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| King Corn (Green Packaging) | 
| Director: Aaron Woolf
Actors: Michael Pollan, Ian Cheney, Curt Ellis, Stephen Macko, Chuck Pyatt
Studio: DOCURAMA
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.95
Buy New: $18.03
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 9299
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.1 x 0.4
MPN: NNVG110891
UPC: 767685110898
EAN: 0767685110898
ASIN: B0012680D0
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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 Educational and Enternaining November 12, 2008
This was an excellent film on consumption and uses for corn and how it is contributing to the obesity epidemic. The film was factual and also very entertaining and kept it's audience's attention for the whole film.
 would you like corn syrup with that? November 4, 2008
A documentary about Corn. The turning point of the story begins when Republican Earl Butz ushers in the "Get big or get out" era. The idea was to reduce subsidies by dramatically increasing subsidies. (technically there would be fewer farmers receiving subsidies when there are fewer remaining farmers).
The older townsfolk interviewed don't come off as cynical. They come off as fatalistically pragmatic. Both dependent on large subsidies and likely to be run out of business by people better at lining up subsidies and agribusiness contracts, they all know it is the only game in town.
In the end King Corn enables the cheap production of massive amounts of meat and corn syrup. Even most of the poorest americans can now afford to feed themselves into 280 pound bodies and diabetes. We wouldn't have our massive number of fast food restaurants and ubiquitous chain restaurants without King Corn. Those restaurants provide jobs people need: They sure aren't going to be farmers, grocers, or butchers.
 boring..... October 29, 2008
i still do not understand the purpose of this movie. o.k. they were trying to raise awareness about the corn industry in america, but the movie itself was drawn out. there seemed to be no real plot. it was definitely way longer than it needed to be. there was also a lot of personal family info. thrown into the movie that did not need to be there. i would recommend reading an essay on corn development in america instead of this movie. it was not nearly as informative as i had hoped.
King Corn October 12, 2008
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.
Eye-Opening August 30, 2008
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.
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