Sentences with phrase «many of the zany»

Then, in 2010, it launched an impressive rebranding campaign featuring a series of zany, nonsensical viral video advertisements meant specifically to appeal to younger audiences.

Set during the week of July 4, 1983 — at the apocalyptic edge of Orwell's predicted end of the modern experiment — the novel seemed a piece of zany hyperbole when it was published in 1971.

He is bright - eyed, brave, kind and courteous, to say nothing of zany.

After one of the zaniest opening months ever, Washington emerged, then lost at No. 14 USC.

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Whole libraries could be filled with accounts of the zany ways people have tried to overcome the eye - contact conundrum.

You're probably already shopping here because of the great variety of zany pieces, basics, and flattering dresses.

DoingSomething have a reputation for staging some of the zaniest dating events in London town, and last weekend was no exception.

To an entire generation of viewers, actress Dawn Wells will forever be associated with her recurring portrayal of Mary Ann Summers, the sugar - sweet and open - faced country lass shipwrecked on a desert isle with one of the zaniest television ensembles of the»60s, on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964 - 1967).

Voice actor Christopher Knights is the man behind many of the zany characters that have populated some of the most popular animated films.

A woman's journey of self - discovery and the dynamics of her zany family.

Remade from the ground up by lead developer Toys for Bob, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy features the fun and nostalgic gameplay that fans remember with more than 100 levels, enhanced reward sequences, Spyro's gang of zany dragons and other goofballs (including Sparx the Dragonfly, Hunter, Sheila, Agent 9 and Sgt. Byrd) and more.

The purpose of Kristen Wiig as the publicity manager for NASA is never evident, besides some clunky asides of humor with a pompous Jeff Daniels and Danny Glover as one of those zany genius types defined by weird character tics between jumbles of scientific jargon.

One of the coolest Batman action scenes ever filmed is now set to one of the zaniest Batman theme songs ever recorded.

It reminded me a little like some of the zany kids comedies of the olden days, like «Our Gang», only not nearly as funny or inspired.

This arrives in the form of a zany, slapstick - filled film about a bunch of caricatures whose hilarious schemes always end badly.

Energetic, fast - paced, and pumped full of zany humor... sure to entertain the younguns and be fairly painless for their guardians.

The cast is rich with good character actors, most of whom play the funniest lines with a droll delivery and poker - faced ambivalence, which also lends this independent film a good deal of zany charm.

What is truly unique about this film is that it brought about a whole genre of zany comedy that has yet to be duplicated.

Unlike real life, where all of the zany events would have likely been captured and posted immediately to YouTube and Facebook, or, at the very least, called someone and likely would have alerted and prompted the U.S. Military to move in, the script keeps it all contained to the characters at hand.

In the films that have become the face of this comedic tradition, lowest - common - denominator pop - culture references take the place of jokes, and gratuitous raunch takes the place of zany cleverness.

Starting with Sam Raimi «s iconic original film, through his increasingly comedic (and deranged) sequels, Fede Alvarez «s grisly remake, and the long - awaited return of Bruce Campbell «s chainsaw - wielding hero in the Starz original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, the horror franchise has proven as elastic as it is enduring, able to mold to the specific demands of each new iteration without losing that delirious double shot of zany personality that defines it.

And while directors Coffin and Renaud have trouble with pacing in patches, the finale is a lot of zany fun when the dimwitted minions undergo a personality change and turn purple and fierce.

Writer / director Sean Anders returns from the first film with the standard playbook for lazy comedies: a series of zany skits loosely connected with little regard for logic or continuity.

There's a kind of zany fun to be had with Renny Harlin's crap - looking nautical thriller about genetically engineered sharks: «Bigger, smarter, faster, meaner» went the tagline.

One of the zaniest of all 1930s zany comedies — that said, it can be a little on the shrill side.

Another entire episode of retracing the Wolfpack's steps, though, would be pointless, so instead we get a little heist adventure with a side of zany.

The return of Ultimate TEKKEN Bowl is finally upon us, so shine up your virtual bowling balls and get ready for one of the zaniest bonus games in TEKKEN history.

Fans of the zany, Greta Gerwig - era Baumbach may not find the same charms in The Meyerowitz Stories.

This may sound a little dark, and like all Baumbach movies it certainly has its fair share of despair, but here he cuts through the neuroses with a healthy dollop of zany, almost slapstick humor, much of which is visual in nature.

2:00 am (10th)-- TCM — Kind Hearts and Coronets In one of the zaniest of the zany comedies that Alec Guinness was best known for in his early career, he plays eight, count»em, eight characters — all relatives in line to receive a duke's massive fortune upon his death.

Peter Yates, director of the acclaimed films Bullitt and Breaking Away, has a hard time handling the sometimes jarring mix of zany comedy and deadly serious drama, never really making a real impact in either department enough for the tone to gel.

In many ways, it is the precursor of the zany, off - the - wall comedy that many comedians are placed in, allowing them to break free creatively.

The film critic trashed the «Identity Thief» star in April in his review of the zany comedy that costars Jason Bateman...

It's full of zany character - based humor, and is capital - A Anime to its very core.

If you have any hazy memories of zany Saturday morning cartoons, the show feels both fresh and instantly familiar.

Even if the role isn't meant to be deep or profound, she gives a semblance of zany intelligence behind the shallowness that lets you believe that she actually would undertake such a thing as learning the Dewey decimal system in one night and succeed.

As the result of some zany antics, the Farmer winds up in the nearby big city, with amnesia, and a surprising new profession.

1:15 pm / 12:15 pm — TCM — Arsenic and Old Lace One of the zaniest comedies you'll ever see has kindly old ladies poisoning lonely men for their own good.

The series follows chatty Phineas Flynn and his docile stepbrother Ferb, who engage in all sorts of zany adventures and yet always seem to escape revelation or punishment, much to the consternation of their controlling sister Candace.

This second film in the Pink Panther series is easily the best, and stands as ones of the zaniest 1960s comedies ever.

Weighing In: Pumpkin Facts Learn all sorts of zany things about pumpkins.

It gives teachers and parents everything they need to help children improve their reading: 35 kid - tested poems by Bruce Lansky -35 customized reading lessons by Amy Buswell -35 off - the - wall illustrations by Stephen Carpenter -35 sets of zany performance tips by Bruce Lansky - all of which is designed to make the process of reading improvement more like fun than work.

Now, in addition to the scores of zany YJs and TJs with their cut fenders, winches, and jacked - up wheels, Moab is home to a batch of the newest Jeeps customized with the latest Mopar gear from Detroit.

However, a little bit of textured panelling at the top of the device drops hints at some of the zanier elements of its design.

Dogs love the feel and shape of Zanies Embroidered Berber Bones.

To aid you in your survival, Sky Noon offers up a bunch of zany physics - defying tools, called Abilities.

Over the course of the zany journey, our buzz - haired hero confronted the demons of his past, raised his Nazi body - count by a couple hundred, and took the fight against Hitler to space once again.

Instead of your zany and unique bosses found in previous Legend of Zelda games, Nintendo opted for a more modest design here.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of this zany, over-the-top franchise, Disgaea 1 Complete heads to Nintendo Switch and PS4 this -LSB-...]