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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 10:07 am 
I thought it was such a great premise and could have been awesome and it fizzled. I was so irritated. They started character development and then it was for no reason, no impact on the story and the ending was so stupid!
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 11:44 am
I thought it might have been better as a series rather than a movie for that reason. Some of the characters get lost.
I usually read all the reviews before I watch something. Probably because it was about "food", I just went with it...imagine my surprise lol
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 12:14 pm
I was tempted to see The Menu in the theater but I don't like horror. Glad to hear its on HBO -- I can check it out and turn it off if I don't like it. I'm lowering my expectations.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 12:26 pm
it's not really gory. I agree it would have been a good series and then they could have elaborated and really developed the middle and ending
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 12:55 pm
Maybe "horror" is too strong of an adjective? Maybe macabre would be more appropriate.
Most of it is more...deliberate psychological manipulation. I personally, didn't find the more "aggressive" scenes that disturbing. When they are sort of abstract it doesn't bother me so much.
The disappointment was, as Pamy said, it could have been so much more. But it was a decent movie that at the end we just said, well...that was weird.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 3:19 pm
I liked The Menu. As I said in the movie thread, it both is and isn't what you think it will be.
It is offbeat, odd and some funny bits. Absurd, comedy satire.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 9:42 am
I watched The Menu yesterday and what a weird, crazy movie!
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 12:11 pm
I enjoyed The Menu also. If you like unpredictable plots, this one certainly fits the bill.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 1:05 pm
I DO like the wacky and weird. Especially when the actors are good. I did enjoy the fact it was about a chef... Because of my background. Some chefs I know are just short of homicidal lol The "clap" made me burst out laughing. The descriptions of the food so elaborate it was lost on non foodie guests. But the people that were special guests were there to be able to brag they were there...not to experience the food. The food critic...spot on.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 1:22 pm
I want to watch The Menu, but not if it involves cannibalism (which is what the previews make it seem)
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 1:53 pm
It was a bit too much for me, gave me bad dreams.
Lexie, no humans are eaten! They show a menu with each dish and I kept thinking one of them was going to say "Sous Chef Smith" or something, but they never did.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 1:54 pm
it's twisted, but I don't recall that being on the menu.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 2:17 pm
Thanks ya'll... maybe I will watch it.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Monday, January 09, 2023 - 3:27 pm
Yeah, I thought it was going to go that way...but it doesn't
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 12:56 pm
I recorded The Chef and started watching and wasn't paying adequate attention, I think, but wasn't really drawn in to any character. Then I might have either nodded off or wandered off, not sure but then saw a scene where someone passed a note saying HELP US and realized that I had either missed some key elements or they had.. anyway at that point I was tired and I just deleted the whole thing.
I did record The Banshees of Inisherin, as I had seen promos or reviews.. and so I did watch the whole of that and appreciated the acting and the gloomy Irish island setting but was just sort of puzzled as to why.. and all it said to me was that living in such a place with those people was not as appealing as I might have once thought.. the isolation seemed to not create as much mutual support but did create a mutual nosiness and gossip network.
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