Sentences with phrase «film pokes fun»

This film pokes fun at obsessive fans.

It was also great to see the film poke fun of Batman's lavish lifestyle using Lego pieces.

The most unique thing about this film poking fun at the world of magicians is the various types of comedy, including slapstick, gross and vulgar, witty and, of course, obnoxious.

When the film poked fun at executive producer Steven Spielberg with a «holoplex» movie theater ad for «Jaws 19,» was it simply looking for an easy cultural reference or did it somehow predict the 3 - D sequel - mania that would grip Hollywood in the first decades of the 21st century?

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The film even pokes fun a bit at an iconic moment from the first film.

Although at times it suffers from cheesy dialogue, The Cabin in the Woods is easily on the best horror films of our time, poking fun at the cliches of horror, while being pretty scary, as at least one of your greatest fears appears, in one of the best films of 2012.

Whereas they film could have been a total «kiddie cash in,» instead it remains self - aware and pokes fun at the very thing it is promoting.

The first seven film outings were sober and straight - faced; the eighth go - round (the first after a 38 - year lapse) does a 180 to shamelessly poke fun of the rules established by the genre.

Russell pokes fun of his weight, makes ludicrous power plays to establish his dominance in prison, and invites a number of deeply uncomfortable jokes about his inevitable sexual abuse in prison — a line of comedy that feels even more unwelcome given that the film's cast includes an accused sexual assailant in T.J. Miller, who needlessly returns as Deadpool's best friend, Weasel, in a few throwaway scenes.

The original film celebrated the diverse inclinations of the horror genre, while also poking fun at it thanks to veteran director Craven helming the vehicle.

The film is given an opportunity to shrewdly poke fun at cable news, specifically Fox News (their new home is run by a cocky Aussie), as Ron uncannily becomes a purveyor of sensationalist non-news stories like car chases and cute animals while Veronica can't make an interview with Yasser Arafat grab anyone's attention.

There's such a good - natured heart beating beneath the cliches that it's easy to appreciate the film's willingness to poke gentle fun without a whiff of nastiness or judgment.

The latest entry in Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting series looks at 2016's Suicide Squad, poking fun at the film's numerous plot holes and mistakes.

It was by way of Jemaine Clement that I discovered «Tongan Ninja» director Jason Stutter's 2009 impossibly dry supernatural comedy «Diagnosis: Death,» a film which strives to poke fun at the J - horror genre while attempting to infect you with an incurable case of the giggles.

Like many of Rogen's other films, «Sausage Party» exists to poke fun at films in general with its meta - references and seeks to emphasize some sort of screwed up part of our psyches.

The Disaster Artist follows the troubled production of The Room, and doesn't just poke fun at the film or the eccentric Wiseau.

Director / star James Franco somehow crafted a love letter to that film while also poking fun at yet paying tribute to the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau, «The Room's» director and star.

Even though Google reportedly were not involved in the conception of the film, and aren't in line to directly profit from ticket sales, because the film obviously got the full cooperation of Google in the making of it, whatever satirical material could have been mined from poking fun at the giant corporation's branding and image has been declawed to the point of the enterprise doubling as a recruitment film.

With a satirical sweep, it enjoys poking fun at the concept of an American cop film but is observed through an undeniably Irish filter.

This film comes to us by way of Roland Emmerich, who's made quite a name for himself destroying American landmarks; the film even pokes fun at this through the tour guide's assertion that the East Wing was «the one blown up in Independence Day.»

The actor's ability to poke fun at herself while starring in a tentpole film like «Ready Player One» is part of what makes Cooke's success feel so genuine.

Good natured, positive and with a fun cast of British actors (yes Chuck Bass is really English) this film is light and frothy entertainment, and sometimes it is nice to watch a comedy that doesn't humiliate people for laughs (rich people do get poked fun of a little, but that seems perfectly fair).

Taking the piss out of zombie movies and yet applying by their rules, Shaun is a fun, playful film that pokes fun at Britishness in all its form.

The R - rated comedy will poke fun at Disney / Pixar films, and the story follows one sausage's «quest to discover the truth about his existence,» after he falls out of a shopping cart and, along with his friends, embarks on a journey to return to his aisle before the 4th of July sale.

