Sentences with phrase «slapstick antics»

More important, they steer clear of the mean - spirited viciousness of much public discussion, replacing the castigating tone of talk radio with slapstick antics, anarchistic nonsense and off - balanced charm.

How will the slapstick antics of the ever - paranoid Sticks the Badger measure up against the futuristic action of X and the Maverick Hunters?

Everybody knows the legendary tale of Robin Hood, the outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor with the aid of his band of merry men, who typically broke out into song and performed slapstick antics, if the awesome Men in Tights is to be believed.

Wicks includes plenty of slapstick antics among the animated body parts and some well - timed, occasionally groan - inducing jokes, which are sure to keep kids engaged.

Amidst beautiful backgrounds abundant with sly gags and slapstick antics, their voices endear just as much as the lovingly - crafted aesthetics.

Violence: Slapstick antics and non-graphic violent depictions are frequent.

Director David Gordon Green plays it for comedy, a multi-national satire that frames its cynicism within slapstick antics and tit - for - tat gags, and Bullock and Thornton are marvelous together, pros who treat competition as flirtation.

Violence: Violent depictions and slapstick antics are pervasive in this film where a group of animals fight against humans to protect their home.

Some of the threats in the script are serious, however the story's humorous feel and the slapstick antics keep the plot light.

Yet the slapstick antics and the predictable plot provide the catchy chemistry that became a mouse house trademark.

Providing a terrific foil to Atkinson's slapstick antics is Peter MacNicol as the curator of the Los Angeles gallery; his harried and neurotic straight man makes a perfect Cousin Larry to Atkinson's twisted and demented (to the extreme) Balki.

Violence: Slapstick antics prevail in this movie where people and chipmunks co-exist.

Violence: Slapstick antics are pervasive in this script about family discord.

The slapstick antics, plentiful drool and potty humor, along with many depictions of bare - bottomed babies are definitely aimed at this demographic too.

Non-graphic weapons violence, hand - to - hand conflict and slapstick antics are depicted.

Pre-chewed prunes, slapstick antics and rude bodily humor are among the subjects mined for jokes.

Not exact matches

I found enough likeable aspects in it to keep me preoccupied from dwelling on the parts less interesting to me, and that's how I suspect the average moviegoer will view it... nothing great, but worth seeing for Bialystock & Bloom's slapstick, Ulla's sexpot antics, Liebkind's hilarious eccentricity, de Bris» goggle - eyed impression Reagan - in - drag, a procession of walker - clad ladies that would make Fellini proud, or, perhaps, leggy, female stormtroopers?

The strongest moments are when slapstick recalls the antics of Wallace & Gromit, but the script's packed with quips, ably delivered not just by the inspired parental pairing of Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins (their kids are thinly written, as stroppy or awestruck; Julie Walters» housekeeper is part Mrs Doubtfire, part Mrs Overall) but also by a sterling supporting cast culled from Peep Show, Spy and Sightseers by ex-Mighty Boosh director Paul King.

It's not a feature or even a short, per se, more of an experiment shot to accompany a production of the theater farce «Too Much Johnson,» but at least the first section plays just fine on its own as a tribute to silent slapstick comedy with Joseph Cotten doing Harold Lloyd antics and Buster Keaton chases as a serial philanderer pursued by a jealous husband.

The tone of the comedy proves to be wildly inconsistent, employing moments of slapstick, crude humor, sitcom antics, and silliness in abundance, followed by some serious moments of drama that don't jibe well with the sophomoric antics that precede them.

But sit down to watch «Hannah Montana» itself and you won't see much more than the same episodic drivel from the Disney Channel — standardized junior - high antics cushioned by lame slapstick.

And with Slapstick's animated antics to deal with, can the wall - crawler possibly keep his promise to take super-heroing more seriously?

Among the many slapstick and antic - filled films Jim Carrey has starred in, he's recently appeared in more children's - oriented films like A Series of Unfortunate Events and Mr. Popper's Penguins, both film adaptations of beloved children's books.

Like a slapstick comedian, he strikes emotional notes of humor and pathos in equal measures, alternating between moments of antic joy and Sisyphean futility.