EARLY ACCESS: The Menu (2022) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching
Added 2023-03-13 19:00:03 +0000 UTCWhat's your favorite dish? We both check out the Horror/Thriller, The Menu (2022). Here's our reaction to our first time watching.
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I watched this movie fairly recently and I had pieced together that it was going to be a suicide cult fairly early. It was when the customers were touring the island and they were shown the living quarters of the chefs where they lived minimally and that the head chef lived in a house. I was like "...this seems like a cult set up" and with the one scene in the trailer where the food critic was like "We are going to die tonight" I assumed it was a murder/suicide pact. The only thing I wasn't sure on in the first act or two was if it was going to be real or an elaborate hoax for the "experience". Kind of glad they decided to stick with it being real. Not my favorite film, might not even rewatch it, but it was an interesting sit through.
Rainingmadness
2023-03-15 06:51:39 +0000 UTCWhen I saw the trailer before Halloween Ends, I thought that the guests would be getting turned into food for the menu. Just watched your video while doing dishes after dinner, and, even though I'm full from dinner, I'm now craving a cheeseburger. But no onions. I hate onions.
Kevin Lee Wagner
2023-03-15 05:11:23 +0000 UTCYeah the movie is a 7/10 psychological thriller than horror. No real scares, just real mind bender ideas. Keeps you guessing which is fun and the comedy is played well. Ralph Fiennes was the best part.
Mario Prime Plays
2023-03-15 03:37:20 +0000 UTCI was as satisfied with The Menu as Erin was with her well-made cheeseburger.
Sean Carleton
2023-03-15 02:59:10 +0000 UTCA company mints 💁🏾♂️
Anthony Carter
2023-03-14 18:31:00 +0000 UTCBy passing resemblance do you mean almost the same story arc? Lol. A man who knows what’s going on brings unknowing guest into what is essentially a cult. They are then fed a fancy meal and made to feel at home, until someone commits suicide and changes the tone of the event for everyone. Two old people jump off a cliff, or a chef shoots himself. You could even compare the angel investor to the one black friend who got killed off inbetween the middle of the movie shift change and the climax. The main character is then accepted by the cult, by winning the dance contest or just being liked by the chef. Then it progresses into burning down a big structure full of live people for the climax of the movie. Aren’t both ending shots of both movies the unknowing girl in the distance watching contently as people burn?
Smoothjazzsundays
2023-03-14 06:51:31 +0000 UTCI mean my thoughts comparing this with pig is that both movies are a bit of a satire on the whole super fancy pretentious fine dining thing. Both poking fun at how stupid and over the top the Michelin star restaurants of the world can be.
Smoothjazzsundays
2023-03-14 06:45:46 +0000 UTCI believe that’s Glass Onion
Marshall Mitcham
2023-03-14 00:27:59 +0000 UTCYeah this is nothing like pig and only has a passing resemblance to midsommer. Just feels like reductive labels ppl use when they don’t like something. I like that this film didn’t go the obvious cannibal/gore route and went in a more unique direction. It isn’t top-notch pathos but better than what you’d expect out of the trailer. Slightly above average.
Veya
2023-03-13 21:13:44 +0000 UTCDefinitely thought this was gonna be about cannibalism when I watched it. I enjoyed it. Don’t think it’s something that would make it’s way onto my regular menu but I’m glad I watched it.
Kristian
2023-03-13 21:09:11 +0000 UTCPig? Have you actually seen that movie? Other than having culinary themes they have literally nothing in common. It's like saying it's just ratatouille or No Reservations.
Rob Church
2023-03-13 20:32:19 +0000 UTCI do love Ralph Fiennes though
Smoothjazzsundays
2023-03-13 20:03:03 +0000 UTCThought this movie was very mid. The director just combined “pig” and “midsommer” and called it a day.
Smoothjazzsundays
2023-03-13 20:01:40 +0000 UTCIS this the one with the Kanye mural
FuzzyDunlop
2023-03-13 19:39:16 +0000 UTC
