Sentences with phrase «for gimmicky»

Cortana is very much a work - in - progress but it's an ambitious one (the company has a full team dedicated solely to Cortana «chit - chat», its term for the gimmicky replies to questions like «What do you think of Siri?»

But what is sometimes lacking is that sense of excitement — we crave something different that isn't thrown in for gimmicky reasons.

I want every game on the Xbox list (even Fruit Ninja, but that's more for a gimmicky reason).

I already own a 360, so I have no need for the gimmicky addition.

Low - cost index funds and ETFs can also bestow an advantage beyond their cost savings — namely, the more you stick to a straightforward mix of stock and bond index funds, the less likely you are to fall for gimmicky or exotic investments that can make it more difficult to manage your retirement portfolio and possibly drag down long - term returns.

Okay, so I'm a sucker for the gimmicky, but this is probably the most graphically interesting and engaging readout of a TPMS that I've ever seen.

So will audiences be if they shell out money for this gimmicky show.

Almost tempted to take off a star for the gimmicky use of music (Cameron Crowe said that he actually starts writing a film around a song he likes) but it all works so well, and the cast is fabulous: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand, even Kate Hudson, more than almost.

If not for the gimmicky color - coded conveyor belt stage, and the fact that the mission breaks down into stages rather than ranging across an interconnected, nonlinear setting, this would rank up there among the series» best.

That's not to place the blame for this gimmicky legislation on school administrators, who, given the choice, would prefer not to have a tax cap.

Gimmicky game plans for a gimmicky franchise.

Not exact matches

The robotic system may sound contrived and gimmicky, but for Eatsa founder Dave Friedberg, the tech - driven approach is a means to support a bigger mission: selling nutritious and sustainable food at a reasonable price.

«The bots you see live today may be slightly gimmicky and mostly launched to join in the wave of hype surrounding bots,» says Mike Slone, chief experience officer for Travelaer, a software and chatbot developer focused on the travel industry.

Bezos oversaw one of Amazon's few major missteps when the company launched the Fire Phone in 2014; criticized for being too gimmicky, it was discontinued the following year.

Below is a table comparing the two on some of the main features, noting the more fiscally responsible approach for each (shaded green) as well as the more gimmicky approach (shaded red):

This plan is not a crazy crash diet or a gimmicky Goop cleanse, and it won't leave you starving, homicidal, or strapped for cash.

The inaugural Big Stakes Match Play, which cost 64 two - man teams of wannabes $ 100,000 each for a chance to win $ 3 million, was contrived, gimmicky and the most riveting event of the year

Thanks for sharing, I'll use this draft / year to see how accurate they are... Hopefully it's not just gimmicky.

WSU ran this gimmicky thing during his career where they'd shift the DL left or right right before the snap to confuse the lineman and create angles for their front.

«Shorter, lighter, and far less gimmicky than adult clubs, junior sticks are optimized for pint - sized folks looking to get the ball up in their air and have a blast.»

Its critics see it as gimmicky and dislike Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott as the regular panel, but the show highlights the enthusiasm for political programmes that aren't scheduled for 6 am on a Sunday morning.

High - fives to Ryan and his team for offering this gimmicky press opportunity, a public format incumbent John Faso has assiduously avoided.

He also attacked the governor's propensity for highlighting accomplishments and new programs in television ads, which Mr. Astorino called misleading and «gimmicky.»

Another, called Uwingu, promotes gimmicky campaigns — such as selling unofficial naming rights to martian craters — in order to raise money for space research.

Previous attempts to generate a public buzz for space exploration have been limited to gimmicky stunts like pizza delivery to space and a failed plan to launch pop star Lance Bass into orbit.

In a weight loss market crowded with gimmicky diet plans and supplements, medical weight loss centers provide a safe, reliable option for adults looking to get serious about shedding pounds.

Perhaps for people who have no issues with keeping their diet adherence dialed in then IF might seem gimmicky.

Dutch fitness star Fajah Lourens may be known for her motivating workout plans, no - nonsense attitude to nutrition and killer body (hence her successful My Killer Body Motivation programme), but she's not immune to body hangups or succumbing to a gimmicky treatment in order to correct her «flaws».

