Sentences with phrase «of wacky comedies»

There are really so many great gags and sequences in this that any fan of wacky comedies such as Airplane, Spaceballs, and Monty Python should get some real enjoyment out of this one.

Danny and Wheeler find themselves ordered into community service to avoid jail and the service, for reasons that only make sense in the context of a wacky comedy, is with an outfit that pairs kids in need of guidance with responsible adults to mentor them.

Not exact matches

Starring numerous actors who have gone on to become huge stars, this wacky 1980s - set comedy that looks at the last day of camp has become a cult classic.

It's the lying and deception that can destroy trust in these situations more than almost anything else, and the second episode even makes it a point to try and get that across through slapstick humor, until it ditches that initial argument altogether and starts becoming a wacky comedy in full with all of the usual trappings.

There are lessons on personal growth here, but it's still a goofy studio comedy, albeit one with wacky, convoluted set pieces (some of them mirror actual games — one of the best scenes in the movie is a mansion - wide bout of «hot - potato» with a Faberge egg).

with the various elements that are part and parcel with comedies of this ilk, including wacky misunderstandings, quirky supporting characters, and histrionic third - act plot developments - with the latter handled particularly well by Jones (ie such interludes aren't nearly as painful and eye - roll - inducing as they could've been).

, and in 2012 he essayed a variety of wacky characters in the musical comedy I, Martin Short, Goes Home, which found him reunited with a number of his former SCTV co-stars including Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy.

The comedy stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell and is set in the 1970s, based on the true story of a wacky tennis match between these two individuals.

The same could be said about Jeff Baena's wacky «The Little Hours,» a film with echoes of Mel Brooks in its non-contemporary setting, broad physical comedy, unexpected punchlines, and gigantic ensemble (seriously, every other face is a recognizable one).

Perhaps that's why they programmed a special screening of one of the most purely enjoyable romantic comedies in a long time and a world premiere of a wacky, broad, gigantic ensemble laugher that equally allowed moviegoers to leave the real world behind for 90 minutes.

The onscreen action is somewhere between the wackier world of 21 Jump Street and the grisly, unfunny world of Pineapple Express but at least the filmmakers realize that an action - comedy still needs to present its action through a comic lens.

The crime - farce comedy brings back the wacky Vermont lawmen of the 2001 stoner cult - classic original.

is a wacky behind - the - scenes look at the comedy hit of the century that finds a self - amused Petrie drawling in his Faulknerian idiot manchild sort of way «Dirty Harriet goes to the prom!»

But while successes like «The Hangover» (the first one only) and «Bridesmaids» are pinnacle examples of using the adults - only rating to raunchy perfection, there are handfuls more that simply think a wacky premise and salty language are the only ingredients you need for comedy.

While this sibling comedy makes some sharp observations about the push and pull of family relationships, it's also one of those deliberately wacky movies that wears us out with nonstop gags that are utterly unconvincing...

This film may look like one of those annoyingly mannered independent films, with its wacky young cast and arty - farty black and white photography, but it's actually a fresh, smart and very funny comedy.

We generally expect more wacky humour from Fey and Rudd than this comedy, which is packed with perhaps too - smart dialog and a lot of warm sentiment.

However, the writers use this premise as a tool to introduce its audience to several wacky characters and five episodes in, it becomes a comedy about a group of people living in a cul - de-sac, rather than cougars preying on young men.

The need for comedy also comes in the form of a bizarre performance from Jonny Depp (credited as his character name Guy Lapointe), which is perhaps the bottom of the barrel of Depp's «wacky acting».

I've never been a huge fan of Carrey's wacky comedies.

Way back in January, plenty of laughs and joy arrived in the form of Ass Backwards, a wacky comedy from writers Casey Wilson («Happy Endings») and June Diane Raphael («Burning Love»), who also star in the film as a ditzy, clueless duo reminiscent of Dumb & Dumber and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion.

After devoting much time to expository introductions, the movie arrives at the funeral, which by comedy classification rules must be marked by a series of wacky mishaps.

So many of our most interesting creative voices have dealt with mental illness (certainly a subject in open discussion right now with the recent passing of Robin Williams), and, while Lenny Abrahamson's «Frank» has been billed as a wacky comedy about a guy with a fake head (which it partially is), it's also a dissection of this intersection, driven by a remarkably physical performance by Michael Fassbender.

As with «Frances Ha,» the movie adopts the tone of a screwball comedy to explore the frustrations and aspirations of young women — one of whom played, once again, by an endearingly wacky Gerwig — but it has a more conventional structure and cynical attitude that synthesizes the two authors» distinct voices.

Mis - Fits is the handiwork of novelist / playwright / documentation LD Napier (though the script isn't adapted from any of her previous work) and she's also snatching the chance to direct what producer Doug Claybourne tells the Hollywood Reporter is «a wacky comedy in the tone of Harold and Maude.»

