quirkedy
Film genre combining quirky and comedy. Slightly derogatory. A sub-par film that is intended to be quirky and funny, a la Wes Anderson, John Waters, or Tim Burton, but falls short of its goal. Too cute by half, perhaps. Not to be confused with a dark comedy, which by comparison is fully-realized.
Coined by Adam Carolla, on his daily podcast, May 30, 2012
Coined by Adam Carolla, on his daily podcast, May 30, 2012
Mars Attacks
Garden State
The Darjeeling Limited
Counter-example: Heathers is not a quirkedy, because it reaches its intended goal of being weird and funny.
Counter-example 2: Most of Tim Burton's lesser works.
Garden State
The Darjeeling Limited
Counter-example: Heathers is not a quirkedy, because it reaches its intended goal of being weird and funny.
Counter-example 2: Most of Tim Burton's lesser works.
Quirkedy
Quirk-e-dy (Kwurk-i-dee) Noun. a film that employs kitsch and quirkiness to compensate for the abscence or extreme lack of humor and story.
(on John Waters) "He does movies that arent really funny, but theyre not comedies, theyre quirkedies" - Adam Carolla
"When you see a comedian drag a steamer trunk on stage...its time for the quirkedy" - Adam Carolla
"When you see a comedian drag a steamer trunk on stage...its time for the quirkedy" - Adam Carolla
Quirkedy
A comedic movie which overwhelmingly depends on its "quirky" characters for humor. While occasionally successful, quirkedies often fail due to their painfully self-aware sense of irony. Term coined by Adam Carolla.
"'The Royal Tanenbaums' is a rare example of a good quirkedy."
quirkedy
A movie that hides behind being quirky instead of actually committing to being a comedy and focusing on the jokes.
Napoleon Dynamite isn't a comedy, it's a quirkedy.