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  • TAMPOPO (1985 - Japanese)

    From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 18 17:34:34 2022
    It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single
    mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure. Give it a look.

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sat Jun 18 16:50:06 2022
    On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 6:34:42 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
    It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single
    mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure. Give it a look.

    I loved it. Might take another look. Thanks for the reminder.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jun 19 09:26:51 2022
    [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 6:34:42 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
    It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single
    mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure. Give it a look.

    I loved it. Might take another look. Thanks for the reminder.


    I was surprised to find it among the offerings on a Delta Airlines flight.
    Then it occurred to me that lots of Japanese tourists fly to Hawaii too.

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sun Jun 19 11:52:03 2022
    On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 10:26:59 AM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
    [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 6:34:42 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
    It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single
    mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure. Give it a look.

    I loved it. Might take another look. Thanks for the reminder.

    I was surprised to find it among the offerings on a Delta Airlines flight. Then it occurred to me that lots of Japanese tourists fly to Hawaii too.

    They sure know the way . . .

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  • From TheVidiot@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Tue Jun 21 12:46:45 2022
    On 6/18/2022 5:34 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    It's a paean to food and it's funny.  The main story is about a single mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers.  Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while.  It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure.  Give it a look.


    Fantastic film. Highly recommended.



    The Vidiot

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  • From George@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Wed Jun 22 03:50:54 2022
    Bill Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:

    It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single
    mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives
    from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story
    are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can
    think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted
    me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,
    and it's a treasure. Give it a look.

    Seconded. It's great fun.

    Opening line from a review I wrote several years ago:

    "<strike>Cowboy</strike> Truck driver and sidekick walk into the
    wrong <stroke>saloon</strike> noodle bar..."

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