Review of Tampopo (1985) by Lester S — 27 Aug 2007

Do you like food? You've got to see this movie.

This review of Tampopo (1985) was written by Lester S on 27 Aug 2007.

Tampopo has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Tampopo

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Ben Yagoda (18) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 13 Mar 2015

As long as the movie sticks to the story of the noodle shop, however, it's delightful and funny…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Jonathan S (1,990) on 08 Oct 2014

A quirky, comic, inventive anthology film about food, most especially noodles. Love it…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Sass D (5) on 05 Dec 2016

5 Stars. This just shot to the top of my favorite foodie films. Incredible…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Greg W (4,011) on 27 Mar 2014

It's the Pulp Fiction of Japanese noodle westerns…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Candice Russell (77) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 13 Mar 2015

Food, glorious food -- its life-giving, sensual, aromatic and filling properties are celebrated in the wacky Tampopo…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By John H (1,894) on 22 Jul 2017

Japanese, food, erotica, comedy. What's not to like…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Rinaldo H (91) on 22 Jul 2014

Awesome Awesome Awesome! A great representation of our world, our community, and our soul…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 13 Mar 2015

Tampopo is, among many other things, the first spaghetti eastern and one of its particular charms is that it celebrates as much as satirizes…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Oct 2016

There are many love stories folded into this film's enjoyably meandering two hours, but Tampopo is above all about the romance of food, and…

Read Review

Review of Tampopo (1985)

By Sheila Benson (186) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Mar 2015

Japanese films have commented before on the intrinsic connection between food and sex, but not with the erotic gusto of Juzo Itami's Tampopo…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Death to Smoochy (2002)

By Steven Rosen (101) for Denver Post (1,096) on 29 Mar 2002

This is the kind of stinker that emerges every so often from Hollywood when major 'talent' -- Danny DeVito and Robin Williams, in this case…

Read Review

Review of Crime Spree (2003)

By Geoff Pevere (572) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Nov 2003

The most striking thing one might note about Crime Spree is just how it manages to make so much look bad while adding up to so little…

Read Review

Review of Harlem Nights (1989)

By Desson Howe (75) for Washington Post (9,851) on 01 Jun 2017

Unfortunately, entertainer-for-life Murphy, directing for the first time, seems to have spent his energies on topping the bill rather than…

Read Review

Review of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

By Alf (19) on 02 Apr 2011

Reminds me of the bad old days when American comedy exports were not funny they were just appalling…

Read Review

Review of Meet the Spartans (2008)

By Steven Hyden (18) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 22 Sep 2009

Meet The Spartans gamely alternates between unfunny gay jokes and violent pratfalls for a good 80 minutes, finding time for not one, but two…

Read Review

Review of A Bug's Life (1998)

By Mirkku S (46) on 21 Apr 2017

Never been a big fan of this movie. It's not bad - I just don't like it…

Read Review

Review of Police Story (1985)

By J H (386) on 07 Mar 2008

Not a Jackie Chan fan, forgive me but I never understood how he gets so respected just because he does his own stunts…

Read Review

Review of Troublemakers (1994)

By Matt M (2,511) on 06 Jan 2014

Widely reproducing the Trinity suit, Hill and Spencer were back together in the nineties in the comedy western in their own original style…

Read Review

Review of Convoy (1978)

By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 16 Dec 2012

Kristofferson's performance is as monotone as his singing, showing few changes in dramatic emphasis…

Read Review

Review of MouseHunt (1997)

By Silverq1 (12) on 23 Aug 2021

Worst movie, the disgusting scene was where cats were gassed, surely filmed cathaters…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews