Sentences with phrase «think film comedy»

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Whether it's a heartwarming adventure, irreverent comedy or thought - provoking documentary, a film can inspire and motivate a weary business owner.

I think that's really important with a comedy and Edgar does that with all his films.

This unfunny, unoriginal, charmless teen comedy is so stunningly awful from start to finish, it's amazing to think its director has made a single film before, much less a dozen.

You would think a film like this, that rips off of almost every Hollywood comedy for it's story, (mainly «The Hangover») that it would be very dry and forgettable, but it has many heartfelt moments that surprised me, and a group of old guys saying they are «too old for any of this stuff anymore» and «we need to appreciate life more» seems too much, but it's not.

I didn't enjoy the film, and I thought it was a poorly made comedy with little to no humor.

I can't think of anyone who would want to watch a film about the creepy 1980s comedy act Frank Sidebottom, except people really missing Jimmy Savile.

Even though the 2003 comedy scored a 14 % on Rotten Tomatoes, I thought that this was an excellent film and a great attestment to the message, «Don't let anything stand in the way of your dreams.»

The film definitely hits some familiar notes with this type of indie - comedy, but I think it's a really damn good movie that sort of flew under everybody's radar.

Anyway, the entire purpose of Zoolander 2 — and any comedy sequel made more than 10 years after the original, and comedy sequels in general — is to facilitate the repetition of jokes from the original film among fans who prefer to communicate their thoughts and feelings in movie - quote form, so reference away, referencers.

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

We sat down with the writer / director recently to discuss some of the film's themes and get his thoughts on the state of modern comedy.

Maybe only just the 24 & up demographic know of Jim Carrey's great comedic skills, but it seems no one thinks he is funny since hasn't done a lol - comedy film in the last 8 years.

Mike Birbiglia's sensitive, funny, sad, honest film Don't Think Twice, which has more affection for and understanding of a certain kind of comedy person than perhaps any piece of fiction that's ever been written about them.

Frankly I do nt think comedy trailers should really bring «all the funny» just like action films shouldn't «put all the action» in them.

You're Next — A group of killers thinks they've got easy prey when they decide to attack the Davison family's wedding anniversary, but they get more than they bargained for in this horror / comedy / action film.

If the Academy recognized comedy films as a legitimate genre, I would think Franco's «Pineapple» role was Oscar - worthy, as it was one of the best comedic performances of the past decade, if you ask me.

So, in honor of the 30th anniversary of their second feature film, Raising Arizona, we thought the time was right to take a close look at their first effort in the dark comedy genre, an area of film that would undoubtedly become their hallmark.

It's these forays into broad comedy that wobble the film's impact, and a subplot involving anal sex is not quite as shocking or amusing as Stillman thinks it is.

Either fans of the film are content perpetuating the myth that comedies, like Little Miss Sunshine, direct themselves, or they really think Juno is only as good as Diablo Cody's screenplay.

I think the toughest film genre is screwball comedy.

It is a sweet and consistently funny romantic comedy film that I think critics are being way to harsh on.

At times, the film approaches gallows comedy... perhaps a little too much so; at others, it's a tense, chilling look at a seemingly unbearable choice — refreshingly, without telling its viewers what to think.

Not to be confused with the indie comedy about an improv group, Don't Think Twice (which we highly recommend seeing), this film is a creepy horror thriller about a demonic witch.

«Showman» is destined to earn Jackman a Globe Actor in a Comedy or Musical nomination, and if the film is well - received once it is seen, I think it could be a game - changer for this awards season.

It's incredible to think that in the short 10 years since the release of «Shaun of the Dead,» the zombie comedy has practically become its own subgenre, even spawning several «rom - zom - coms» (romantic zombie comedies, a term coined during the marketing for that film) in the process.

The comedy part of the film doesn't work too well at all, mostly due to a poorly thought - out script that lacks authenticity.

That is a perfectly valid response to the film, although one that sells short all of the thought and humanity Jacob Aaron Estes and his cast have poured into this comedy.

