Word: humoredly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...film comes a brilliant, enormously funny sequence in which Harry descends into Hell for a chat with the Devil (Billy Crystal, having the time of his life)--who, incidentally, is an old friend who stole Block's nubile young student-girl-friend (Elisabeth Shue '88). Most of the humor here is fresh, dead-on and perfectly timed. From the miscellaneous tortured souls ("What did you do?" "I invented aluminum siding") in the netherworld to its wonderfully nefarious ruler ("I ran a Hollywood studio for two years, but you can't trust those people"), Allen's pen bleeds snappy oneliners...
...virtually every character add anything to its content or make any kind of social statement--Pulp Fiction came out four years ago. Phrases like "hyper-aggressive tight-ass busybody cunt" are not funny and do not sound very good coming out of Woody's mouth, nor does tiresome prostitute humor ("No, no. Hit me, then the blowjob"). Richard Benjamin having sex with Julia Louis-Drey-fus in front of a blind woman isn't funny, nor does it provide the viewer with any insights into the film's characters. Overlong vignettes about murderous, octogenarian Jewish cannibals are not funny...
Others recalled Fitzpatrick's humor and warmth...
...Newsroom Its final episodes were too bizarre, but for most of its run on PBS, this Canadian series about the news department of a TV station was balanced perfectly between reality and parody. Filmed in documentary style, it achieved some brilliant moments of deadpan humor, and Ken Finkleman, the show's creator, played the news director with a wicked combination of egotism, pettiness and desperation. Imagine Broadcast News meets Spinal...
...Snickers: "Hungry? Why Wait?" In a series of situations in which waiting is the game, Snickers uses sweet humor to sell its nougat-filled chocolate bars. Hopefuls waiting to see St. Peter pass the time with a Snickers, as does a traded football player whose old tattoo must be painfully removed. The quirky spots take a bite out of boredom...