Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

benm-41751 Hell's Kitchen is my ultimate guilty pleasure reality show. It doesn't take long to realize that the editing is extremely manipulative, constructing certain narratives, creating imaginary drama, and cutting every season into exactly the same formula. And objectively speaking, Gordon Ramsay's behavior in the show is really inexcusable (especially the way he talks about people who happen to be fat or women). Yet the goal of putting chefs through the wringer to cultivate the ultimate head chef, Ramsay's moments of charm and wisdom, and the underlying theme of fine dining somehow give substance to what is otherwise junk food TV.

carolbrewer The first few seasons of this show are excellent. Great care was taken in the finales to feature the finalists' menus and managerial skills. The finalists were even responsible for designing their own dining rooms and choosing glassware, cutlery and pairing wines - really fleshing out their personalities and creativity for the audience to see. That all ended years ago, and it's unfortunate.Since those first years, the show has felt more and more rushed. Production cuts have been evident, such as the axing of the 2-part season finales, and have hurt the product terribly. Gordon seems less invested, legitimate contestants are ignored in favor of whoever acts the most foolish, and there's almost no discernible urgency to win the prize. The format is formulaic and predictable, and the contestant dramas feel contrived.I've just watched the first episode of season 17 and I am already tapping out. It was advertised as an "all-star" season, which led me to believe that we were going to see a serious competition between the former runners-up, or 3rd place finishers at least. Not so. In a season where they INVITED these people to return and vie for a head chef job, they have purposely brought back loud-mouths, lazy folks, drama magnets and several who aren't even black jacket alumni. We're supposed to believe that Gordon, wanting to fill a head chef job at the new Hell's Kitchen restaurant, would make his first calls to some of these folks? Not evenly slightly realistic.This "all-star" season consists of zero previous runners-up, about four 3rd place finishers, and everyone else is a 4th - 6th place finisher. Without explanation for this randomness, these choices cheapen the show and the new restaurant. It literally looks like a case of "this is the best we could get". What a shame. I was really hoping that this season could revitalize the competition aspect of this show, but that was not to be. In fact, it stands poised to do even more damage to the brand. Other cooking shows bring in the creme de la creme for their all- star competitions, while this just looked bad. Really bad. Put a fork in it, it's done.

indigaus2000 I'm a huge fan of Gordon Ramsay and all of his shows, but for one which is a competition to become head chef at one of his restaurants, the real focus of the show is on the worst contestants every week. This first occurred to me about two thirds of the way through the first season of the show that I watched, when the remaining people all seemed to have been somewhat silent through the first bits of the season. One contestant I barely even recognized! The real shining stars apparently don't create enough drama for fox, which is why I imagine they got snubbed by the cameras until so far along. That being said, I can't keep myself from watching.

ef_tee_double-u This show used to have honest, hard working chefs who cared about the competition above all else. There was a touch of drama to keep the show spicy, but at the end of the day I respected the chefs.Season ten contestants are shameful to say the least. Drama has become the front runner in an untamed season.I have not felt any heart, passion, or integrity as of late and I can't sift through the drama to find the competition of Hell's Kitchen.If you haven't seen this show, I recommend starting from Season one, and continue through season 9. I think you will find a terrific cooking competition (I always call it Survivor for cooks) that is worth the time it takes to watch it.However, I am on the brink of discontinuing this show from my viewing list. I may be able to bear the rest of season ten, but if season eleven is like season ten, then I will have to hang up my apron.Make no mistake, Gordon Ramsay is spectacular. He is the only thing making this season watchable. But if things don't get better fast, my rating will drop further, and I will just have to stick with Master Chef (which is still awesome).