Sentences with phrase «with eccentric characters»

The game is rich with eccentric characters and features some of the most challenging puzzles in the series.

In the same spirit as other sports - themed Mario games on Wii, Mario Super Sluggers blends richly interactive baseball action with eccentric characters and elements from across the popular Mario universe.

With eccentric characters, relationship drama, and a vivid sense of place, this Anne Tyler-esque debut novel is sure to interest and please Pearl's many fans.

Like Lansdale novels and good noir, the series is populated with eccentric characters, ranging from the war protester who blew off half his face with a homemade bomb to the psychotic killers who are downright terrifying.

More like a Guy Ritchie movie than a Tarantino one, the boys then indulge themselves in a series of wandering conversations, throwing crass jokes around, and having chance encounters with eccentric characters — all of which turned up knowing each other and eventually come to a head with a final chase / shootout.

The straight adventure doesn't glow like Pixar's emotionally meaty movies, but with eccentric characters and a scrappy heart — courtesy of NewsRadio - era Kids in the Hall alum Dave Foley — the movie has a taken - for - granted kid's movie quality: fun.

The intriguing premise and a world filled with eccentric characters begs to be thoroughly explored from top to bottom.

Numerous encounters with eccentric characters is the order of the day.

Stardust plays like The Princess Bride as if directed by Terry GIlliam (a la The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits) on a more subdued day, with eccentric characters and a meandering storyline that entertain more through visual confections, artistic flourishes, and deep character quirks galore that it does through the gist of the story at its core.

The fantastical world of Coraline is filled with eccentric characters, frightening scenes and moments of peril for the young heroine.

An energetically told tale, with eccentric characters to spare and a nostalgically bittersweet tone.

Not exact matches

Jackson's character in particular was overbearingly eccentric, beating viewers over the head with his abrasively loud and dramatic performance that tried way too hard to be cool.

Still, by starting with the frankly stated premise that the problem is the flawed human character in a mysterious universe, Miller was able to highlight the universal aspects of even so eccentric an experience as that of the Puritans.

Jeffery illustrates the history of MI6 with examples of some of the eccentric and louche characters who were either permanent or occasional members, but the real value of this history is to see the problem of how MI6 fitted into the established diplomatic and military hierarchies, the struggle to maintain a budget and the essential first and last principle of any secret service: that it is secret.

The film is loaded with quirky characters, as well, and often calls to mind the most eccentric offerings we've seen from the Coen Brothers.

The real Tommy Wiseau is so eccentric and off - kilt, he's like a movie character come to life, so the risk with something like The Disaster Artist is that Tommy's portrayal devolves into caricature.

this game definitely did not deserve the hype it got, its not the worst, but unlike Pokémon (which its always compared to) will have a hard time to appeal to older people, with its cheesy humor, simplistic character design, and eccentric gameplay it only really works for kids 10 and under.

[Futurama has] eccentric yet oddly sympathetic characters, scores of clever pop - culture homages, and a unique visual aesthetic that isn't afraid to experiment with a variety of styles both vintage and modern.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

The essential characters are rounded out by Brendan Gleeson's dour sheriff, Oliver Platt's rich and eccentric mythology buff, and Betty White as the colorful local little old lady with a secret or two.

Season 1 was unpromising, we were introduced to the archetypes of crime drama characters: Myka Bering the intelligent and skillful female lead, Pete Lattimer the comic relief male lead with a cookie fetish and Artie Nielsen the eccentric manager of the Warehouse 13.

During the journey, he meets a broad assortment of eccentric and bizarre characters ranging from a woman with a thing about photographing funerals, an aspiring Bonnie and Clyde, and a band of Icelandic cowboys.

His eccentric character got a few laughs and a few tears from the audience and when an actor can accomplish both, he, along with the filmmakers, have done something right.

He flings paint on the frame like it's going out of style and this time he does it not just with whimsy but with whimsy in character as we follow a plane of eccentric characters going through a weird shared moment as they all are currently on drugs and probably about to die as the plane can not land and is running low on gas.

Stillman does however feel an affinity with Wes Anderson, director of The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, who is similarly drawn to well - off, eccentric, articulate characters and deadpan with Wes Anderson, director of The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, who is similarly drawn to well - off, eccentric, articulate characters and deadpan With Steve Zissou, who is similarly drawn to well - off, eccentric, articulate characters and deadpan wit.

One obvious reality is that the film condenses the text to fit a reasonable runtime of 133 well - paced minutes, with Charles» eccentric widowed father and the youngest Flyte sibling appearing to be the most reduced among principal characters.

His film, with its smalltown setting populated by a raft of eccentric, wholly self - absorbed characters, is like the dark, funny underbelly of Preston Sturges» The Miracle of Morgan's Creek or Hail the Conquering Hero.

