I was similarly low after completing the brilliantly amusing, challenging and gripping Portal 2; when I finally saw the ending of Quantic Dreams' fraught psychological thriller Heavy Rain; when I said goodbye to Trip and Monkey, the sparring couple at the heart of Ninja Theory's hugely under-rated Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
Surely no wise, all-seeing God would go to the trouble of creating human beings and then encourage them to munch on bristles, bottom, and choke; unless, of course, He was also French, in which case the artichoke would be just the kind of capricious, amusing challenge that He would throw down to mankind — a test of our culinary skills, our table manners, and our powers of mastication.
In one of the play's most amusing exchanges Franco challenges Arthur to name 10 black poets.
So you watch "Owner's Manual" just wishing they'd give these moderately amusing gents a challenge that makes more sense, like racing to assemble a bicycle, then riding it to a store to buy a dishwasher; first one to successfully install the dishwasher and scour a table full of dirty dishes with it wins.
Here is a very different and rather amusing example of the challenges of rendering Tolstoy's prose faithfully.
It's a regrettable misfire as the stars are likable, their chemistry is strong and there's an amusing initial attempt to challenge stereotypes (Ferrell wrongfully assumes Hart has done time because of his ignorant racial profiling) but as soon as prison prep begins, an alarming cloud arrives, throwing a dark, stifling shadow over the film.
It's surprisingly amusing and you can challenge yourself!
An incensed Ronaldo chased referee Milorad Mazic halfway down the pitch in a manner reminiscent of Michael Ballack and Tom Henning Ovrebo when Éder was denied a penalty for Benedikt Höwedes' challenge, which was amusing but no substitute for the real thing.
Don't worry though, your inability to make an amusing picto won't be challenged too roughly as the winner will be drawn at random.
Granted, the stakes are lower, but the challenges are much more amusing and far less cutthroat.
