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A documentary filmed over three years and following the lives of Helen Steel and Dave Morris, a postman and a gardener, whose trial against fast food giants McDonalds became the longest in English history. Their case develops from the basic issues of nutrition, animals, advertising and the environment to the implications on .. Read more

Director	Franny Armstrong
Genres	Documentary

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- To say it's been a long road is like saying that living on McDonald's fare is not too good for the human body. When... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 57
  - 0
  Get Disc 2 instead
  
  The second disc includes all of disc one in addition to some additional coverage of events since the first disc was published.
  
  If you want to see ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Reigate, England
  - 08 Apr 2006 at 23:53
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- - 0
  - 0
  Not Great
  
  did not get disk 2 with it, this is not of an real interest though it's good to see McDonalds getting a bash.
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Nov 2011 at 12:17
- - 2
  - 0
  Historical document
  
  Over 10 years ago McDonalds lost a major court case to a small group of people, which took years in the high courts.
  
  A must see.
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - Hampton
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 09:46
- - 3
  - 0
  Running Scared
  
  Brilliant documentary about BigMac's attempt to silence 2 ordinary people who, wanting potential customers to know a bit more about how this unethical ... read more »
  
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- 731110
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - CityGent
  - 44 reviews
  - Burton Upon Trent
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 15:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Worth a Mclook
  
  As with other reviews I go along with the recommendation for getting the bonus disc only as this has the whole story up to date.
  
  The extremes ... read more »
  
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- - Diverbozz
  - 5 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 08:50
- - 1
  - 0
  POWER TO THE PEOPLE
  
  YOU GOT TOOOO SEE THIS
  
  WE ALL KNOW IT BUT WE DONT ALL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
  
  WORLD CLASS TRUTH
  
  Report this review
- 730258
- - OSo
  - 401 reviews
  - Tooting London
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 20:36
- - 1
  - 0
  Not as good as it should have been
  
  For this landmark, historic court case to be covered in a film is exciting, as there is so much we can learn about how the legal system, the libel system, and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 12 Jan 2009 at 19:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Justice
  
  I think this is a very good account of the way in which a large corporation can be questioned and made to face up to issues that are of concern to the public ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Gloucester
  - 23 Oct 2008 at 05:40
- - 2
  - 0
  Meaty viewing...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  ...Excellent docu and great for anyone who liked The Corporation. Shows that multi-nationals can be beaten by a couple of Vegans and a photocopier. Power to the... read more »
  
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- - cobalt60
  - 4 reviews
  - Surbiton
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 09:43
- - 1
  - 0
  This was a lot of fun
  
  The story of two activists holding McDonald's to account for its actions in the Civil Courts, sounds like a truely awful prospect. Amazingly, the film ... read more »
  
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- - brokenking
  - 214 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 25 Mar 2008 at 22:15
- - 1
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  shocking but true
  
  This documentary is shocking but true. It has changed my opinion of McD!
  
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  - Bangor
  - 07 Feb 2008 at 10:08
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- - 57
  - 0
  Get Disc 2 instead
  
  The second disc includes all of disc one in addition to some additional coverage of events since the first disc was published.
  
  If you want to see ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 230437
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Reigate, England
  - 08 Apr 2006 at 23:53
- - 7
  - 0
  Watch Disc 2 First
  
  Disc 2 contains the longer, more up to date version of the documentary. Disc 1 has an earlier version, most of the footage from which is in the newer version. ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew Tempest
  - North London, England
  - 17 Jul 2006 at 19:37
- - 3
  - 0
  Very interesting documentary
  
  The story of two ordinary people who humiliated McDonald's in the biggest corporate PR disaster in history. A celluloid record of McDonald's unehtical ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leighton Buzzard, England
  - 22 Mar 2006 at 23:44
- - 3
  - 0
  Running Scared
  
  Brilliant documentary about BigMac's attempt to silence 2 ordinary people who, wanting potential customers to know a bit more about how this unethical ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 731110
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - CityGent
  - 44 reviews
  - Burton Upon Trent
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 15:21
- - 2
  - 0
  a bit different!
  
  Quite interesting - told you a lot about the really extreme lengths that McDonalds went to stop two fairly normally people from leafletting outside a Maccy D&#... read more »
  
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- 241941
- - a customer
  - Leeds, England
  - 09 May 2006 at 07:41
- - 2
  - 0
  Well worth it
  
  A thorough and surprisingly balanced documentary about two people who had the temerity to criticise a multi-national corporation over some of their practices. ... read more »
  
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- 244846
- - LazarusMunkey
  - 132 reviews
  - Wednesbury
  - 16 May 2006 at 14:01
- - 2
  - 0
  Meaty viewing...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  ...Excellent docu and great for anyone who liked The Corporation. Shows that multi-nationals can be beaten by a couple of Vegans and a photocopier. Power to the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 550628
- - cobalt60
  - 4 reviews
  - Surbiton
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 09:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Worth a Mclook
  
  As with other reviews I go along with the recommendation for getting the bonus disc only as this has the whole story up to date.
  
  The extremes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 730799
- - Diverbozz
  - 5 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 08:50
- - 2
  - 0
  Historical document
  
  Over 10 years ago McDonalds lost a major court case to a small group of people, which took years in the high courts.
  
  A must see.
  
  Report this review
- 743867
- - a customer
  - Hampton
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 09:46
- - 2
  - 1
  Mc Rubbish DVD
  
  Whats with the Two DVDs,they could have released it on one dvd.Disc 2 has everything that Disc 1 has but only the last 10 mins of which is absolutley rubbish.<... read more »
  
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- 238246
- - EJL Edwards
  - Mc Donald Country
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 08:44

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  A documentary filmed over three years and following the lives of Helen Steel and Dave Morris, a postman and a gardener, whose trial against fast food giants McDonalds became the longest in English history. Their case develops from the basic issues of nutrition, animals, advertising and the ...