Smell-O-Vision: what movie would you choose?
My friend and I were discussing that if movie theaters ever started including scents to match a film, what would be the ultimate food-related film to see/smell? (Personally, I think about this whenever I watch "Chocolat".)
If you could pick one food-related film (or film scene), what would it be?
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38 Comments:
willy wonka
sweetpotato at 3:11PM on 06/03/08
The Big Night
lakeloverhh at 3:43PM on 06/03/08
ratatouille
evilchefmom at 4:34PM on 06/03/08
Either Chocolat or Big Night, depending on my mood.
Brownie at 4:39PM on 06/03/08
Pizza Wars: The Movie ;-D
izatryt at 5:19PM on 06/03/08
Only one? Babette's Feast.
chiff0nade at 5:28PM on 06/03/08
Chocolat was my first thought, too.
brooke29 at 5:47PM on 06/03/08
Eat Drink Man Woman, all the food looks so wonderful and so cared for.
malenky at 5:48PM on 06/03/08
Pink Flamingos again LOL
JerzeeTomato at 6:08PM on 06/03/08
Eat Drink Man Woman sprang to mind immediately, so I have to agree with malenky.
holdthemayo at 6:21PM on 06/03/08
Eat Drink Man Woman, or possibly Tortilla Soup (it's the same film, but done from different perspectives, does that count as one film, then?) :)
Traveller at 6:24PM on 06/03/08
You're right, why am I limiting this to just one film? Feel free to binge on a top 10 list..
marsbar at 6:51PM on 06/03/08
Tampopo
Udon
Ramen, pho, and udon are my favorite dishes, so I naturally would love Tampopo and Udon. I'd be all about watching Pho, if it existed. =)
We need Taste-o-Vision next!
Cassaendra at 6:59PM on 06/03/08
@Traveller, I forgot about the Tortilla Soup version of Eat Drink Man Woman. I saw that one, too. Good call.
holdthemayo at 8:12PM on 06/03/08
Moonstruck
PeanutButter at 8:46PM on 06/03/08
Only one for me too-Willy Wonka. Can't pass up the chocolate river!
luswim06 at 11:54PM on 06/03/08
Waitress
smile at 12:18AM on 06/04/08
Dudes! Don't forget Goodfellas -- all of those sausages and peppers, and Sunday gravy, and garlic sliced with a razor blade into the oil. And the meatballs! The meatballs ...
maered at 1:21AM on 06/04/08
There have been scenes from non-food movies where I really want to eat the food they have-- like the microwaved eggplant parm covered in extra cheese looks strangely delicious. The food from any Korean drama looks great too because they ACTUALLY EAT IT-- ever notice that? Oh yeah and the pizza scene in Selena always makes me want to eat pizza. Can't forget Adam Sandler's amazing egg sandwich in Spanglish!
smile at 1:42AM on 06/04/08
No doubt there are many, but the first two that come to mind are Big Night, and Ratatouille.
bobcatsteph3 at 6:19AM on 06/04/08
Marty (1955). Ernest Borgnine as the neighborhood butcher. Tom Jones (1963), the "love" scene. Alice's Restaurant (1969), the meal; not the dump... Bagdad Cafe (1987). Mystic Pizza (1988).
czken at 9:39AM on 06/04/08
Moonstruck. Italian bakery, home-cooking, Brooklyn. Right up my alley.
Barbara Hanson at 10:47AM on 06/04/08
I Love You To Death.
mmmmmmm spaghetti and meatballs fortified with sleeping pills. a home remedy for shots to the head.
bobbob at 10:57AM on 06/04/08
@smile, I totally agree re: Korean films - definitely no spit cups on those movie sets! Nice call on the Spanglish sandwich : )
marsbar at 12:25PM on 06/04/08
I'd like smell-o-vision for the "The Peach Orchard" scene from Akira Kurosawa's Dreams. A peach orchard in full bloom would smell and look lovely.
And Martin Scorsese plays Van Gogh in the "Haystacks in Provence" scene, which also would smell pretty nice, with the hay smelling musty-sweet and the wind in Provence blowing a lavender-scent around.
Susquehanna at 1:54PM on 06/04/08
Fight Club.
brittj8585 at 2:30PM on 06/04/08
I don't watch a lot of movies so I can't add one that I would want smell-o-vision enabled, but I can think of one that I WOULDN'T want to smell:
Stand By Me: total barf-o-rama scene. *shudder*
AuntJone at 2:42PM on 06/04/08
Volver!
chlamers at 2:51PM on 06/04/08
Willy Wonka, Chocolat, and nearly every movie with a Thanksgiving scene :)
poke87 at 3:19PM on 06/04/08
Big Night!
aharste at 3:44PM on 06/04/08
Actually I saw "Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers" in Smellovision back in the 80's. I craved garlic for months (I smelled like garlic for months too!)
hkydiva at 5:07PM on 06/04/08
like the microwaved eggplant parm covered in extra cheese looks strangely delicious. -- The movie title I forget to mention was "Twins" ooops.
smile at 8:44PM on 06/04/08
Anything but Porn..... ewww....
FastFoodCritic at 9:11PM on 06/04/08
@FastFoodCritic - EEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
izatryt at 10:12PM on 06/04/08
Harry Potter where the magical feast appears or Peter Pan for the same reason.
MeMeg at 10:42PM on 06/04/08
I won't mention names and violate our sacred trust but someone
(not LastGoodCricket) it on the verge of twisted ;~)
czken at 2:38AM on 06/05/08
best smellovision movie, big night.
worst... trainspotting.
mr guy at 6:29PM on 06/05/08
Okay, you all had your chance:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105323/
srhcb at 10:34PM on 06/09/08