Sentences with phrase «much humor by»

Maybe it's the fact that «Airport 1975» tried to incorporate too much humor by including a trio of passengers played by Conrad Janis, Jerry Stiller, and Norman Fell.

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And while many of the episodes slipped into the worst of Christian entertainment's tendencies (one infamous episode ended up with a character getting attacked by a forest demon after playing too much Dungeons & Dragons) the writing staff had a knack for humor and characterization, and the voice actors were top - notch.

Much is said in our age about irony and humor, especially by people who have never been capable of engaging in the practice of these arts, but who nevertheless know how to explain everything.

But with all the humor, be sure you know there is so much truth in her posts and they'll leave you feeling encouraged and in better spirits every time you stop by for a quick read!

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She was incredibly offended by the toilet humor and had some rather unflattering things to say about pretty much every aspect of the film.

And even then, it's not that we're intended to laugh so much as we're meant to see the deployment of bleak humor by the narrators of their own stories as a way to distance oneself from things too terrible to consider full on.

Julian Mitchell's script tends to drag its feet, if not cut short a lot of expository depth, but it keeps consistent on razor - sharp dialogue, occasionally broken up by witty humor that puts a bit of kick in the slower spots, about as much as highlights in Brian Gilbert's direction which break up slow spells and sentimentality with occasions of color and effective thoughtfulness.

Your mileage will vary depending on how much patience you have for Deadpool's tireless antics and how easily you are entertained by limb - severing, body - battering physical humor, the relentless parade of blue jokes about pranking coworkers with bodily fluids, infant genitalia, and the «Human Centipede» movies, and the spectacle of Reynolds flaming himself over how much «Green Lantern» sucked.

The humor is rarely very funny, as much of it appeals to a much younger audience than what we're led to believe by its much stronger parody elements.

Dogged by clunky humor and too much travelogue in the early running, helmer Zoya Akhtar's sophomore feature improves markedly halfway through by toning down the tomfoolery and getting to grips with the trio's emotional frailties.

Still, Wells» heavy - handed direction and a bizarrely sappy score by Gustavo Santaolalla flatten much of the humor and spikiness; the pace seems to slow just as the no - exit tension should kick in.

Although much of the humor and tone of the film is on par with it's original source, the sight gags and puns type humor was done to death by better films like Airplane!

The old TV series, with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, had a nonchalant humor and won points by not making too much of its then - audacious interracial partnership.

As long as it's funny, none of this would be a liability, but whole scenes go by without so much as a laugh, only offering the semblance of humor because the results are so bizarre, they can't be taken seriously.

It is quite the reverse, in fact, as Byington mines Larry's troubles for gentle and off - kilter humor, much helped by the presence of an adorable French bulldog, Arrow, who just happens to be Shwartzman's own dog.

Unfortunately, the overall quality ends up being about the same as well, with unevenness caused by the juxtaposition of very light slapstick humor with much darker violent undertones.

(Manchester By The Sea comes close, but its humor is much more restrained.)

In trying to mine humor out of a messy situation, the show just feels sad and misanthropic instead, especially in the way that it sides with Parker's character by making everyone else that much more idiotic and horrible.

It's not a comedy by any definition — in fact, it's a terrific thriller with as much personality as tension — but Lester weaves some terrific character humor through the picture, notably Roy Kinnear as the hapless Social Director, trying his best to keep spirits through the ordeal.

However, working from a mostly sharp script by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost, Waititi doesn't so much inject humor as he gives it his own droll spin, making Thor: Ragnarok one of the funniest of the Marvel movies without seeming to exert much effort in that regard (as opposed to Deadpool or Ant - Man, which are marked primarily by their snarky, meta appeals to our funny bone).

Ultimately, how much humor you extract from American Dreamz will largely be dependent on your familiarity with the subject matter, particularly in «American Idol», with its emphasis on glitz and drama over actual talent, as well as in the American public's perception of Bush as an intentionally uninformed world leader that makes speeches and engages in policy solely on the advice of his puppeteer handlers, represented here by a very Cheney - like Chief of Staff, played brilliantly by Willem Dafoe (xXx 2, The Life Aquatic).

R - rated by virtue of scatalogical humor — penii, both of the flaccid and majorly erect variety, crowd the screen; jaws dangle, gawking at flopping mammaries; — and frivolous vulgarities, Baywatch fails to insert much conviction into its raunch and lacks even more in the originality department.