So no great surprise here that The Lincoln Lawyer turns out to be superior piece of crime storytelling with some characters clearly designed for recurring roles (in other novels and perhaps other films should this one do well) while others are designated for showy guest appearances as larger - than - life evildoers or tough - guy eccentrics.

Speaking of characters, the story's self - loving and eccentric villain, played by the charmingly buffoonish Hugh Grant, is just another highlight of the picture, while Brendan Gleeson shines as the no - nonsense Chef Knuckles who Paddington befriends in prison, with their friendship blossoming through their shared love of marmalade.

With the help of Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), Harold discovers he's the main character in a novel - in - progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson), an eccentric author famous for killing her main characters in creative ways.

Based on the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name, it's filled with the robustly eccentric characters that he dreams up... Read More»

Life of Crime is a wonderfully wicked tale filled with outrageously eccentric characters, sly comedy and surprising twists based on Elmore Leonard's darkly funny novel, The Switch.

It's based on a 70's French movie with Alain Delon but it's very British in its content and in its eccentric characters.

The BAFTA award winning teen drama sensation Skins took Britain by storm in 2007 with its controversial story lines and relatable and eccentric characters...

The characters of these films had more in common with the genially goofy, wisecracking eccentrics of Bringing up Baby and You Can't Take It with You (both 1938) than they did with real - life studio folk.

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.

There are serious miscalculations throughout The Lone Ranger, starting with the casting: Hammer plays the masked hero with the dim enthusiasm (or enthusiastic dimness) of Brendan Fraser at his most stilted; Depp's Tonto is an ethnically dubious repurposing of his popular Jack Sparrow character, more stoic but equally eccentric; and Helena Bonham Carter, as a brothel madam with a lethal fake leg, does little but add to the cartoon grotesquerie.

Focusing on an aspiring musician who stumbles upon an eccentric pop band with an unpronounceable name (they call themselves The Soronprfbs), this oddball comedy does its best to distance itself from an audience looking to make connections with key characters.

It also helps that the film is absolutely crammed with hilarious one - liners, endlessly inventive visual gags and quirky supporting characters — from Jim Broadbent's eccentric antiques dealer, Mr Gruber, to Nicole Kidman's taxidermy practicing baddie, Millicent.

Spectacular and eccentric details fill the frame, and unlike many similar labour intensive enterprises, Fantastic Mr Fox is riven with narrative digressions, single - serving side characters and brilliant throw - away details.

It's playful with its storytelling in honour of Godard (chapter headings, characters talking to the camera, eccentric edits and colour briefly switching to monochrome negative all pay homage).

In his works, Hartley expertly blends intelligent, ironic humor with dramatic incident, gripping his eccentric, usually obsessed, but always very passionate characters with deep philosophical quandaries.

It works out, and they settle into their new home with the help of an eccentric cast of characters; Tim's best friend / aspiring soldier Mike (Frost), Daisy's mildly vapid, fashionista best friend Twist (Katy Carmichael), tortured artist neighbor Brian (Mark Heap), and their chain - smoking, wine - chugging landlady Marsha (Julia Deakin).

Franco — who plays the eccentric European filmmaker Wiseau in The Disaster Artist — revealed that in order to get into character as Wiseau he had to sit through hours of pre-production each day, with the end result shocking most people who turned up on set.

However, it does take place in snow country, it has a dark and offbeat sense of humor, and at its heart, it's a crime thriller full of eccentric characters all trying to get away with something.

Like most other Burton films, the director offers a sumptuous visual display to go with a roundup of eccentric characters.

The searching, restless quality of his films and his characters, the desperate desire for love, is a core human quality, which Wong's characters simply express in more eccentric and dramatic ways than most, and Wong matches their inventive romantic gyrations with an equally exaggerated, expressive style.

The magnum opus of Tommy Wiseau, an eccentric and paranoid Polish immigrant with the looks of a B - movie vampire and a mess of personal issues about women, The Room is nearly an anti-film — an inane and unintentionally surreal soap opera, filled with non sequiturs, confused characters, and gratuitous, anatomically incorrect sex.

The film's tone successfully mixes violence, humor and an enjoyable «whodunit» conspiracy storyline with some truly magnificent vintage set decor and a string of random, memorable single - serving bites of eccentric characters.

As often is the case with projects involving «Saturday Night Live» performers, this does seem like a one - joke premise when you first hear of it, and to some extent it is the stuff of skit comedy stretched to feature length, but writers Jeff and Craig Cox, with rewrite assistance from John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, manage to find enough angles in these eccentric characters and funny premise to not lose steam throughout.