That's when, as the kids say, «Shit gets cray cray» in an onslaught of blood, intestines, and wacky physical comedy.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Due Date (R for profanity, sexuality and drug use) Robert Downey, Jr. and Zack Galifianakis co-star in this raunchy road comedy about an uptight dad - to - be who hitches a ride across the country with a wacky slacker in order to make it on time to witness the birth of his baby.

Join me for the third installment of gruesome graphics, heart - pumping action and wacky dark comedy and gameplay mechanics as I delve into Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Frustrated Writer Finds New Career as Criminal in Wacky Romantic Comedy When his grandfather (Harry Sterling) has a heart attack while sitting in the balcony during the performance of his latest play, Max Solomon (Spencer Berger) takes it as indication that maybe he's chosen the wrong line of work.

This is the wacky setup of Skills Like This, as charming an offbeat romantic comedy as anybody could hope to make on a micro-budget.

Welcome to Happiness is an extremely «quirky,» Wes Anderson - style adventure comedy with an incredible ensemble cast and a dozens of wacky characters.

And that wacky endeavor provides plenty of opportunities for levity in Away We Go, a screwball comedy directed by Oscar - winner Sam Mendes (for American Beauty).

With «Veep» away - don't worry, Selina will be back next year - fans of political comedy may look to «The Brink,» HBO's take on the wacky, wacky world of American - Pakistani relations.

Kristen Wiig's default mode of defeated exasperation sets the tone for Berman and Pulcini's slow - footed comedy about an out - of - work, loveless New York playwright who's forced to move back in with her wacky mother (Annette Bening) after a fake suicide attempt.

From its shrug of a title (diluted from its original Bastards), to its two years spent in release limbo, to the writing - directing team - up of Office Christmas Party's Justin Malen and The Hangover cinematographer Lawrence Sher, to a lumpy contrivance of a premise that packs every road - trip comedy cliché into a series of wacky dad vignettes, Father Figures feels very much like the overlooked middle son of a committee — one who's hoping you won't be fully sated on filial slapstick after Daddy's Home 2.

This is the latest attempt, by yet another director, to make the next «Pulp Fiction», which set the standard for it's combing elements of a crime drama with comedy, shocking violence, wacky characters, drugs, sex, over-the-top atmosphere and pop culture.

The kids are charming and the supporting cast — Christopher Lloyd as a cemetery caretaker and Ray Liotta, as Billy's dad, whose wacky TV commercials are the comical highlight of the film — lift this comedy from above its direct - to - video ambitions.

But some comedies, including the new Will Ferrell — Amy Poehler vehicle The House, feel like a blueprint for a kind of aspirationally wacky endeavor — in this case, starting an illegal casino in a soon - to - be-foreclosed house.

From physical comedy (along side Will Ferrell) as the Cheerleader, Arianna, to impressions of Barbara Walters and Judge Judy, to wacky characters like Rita Del Vecchio, Nadeen or prescription drug junkie Collette Reardon, Cheri made audiences laugh so hard they often needed time to «Simma Down.»

Identity Thief is all over the map when it comes to the kind of film it wants to be, sometimes playing like a wacky farce, sometimes as a black humor raunch-fest, sometimes as a silly thriller with laughs, and sometimes trying to draw out even some touching moments in a mismatched buddy road - trip comedy, a la Trains Planes and Automobiles.

Wacky enough to make us smile but never laugh out loud, this screwball comedy harks back to those nutty 1970s farces Woody Allen used to make about a group of neurotic urbanites.

«Jay Chandrasekhar helms this wacky vehicle with all the conviction of a defective police siren... feels more like an excuse for Chandrasekhar and his fratboy Broken Lizard comedy troupe players to merge and serve up their pet project just to kill some time.»

While the straight face tone is polar opposite to the wacky comedies that have been a studio staple dating back to The Shaggy Dog, the dramas try not to turn off young audiences and are decidely free of genuinely offensive material.

At each of the film's turns, the proposterous is taken in stride, a luxury normally afforded to knowingly wacky Disney comedies.

From his start at Disney, to his background in baseball, his wacky comedies, insane list of cult classics, and current resurgence, it feels like there's nothing he can't do.

The fresh and wacky nature of the comedy are consistently evident.

The balance of serious drama and wacky comedy is possible, but Estes has serious difficultly pulling it off.

Based on the life of disgraced a polka sensation, Jacki Weaver, Jason Schwartzman and Jenny Slate round out a wacky comedy that's full of heart

While the comedy has been a tad uneven, and the tone a bit wackier and more anime, the core story of Xenoblade 2 has impressed thus far, and I'm sure the later parts of the game will only contain more intriguing elements.

The filmmakers barely even try to draw comedy from the ugliness of lines like that and «In culinary news, the roasted white skin of innocent bystanders is fast becoming a soul - food staple» — one of those wacky decontextualized news snippets that were clearly added in post-production, like far too many of the film's gags.