The Worst Film Ever

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Believe it or not, there are often much more important things to talk about than dinner in many impoverished and/or war torn foreign nations around the world where this show is shot. Not every television program is going to be a mindless meandering list of topics that only impact American recipe lists and pop culture while ignoring anything important to other people in the world, some shows are actually meant to educate.In a sea of seriously sigh-inducing series which pander only to the lowest common denominator with attention attacking headlines and overblown melodrama, a master chef of all people, has brought a level-headed and insightful peek into the lives of those in the world around us which many professional reporters are too busy worrying about ratings to take on. I, for one of many, unabashedly applaud his integrity. Time and time again it's been proved that it's often the people you'd least expect to know what they're talking about who outshow the most celebrated "news" casters of the click-bait/action news era.Anthony Bourdain, culinary king and hilarious Archer celebrity guest-starring insult smith has now cemented himself among the ranks of legends like Jon Stewart as yet another intelligent human being with basic common sense who can stand with the best of cable's nonsense newsmen and give them a few pointers on proper news presentation. The show is intriguing, informative, entertaining and educational, not simply in terms of international cuisine but conflicts and complex social constructs as well. It's magnificently made in each and every way from shots, to scripts and settings and it deserves every bit of success it receives.

As a fellow world traveler and writer, I was a faithful fan of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown for years. That is, until he killed a live pig while drunk in Vietnam. Honestly Anthony, I do not need to see a drunk, traumatized individual act out by killing an innocent living being as it screams when speared with a medieval bow and arrow. Then to watch the blood spurt out - thanks for the visuals, CNN. I am rethinking my ties to you as well.As traumatizing as it was for my partner and I to watch, it probably didn't even touch the trauma that Bourdain was acting out from a distant tour in Vietnam, and for this I am very sorry. Please get the help you so desperately need, Anthony - there is plenty out there.I can't help but wonder too if this was the hidden metaphor. I usually get metaphors, however somehow this one got lost in the bloody drama.Parts unknown, no more.

Most Asian places featured so far (Vietnam, Singapore, Shanghi) consume copious amounts of dog meat. I guess CNN thinks that most Americans would find this so disgusting that they would turn it off. Tony has made it clear that he has no moral problems with eating anything that moves or moved and has no problem with how the animal was kept before being slaughtered. He is into maximum taste. Nothing else matters. My point is that if the shows purports to give an overview of popular local cuisine, it should include dog meat and show how the dogs are tortured before being skinned alive. This is what you witness in Vietnam, not nice happy chefs butchering a pig that was killed humanely.

I admit I am not an Anthony Bourdain fan. He comes across as a bit smug and arrogant, and I once tried a restaurant he reviewed favourably and hated it, so I also don't trust his judgement. Regardless, I started watching this series and was enjoying it, even though his smugness still shone through. However, I have to say I am a bit bewildered by what the point of this show is. It's sort of a travelogue, heavy on the food, but then an episode he did on Mexico I turned off because it was nothing but dead bodies and an expose on the drug cartels of Mexico - not exactly a travelogue! So, I am left to wonder what the hell is this show trying to be - is it a food show, a travel show, an expose on foreign cultures? I have no idea. But I still don't like Bourdain, so maybe I am a little prejudiced.