Sentences with phrase «clever gags»

Plenty of clever gags, both dialogue based and visual.

This leads to Colossus (again voiced by Stefan Kapicic) taking him home to Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Students (and a very clever gag about the seemingly empty school that brought the house down at the screening I attended) to recuperate.

Despite a few clever gags and some very funny asides from the mugging Price, viewers expecting a Monty Python - style satire of horror films will be rather disappointed.

The story of Rey, Finn, and company follows the same path as the movie, while also throwing in a bunch of really clever gags and goofs.

However, most of the film runs along without much catering to its main plot, concentrating more on its characters, tossing up some pretty clever gags and side stories involving such things as the making of jams, the girls» trying to help Gru to get them a new stepmom, Margo's romantic stirrings, and a good deal of Minion slapstick shenanigans, which will no doubt make this a hit for the kiddies.

It's a (sort of) clever gag since Mr. Ayoade is doing just that during the film's 97 - minute running time, and it's also a standard representation of the type of comedy to follow: quirky, droll, almost mature, supposedly original.

It's one of the best of all the Pixar shorts, with lots of fast - paced and exceedingly clever gags (revolving around a pair of magic hats) and at least one big belly laugh.

Critics Consensus: Though it occasionally stalls, Talladega Nights» mix of satire, clever gags, and excellent ensemble performances put it squarely in the winner's circle.

Critic Consensus: Though it occasionally stalls, Talladega Nights» mix of satire, clever gags, and excellent ensemble performances put it squarely in the winner's circle.

This kind of loving lampoon rarely works, but the reference - riddled script (full of loopy puns and clever gags), energetic direction and excessive performances capture the right mix of gee whiz and come hither.

Never mind the busy, episodic story, which cuts between efforts by Paddington's adopted family (Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville) and neighbors to prove the naïve ursine's innocence and the little bear's gradual adjustment to his new life behind bars; as with its predecessor, the real appeal is in its clever gags and its child's - eye perspective on life in a multicultural metropolis.

From rides on the «train of thought» to commercial jingles that get stuck in your head to a clever gag about mixing facts and opinions, co - directors / co-writers Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen keep things fresh and funny while maintaining a simple conflict that easily gets younger viewers invested.

The entire breezy 85 minutes of «Shaun the Sheep Movie» is packed with both clever gags and subtle comedy bits.

Also returning are the villainous Gaston (Luke Evans, quite effective in his dastardliness) and the cad's right - hand man LeFou (Josh Gad), who looks at his boss with a bit more than fawning admiration in this version (The pair's big number also suffers from over-orchestration, but there's a clever gag that LeFou has to bribe the pub's regulars to sing about Gaston).

There's a clever gag where she introduces her version of «sneakers».

Interspersed between the routine plot are some clever gags, including a messenger bird (voiced by Rob Brydon), which mimics the words and actions of the message's sender, and a joke involving a giant boulder, a duck, and deceptive perspective.