Review of Tampopo (1985) by Jonathan B — 15 Nov 2005

[font=Comic Sans MS]First of all, I pray this was a comedy. Tampopo means dandelion and this surely was a dandy of a movie, part comedy, part warm hearted food adulation and a tiny bit carnal cuisine porn and a bit "spaghetti" western.

I'll let you figure which part was my favorite. This movie was continuously hilarious, and wonderfully zany but managed to settle down for some poignant moments(the wonderfully awkward hobo worship song scene):) .

The main character, Goro, satires the "spaghetti" western formula to a "T", hat and all, and so the story starts with a western showdown outside an eatery(saloon) with some beligerent drunk instigaters.

It moves from there like a spirit evoking food perversions thoughout an entire world, spanning through several characters and situations all centering on food. I recommend this to everyone over 20, or anyone who is comfortable with their own sexuality.

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