Poking fun at zealotry is one thing; the film actually vilifies those struggling to reconcile their religious upbringing with their sexual orientation.

Ford began by poking fun at the technical language Lucas wrote in the scripts, noting how he would need multiple takes during filming.

Felt like it was a good balance between being a modern action packed film with a fair bit of violence - poking fun at old (incredibly cheesy) spy films but in a way of paying homage to them rather than disrespecting the genre!

It would have been easy to poke fun at the crass kitsch of the Bollywood hit parade that opens the film, but James Ivory's socio - artistic commentary (narrated by director Anthony Korner) sets a detached, almost disinterested tone, lending the documentary a gloss of seriousness.

As with another film about tolerance in the Adam Sandler / Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, National Security) oeuvre, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, the object is to perpetually insult and poke fun at its subjects as much as possible before showing that deep down, they really are just kidding and want everyone to get along.

To give the film some credit, I appreciate when anyone — even unintentionally — pokes fun at society's reality TV obsession, but in this case the mashing of two well - worn horror subgenres only makes it twice as annoying that the film couldn't do either of them well.

Dafoe, who stars as a cranky but compassionate motel manager in Sean Baker's «The Florida Project,» a film that explores the heartbreaking effects of poverty on children living in a welfare motel outside Disney World, poked fun at the gala's run time.

Patrick Stewart was a gamely host throughout the more than three - hour program, calling the honorees «film magicians» and poking fun at his own lack of high - tech understanding.

Poking fun at the horror films of the day, the film was a massive success.

Plus, the picture features lots of comic relief via «Stab 7,» a film within the film which periodically enables characters to poke fun at horrifying horror flick conventions and clichés.

The film does poke fun at the inept director, writer and actor, but the humor doesn't grow from a mean - spirited place.

It pokes fun just as much as it is respectful to its origins, and continues Marvel's run of not making any bad films (as much as I thought Iron Man was overrated.)

Sure there are a handful of gags poking fun at Westerns and grindhouse films (and even hints at Brian de Palma's Scarface), but Casa de mi Padre really takes its spoof target by the reins and goes with it... possibly to a fault.

Along the way, the film explores class - consciousness from several angles while poking fun at sexism and snobbery.

However, some of the gags poke fun at films that were either lampooned many times over or too old to recall (The Exorcist and Poltergeist), or the films are too unsuccessful to merit a spoof at all (The Frighteners, Hollow Man, and The Haunting).

Rather than putting style over substance, its style was the substance, director Matthew Vaughn pulling out every trick in the book to poke fun at the stuffy clichés of Bond - era spy films while leaning hard into its R rating to sometimes grotesque results.

At the same time, the film tries to poke fun at the he - said, she - said nature of the relationship.

So many films have poked fun at romantic comedy clichés that the satire is stale.

Blake Lively has poked fun at husband Ryan Reynolds and his «Woman in Gold» costar Helen Mirren, who could not stop gushing about each other while promoting the film.

As you might imagine, there isn't much plot one can follow in Epic Movie, as it is mostly just a reason to poke fun at well - known films with rabid fan bases for easy mass consumption.

Astronomical rent, crazy city construction, muggings, crime bosses, irate bus drivers and more are fodder for Howard Franklin (The Public Eye, The Man Who Knew Too Little) to poke fun at, succeeding in delivering laughs above and beyond the plot of the film itself.

The film even ends with a Mexican standoff that unabashedly pokes fun at audience preconceptions of crime dramas while cleverly upholding the thrill of the kill that the genre so demands.

It seemed like Bay was trying to poke fun at his previous films as this almost felt like a bit of a parody of what he normally does.

He could have just shown up and been a good sport, poking mild fun at himself, and contributed to a fun, memorable film.

If it all ends up coming together successfully, the film gets to have its cake and eat it too, wrapping itself in the familiar and cozy confines of the standard fare while positioning itself as the cool alternative by poking fun, even if it might not be all that much of an alternative at the end of the day.

The story mode takes inspiration from the original Indy Trilogy, and pokes fun at some key moments of those films.