Sentences with phrase «surprise classic comedy»

Not exact matches

The surprise hit of 2012 was Pitch Perfect, a comedy that has become a cult classic in the intervening years.

Those viewers who have yet to embrace the films of the silent era might be surprised at how well Charlie Chaplin's classic comedy The Gold Rush holds up today.

We'll never know, because while «Silicon Valley» definitely shares some tonal similarities with the 1999 cult classic (not at all surprising considering Mike Judge is responsible for both), the HBO comedy series exists as its own entity.

So I wasn't surprised that, when given the freedom to create a personal story, Chris Rock would be more than capable — and Top Five is a very effective, often hilarious adaptation of Rock's stand - up in the tradition of classic romantic comedies (actually, structurally, the film is closer to screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s — but more on that in a bit).