thats a rather sad reflection of lack of awareness among the general population. Corporations bank on the lettuce-brain crowd.

What are you talking about? I already knew the government and big corporations were fucking me. What I didn't know was that doggie style had 8 fun variations!

I found Nik's movie much more edifying.

 

[KeithTalent]

I highly recommend We Live in Public: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/We_Liv...=1679123477_0_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336

One of my favourite docs from last year. Excellent story about a whacky internet pioneer and something that should be of interest to most people here.

KT

 

[zoiks]

Thanks. Food Inc. was great, although they laid it on a little thick with the mom that her kid died from ecoli.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is incredible too.

Also: SuperSize Me
The Union

Great documentaries.

Yeah although I remember how bad that spinach ecoli disaster was that happened a couple of years back. I didn't know that it was actually caused by using water contaminated by animal feces and other crap.

 

[Deeko]

Absolutely not.

I don't know what its about and I'm not clicking your link, but because you phrased your title as a command rather than a suggestion, there is a 0&#37; chance of me ever watching it.

Nice job.

 

[Deeko]

Thanks. Food Inc. was great, although they laid it on a little thick with the mom that her kid died from ecoli.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is incredible too.

Also: SuperSize Me
The Union

Great documentaries.

SuperSize Me is the STUPIDEST movie on the planet. Its intended to bash McDonald's and show how unhealthy they are....he was eating 5,000 calories a day! And he was pretty thin (6'2 180 if I recall) to begin with.

My reactions to that movie are 1) If his "vegan chef girlfriend" had adopted her "detox diet" to contain 5,000 calories, he still would have gained a whole lot of weight and 2) the high fat content he bemoans was nowhere near as unhealthy as the sugar content, which came from the soda, and is ubiquitous with the American diet, its not a McDonald's issue.

 

[vulcanman]

I highly recommend We Live in Public: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/We_Liv...=1679123477_0_0&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&trkid=222336

One of my favourite docs from last year. Excellent story about a whacky internet pioneer and something that should be of interest to most people here.

KT

Great. Thanks !! But, hmm, Netflix only has option to "Save To Queue". i.e. No option to Add to Queue. Very odd.

 

[angminas]

Absolutely not.

I don't know what its about and I'm not clicking your link, but because you phrased your title as a command rather than a suggestion, there is a 0% chance of me ever watching it.

Nice job.

You seem to think that, by taking this approach, you will keep someone else from having power over your life, when in fact the exact opposite has occurred.

 

[KeithTalent]

Great. Thanks !! But, hmm, Netflix only has option to "Save To Queue". i.e. No option to Add to Queue. Very odd.

Ahh sorry, I think maybe it does not come out for another week or two.

KT

 

[Deeko]

You seem to think that, by taking this approach, you will keep someone else from having power over your life, when in fact the exact opposite has occurred.

Your reverse psychology won't work on me.

Whateva! I do what I want!

 

[Lifted]

SuperSize Me is the STUPIDEST movie on the planet. Its intended to bash McDonald's and show how unhealthy they are....he was eating 5,000 calories a day! And he was pretty thin (6'2 180 if I recall) to begin with.

I think you missed the first 10 minutes of the movie because everything is explained so clearly that a 7 year old with an IQ of 65 could follow it.

He ate 3 meals a day from McDonald's because... McDonald's said their food was healthy and provided everything needed for a well balanced diet.

He did super-size his meals when they asked him, but I doubt that made much of a difference in the end.

 

[Deeko]

I think you missed the first 10 minutes of the movie because everything is explained so clearly that a 7 year old with an IQ of 65 could follow it.

He ate 3 meals a day from McDonald's because... McDonald's said their food was healthy and provided everything needed for a well balanced diet.

He did super-size his meals when they asked him, but I doubt that made much of a difference in the end.

There is a difference between eating McDonald's at every meal and eating 5,000 or so calories a day.

You COULD eat at McDonald's for every meal and not eat 5,000 calories a day. Quite easily. The fact that he was eating so much he was vomiting in the parking lot shows that what he was doing has no basis in reality. And boo hoo, he only supersized when they asked? Is he insinuating that you can't tell a salesperson no? That's moronic.