Sentences with phrase «by slapstick»

Sara Greenberger Rafferty's (b. 1978) artwork is informed by slapstick and stand - up comedy, as well as photography and conceptual art.

From the get - go we get the final moments of Peter Parker's (Garfield) parents followed immediately by his slapstick pursuit of an armored car loaded with plutonium, an over the top, tattooed Paul Giamatti, and an even more over-the-top score from Hans Zimmer which is just as slightly off the mark as everything else.

A Hard Day — Somewhere the dominant strain of the crime movie genre morphed from Woovian tales of moral codes in unjust societies (ala A Better Tomorrow) to Rube Goldberg narratives driven by slapstick escalations of violence.

Frustratingly, tantalizingly close to a modern satirical masterpiece, WALL · E's humanism is corrupted by slapstick that verges on nihilistic and a final moment that tries to have it both ways when it's done too good a job of painting a bleaker picture.

Not exact matches

The memory may have faded, but movie studios can still feel the sharp barb left behind by 2014's release of «The Interview,» the James Franco and Seth Rogen - starring slapstick comedy that saw the duo assassinate Kim Jong - un; hundreds of Sony's e-mails were leaked by hackers in the aftermath, causing their own controversies, while even the brief threat of all - out war seemed to hang strangely in the air.

Smosh, started by comedy duo Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, was one of the first YouTube sensations, becoming well known for the duo's slapstick comedy videos that parodied video games and pop culture.

His latest novel, Slapstick, was released by Delacorte Press in October.

In an event Daley said «had overtones of comedy slapstick,» another black American runner — John Woodruff, who died last week at 92 — won the 800 meters by stopping dead in mid-race.

Cruise into a two goal lead, take the foot off the pedal, concede a sloppy goal, followed by an exhibition of sloppy slapstick defending before scoring a breakaway third in added time.

Yet the humor is rather tame and tries to get by on standard slapstick gags and stereotypical silly characters.

Even by modern day standards in which slapstick comedies aren't vogue, Chaplin manages to sell the most inane gags.

But there's still not quite enough going on here, either in terms of humor or excitement; small children are likely to be disappointed by the paucity of silly slapstick or bathroom gags, while their older siblings will probably fidget at the lack of scares.

The drawn - out death of Fiona's father, a royal frog voiced by John Cleese, is a minor tour de force of pathos and slapstick, and there are some angry trees that do justice to the venerable cinematic tradition of angry trees.

The project's chief technician attempts to track down the slapstick - prone robot before it is destroyed by the military.

Disney's tried - and - true slapstick material (est. 1959) is here given a heinously unimaginative interpretation by five screenwriters and a director who manages to squander the gifts of an absurdly overqualified supporting cast.

Of course, a Batman movie is nothing without a Bruce Wayne, and, by a mile, Bale is the best of a lot that has ranged from the square - jawed slapstick of Adam West to the more dedbonair stylings of Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney.

What is truly delightful about the film is its loopy, gently slapstick sense of humor, its use of continuous running gags that pay off cumulatively (no small feat), and the dreamy sense that Schilling's somnambulism is pierced through only by the insane incomprehensible behavior of others.

The mooted Stooges - Sean Penn, Jim Carrey, Benicio del Toro - dodged a bullet judging by this muddle of creaky slapstick and laugh - free plotting.

Full of hilarious one - liners and sidesplitting slapstick, Whistling in the Dark is also quite suspenseful — especially in the final reel, wherein the best line is delivered by the pop - eyed potential murder victim.

Director Will Gluck, who penned the screenplay along with Rob Lieber, quickly establishes the production's overtly slapstick tone right from the start, as a quartet of singing birds encircling the iconic Columbia Pictures «Torch Lady» end up as the dazed victims of a hit - and - run by an out - of - control Peter Rabbit (Corden).

Set in an average neighborhood that is anything but ordinary, The «Burbs blends slapstick comedy and spine - thrilling mystery and is superbly directed by cult filmmaker Joe Dante (Piranha, Gremlins, Matinee, The Howling).»

Whereas a hit like Wedding Crashers struck such a balance somewhat awkwardly — structured so that the first half was for boys - boy rowdiness, and the second half for girly - girl romance — Apatow's latest tackles both exigencies nearly simultaneously, a considerable feat aided by the writer - director's adept ability to wring laughs not from outrageous farce and slapstick but, instead, from real - world situations and dilemmas.

In truth, the script, co-written by Martin himself, is surprisingly witty, and despite the obligatory slapstick forays, it never proves to be too crass for adult audiences.

Far more clever and witty than the knockabout silliness promised by the coming attractions, this is a film that is more interested in character comedy than slapstick and gives Melissa McCarthy the most appealing role of her career and allows Jason Statham to deliver one of the most unexpectedly hilarious comedic turns in recent memory.

The era was also defined by toilet humour, namely that of the Farrelly Brothers, whose sequel here fails to realise that the world - even that of slapstick comedy - has moved on from fart jokes and gross - out nonsense.

Director Stephen Chow has made better films in the past («Shaolin Soccer,» «Kung Fu Hustle»), and although his latest effort is chockful of brilliant slapstick humor (from Shan's failed assassination attempt, to Show Luo's half - man / half - octopus cooking his own tentacles), it's marred by some awful CGI.

