Such over-the-top campaigns risk offending or confusing viewers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shock Treatment] Reference

Rodriquez can be excused for invoking the over-the-top Oliver Stone movie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scenes Of The Crime] Reference

CBS This may be the most gruesome, obnoxious, over-the-top crime drama yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Snap Judgment: Television] Reference

The over-the-top behavior of the fans was matched only by the over-the-top swimming.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Splash Of Records] Reference

Sacha Baron Cohen (up) "Borat" sets new standard in reality-based over-the-top humor.    From Wordnik.com.  [2006 Edition] Reference

Challenging such over-the-top figures provokes annoyance among the Committee members.    From Wordnik.com.  [Committee Of The Missing] Reference

The general hysteria has touched off a half-crazed, over-the-top bloviational fiesta.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bloviational Fiesta] Reference

The hand-wringing seems a tad churlish given how over-the-top these liquid ladies are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Absolut-Ly Fabulous] Reference

The result is choppy, desperation editing and absurdly over-the-top work by McConaughey.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elephant Graveyard] Reference

Their over-the-top style can be almost frightening -- do you sit in that chair, or is it art?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let's Stay In Style] Reference

"He is the most mean-spirited, over-the-top candidate we've ever seen," says spokesman Mark Drake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting To Know You] Reference

Until recently, I would have had quite a few things to say about this over-the-top homage this doll.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Albers: Why I Don't Hate Barbie Anymore] Reference

The former for its classic police chase format and the latter for its high-tech over-the-top theatrics.    From Wordnik.com.  ['The Hot Chick,' Reconsidered] Reference

Afterward, take in the over-the-top Duomo or cathedral, housing treasures by Donatello and Michelangelo.    From Wordnik.com.  [TIP SHEET] Reference

So it's not surprising that the Zagat quote-filled, over-the-top style has become a template for parody.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Original' 'Humor'] Reference

If voters were surprised by some of Dean's over-the-top comments, they should hold on to their hats, said Rove.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHY BUSH IS OVER THE MOON] Reference

Such over-the-top competition can be traced back to ancient Rome, which invoked sumptuary laws to tame the excess.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Praise Of Competitive Urges] Reference

That kind of over-the-top enthusiasm could be the beginning of a movement — or just another sign of desperation.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Search of a Political Savior] Reference

Despite all the talk about parties being scaled back, the town's still had its share of over-the-top antics this week.    From Wordnik.com.  ['The White House Has Not Called'] Reference

Las Vegas is synonymous with the word party; it's flashy, bold, wild, and over-the-top, all in the best possible ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Farryn Weiner: World's Hottest Party Destinations: Hedonism Done Right] Reference

He criticizes Dignan's over-the-top scheme for robbing a bookstore -- "Excuse me, are the explosives really necessary?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Crooks And Schnooks] Reference

The actor played an over-the-top hit man in the drug war ( "King of New York") and marked time on "Pee-wee's Playhouse.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Searching For Larry Fishburne] Reference

Struggling tourist destinations are devising all sorts of over-the-top advertising campaigns to make themselves stand out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Promotion Commotion] Reference

Hollywood has finally wised up and let Hong Kong auteur John Woo strut his stuff in all its undiluted, over-the-top glory.    From Wordnik.com.  [His Own Worst Enemy] Reference

In the play, Agrado is more campy — something that plays well with theatergoers, who love over-the-top British pantomime.    From Wordnik.com.  [All About My Drama] Reference

Ramsey called the remarks just another example of Wamp's "over-the-top temperament and overheated, sometimes crazy rhetoric.".    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Rep. Zach Wamp talks of secession] Reference

Still, many Americans were put off by the over-the-top public-relations campaign of Elián's Miami relatives and their entourage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cashing In On Little Elián] Reference

I just wanted it to be in the spirit of those Grand Guignol theater pieces, which were very over-the-top, bloody and melodramatic.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Musical That’s a Cut Above] Reference

At the same time Disney is being very careful not to launch an over-the-top sales push: for once, there won't be Happy Meal action figures.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Road To 'Pearl Harbor'] Reference

"It was frustrating to be on slower-paced vacations with older crowds," he says, adding that the company of "mainly crazy, over-the-top Americans was a real plus.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Travel: Trips That Take Your Breath Away] Reference

Their over-the-top rendition of U2's "One" (with custom lyrics like "Integration has never had us feeling so good") wound up being mocked by thousands of Internet critics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everyone's a Star!] Reference