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It was hilarious watching how Hannibal has influenced you into thinking every next course was going to be human 😋

Tyler was there because he was the obsessed type that sought to explain away every minute detail of the chef’s craft leaving no mystery or wonder. . Taking away the sheer innocent enjoyment of it. Chef said it himself. “You are the reason the mystery has been drained from our art.”

'Tylers Bullshit' gets me every single time, it's one of the funniest moments I've seen in a movie in so long. Absolutely loved every minute of this, from start to end. Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy all give top performances.

The way his face subtly lights up at "a cheeseburger." Chef found his passion again; and so, she lives. I love this movie, so hard. A brilliantly dark statement on the pretense of fine dining, both of the restaurant and its patrons.

Best line in the movie: “Where did you go to school?” “Brown” “Student loans?” “No” “Sorry, you’re dying”

I like how this movie subverting all cannibalism expectations that almost everyone has

Before she found the radio, she saw all of his pictures. Pictures of him at his restaurant, with his family, with Doug Verrick, etc. He was frowning in all of them except for the one where he was a simple grill cook making a cheeseburger. He told her in an earlier scene that he hadn't enjoyed cooking for anybody in a long time. Great foreshadowing.

Fun fact that cheeseburger chef made at the end was the world's best cheeseburger. They had the guy who was voted best cheeseburger in the world teach chef how to cook it in real life. So in the movie he actually made the best burger in the world.

I also went into this movie expecting the secret ingredient to be people. It just felt obvious that everyone would be killed and served up. Or people would be getting picked off one after the other until only one was left. I'm glad it didn't go that route. This movie was a lot more subtle than I expected, but I think it helped make it stand out. This is most definitely a weird movie, but something about the tone of it is just so interesting. I've seen it a few times and I still think it's sort of like the cheeseburger at the end of the movie. It isn't over the top in terms of plot/action, but at the end of the day it's just a well-made movie that leaves you satisfied.

The photo of him at the burger place is he is smiling, the only picture out of all the ones, the one where he was a humble fry cook he was the happiest. That’s why he let Margot go, he finally felt happy that someone actually appreciated the food..thats all that he wanted was someone to love his food and to just, eat.

An attack on how we consume art in all forms, the critics, clout chasing, opulent consumption for the sake of consumption....the burger represents modest happiness, without pretention, enjoying the honest & simpler things

I'm retired now but I worked my whole life in the service industry. I absolutely understand why Chef and his cooks did what they did. You can't imagine how many times I had that very fantasy about people I had to deal with. It's nice to know that whoever wrote this movie understands a server worker's life.

I love Ray Fiennes and think he killed it in this role.

Tyler was basically a food instagramer who goes places and takes pictures of food and thinks just because he knows about the food that he could cook it if he wanted to. He was proven wrong and then took himself out

Ralph Fiennes sold this character 100%, his best acting job for me.

I once asked for more sauce for a pasta dish at Maggianos, the chef send me a bowl like that filled to the brim like precariously filled with sauce. I looked at it and looked at the waitress. She was saying sorry with her eyes. “I have upset the chef it seems” she just smiled. True fkn story. Somewhere that chef tells the story from his perspective. Jackass. Lol

Absolutely love this movie. One of the rare ones these days, where I had no idea what was happening while loving everything that was. :D Don't want to say more, lest I drain the mystery out of movie-making.

I would have to agree with Mrs. Movies that the film was weird but that's part of the fun because it gives it a uniqueness that isn't necessarily shared with other films within the same genre. If Mrs. Movies wants to see a film that's weird she should try looking at a old Clive Barker film by the title "Nightbreed".

Caramelized onions is the best topping for a cheeseburger. And I'm not talking about those quick impostor caramelized onions. I'm talkin about slowly cooking for 6 to 8 hours caramelized onions 🧅🍔

The Cheeseburger was the only REAL food in the movie, the rest were all "art" substitutions for real food. The director had cheeseburgers brought in for the entire cast... ---- Would love to see you do reactions to "The Bear"

28:05 “Could we get a pair of scissors over here?” 😂 💀

Bouche is french for Mouth. Amuse Bouche means little bite, pr little appetizer.