An early scene where Fred is confronted by a gang of Salvation Army Santas initially amuses, but then continues for several minutes of unfunny slapstick.

In A Valley Of Violence opens with Denton being cursed by a sham priest and climaxes with a man being beaten about the face and neck with his own boot, but its slapstick nihilism is completely meaningless.

A self - proclaimed Europhile, Carey's choice instead was the Belgium / French co-production The Fairy (2011), a slapstick comedic drama co-directed by the Australian - born dancer Fiona Gordon with Dominique Abel and Bruno Romy.

It's a consistently surprising slapstick mystery featuring standout performances by Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, as well as a lot of ultra-violence and ultra-silliness.

Produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, this combination of satire and slapstick also includes the requisite number of dumb, gross and otherwise icky sight gags, whether in the form of Cena agreeing to a «butt chugging» contest with a bunch of beer - buzzed 17 - year - olds, or some unsettlingly graphic close - ups of male genitalia.

Produced by Tamar Teifeld with live music by Jordan Katz, The Bad, the Sad, and the Broken - Hearted is described as «Greek tragedy meets slapstick comedy when Missy and her Chorus of Prostitutes spout wisdoms old and new as they battle love, loss and loneliness in the Wild West.»

This is the official synopsis: «An improbable, screwball and slapstick police investigation focusing on bizarre crimes on the outskirts of a small town in the north of France that has fallen prey to evil, and to a band of young scoundrels led by Li» l Quinquin and his beloved Eve.»

This lighthearted slapstick classic features visits to Coney Island and Yankee Stadium, an incredible cameo by Babe Ruth, and hair - raising cab rides through the city streets.

Like its predecessor, «Paddington 2» is a clever delight of visual invention and wit; this sequel draws particularly from the films of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton for its ingenious slapstick action set pieces, while the screenplay by director Paul King and Simon Farnaby packs the dialogue with fun wordplay and tiny details that pay off in major comic ways.

Nevertheless, provided you approach this laff - a-minute, slapstick adventure as a franchise overhaul rather than as an homage, you won't be shocked by its relentlessly - irreverent brand of humor.

Although Jingle All the Way is mocking the rabid fervor for materialism that has permeated nearly every aspect of Christmas, it does become a victim of its own skewering by trying to produce as lucrative a comedic vehicle for Schwarzenegger as possible by playing things as formulaic and slapstick - y as possible.

See it cropping up in the character of Drew's widowed mother: in a flurry of manic energy after her husband's passing, Hollie (Susan Sarandon) proceeds to improve herself by learning stand - up comedy and tap - dancing — anything that will allow for slapstick comic whimsy (in learning to fix a car, the hood falls on her and she kicks her legs hysterically), which becomes as deadly as cancer during an ill - considered eulogy at a memorial service that stands as one of the most painful moments in movies this year.

Ernst Lubitsch had a significantly prolific period in Germany — probably only familiar to the most devoted of fans — in which he played a slapstick comic character by the name of Sally Pinkus.

A pivotal scene in which Nino is kidnapped by a prospective suitor — an uncomfortable reality in this turn - of - the - century setting — is pure slapstick.

After the snappy, clever 2011 original, this sequel feels rather lazy by comparison: it's still visually colourful and sometimes witty, but the overcrowded story is all over the place, mixing wacky slapstick and corny satire...

Marked by impressive, rain - soaked cinematography, and an impish slapstick - y sense of humor (not unlike the country's mega hit

«Marshall» is helmed by a television director, who only returns to features films after forgotten slapstick comedies «The Ladies Man» and «House Party» from the 90's.

Tangerine at its worst feels like shouting and Three Stooges slapstick with a nasty undercurrent of violence — it's hard not to think of a moment where Alexandra prepares to fight a would - be John by saying she has «a dick, too» when Sin - Dee spends the middle portion of the film savaging Chester's small, blonde paramour.

Directed by the versatile Leo McCarey, a master of improvisation and slapstick as well as a keen and sympathetic observer of human folly, «The Awful Truth» is a warm but unsparing comedy about two people whose flaws only make them more irresistible.

Its mentality is pure «Saved by the Bell» and «Sabrina the Teenage Witch» — in other words, it's extraordinarily low slapstick humour sanitized to the point of nausea, with an affection for camp kitsch so extreme that it's difficult to discern how much of it is self - knowing and how much of it is a result of nobody knowing anything.

The strongest moments are when slapstick recalls the antics of Wallace & Gromit, but the script's packed with quips, ably delivered not just by the inspired parental pairing of Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins (their kids are thinly written, as stroppy or awestruck; Julie Walters» housekeeper is part Mrs Doubtfire, part Mrs Overall) but also by a sterling supporting cast culled from Peep Show, Spy and Sightseers by ex-Mighty Boosh director Paul King.

This brilliant pastiche of the Hollywood action movie is brought to you by the same team as Shaun Of The Dead, and has the same mix of silly one - liners, slapstick and spoofery.

Even the slapstick in this film has an ugly streak to it, such as when our heroes throw apples at joggers and bikers for fun, or when a gay couple played by Patrick Warburton and Michael Dorn attend Comic - Con to beat the crap out of nerds, simply for being nerds.

Whether it should have been a slapstick parody by Iannucci himself or a serious drama about the power - wrangling and mass murder the Soviet regime prompted by another director is hard to say.