Sentences with phrase «mined big laughs»

Where the first two entries in the Shrek series mined big laughs from tales left over from the Middle Ages, Shrek the Third strains to get giggles from the onset of middle age.

Not exact matches

While most kids won't understand the animated appearances of Ray Liotta, Sting, and «Bee» Larry King, adults will and they're mined for bigger laughs than, say, the innuendo in Shrek films.

Alas, the film starts to change clothes before growing into them and while the SXSW section provides some of the biggest laughs (Frank's most likeable song is a personal favorite of mine,) they ultimately can't compensate for the transparently calculated conclusion and message, which brings the whole self - awareness aspect right back on centre stage.

When it's dark, it's capital - letters - dark — likely to turn heads and stomachs in equal measure — but niftily mines those same dark corners for big, heaping laughs.