Sentences with phrase «slapstick bit»

As «Dead by Dawn» was to the first «Evil Dead,» the blood and gore have been intensified and the result is a slapstick bit of horror insanity.

And the director favors broad and slapstick a bit too often throughout the movie, which also seems to never want to end (it easily runs about 15 - 20 minutes too long).

The whole film is wobbly enough that many of scenes could be moved or cut altogether with no effect, with one obvious example being a stop - over in a village, where Snatched makes some half - assed attempts to paint Emily's largely unsympathetic character in a better light and tries (and fails) to mount a gross - out slapstick bit with a cheap - looking CGI tapeworm.

Not exact matches

In conclusion this book is equal parts superhero movie; cutting - edge satire on the price of Internet fame; biting commentary on fanboy culture; and slapstick comedy this is easily David Wong's finest effort.

Though the movie begins like one of those wretched Robin Williams Disney comedies (and is dotted with bits of broken slapstick), it leverages the nastiness that has always underlaid his inexhaustible ingratiation.

Their comedy is, admittedly, rather hit - and - miss, ranging from welcome relief to being a bit too much on the slapstick side but it ultimately lends the film the more light - hearted nature it needs in comparison to the far more serious Lord of the Rings stories.

The film tries to pack in a little bit too much in its running time, and there isn't a comedic moment until well into the film, a strange choice in a movie for kids, but The Wild Life has its moments of charm, hilarity, and slapstick that worked really well.

Actually, it's like watching something other than a movie, like a bunch of bad acting, cheesy dialogue and laughably crap special effects, and like this kind of slapstick childish unfunny type of humour, all exploded onto your screen!!!! It's a bit like something you'd see on Disney Channel, like in the same league as Lizzie McGuire.

The film is a shapeless mess and about as convincing as a cartoon, the usual mix of slapstick, doofus humor and raunchy sex jokes lacking even the bite or attitude to make it adventurous.

Nevertheless, Hathaway is certainly game, as is the rest of a very energetic ensemble of players, who each get their moment to shine with some choice bits of slapstick and witty repartee.

This actually looks like quite a bit of fun, but not in a slapstick hit - each - other - in - the - nuts way, in a this - guy - is - nuts and he's fun to watch way.

It's a ridiculously funny bit of physical slapstick comedy on DiCaprio's part, and it continues right up until the Popeye inspired climax back at his house.

There's slapstick and some gentler verbal humor, and just a bit of gross - out material.

Though at times he's been presented as little more than a attention deficient 12 - year - old boy in an adult murderer's body, there have been cases where the character has been presented as a bit more than a simple collection of crass one - liners and hit - or - miss slapstick gags.

A mix of hilarious, anything - goes slapstick and biting satire of me - generation self - indulgence, Eating Raoul marked the end of the sexual revolution with a thwack.

They certainly enjoy a bit of the old slapstick.

It's all a bit low wattage by today's standards, and the show's sweetness and pratfalls are replaced by lavatorial gags and laboured slapstick.

There are a couple of badly judged scenes near the end — in one, John takes a gun into an old folks home looking for Ella's high school sweetheart, a dreadfully flat bit of slapstick that also undercuts the valiant efforts of Mirren and Sutherland to sell us on the depth and sweetness of their long relationship.

Simon Helberg as the pianist (he actually is a trained pianist) gives us humor, a bit of slapstick and understanding of the situation.

In addition to wringing pointed, biting laughs, this scene also concisely pints up a real issue: the Harvard - educated Pierre wants to create respectable series spotlighting the oft - ignored African - American middle class (think The Cosby Show) while Dunwitty wants to see the slang - and slapstick - heavy sitcoms that are the predominant television showcase for blacks (think Homeboys in Outer Space).

Dr. E Mapstone, author of Stop Dreaming, Start Living: «This book would appeal to those who are undaunted by a bit of slapstick come...