The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

This is a rip off Super Size Me. Hysterics. But in a sick way, good news. It means that men start to care about their own health. The bad news is that it goes the same way as the general direction for women: depression and eating disorders labeled as "I take care of my body".And if you take a moment to think it's all the S&M Christianity has ever offered: exercise is a way to punish the body. Even the producer says "we have to take him away from any temptation". Like with the anti vaccines nuts, the nutrition nuts do not have much science to back them, but they do have guilt in seemingly unlimited quantities. And the same way, as the diseases we vaccinate for are hard to notice, the same way famine is hard to notice. So food is bad. Pleasure is bad. The alternative is not happiness, the alternative is a dark place which will lead you to some sort of invisible paradise.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch

Many years ago, I wrote an article about Hippocrates Institute in Florida, so I had to go there. Hippocrates concentrates on a whole food diet, wheat grass juice, with a day of fasting drinking only juice (not just wheat grass as I recall).I hated it. I lost my appetite totally and the wheat grass juice was beyond awful.I came back after a week, ten pounds thinner, and I hadn't been overweight to begin with. I also saw the results it had for the other people there, mostly people who had been given a terminally ill diagnosis for cancer. By using whole, unprocessed, raw foods, Hippocrates has cured people all over the world.I had no idea that "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" extolled the virtues of juicing and of whole food. For some reason I thought it was about eating junk food, like Supersize Me or whatever it was. Instead, it was about a man named Joe Cross who "rebooted" and lost a tremendous amount of weight by doing a 60-day juice fast and then moving on to a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables and continuing with his exercise program. He also was able to get off of all of his medications - he has a chronic immune disorder.Walking around New York City, Joe interviews a lot of people, and some of their answers are not only funny but expressed how many people feel. "I want to die happy," someone said, which reminded me of a big Hollywood producer interviewed about Chasen's Restaurant: "We led shorter lives, but fuller lives," he said. Joe also is able to help people, a woman with migraines who did a short juice fast and fits it into her lifestyle now, with no more migraines.Then we meet Phil, a 429-pound truck driver, who meets Joe and later begs him for help. His transformation was unbelievable, down to something like 227 pounds, off all of his meds, blood work excellent, and on an exercise program. He also opened a community juice bar and is now a nutritional trainer.I should point out that Phil's story is a complicated one and I believe is continued in FS&ND-2, which I haven't seen. I have read about Phil's journey since the end of the first film, though.One can't help but be moved and inspired by this film. A 60-day juice fast would be tough, but the health aspect of eating better is something to think about. Having seen the difference in women's appearances after just 14-days following Dr. Perricone's health plan - it's obvious that a healthy lifestyle, with the occasional treat, is critical.

Sorry, I did not like it. His weight problems were probably more from the steroids than anything else. Yes, he ate less-than-perfect food but steroids make you big. His autoimmune problems were probably more genetic and steroid-related than weight-related. Most overweight people I know are healthy and happy. Most of those who lose weight are no happier and all look older. Many get that disgusting/hanging Shar-Pei skin. Hair, skin and nails all suffer, too. And if you lose more than a pound/week you lose heart muscle which can be fatal. I think if you have a health problem that is proved to be from weight then, yes, you should lose some weight. I am not convinced juicing is the best way. Most fresh fruit and vegetables are horribly full of pesticides, chemicals, feces and other things that are deadly. They make you VERY gassy, too. I think we should all be whatever weight we want as long as we are happy and healthy.

I'm usually a fan of films that are well-done, good cinematography, good scores, good editing and I'm afraid this film lacks in most of those departments. Ceteris paribus, this quality transposed to another doc and I'd have given maybe 2 to 4 stars. The real saving grace here though is the story. The transformation of Phil's life in the last hour or so of the film is really so inspirational and that even a super film snob - and book snob and financial snob and political affairs snob etc - like me can with no reservations give this 9 stars. Really touching, really eye-opening, I love and applaud this film (even if I hated the cartoon segments!) Recommended and recommendable.