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Post by Marshall on Jan 6, 2023 21:51:29 GMT -5
“The Menu”. - just watched it on HBO. It’s in theaters too (apparently). It’s very bizarre. But Sue and I both liked it. Pretty crazy. A weird thriller. But funny in many spots too. Kind of a morbid farce.
We liked it a lot.
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Post by t-bob on Jan 6, 2023 23:35:05 GMT -5
a review......The Menu ...... two dimming stars "Don’t waste your time with this movie. The acting was quite good, but that’s about all this movie has going for it. The plot was quite lacking as the motivations for characters are never properly explained. You’re just expected to take everything at face value, no matter how bizarre or seemingly nonsensical they may be. A chef wants to murder his clientele and his employees because he’s insecure and has lost all his passion in his career in the culinary arts? Okay, that’s pretty interesting. Why not? Let’s see where this goes. A lack of clear motivation from the villain wouldn’t have been such a major issue if the story had an interesting plot. But the villain’s threats never go anywhere. It’s just 90 minutes of loosely connected violent scenes that don’t add anything to the story. So you’re left with a villain whose intentions you barely understand whose every action barely amounts to anything. Half of these scenes could’ve been removed from the movie entirely, and the “plot” would still remain intact." another review with five cheeseburgers......... The Menu is probably one the most strangest and yet extremely absurd thrillers that I've ever seen of all-time and yet seems like a film that I thought was good to enjoy. I'll even try to explain the plot like always with no spoilers so let's get right into it. The film begins with a bunch of rich and yet wealthy people who travel to a privately owned island where they visit a exclusive restaurant known as "Hawthorne" which is owned by a celebrity chef (Ralph Fiennes) who serves them exquisite and very delicate culinary delights only then to realize that it is a total death trap. What makes the film so genuinely inventive is that the first act begins as a nice cruise to an island and then in the second act it begins to build a whole bunch of anticipation and suspense on what happens next but most of the times there's some stuff in the movie that are totally unexpected to be shown which makes the film totally watchable and surprising at the same time enough for the entire audience. The combination of suspense and dark comedy is just top-notch and totally creative in the same kind of ways like how other directors such as Stanley Kubrick and Quentin Tarantino always like to interject and be more artsy with many of their own films. The cast is even another thing that makes the movie so great adding Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and of course John Leguizamo. If your a big fan of thriller films and are in the mood to see one in theaters then I would say give The Menu a watch. We are unique souls. |
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Post by Marshall on Jan 7, 2023 9:31:12 GMT -5
The acting is excellent. The characters aren't "explained" because they are more like caricatures. It's a farce of sorts. Over-the-top, but the characters are close enough to realities we know that we (I anyway) don't need a deep dives into motivation. Its very inventive. Fun and shocking at the same time.
It's on HBOmax, so didn't cost us anything extra.
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Post by t-bob on Jan 7, 2023 17:28:31 GMT -5
The acting is excellent. The characters aren't "explained" because they are more like caricatures. It's a farce of sorts. Over-the-top, but the characters are close enough to realities we know that we (I anyway) don't need a deep dives into motivation. Its very inventive. Fun and shocking at the same time. It's on HBOmax, so didn't cost us anything extra.
$14.99/month after trialIt's not really free or trial |
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Post by TKennedy on Jan 7, 2023 22:11:43 GMT -5
Just watched it. I agree, Hammond will love it, maybe Marty too.
Broke open a box of graham crackers after. Strange craving.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 8, 2023 8:51:16 GMT -5
We already get HBOmax. This didn't cost any extra.
It's sort of like Fargo. If that grossed you out, then this will.
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Post by coachdoc on Jan 9, 2023 0:09:07 GMT -5
I should love it then as Fargo is an all time favorite of mine. Possibly due to Frances McDermot. (spelling, I know.) Francis is my ultimate source of Midwestern identity.
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Post by epaul on Jan 9, 2023 0:30:07 GMT -5
More so than Todd? That's impossible.
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Post by drlj on Jan 9, 2023 7:29:53 GMT -5
I watched The Banshees of Inisherin the other night. Great acting, beautiful scenery, wonderful music, horrid movie.
I hated it. And I had really looked forward to seeing it, too. If you saw it and liked it, I can live with it, but I truly hated that film. I give it 4 Ughs and 2 Yucks.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 9, 2023 9:47:15 GMT -5
I should love it then as Fargo is an all time favorite of mine. Possibly due to Frances McDermot. (spelling, I know.) Francis is my ultimate source of Midwestern identity. It's not as cheeky as Fargo. And not at all Minnesotan. Anna Taylor-Joy is not Francis Mickdoormat, but she's good. (She's the Queen's Gambit girl) |
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Post by John B on Jan 9, 2023 9:56:37 GMT -5
Francis McDortmund was great in Raising Arizona.
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Post by jdd2 on Jan 9, 2023 10:00:47 GMT -5
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