Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Admirable film.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Anthony is a good host. I don't care that he praises all the food everywhere; I'm not depending on his review of the food anyway. What I'm really looking for is the thrill of adventure and Anthony's acerbic wit as he explores the places. Unfortunately, he mainly ends up spending most of his time with expat restaurant-ers instead of spending more time with the locals. I don't want to know what an expat thinks of the local cuisine or politics! I don't want to see where he takes you. I'd rather they did some research and got in touch with locals who could show them around. Also, lose the rockstar image and terrible background score, please?

I was surprised to see so many negative reviews some even stating the he is "racist". To each his own I guess... I love Parts Unknown because it goes beyond food, he shows the way the locals live and their daily lives with eating their food. I have found him relatively impartial politically, he lets the people he meets in their respective countries speak for themselves. It seems that anyone having an aversion to CNN and knowing that before they watch automatically has a 1 star rating of him. I had now idea he was before reading the reviews and found that surprising. Much more than a food show, and I think that makes the show overall well rounded and always fascinating.

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.

Very well done cooking, traveling, and current news programing. Antney does an excellent job introducing us to so many different types of foods, cultures, locals, et al. He really entices me to try all of these things and travel to all of these different places. He is excellent at bringing in a local and hanging out with them as though they were just good friends. You can tell he is authentic because it doesn't look like he's trying to hard. Bravo Antney... Impressive that CNN also brought this into their network and put a news spin on it... Very Very well done. I caught a few shows in a row on Libya, Burma, and LA Korea Town. All of these were fantastic. I was amazed that one person wanted to take Antney to Sizzler and he still went... shows that he is really listening to the locals no matter what they want to do. The Libya program and Burma were just amazing... a cook going around war torn areas... amazing.