King Corn

Actor: Michael Pollan , Ian Cheney , Curt Ellis , Stephen Macko , Chuck Pyatt
Director: Aaron Woolf
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Manufacturer: DOCURAMA
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Engrossing and eye-opening KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial pesticide-laden heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom - corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivet college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America.With the help of some real farmers oodles of fertilizer and government aid and some genetically modified seeds the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America's modern food system."A graceful and frequently humorous film that captures the idiosyncrasies of its characters and never hectors" (Salon) KING CORN shows how and why whenever you eat a hamburger or drink a soda you re really consuming corn.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 mintuesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Rating: NR UPC: 767685110898 Manufacturer No: NNVG110891

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King Corn

We had watched the King Corn on PBS. He loved it so much he asked me to go on-line an buy him a copy. He has since watched it an is inviting a friend over to watch it again with him. I checked various sites and found that Amazon.com to have the best price.

2008-10-12

Eye-Opening

This movie opened my eyes to what I am really putting into my mouth. It also showed me that agriculture in this country is not on the right course and is contributing to the degredation of our nation, the world and the environment. Slightly misleading, however, is the fact that it is listed as "by Michael Pollan", which is is not... he is just a guest speaker of sorts. That was why I purchased the movie, and though feeling misled I still REALLY liked the movie. A must-see for everyone.

2008-08-30

NEEDS A PART TWO THAT'S NOT TOO CORNY

These lads of Yale infiltrated the Iowa farm machine with stealth aplomb, despite the corniness of the family connections to farming and the constant ingestion of McSlopburgers. A fine and informative study is presented, although the tone remains steadily non-confrontational. The information is an H-bomb for the uninformed. Perhaps it is already too late for the soda drinkers. For those long in the know,a film showing a sense of where we actually are is required. No mention is made of the steady movement towards local fresh produce farming and organic philosophy that is occurring everywhere around the rotten, chemical soaked, decaying Heartland of this Corporation...I mean Country. Faced with the staggering dumbness of what they learned, perhaps the Yale lads can come back baring some teeth and infiltrate the world of organic farms to present the future of the actual food supply. They better grow some beards first.Maybe listen to some punk rock instead of soppy folk music.

2008-08-29

King Corn

As a nation we have slept for 2 generations while our (and the world's) food industry has gone awry. If you eat, you should see this documentary.

2008-08-27

King Corn

As a registered dietitian, I am concerned about our food suppy. This documentary presented facts and trends that frightened me. As the film suggests, I looked at all the food products that have high frutose corn syrup and it is in so many foods. This film presents both sides on how our country came to this point of encouraging the production of this product.

2008-08-19

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