This movie was nothing what I expected and I think that is why there are a lot of haters on it. It was advertised as more of a campy almost slasher type movie (I was really surprised it didn't go cannibal) when it is more of a concept piece about food as art, obsession, and toxic people that ruin good things. In my opinion, it is a fantastically weird and great movie.

This movie is so unique. I love it

Tyler is like people who know everything about a certain area but don’t know how to put it in action form Like most middle school gym teachers

You asked us what's your favourite dish in the movie? My favourite dish in the movie is Anya Taylor Joy.

The only customer I felt bad for was the actor. While the chef had animosity because of his bad movie, the Actor himself felt it was a bad movie but truly enjoyed making it. In a way, he and the chef had something in common. While cheeseburgers are considered a tasty but common cheap meal, the chef still loved making them.

The restraint shown in the screenplay kept it in the satire genre, and saved it from sliding into parody. Black comedy at its finest! And now I want a medium rare cheese burger with bacon, served on a toasted English muffin (with the burger juices gently sopped into the muffin). A few slices of avocado would not be amiss! 🍔

When the Head Chef is both Voldemort AND the Red Dragon... it's time to catch the first boat off the island

I also went into this movie thinking it was going to be a cannibal movie, but I really loved what it ended up being anyway.

Please watch "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022).

A couple notes. Leguizano based his character on Steven Seagal. Also, i think the Chef included the Actor because he had abandoned his art to do the film just for the money. It was Anya's idea that her back be to the kitchen forcing her to turn around. She said it was worth the neck pain. All the cast were on set every day so they would mime and ad lib in the background for other people's scenes. In the end, Erin provided an experience of a good customer for the Chef. There is also a theory that Erin might not have gotten away as the beef in the burgers coukd be a day old as Elsa described at the beginning. Overall, this movie really spoke to me. I saw the over-obsessed fans of any prooerty in the dining guests. The canon-hawks, the gate-keepers, the continuity-slueths, etc. All the people who have started sucking the fun out of movies and TV these days.

This made my Top 10 Movies of 2022. But, I'm also a cook in real life so I can relate. lol

That bowl of broken emulsion was 24 ounces of "bitch slap".

My favourite recent movie. Great little ensemble. Annoyingly, not yet available on disc in the UK..and yes, the trailer does slightly misrepresent what the film is. Which is no bad thing given most trailers show the entire plot

From the original script: Lillian wasn't completely exaggerating when she said she put Chef on the map: He had another high end restaurant before Hawthorne, called Tantalus. Got 2 Michelin stars 2 years in, then closed up shop. Isn't heard from again until 3 years later, running a taco truck in Portland. He agreed to the interview only if he could keep his privacy, his own land, and it had to be by the water so he could source his own fish. It's established the movie star has a peanut allergy during the tour, and this turns out to be setup for the menu's eighth course, where Felicity is ordered to force feed him a dish completely comprised of peanuts so as to kill him through anaphylactic shock. Anne (wife of man who paid Margot to look like his daughter while j*cking him off) actually couldn't eat The Island as is due to a shellfish allergy. Hers was salmon. The broken emulsion gag escalates to where the servers literally waterboard Lillian with it. The restaurant has hidden cameras in the dining room, so even if Elsa missed something, it still got caught. The taco truck Chef was running was, according to him, the happiest he'd ever been, but Margot calls him out on it later, asking why he parked his truck at a Food Expo where he KNEW food critics were going to be, if he wanted to be left alone. Man's Folly was supposed to have more details about a woman chef's actual experience in the kitchen, from harassment to stereotypes. The women DO get bread with Man's Folly, and it IS as delicious as promised. You can even see Tyler chewing on bread when Chef comes up to confront him afterwards. Not only did Tyler bring Margot knowing she would die, he sincerely thought Chef was going to spare him. And even when called out on it, he STILL didn't apologize or take it back, because all he cared about was experiencing the menu. Them all coming to the kitchen to watch Tyler screw himself over wasn't originally in the script. They were just supposed to watch from the dining room. Margot makes another bid for her life before being ordered to go get the barrel. Which Chef appreciates enough to tell her so. Margot smiles upon seeing Tyler's hanging. Lillian realizes she's never going to get to write about this last experience, and THAT ends up being her real just desserts. Instead of dropping the ashes to set it all on fire, Chef originally drops a match. The last scene is of firefighters combing through the burnt wreckage, and the very last thing we see is the one photo of Chef as a young man, flipping a burger, but happy.

