Sentences with phrase «inspired running gag»

There is a particularly inspired running gag involving something so simple: anytime someone slams open the front door, coming out of the blustery cold and into Minnie's Haberdashery, they are forced to nail it shut with boards of wood and be yelled at by those already inside and keeping warm by the fire.

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by Walter Chaw Because there is no plot save the scrambling for rent money that has been stolen from the Abbot and Costello - ian pairing of Ice Cube and Michael Epps, the closest one might come to a description of Friday After Next's narrative would involve the running gag of a Santa Claus bandit who breaks into homes to steal presents and beat people with Christmas trees (maybe inspired by Eddie Murphy's Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood Christmas sketch).

While a few of the quips and sight gags might elicit a mild chuckle now and then, for most of the running length, the juvenile - minded writing and out - and - out silliness never really approach the sharpness or juicy satirical qualities that would suggest an inspired, realized concept.

The door - stopping 1996 book inspires several running gags: It's more than a thousand pages long, so it must be brilliant.

But the film is often very funny with great running gags and an inspired Chevy Chase turning in one of his better performances.