Word: clowning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cast of O, the beautifully buoyant Cirque du Soleil water extravaganza at the Bellagio, wore circus motley: urchin's togs, ballerina gowns, penguin suits and the odd clown nose. Last week's opening-night audience, though, was outfitted in formal evening wear--1,800 exponents of money and glamour. It was just the sort of crowd Steve Wynn would like to see at his new hotel every night. So would the other high-rolling master builders in this high-desert fantasyland. Like an aging chorine who learns a little French and buys a Chanel frock in hopes of attracting...
...only frightening thing in the movie is the soundtrack, filled as it is with the dreadful musical stylings of Insane Clown Posse and Rob Zombie. With just a sprinkling of self-consciousness and heaps of bad taste (the bad taste in this movie easily surpasses that found in John Waters's recent, limp Pecker), director Yu has made a B-movie that can easily stand next to such giants as Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Plan 9 From Outer Space and Troma classics like Surf Nazis Must Die and Class of Nuke'em High. The concept is not just perfectly ridiculous...
...There is a very weak correlation," Bain said,accepting the award as the four Nobel laureatesstood at center stage in clown-sized shoes...
...skill and strength. If the soundtrack to Mortal Kombat blaring in the background doesn't inspire you to play your best Whack-A-Mole, perhaps the exciting prospect of winning the enormous Tweety Bird hanging over your head will. Whether it's shooting a water gun into a clown's mouth or maneuvering a mechanical claw over a bounty of stuffed animals, these games are nearly as addicting as they are difficult. With crafty vendors eager to lure you into "just one more game", the cautious funseeker needs to keep one hand on the mallet or safety pistol...
Topsfield even retains an old carnival standby: Dunk the Clown. Hit a cantaloupe-sized target with a tennis ball from roughly 50 feet away, and watch the obnoxious clown tumble into a tub of murky water. Miss all five shots, and bear the merciless taunting of the clown. "You sissy!" he will say. "Did you play with dolls while all of your friends were out playing baseball?" Attempts to bean the clown directly in his cruel, cruel mouth are foiled by a protective net. He sneers, baring his teeth in a direct challenge. You cry and run away...