Sentences with word «hapless»

Edgar Wright has saved the best for last in the final movie of his «Cornetto» trilogy about a gang of hapless men who feel alienated from their past

Bear witness as hapless victims experience the unspeakable terror of confronting demonic forces, murderous poltergeists and other evil entities that are dead set on claiming their souls.

Like many hapless heroes past, the orphanage's imminent closure is the catalyst that provokes the middle - aged trio to leave their lifelong home and track down the funds to keep the place open.

(Though it should be noted that at times the story is funny and satirical, with hapless characters who seem more suited for a Shakespearean comedy than the Bible.

High - end Xerox machines — essentially, complex paper - processing computers — became symbols of modern technology, sometimes getting the upper hand on hapless humans.

Kerberos has also announced a planned DLC Expansion of the game called Monster Island, which would allow players to recruit a second monstrous pet to send against hapless cities who resist the player's goal to conquer the world.

by Walter Chaw The more cynical among us would note that the title might also refer to the time that movies exactly like Taking Lives have stolen from hapless audiences, but the fact of it is that if not for our mortal curiosity, we might have missed genuinely good mad - dog killer flicks like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Manhunter, The Untold Story, and Se7en.

The purpose of female sexuality is to assert power over hapless men, for control, revenge, self - centered pleasure, or forcing a commitment.

Theirs is a life of patient expectation followed by hapless attempts to break through the barrier that separates them from their idealized destination.

And yet, at the center of the film is one of the most recognizable young actresses in the industry, Scarlett Johansson, in one of her best, most sophisticated turns yet as an alien in a woman's body preying on hapless human males.

Yes, Hogwarts takes a quite a serious beating, with the whimsical school reduced to rubble as Voldemort's armies commence their siege with help from trolls and spiders, storming the grounds on the hunt to slaughter as many hapless students as possible.

But just like hapless William H. Macy in that Coen Brothers classic, he's unknowingly allied himself with dim - bulb crooks whose stupidity makes them more dangerous, not less.

Webb, who plays hapless loser Jeremy in the show, initially revealed his decision during an exchange on Twitter with former Labour official Hopi Sen.. He said: «It's a personal choice and I admire those sticking around.

Forget about hapless mates being dragged around by macho mammoth killers.

Cristiano Ronaldo was at the double as Real Madrid warmed up for next week's clasico clash with Barcelona by putting five goals past hapless Levante in Valencia on Saturday afternoon.

Sometimes the hosts even get hapless husbands to do some drywall or drilling, but sadly, nothing is as easy as it looks on TV.

All is going according to plan until both the party and the safety of the hotel are threatened when hapless human backpacker Jonathan (Andy Samberg) follows some of Dracula's minions back to the monsters» haven.

instead wenger sells our best players and brings in a bunch of hapless characters from the french leagues and refuses to strengthen in the places where there were obvious deficits..

A brand new poll released tonight shows corrupt shitbag and journo tossing enthusiast Michael Grimm opening up a substantial lead over hapless NYC City Councilman Dominic Recchia.

Another view is that the GP is just a chintzy limited edition pitched at hapless fashion victims who are prepared to pay through the nose for the «ultimate Mini».

, can't be definitive, but her descriptions of the 1999 «confessions» of two hapless young men raise serious doubts about their statements.

In the end Lyra serves as a prophet, even a Christ figure, who harrows the Land of the Dead to free hapless souls.

Off the back of a dreadful display at Norwich at the weekend, Arsenal again showed no cutting edge up front, while hapless left - back Andre Santos was repeatedly and ruthlessly exposed by second - half goals from Dutch duo Klaas - Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay.

«Anchorman» writer - director McKay reunites with star Ferrell for this merrily idiotic comedy about a pair of hapless New York cops.

A penalty - shootout defeat to Stoke City, in which hapless Hazard failed from 12 yards, saw the Blues booted out of the Capital One Cup 48 days earlier.

Hapless opponent loses.

If you've missed the two previous trailers, the film features the three guys as hapless protagonists who enlist the aid of a «murder consultant» (Jamie Foxx) in an attempt to do away with their three bosses, played by Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston.

R.V. follows the same formula of the Vacation movies, complete with hapless father, unsupportive wife, precocious older sister, and mischievous younger brother.

«We suspect strongly that since BSS is peopled by outlaws, they are responsible for the spate of assassinations of kinsmen opposed to their fluid and dubious idea of a Biafran state; its members are the masterminds of kidnappings / abductions for ransom; armed robbery; extortion of hapless people at gunpoint and other sundry acts of lawlessness and crimes against the state in Southeastern Nigeria.

Help hapless heroes Lil and Laarg interact with unique and twisted puzzles of each room.

Only, where The Lobster utilized awkward line deliveries to emphasize the comedy of several hapless singles racing against the clock to discover a match, Killing of a Sacred Deer's heightened, formal acting creates a discordant disconnect from the realistic setting.

But how on earth did hapless Grant Shapps, rarely allowed near a live mic nowadays, survive as Tory chairman in an election year?

«Budding Prospects» In 1983, three hapless city boys move from their comfort zone of the San Francisco counter-culture to Mendacino, California, to grow marijuana.

Before horror cinema became obsessed with low - budget, haunted house, night - vision camcorder borefests and the gorno genre fetishised the violence with series like Paranormal Activity or Saw respectively, horror films were generally based around hapless teens fleeing supernatural forces or maniacs with machetes.

Good luck with Mitt, you pack of hapless losers.

A more hapless bunch of Round Table knights couldn't be found, and Monty Python has never been better than they are here.

Those moments of utter despair lightened up by a sideways glance and sharp monotone quip, and it's difficult not to crack a wry smile at 3D Realms» hapless attempts to make another game.

In Australia's so - called «wind power capital», South Australia, it's hapless Labor government could never be accused of letting common sense get in the way of its efforts to destroy any remaining economic advantage that the beleaguered and mendicant state might still possess.

Our sole purpose is to dissuade, deter and prevent more hapless lemmings from repeating the mistake of law school.

If that wasn't just hapless PR speak, this project could turn out to be something interesting, though Day One Studios still has everything to prove.

Starring opposite her, both Harrelson and Rockwell excel in supporting roles as hapless cops: one a diligent family man hiding a terrible secret, the other a racist redneck who resents being stuck caring for a toxic, ailing parent.

Lose your composure and it's easy to fall into a spiral of panic that finds you making increasingly hapless efforts to save yourself.

A few hapless Realtors also endlessly and obsessively rehash in their minds their «many failures», without realizing that this sort of circular thinking amounts to a concentrated rehearsing of unhappiness.

The Trail Blazers looked hapless in Memphis for their first two games against the Grizzlies.