Plot details for MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT are still under wraps but the Sony Classic Pictures film, thought to be a romantic comedy (so no change there) spanning 20 years during the 1920 / 30s, has a super cast that is led by Emma Stone and Colin Firth.

Years down the line, Ex Machina will be looked back on as an engaging and frightening film, or, if the film serves to be as prescient as I think it may be, our future, robotic overlords will see it as a slapstick comedy.

Judging the film's log line — a bored Silverlake couple hires a stripper to be their nanny — you would think you might be in for a broadly sketched comedy, as we did when we sat down for the film's Sundance premiere.

Plus, the two films make total sense as a double - bill, both of them playful, youthful riffs on the mystery genre: where Chen's frisky, jewel - toned romantic caper comedy prompts thoughts of Stanley Donen dancing with Wong Kar - wai, Katz quietly clothes the ghosts of Raymond Chandler and Arthur Conan Doyle in dirty jeans and doleful wit.

The comedy is subtle and rarely overplayed (think more Curb Your Enthusiasm than Anchorman) which works beautifully well with the tone of the film and its eccentric characters.

I'm thinking specifically of Bruno Dumont's turn to comedy and musical comedy, as well as Claire Denis, whose new film [Let the Sun Shine In] is something of a sex comedy.

Overrated Damsels In Distress Not nearly as clever as the film, or its adherents, seem to think, Whit Stillman's Damsels In Distress is a tone - deaf attempt to change gears from the observational comedy of his early films to a more stylized, absurdist mode.

Jason Sudeikis stars alongside Jennifer Aniston in a film that thinks its a family comedy but what it's more like is a raunchy, ill - parented spoiled brat of a comedy.

I'd like to think so, even though the film's producers would probably like to sell it as a Jim Carrey comedy.

It's amazing how the Duplass brothers think that pratfalls are appropriate in a comedy as «realistic» and occasionally dark as Table 19, but they're seemingly as essential element to the film's laughs.

The overarching narrative is accomplished through proudly stupid Mad Movies-esque dubbing by two French guys; comedy is sometimes hard to translate, but considering the sophistication level of this film, I don't think that's the case.

This is the kind of film that includes a romantic comedy style run - across - town - to - tell - the - leading - lady - something scene, and Jackman, bless him, runs so hard that you'd think Barnum was rushing to defuse a bomb.

I think that the film balances the comedy and the drama.

This leads to an unexpected but touching side of the film, but don't think this is a romantic comedy.

When two best friends team up to film a comedy about getting revenge on bullies, the exercise takes a devastating turn when one of them begins to think of i...

Sports films fans will deem it a bloop single hit, but those who aren't in tune, especially those who are tepid to clichéd, dumb comedies, will think this entry was brought up to «the bigs» before it was ready.

During the interview, Phillips and screenwriter Craig Mazin talked about his first cut versus the theatrical release, deleted scenes, what can fans expect on the Blu - ray, what it's like working for Warner Bros. and the creative freedom he's allowed, the writing process, how the story changed, film versus digital, thoughts on doing a 3D comedy, and more.

When two best friends team up to film a comedy about getting revenge on bullies, the exercise takes a devastating turn when one of them begins to think of it as more than a joke.

That's what I thought too — Fey, after all, is one of the funniest women working in film today and the trailer certainly suggests that WTF (yes, I'm afraid that title is just an excuse for a rude acronym) is a comedy.

Ah, you're probably thinking, but if it's got Fey — star of TV's 30 Rock and films such as Date Night — in it, it's got to be a comedy, so no wonder it's more entertaining than either of its high - minded, humourless rivals.

You might think it's a sci - fi film from that mysterious name, but it's actually a comedy by Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly Brothers.

His debut is still the better film, but thanks to its excellent ensemble cast, «Don't Think Twice» continues Birbiglia's impressive form with a funny and poignant alternative from the typical studio comedy.

How about the movie lots of folks think is Hollywood's greatest comedy — 1959's «Some Like It Hot,» a funny film with a film - noir pedigree.