Sentences with phrase «while much humor»

While much humor is found in the brutal competitiveness of the young contestants, the film's sharpest barbs are saved for the pageant's shallow yet driven organizers.

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And while many of the episodes slipped into the worst of Christian entertainment's tendencies (one infamous episode ended up with a character getting attacked by a forest demon after playing too much Dungeons & Dragons) the writing staff had a knack for humor and characterization, and the voice actors were top - notch.

We also get more Simon Pegg than in previous entries — which is good because Pegg can handle dramatic and melodramatic moments with the best of them while providing much of the M: I specific humor.

Too many of the domestic spats feel a little too raw for a comedy, while much of the dry humor is spread too thin throughout the film.

While it has its funny moments, its not really a romantic comedy and that's a good thing since it doesn't have much potential to be funny and any physical humor would have just turned it into another Leap Year, and that's the last thing we need.

While the experience does not lack humor, much of it is either front - loaded — in the person of the annoyingly grubby T.J. Miller — or back - loaded — in the more capable hands of Stanley Tucci.

Brody makes Reems a truly sympathetic presence, bringing out plenty of humor while also hinting that, on some level, Reems might be almost as much as victim as Linda.

Very violent yet hilariously funny, superb acting from all corners - Waltz and Jackson steal the show while Leo shows up in an awesome turn as a plantation owner and superb visuals... and then there are the Tarantino trademarks - sharp dialogue, humor mixed easily with fear and so much more...

While it is minimized, much like dogs returning to vomit, still present is the unnecessary (and really not funny) crude humor, the not only already dated but expired popculture references, and dumbness (which, unlike stupid, is never funny).

While showcasing New York's issues with homelessness, poverty, social unrest, and a slew of other issues that were plaguing the city in the late 80s, the film still retains Chaplin's sense of humor, albeit in a much darker and grittier tone.

predilection for dick and fart jokes is very much in evidence (though, thankfully, there's nothing here approaching the scatological nadir of Dogma's Golgothan), yet while he may have gained a fair amount of notoriety for that lowbrow brand of humor, his greatest strength has always been the rapier wit of his dialogue, whenever raunchy or not.

Director Jordan Vogt - Roberts serves up the big ape early and often, while smart and talented writers effectively blend homage, humor, metaphor and bombast without ever committing the film too much in one direction.

While Sandler is clearly the star of the film, he doesn't contribute much humor to the film and at times, looks very out of place.

T'Challa's sibling relationship with Shuri provides Black Panther with much - needed doses of humor and humanity, while his complicated relationship with Nakia (she favors engagement with the outside world), hints at his emotional vulnerability, a welcome trait in a character born to wealth, privilege, and power.

While she doesn't really have much ass - kicking experience on the big screen, one thing she definitely brings to the table is a sense of humor, as she has certainly proven to be equally adept at being both a dramatic and comedic performer.

It's very much an ensemble collaboration and while there are some pretty heavy matters, the film never shies away from humor and sarcasm.

Critics praised the film's commitment to humor, and the chemistry of its stars, with USAToday's Brian Truitt saying «Even tonal issues can't upend the magic this movie taps into putting Thor and Hulk together as new best buddies, whether they're throwing down in an arena or having a bromantic heart - to - heart,» while the AP's Lindsey Bahr said «Thor: Ragnarok is the most fun of the Thor movies by a long shot, but it is still very much a Thor movie for better or worse.»

Arnold Schwarzenegger's (The Terminator, Commando) second (and final) appearance as the Robert E. Howard - created Cimmerian hero, this fantasy adventure sees a less adult Conan in a PG - rated epic (just prior to the PG - 13 implementation, which this very violent film would have most certainly received) that ups the humor quotient while toning down the T&A and much of the gory violence from John Milius's Conan the Barbarian.

Nacho Libre strikes me as one of those movies that will run the gamut in terms of where people will individually assess it, as some viewers will find it inspired and hilarious, while others will find it stupid and without much humor value.

This would not be a bad thing if it weren't for the fact that the plot is the least interesting aspect of the movie, and without much humor in it, tedium does creep in every once in a while.

Now, I'm really not trying to slam the film because it is insensitive while pretending it's not, or even for the sexual humor that permeates much of the film's more ambitious gags.

But while Mike Myers found rich humor in the gap between a chauvinistic past and politically correct present, much of the labored comedy in Mortdecai relies on dated stereotypes unredeemed by any hint of post-modern irony.

Much of the humor is very low - brow, as Farley runs into windows while Spade makes insulting wise - cracks.

Yes, much of Deadpool's humor came from the improvisation of its stars, but nonetheless, Reese and Wernick were able to craft a story that jam - packed with spectacle despite being small in scale, and which managed to subvert the typical superhero movie tropes while also embracing them.

Though the actor remains the best thing about the franchise, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mykelti Williamson are both good additions to the cast; the former adds dramatic weight as the plucky politician, while the latter helps to lighten the mood with some much - needed humor.

The rest of the yokai are just used for slapstick humor or one - shot jokes, and while I understand the key audience and what they are looking for in this kind of manga, I would have been much more impressed if the jokes were less «LOL LOOK AT THIS WEIRD GUY» and something a little more substantial.

While it retains much of the gameplay and humor that you remember, mainly collecting LEGO studs and characters, new features were brought in to mix things up.

While I'm not as much into the show as some of its more avid fans, a well - made game will always catch my eye (ow), particularly one with the totally offbeat (and not for the young kiddies) humor the show excels at.

As a VR focused entry, Rhombus of Ruin provides a very different style of gameplay compared to its platforming predecessor while still retaining much of the humor and world - building that made the original so unique.

The game is built around this humor, and while some may find it a bit much, it's clear the team at Arkedo doesn't really give a f ***, packing the game with constant chuckles from the dialog to the death sequences, leveraging running jokes, amazing animation and mini-game driven finishing moves that will threaten to unhinge your eyeballs at every monster mashing in the vein of a cracked - out Ren and Stimpy episoode.

Unfortunately, while there are a few moments of humor and charm in the game, Monaco comes with a learning curve that can be difficult to grasp and a co-op mode that leaves much to be desired.

Also, while the game was made for Xbox 360 and PS3, much of the game's humor is derived from the same Apogee and id software games I first cut my gaming teeth on.

needless to say I did not get to play it at the time, but I did get to play the 2005 Xbox remake, which while the humor was no longer as shocking it was still a well made game and the graphics were great for the era, the whole thing was pretty much a farewell for the platformer genre in general (it actually came out right after Psychonauts) save for the occasional Mario game, after this the genre died (banjo nuts and bolts could have potentially brought it back, but it was not really a platformer, they dropped the ball on that one)

Brooks» sculptural approach gives a nod to Robert Smithson's earthworks and Gordon Matta - Clark's building cuts while offering a much needed sense of humor to help digest today's somber environmental issues.

While my work relates very much to the history of sacred art, it has no religious significance and the humor in it is very contemporary.

Secondly — and while I haven't read your comment yet — let me anticipate a strident and much exaggerated lack of humor, a wounded sense of decorum ans a stilted and smamy style.

While it certainly is safe to simply avoid certain topics altogether, the obvious ones being humor based on sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, politics, or religion, that pretty much cuts your humor off from a large portion of life itself.