Food For the Eyes
I recently saw a list of top food movies on the web and realized I'd seen all the movies on the list. I am both a certifiable food nut and a TV junkie. I can't locate the list anymore, but I'll try and recreate it:
Big Night
Tampopo
Eat Drink Man Woman
Mostly Martha
Babette's Feast
Ratatouille
I'm definitely missing a few. Any ideas? If you mention it I'll remember! I'll add Chocolat even though it wasn't on this particular list. And a personal nod goes to The Three Musketeers (edit: doi, The Count of Monte Christo, retarded Pei) even though it's not a movie. The scene in which Edmund makes his great debut as the mysterious Count by throwing an exotic feast is masterful. He imports writhing beasts and luscious fruits from all corners of the world and sends a clear message that he is no ordinary noble. Phenomenal.
Big Night
Tampopo
Eat Drink Man Woman
Mostly Martha
Babette's Feast
Ratatouille
I'm definitely missing a few. Any ideas? If you mention it I'll remember! I'll add Chocolat even though it wasn't on this particular list. And a personal nod goes to The Three Musketeers (edit: doi, The Count of Monte Christo, retarded Pei) even though it's not a movie. The scene in which Edmund makes his great debut as the mysterious Count by throwing an exotic feast is masterful. He imports writhing beasts and luscious fruits from all corners of the world and sends a clear message that he is no ordinary noble. Phenomenal.
posted by Pei at
5:32 AM
12 Comments:
You forgot Like Water for Chocolate - though remember not to watch the dubbed version!
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Cat, At
8/29/2007 10:35:00 AM
Tortilla Soup which is the Mexican version of Eat, Drink, Man, Woman.
And then, ugh, the newest Nacho Libre.
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Anonymous, At
8/29/2007 11:28:00 AM
Count of Monte Cristo?
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Anonymous, At
8/29/2007 11:51:00 AM
OMG, total typo. That's what happens at 5am. Will fix.
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Pei, At
8/29/2007 12:53:00 PM
i had an alergic reaction to chocolat. almost painfully cheesy and formulaic.
and i heard of some campy hong kong flick called "god of cooking"
but of the six you mentioned, i loved them all.
and for us winos, there was of course "sideways"
"are you chewing gum?"
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Edward, At
8/29/2007 02:45:00 PM
have you seen no reservations?
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emileee, At
8/29/2007 02:46:00 PM
I heart God of Cooking! Too hilarious.
Like Water for Chocolate and Chocolat were both kind of saccharine. Why can't someone make a good chocolate movie? And no, I don't mean Willy Wonka.
No Reservations is the English remake of Mostly Martha! The original was great, but I hear the new version is meh?
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Pei, At
8/29/2007 03:48:00 PM
My God! I can't believe what you are doing tomorrow!
By
lisa, At
8/29/2007 07:16:00 PM
i really like simply irresistible. it's a stupid-ish plot, but her food looks so good!
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Krizia, At
8/30/2007 12:36:00 AM
Ha, thanks for the unusual response Krizia! I'll have to check that out for "silly teeny bopper movie night."
It's not a food movie, but I really enjoyed Stranger than Fiction and Maggie Gyllenhal's law school student turned baker character. My fiance is totally jealous of her. He sighed "Why can't we do THAT?" Maybe one day, one day...then he can buy me tons of flours.
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Pei, At
8/30/2007 01:27:00 PM
My roommate loves to watch awful movies like Simply Irresistible. I caught some of it when she watched it, and I have to say, it's not even fun in a cheesy way. So annoying I didn't even notice the food, and you know I always notice the food.
By
claire, At
8/30/2007 03:38:00 PM
PS - You were right the first time: http://www.amazon.com/Count-Monte-Cristo-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140449264
By
claire, At
8/30/2007 03:39:00 PM
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