Much of «The Little Hours,» directed by Jeff Baena (who wrote «I Heart Huckabees»), is the humor of anachronism.

Anyone who has seen the atrocious Epic Movie and Date Movie shouldn't be expecting much from this mini-genre, though not by the same idiots, that only has enough moments of good humor to put together a semi-interesting trailer.

Kenneth Lonergan infuses his movie with so much more humor, so much more complexity, so much more recognizable feeling than you're expecting by the description.

But there's only so much a charismatic giant can do when he's up against a blend of lazy gross - out humor and inane male wish fulfillment weighed down by terrible editing and lame action.

The screenplay by Robb and Mark Cullen (Manchild, New Car Smell) puts together a mish - mash of 1980s cop flick clichés without generating much humor out of them other than the knowing references.

This newest version, White House Down (directed by Roland Emmerich, «Anonymous «-RRB- has much more humor than the Gerard Butler vehicle.

Though the movie is sprinkled with quite a bit of humor (much more than you'd expect for the subject matter), «Manchester by the Sea» is primarily a portrait of grief and how it affects everyone differently.

Critics praised the film's commitment to humor, and the chemistry of its stars, with USAToday's Brian Truitt saying «Even tonal issues can't upend the magic this movie taps into putting Thor and Hulk together as new best buddies, whether they're throwing down in an arena or having a bromantic heart - to - heart,» while the AP's Lindsey Bahr said «Thor: Ragnarok is the most fun of the Thor movies by a long shot, but it is still very much a Thor movie for better or worse.»

Seth Meyers» opening monologue joke about Harvey Weinstein's absence fell a little flat at first, but then he made is so much better (or so much worse, depending on how morbid you like your humor) by reminding everyone that he'd be back in 20 years as the only person to ever be booed during the In Memoriam section.

John Hannah, Lea Thompson (she of many 1980s teen movies, herself), Susan Sarandon and Amy Sedaris, among others, are around to lend some gravitas and humor (if that's too much of a paradox) to the proceedings, and a good time is had by all.

«Dear White People»: Justin Simien's debut film sputters and sizzles with energy, making for comedy that says something and drama that finds the humor in human fallibility; it's been a long time since a debut by an American writer - director showed so much coordination between its ambitions and execution.

But while Mike Myers found rich humor in the gap between a chauvinistic past and politically correct present, much of the labored comedy in Mortdecai relies on dated stereotypes unredeemed by any hint of post-modern irony.

Much of the humor in the late Stan Seidel's script derives from the three men's differing perceptions of Jewel, nicely brought to visual life by first - time feature director Harald Zwart.

This being Marvel — as opposed to, ahem, DC — the movie is sprinkled with liberal doses of humor: the cyborg Vision attempting, without much success, to cook his first paprikash («In my defense, I've never actually eaten anything before»); a nice callback («I can do this all day») to the first Captain America movie; a sly Tony Stark reference to The Manchurian Candidate; a likable moment of outer - borough bonding by fellow New Yorkers Cap and Spidey.

Also laced with humor, but in a much more serious setting, is Cairo, written by G. Willow Wilson with art by M.K. Perker.

He presides from a nondescript office in the garment district, backed by a grouchy rich man whom he must constantly humor, and his business is nothing so much as being on the make.

The film had a great story, intrigue, fun characters, good humor, fantastic fight scenes and most importantly, grew the Marvel Universe by adding so much to

You don't need to dedicate too much time, unlike similar games, and it's hilarious to see the type of humor Nintendo integrates in this game by working with its simple creations.

Amitis Motevalli's marker - on - photo series Confiscated Portrait of the Artist as a Young Rebel could and should be consumed as much for its humor and wit as anything else, but in the course of transit for an exhibition the work was confiscated by the government.

Both of these are white canvases that are also sculptural objects, and the Cattelan has a sort of humor to it, but it also references so much art history — propping pieces by Richard Serra, readymade works by Duchamp; you name it — so there's this very subtle, humorous gesture on Cattelan's part.

Much of the «humor» was only understood by people already aware of the misconceptions regarding the topic.

And don't dare attempt to slip humor by them; such frivolity, of course, has no place in the law, much less in the tony pages of a law review.