May I make an observation? Mr. is so obviously (in a good way) so damn in love with Mrs. Every video I see of y’all, Mr. is so excited to share his ❤ of media with Mrs. This is not to diss Mrs. I’m sure she loves Mr. as well.

I’m lactose intolerant! So I’m deeply offended by the question!😂. When I get good goats cheese or Sheep’s Cheese which I can eat I like Bacon and Mushrooms!

Like so many today, Tyler critiques others work, yet has no ability to even basically do such work himself. He knew about, and said he owned a PacoJet - which is like an $8,000 machine - yet, he can't even dice shallots. Essentially, he's a poser wannabe.

"These are tortillas, tortillas deliciosa." 😋

Tyler, I think, was a pretentious foodie. Someone who who was all about knowing food, but, as it turns out, only as a "taker." I think the chef hated him because he was a puffed-up customer pretending to be more than that. That scene of humiliation was to put him in his place.

“However much I watch Bob Ross, I will never be a painter.” Great observation.

Congrats y'all! Y'all are about to hit 100k! Now everyone knows what we have known, y'all are awesome!

Did you recognized the old woman cheated by his husband ?... She's Judith Light, the mother in "Who is the boss ?" serie with Alyssa Milano & Tony Danza...

Everytime I see that cheeseburger, I'm like damn! Now I want a cheeseburger, that looks like the most delicious cheeseburger ever.

I'm a fan of Good Eats with Alton Brown, and every time I saw Elsa in this movie, all I could think of was W.

I was expecting cannibalism as well and was pleasantly surprised when I saw it at the movies

This film was such a breath of fresh air.

This movie was not what I expected. Favorite cheeseburger topping: a fried egg.

100% my favorite movie of last year and ranks up there with my all time favorites. My favorite burger to make is a teriyaki marinated burger topped with provolone and grilled pineapple rings.

Loved this movie! It's crazy and interesting idea. Just enjoyed the movie

Hannibal has absolutely worked his way into your guys subconscious 😂😂

I'll never hear Tortilla again without thinking of this movie 😉

i read that john leguizamo based his character on steven seagal because steven seagal is one of the crappiest people lol

A new bar and grill opened in my small town about 4 or 5 years ago. For a limited time as part of their opening they offered a burger with a homemade aioli. That might have been the best burger I've ever had, and made me a customer for life, I had to go home that day and look up what aioli is (it's a garlic mayonnaise). My go-to order now is their spicy burger, which has a spicy sauce, pickles and jalapenos. As others have pointed out, the pictures in Chef's house are a good clue, the one time he's actually smiling. "I'm good at making kickass burgers, I like making kickass burgers, and I enjoy serving said burgers to people who enjoy kickass burgers, and are grateful." No elitism, no song and dance, no pretentiousness.

When I saw the poster I thought it was going to be a comedy drama film about a food critic and his girlfriend try to oust a world class Chef for being a fraud. Then I learned that its a dark comedy horror film. I was shocked to learn to it got snubbed at the Oscars this year. It should have been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Etc.

I also was fully expecting a Cannibal movie 😂 but ended up really enjoying it Favourite topping 🤔 pickles or a good soft egg

Adored this movie on many levels. Favorite cheeseburger topping: After years of going through a bunch of toppings, I rediscovered relish after nearly two decades without. Never appreciated it before, think it's amazing now.

8:20 It took me nearly the entire movie to realize that.

I lowkey loved Elsa tbh she cmtfu🤣💀

My favourite cheeseburger has Gruyère, mushrooms, caramelized onions, tomato jam, and arugula 🤤

I absolutely loved the Menu so much. It’s such a good movie

yall should really watch fresh if you haven't seen it!!

"Cod" "It was halibut you donkey" "What does it matter?" "It matters if you're a halibut" Did I imagine hearing that last line or was it in the full movie?

