EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

t_atzmueller For a couple of years now they're showing more and more Cooking- and Food-shows on German (private) Television, something that has been lacking for quiet a few years (this is, unless you enjoy a 60-something lady cooking "Toast Hawaii", a combination of toast, ham, cheese and a slice of pineapple). Gordon Ramsays "Kitchen Nightmares", Andrew Zimmerns "Bizarre Foods", Bourdains "No Reservation", to name but a few. Among one of the more entertaining of those shows is "Man v. Food" which, in my opinion has some very positive features, but also some rather negative aspects. Let's start with the bad first: For one, Adam Richman isn't the most charismatic of presenters. Quiet the opposite: occasionally he comes across as pretty obnoxious, something between a hyped-up Frat-brother, wanna-be Hip-Hopper and a professional glutton. Sure, the variations of the concept are limited, but then again: there are only so many ways with which to stuff food into one orifice within a limited time. During the final, "challenge"-segments, it occasionally also hurts the taste-buds to see plates of food, that look definitely delicious, being so mindlessly destroyed within a limited time. But maybe that's only the food-snob within me speaking.Which brings us to the good: Many Europeans, who have never visited the US, have the preconceived notion that Americans live on Hamburgers, Steak and the occasional fried chicken alone. Apart from the mindless gluttony of the challenges, the show gives some very nice travel-tip for outsiders, showing them that there is another world apart from McD's, Burger King and (for the obesity-conscious) Subways. "Man v. Food" gave me quiet a lengthy list of "to-dos" when I visit the States the next time and once I sit down at the Orochon-Ramen-house in Little Tokyo, I'll do so on recommendation of "Man v. Food". However, no "challenge" for me. See, I do enjoy enjoying my food and taking less than an hour for a good meal does seem like swallowing in haste.In other words: Thanks for the recommendation, Mr. Richman, as well as for the freak-show.As far as the more "exotic" food-shows go, I'd give it a 6/10

elshikh4 What about someone who stays for the longest time in the bathroom, doing number 1 or number 2 ? What about someone who drinks the biggest amount of beer ? What about, and I bet you FOX will love this one, a couple that has sex for the longest time as well ?! No, I have better one, what about someone who can smoke more than anybody ? Here's some *great* ideas for the network that brought us Man vs. Food. Maybe they'll have some zeal over one of them, or all of them. Maybe they'll work fine as even spin-offs for the same lead of this show, to have Man vs. Sex, Man vs. Beer, and Man vs. Urine ! At first, I swear to god, I thought what a delicious idea, it would be an insightful tour all over America to watch a variety of restaurants, with diverse kinds of foods. I would learn something or two about how to make my food differently or better. But OH MY GOD !!! How wrong was I ?!! This is about some freak opening his mouth to the largest limit, eating like a pig, wining over and over being a black hole for food ! I don't get it. What's so amusing about someone who tortures his stomach, and our eyes, by eating exaggeratedly every time ?!! Is it an agreement of some sort between the producers of this show, and the producers of The Biggest Loser, to generate contestants for the latter ?! Adam Richman is disgusting to say the least. Watching his face "concentrating" while overfilling his mouth is highly horrifying, sick, and no entertaining experience. According to the way he chooses his meals no wonder if he made soon Man vs. Cholesterol. Man vs. Coronary Thrombosis. Man vs. Colitis. And the most appealing to FOX I'm sure : Man vs. Farts ! It looks produced by the serial killer of (Seven) who wanted to assure that the human is a slave to his own lusts, forcing someone – at one point – to eating himself to death. Hmmm, be aware FOX, you might face lawsuits because of that one ! This is not about facing food, it's rather about facing loathing, intellectual bankruptcy and cheapness. In other words it's a deal for making the consuming American over consuming. I believe it's where the producers win, the restaurants win, the food companies win, Mr. Adam-has-a-jinni-in-his-stomach-Richman wins, and the viewer loses ! Finally, what about producing a show named Man vs. Reality TV? Well, in regard to some of the American Reality TV shows nowadays, that would fit a horror movie better !

lazzerflyer First of all, if you are a vegan, vegetarian, politically driven, gluttonous, and/or easily impressionable, this show is not for you, so don't watch it and most importantly, DON'T REVIEW IT! This show follows Adam Richman as he travels throughout America and gorges himself at some the best locally known eateries which culminates into the viewers and locals watching Adam take on some ridiculous food challenges. While it may seem grotesque. The one thing I find interesting, is that Adam never seems to gain any weight during the shows airing. I do not see it as America's fascination with gluttony, but rather America's obsession with making good wholesome foods for the everyday customer and if someone wants to come in and pig out, they can! In moderation it won't kill you anymore than the everyday pollution we are exposed to. Adam has great energy and keeps this show very entertaining all the way to the very end.

Maniac-9 The show basically consists of during each episode that host Adam Richman goes to a different city and the beginning of each episode he goes to different restaurants around town and shows off what unique meals you can find around town. They even take the cameras back into the kitchens of these restaurants and see how the food is made. The end of the show consists of an eating challenge hence the show title Man v. Food. Adam usually has to take on a ridiculous food dish that most groups of 4 would have a hard time completing when they go out to dine but not Adam, he's completed a good chunk of these food challenges that I don't even want to think about. Sometimes the food challenge consists of eating like 5 different kinds of steak, fries, cole slaw and milk shake in an allotted amount of time for example.