A smooth blend of
clever sight gags and sharp dialogue delivered by an ensemble who clearly enjoy keeping up the pace.
The duo of Mike and Sully are among some of Pixar's most beloved creations and, amid
the clever sight gags and stunning visuals, the film also tugs at the heartstrings quite a bit.
When you cut down Cars as to why it worked, it wasn't for the technical stuff, or the predictable plot, but because we enjoyed the characters the depiction of small town America represented by Radiator Springs, and
some clever sight gags and jokey allusions to the world of automobiles themselves.
Not exact matches
There are gigglesome set - pieces, witty
sight gags,
clever one - liners and references that actually skewer their original source rather than just replicate them for the recognition factor - Megamind's Obama - like «No You Can't» posters get a laugh every time they pop up on screen.
At only 84 minutes, it never bogs down with needless seriousness or scenes of emotional schmaltz, always seeking to keep audiences smiling with
sight gags, allusions that are actually
clever, and choice bits of music that accentuates the action instead of just being shoehorned in to hock soundtracks.
While it is derivative at its core, the jokes and
sight gags are often
clever, and the writers use our familiarity with the subject matter to their advantage, applying the superhero angle to solutions for most teen problems, making a stale premise fresh with well - developed flair.
Aside from a few decent
sight gags and a
clever bit where Mitch battles a fleeing henchman hiding in a little girl's bedroom, leading the combatants to attack each other with the dainty décor at hand, the dated humor falls flat.
The film is filled with
clever quips and
sight gags, mostly at the expense of a totally square, early sixties world.
A handful of
clever Duck Soup allusions and a smattering of solid visual
sight gags aside (most of those unsurprisingly involving the Minions), I still can't say there's a ton additional I found exciting.