Saw this movie when it first came out. One of the strangest movies I've seen recently

This ended up being my favorite film of 2022.

Anya Taylor-Joy is so Awesome, i love this movie :)

Favorite cheeseburger topping: pickle relish Favorite menu item: chicken tacos. I love a good soft shell taco.

I remember dying of starvation, while seeing this film and that's why I did want to get enough food before I came into the cinema's room. Furthermore, this movie is literally "The hunger games of the kitchen".

Yeah, it was. I expected it to be weird. Lol Favorite cheeseburger topping: grilled shrimp in melted cheese. 🤤

I like the theory that Margot's burger was made with old beef, and she dies of bacterial food poisoning.

Tyler was a representation of people who think they can cook because they watch cooking shows. Shows that kind of take the mystery and magic of the art of cooking away from really great chefs. I think all of the people there know they deserve what they are getting and are just willing to be a part of the chef's art in the end.

I always appreciate it so much that you guys buy the physical media 👍 Fav topping: yolk

I keep waiting for the little girl to walk-in.. That hasn't happened in a few

I think you guys missed the part where the chef started as a burger cook

Oysters and lemon mignonette - Common flavors put together that have to be broken down and deconstructed, foreshadowing what happens to the guests. This is meant to be taken as Chef throwing down the gauntlet. Amuse Bouche - More foreshadowing. Charred lace - crater. Milk snow - ash from the fire. Cucumber and melon - the guests. The Island - Scallop on a rock - Chef presenting himself to the guests. Plants - "in the weeds" Breadless bread plate - straight up snarking at picky customers. But you can also make a case for Lilian's plate having a broken emulsion on purpose as his way of saying SHE'S as useless as a broken emulsion. Memory - Self explanatory The Mess - Pressurized vegetables - literal pun. Bone marrow - blood. Beef jus - sweat. Potato confit - tears. Man's Folly - Plum vinegar exists because of Umeboshi, whey plays a vital part in making yogurt, sea kelp and lettuce are what keeps the oceans biome from wreaking havoc. But everyone either doesn't know that or forgets, because they don't taste good, aren't as attractive, or can be very difficult to work with in their natural form. It's the same with women, especially when they try to speak out against unfair treatment like what the chef describes. They get called things like "bottom feeders", like crabs. Final scene with Margot/Erin eating the cheeseburger - She didn't care about giving him peace of mind. She just wanted to survive. And Chef acknowledged that. Using his menu as a napkin - She never believed anything he said for one second. She is, in fact, a taker that knows her worth. And that's why she lived.

You're cute little daughter I mean

This movie was well marketed to imply cannibalism, can’t help feeling some disappointment that that isn’t part of this thriller.

the wife comes off like a person who has a long list of dietary restrictions.

I liked this movie but I thought the ending was stupid. They all just sat there and willingly burned alive. Come on! Well acted movie though. Raph Fines was snubbed for this role in the last Oscars.

Two good hit's of Acid from the 70's, and I can write any of these ,so called film's. Really! Just like "Everything; Everywhere, all at Once". Just a jumbled bunch of crap centered around Jamie Lee Curtis!

Best cheeseburger recipe I've tried was from Gordon Ramsey on one of his shows, and the key is mixing finely diced onions and mustard into the meat before cooking properly.

To me those "tacos" didn't look good at all. A slab of meat and a tortilla. No tomatoes, no salsa, no sauces or topping of any kind. I love a good taco, but I don't think I'd be able to choke down that dry, unseasoned thing the chef was serving. The only food which looked good was the dungeness crab dish the ladies got. That and the wine.