The short, boring, answer that won't sell a million gimmicky diet books is to maintain an energy deficit for a long enough period.

Pop Art might be a little gimmicky to some, but it is all about having fun through fashion & making it accessible for all, so this theme is so appropriate & the timing couldn't be more perfect.

And I don't care if some people find it gimmicky, I wear polishes for my self and I got a whole bunch of black glittered polishes in a range of colors and brands.

For the past 3 months, I've been going for eyebrow pencils, that is, until I found my holy grail eyebrow CUSHION (sounds gimmicky, I know, but I promise you it's noFor the past 3 months, I've been going for eyebrow pencils, that is, until I found my holy grail eyebrow CUSHION (sounds gimmicky, I know, but I promise you it's nofor eyebrow pencils, that is, until I found my holy grail eyebrow CUSHION (sounds gimmicky, I know, but I promise you it's not).

Sure, it has quite a few gimmicky features to try to squeeze new life into the matra of fighting on the **** moon, but it all in all still feels like you are paying for a overpriced DLC of Borderlands 2.

If you're someone who values innovation and evolution in videogames — who found yourself waiting in vain for Nintendo to use the Wii's motion - control scheme to push the boundaries of the medium forward — then the initial launch of the Wii U feels like a gimmicky missed chance.

The Wii motion control system certainly was too gimmicky for me to ever enjoy.

Even fueled by Reynolds, whose likability is practically a super power, a new director in David Leitch («John Wick» and «Atomic Blonde»), charismatic new costars like Zazie Beetz («Atlanta») and Julian Dennison («Hunt for the Wilderpeople»), bigger stakes (and more money to execute them), «Deadpool 2,» suffers from the sequelitis that typically threatens gimmicky gambles turned tentpole franchises.

I'm going to buy the system, don't get me wrong — it's a neat step forward and nicely, surprisingly, never felt gimmicky — but it just feels like I'm doing it as an investment right now, covering my bases for when the Great Wii U Game — maybe Pikmin 3?

For all the energy that Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, and their castmates pour into their gimmicky comedy, there's too often a feeling that they're straining to pump up flat material.

It's especially not good if the sequel is dumped onto another studio, completely recast and tacks on the gimmicky 3D for the hope of better ticket sales.

The potential for something better was certainly there, especially with the Duplass brothers involved, but the movie is so poorly executed (from the undercooked script to the overdependence on its gimmicky premise) that it fizzles out long before the wedding cake is served.

The gimmicky references to real - life figures like David Bowie, Elvis Presley and Andy Warhol, all of whom appear in cameos, reeks of look - at - me desperation, while the fictional characters are so unlikeable — each one equally self - destructive and mired in some kind of hilariously manufactured conflict — that it's hard to know who you're supposed to be rooting for.

Gary Oldman is wasted, a character representative of a gimmicky device whose sequences purposefully withhold or delay information for ultimate emotional impact.

Unfortunately, for Gangster Squad the script is flat, the direction uninspired, and the special effects are too gimmicky for the time its takes place in.

Where the movie works, and does so quite splendidly, is the finale's clever depiction of hologram tech as a shiny new toy; promoted by an American corporation as if it offers a time - saving and world - changing system enabling international business for the 21st century, even though it's clearly and merely another gimmicky exercise in special effects.

Though that may sound a bit gimmicky for a film with so much ambition, it certainly makes «Cloud Atlas» a cinematic experiment worth seeing.

This offbeat British drama shows real promise for new filmmaker Justin Edgar, although his relentlessly gimmicky filmmaking style is so attention - grabbing that it makes it nearly impossible to engage with the story or characters.

If these gags don't seem funny to you and if they seem too gimmicky and silly for a cast of this caliber, you're absolutely right.

For everything else this gimmicky titled production promises, there's MasterCard.

Peele doesn't go for a lot of shocking twists and gimmicky camera angles.

Co-op snipe seemed kind of gimmicky, and I don't know why they had to restrict my view to a quarter of the screen for it.