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Ratatouille
Ian Holm

Walt Disney Video, 2007

RATATOUILLE

+ My favorite Pixar movie
+ Ratatouille
+ ratatoulii
+ Charming movie for the young and young at heart
  
  











  



  
Chocolat
Joanne Harris

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000

Fantastic, Mouth-Watering

+ Chocolate Devilish Good
+ Interesting, much different from the movie
+ Exquisite Language
+ I always hate to read the last page of a good book.
  
  











  



  
Tom Jones
Albert Finney, Susannah York

Lopert Pictures Corporation, 2001

WHATS NEW PUSSYCAT !!!

+ "Out and About in the 1700s"
+ One of the Best Adaptations to Screen Ever

Tom Jones stars Albert Finny as a would be Casanova who LOVES shall we say the delicate things in life. Winner of BEST PICTURE(???) 1963. My friend Geri owns all the Best Pictures and I always give her pains and sorrows when she mentions this for all I can think of is.... ~~~~ITS NOT ...
  
  











  



  
Chocolat (Miramax Collector's Series)
Ashton Smith, Archie Van Beuren

Miramax, 2001

Perfect

+ wonderful movie - especially if you love chocolate
+ Perfect Date Movie
+ Wonderful characters!
+ Magic and chocolate
  
  











  



  
The Mistress of Spices
Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott

Weinstein Company, 2007

Mustard Seeds & Fenugreek : The Magical Charm of "Spices"

+ The Mistress of Spices
+ A charming fairy tale

An unfairly criticized film. Watching the lead actress walk past rows and rows of spice-bottles and murmur inane lines such as "Cinnamon, cinnamon, where did I go wrong" or "Black Sesame Seed, Black Sesame Seed, I pray you to protect him!", is something a viewer will have trouble getting used ...
  
  











  



  
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2001

A true masterpiece, but...

+ intriguing.. but brace yourself.. or laugh a little.
+ Brilliant
+ Strange, Artistic and Disturbing
  
  











  



  
Eat Drink Man Woman
Sylvia Chang, Ah-Leh Gua

MGM (Video & DVD), 2002

Eat & Drink in Three Languages

+ very unusual piece of work
+ Appetizing
+ about the DVDfilm/movie eat drink man woman.........
+ Classic
  
  











  



  
No Reservations
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart

Warner Home Video, 2008

great I love this film

+ Sweet Version Of "Hell's Kitchen." Poignant, Touching And Heartwarming.

this is a film about a woman (Kate) who is the head chef at this fancy restaurant. She is completely engulfed in her career. That she barely took time to sleep, much less stopping to smell the roses. That is until her sister and niece come to visit. But on their way there is a horrible car crash ...
  
  











  



  
Babet Feast
Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

The cooking is fine, but the movie is about love, wisdom and friendship...without sentimentality

+ Babette's Feast
+ Review without comment
+ Quiet, textured and surprising
+ Philosophical legend
  
  











  



  
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe; Koji Yakusho; Nobuko Miyamoto

Itami Productions, 2005

Down Right Eye Opening

+ very well done japanese western
+ The Robinson fable
+ Sex and Death, and The Cowboy
+ More than just ramen
  
  











  



  
Like Water for Chocolate
Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos

Walt Disney Video, 2000

LIKE WATER ON CHOCOLATE

+ I want some of that Chocolate ! ! !
+ Excellent movie
+ Great flick
  
  











  



  
Tortilla Soup
Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello

Sony Pictures, 2002

Not to Be Missed Hot and Spicey Film

+ Tortilla Soup, A Delectable Treat
+ Movies
+ perhaps perhaps perhaps
  
  











  



  
Chocolat
Joanne Harris

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000

Fantastic, Mouth-Watering

+ Chocolate Devilish Good
+ Interesting, much different from the movie
+ Exquisite Language
+ I always hate to read the last page of a good book.
  
  











  



  
Tortilla Soup
Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello

Sony Pictures, 2002

Not to Be Missed Hot and Spicey Film

+ Tortilla Soup, A Delectable Treat
+ Movies
+ perhaps perhaps perhaps
  
  











  



  
Ratatouille
Ian Holm

Walt Disney Video, 2007

RATATOUILLE

+ My favorite Pixar movie
+ Ratatouille
+ ratatoulii
+ Charming movie for the young and young at heart
  
  











  



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