Cheese burger fav! American cheeseburger ingredients are pumped full of chemicals - probably the worst-tasting burgers on the planet(!) Lol! Love and kisses. Alice. xx

Supposedly this is the recipe for the Double Cheeseburger from the movie 2 lbs. 80/20 ground beef 2 tsp. kosher salt, divided 1 tsp. black pepper, divided 1 small (4 oz.) yellow onion, thinly sliced (about 1 cup) 8 American cheese slices 4 sesame seed hamburger buns, toasted Dill pickle chips and ketchup 1. Divide and roll ground beef evenly into 8 (4-ounce) meatballs. Do not overwork. 2. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium high. Place meatballs, 2 at a time, in hot skillet. Place 1 square of parchment paper over each meatball. Using a large spatula, flatten each ball into a 5-inch round patty. Remove and discard parchment. 3. Sprinkle top of each patty with ⅛ teaspoon of the salt and a pinch of the pepper. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the sliced onions on each patty. Cook until bottoms are crisp and deep brown, 1½ to 2 minutes. Flip patties; sprinkle each with ⅛ teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper, and top with 1 slice of cheese. Cook until bottoms are deep brown and cheese is melted, 1½ to 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining meatballs, salt, pepper, onions and cheese. 4. Put pickle chips on bottom of each bun, top with 2 patties, and cover burgers with top bun halves. Serve with ketchup and/or your desired toppings and sauces. Serves: 4 Active time: 20 minutes Total time: 20 minutes

I'm sure I'm alone...but I didn't like this movie. And I thought Anna Taylor Joy's character was the worst.

It’s interesting to think Tyler either went knowing he would die with the other guests or if maybe he thought he’d be spared. Either way shows how self absorbed and obsessed he is.

I don't know ... the ending was a let down considering the sophisticated , suspenseful build up . This could have turned into a modern version of ' The Most Dangerous Game ' , with that small , intense Asian woman in the roll of the Cossack henchman and loyal servant of the master chef . Perhaps the real dangerous aspect of the evening would be evident by the other cooks and staff bringing out vicious attack dogs , so that escape would clearly be quite impossible . But yes , this was a weird film .

My theory, the 7 deadly sins. The 6 tables and chef. Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, pride and wrath (Chef?)

In regards to the favorite cheeseburger topping question. Do you mean sauce or food item? If sauce: tzatziki, if food item: bacon or avocado.

The film follows a foodie and his date traveling to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu but reveals shocking surprises throughout the menu. I though this was a black comedy horror film? The real horror from this movie is... the s'more. And ordering the cheeseburger saved Margot's life. Sucks to be Tyler!

I keep hearing this movie reminds others of Midsomnar. Haven't seen that yet. The only thing I can compare it to is The Wicker Man. The Original, not the remake with dumbass Nick Cage.😂😂

I like ranch on a 🍔

I thought this movie was amazing because of the constant misdirection. I feel that the people who are commenting that "you are sick" OR "need Jesus" aren't truly understanding what is going on in the movie. The Chef and his crew got to where they are because of the abuse they have received from the critics, the fanboys and the unappreciative patrons. I'm not justifying what the end result was but Margot/Erin was allowed to leave because she genuinely appreciated the burger. That was what was missing from his work, people enjoying his food. All the people there were ripping apart the dishes or just consuming without thought. This was a prime example of what happens when people's work is not recognized and taken for granted.

Cheddar, a pickle and ketchup 🤤

What gets me is, seemingly inexplicably the same “guest” that are desperate, fearful and panicked for their own lives, just stop with that and passively accept painful deaths-- while they weren’t drugged, physically bounded and or mentally incapacitated at all… and the definitely were not “converts” at all too… that’s one plot hole for this movie, which makes it all fall apart for me.

At what point do we start considering the Mrs.'s thing with cannibalism concerning? Favorite dish? Definitely that cheeseburger and fries. Favorite burger topping? Cheese and onions.

They are a sous-aide-cult. ;) Anyway, I don't think the chef being having a deity status or mesmeric lemming leader status is the really thing here. They are simply all tired and disillusioned by the entire kitchen hell. It is known as one of the most stressful and toxic work environments there are. The scene where he is stabbed illustrates that part. He knows he was part of what was made miserable for and then perpetuated by so many. And so offer a demonstrative tribute for it. May have been something similar for the main meaty course guy.

Just say it... The ending sucked! The rest of the movie from the beginning to the cheeseburger was pretty great.

The line, "youll eat less than you desire, but more than you deserve" was haunting. But the line, "special treat to the last guest to be caught" had me in tears. Whoever wrote this movie is a legend.