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Hot Fuzz (2 Disc Special Edition) [2007]
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Deliberately set in the midst of a sleepy, quaint English village of Sandford, Pegg’s Nicholas Angel is sent there because, bluntly, he’s too good at his job, and he’s making his city colleagues look bad. The proverbial fish out of water, Angel soon discovers that not everything in Sandford is quite as it seems, and joins forces with Nick Frost’s lumbering Danny Butterman to find out what’s what. Hot Fuzz then proceeds to have a rollicking good time in both tipping its hat to the genre films that are clearly its loving inspiration, and coming up with a few tricks of its own. It does comedy better than action, with plenty of genuine laugh-out-loud moments, but it’s no slouch either when the tempo needs raising. One of the many strong cards it plays is its terrific cast, which includes former 007 Timothy Dalton, Bill Nighy, Bill Bailey, Paddy Considine, Edward Woodward and Jim Broadbent. Hot Fuzz, ultimately, just falls short of Shaun Of The Dead, but more than does enough to warrant many, many repeat viewings. It’s terrific fun, and in the true hit action movie style, all-but-demands some form of sequel. That said, with Pegg and Wright now with two excellent, and suitably different, genres ticked off, it’ll be interesting to see what they do next. A period drama, perhaps...? --Simon Brew
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
A major British hit, a lorryload of laughs and some sparkling action? We’ll have some of that. It’s fair to say that Hot Fuzz proves that Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s brilliant Shaun Of The Dead was no one-off, serving up a superbly crafted British homage to the Hollywood action movie.
Editorial
Synopsis
Pop culture sponges Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost team up again for Hot Fuzz, their follow-up to the hit movie Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz follows a near-identical formula to its predecessor, simply replacing the various homages to horror movies by heaping on the adulation for action flicks such as Point Break and Bad Boys 2--both of which are referenced throughout. The plot finds outstanding London-based police officer Nicholas Angel (Pegg) transferred to a rural village. On arrival, Angel teams up with the oaf-like PC Danny Butterman (Frost) and together they investigate a series of mysterious murders, all of which are classed as ‘accidents’ by the increasingly strange townsfolk. Director Wright combines gory set-pieces with traditional action-movie staples: moustachioed detectives in sunglasses, corny one-liners, rapid machine-gun fire, and blood-spattered fight scenes all feature heavily. References to other movies come thick and fast throughout, and Hot Fuzz will have film fans' memories working overtime as they try to catch all the allusions to Pegg, Wright, and Frost's favourite films. A veritable Who's Who of British comedy provides support, with Martin Freeman (The Office), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Steve Coogan (I'm Alan Partridge), and Olivia Colman (Peep Show) in small roles. In addition, Timothy Dalton plays the movie’s bad guy with aplomb. Hot Fuzz eases up on the humour of Shaun of the Dead and often threatens to topple over into Chuck Norris territory, but Wright manages to insert enough gags to keep the balance just about perfect, providing a fitting, amusing, and occasionally touching homage to cinema’s action heroes.
A great laugh
Review date: 2008-07-25 Rating: 8 out of 10
Really enjoyed this. Simon Pegg is very clever at putting this stuff together and it was great. I really laughed a lot. Thanks
Reviews
Murder, Mystery, fun & frollics, this has got it all!!!
Review date: 2008-07-11 Rating: 8 out of 10
I really enjoyed this film, ever since I heard about it I've wanted to watch it and now I have I love it.
The first 20 minutes or so served mainly to give us an idea of this super cop (Simon Pegg), but once he moves into his new assignment the fun really starts to mount up, so do does the body count.
I'd not say that this is an out and out comedy, there's lots of things to laugh at, there's also a murder mystery, a bit of gore, some genuinely hilarious deaths, one of the best shoot outs I've ever seen and without a doubt the weirdest one too!!
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton and Jim Broadbent are all in excellent form, plus many guest turns including, Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Kenneth Cranham and the legendary Edward Woodward, according to Wikipedia Cate Blanchett is in it too as Janine.
When I saw the length of this film I thought that they could not possibly keep up the laughs and keep you interested for so long as most comedies tend to be around the 90 minute mark, boy was I wrong, if anything it just kept getting better and better, overall a great effort and is anything other than run of the mill, very refreshing.
A waste of time...
Review date: 2008-06-25 Rating: 2 out of 10
You need to have had a lobotomy to find this funny. It's just rubbish. Don't waste your life watching it.
a real treat
Review date: 2008-06-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
great fun britflick that is definetly worth a look, its not quite as good as shaun of the dead but its not far off
Difficult to spoof blood and gore but...
Review date: 2008-05-12 Rating: 8 out of 10
I think I must be the only person in the universe who has not seen Shaun of the Dead. This was my first Pegg experience and I dare not watch anything prior for fear of "ruining him" for me...For those who did not like this film because it was too "Arnie" with all of the firepower etc...all I can say is that was the point. This is a spoof! I am not sure how I managed to rent this movie because I am not usually a fan of the "anihilation movie" (I think the goose probably had a lot to do with it...) but I am very glad I did! I do agree that there was more gore than I had expected (sleepy village amid rolling hills...you have to reckon the goose is going to be the most dangerous thing our hero faces, no?) and that there probably should be some sort of warning. If, however, there will be no kids around and you feel that you have been properly warned about the gore, do NOT pass up this "hot" and "fuzzy" experience!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Nick Frost
Jim Broadbent
Kevin Eldon
Simon Pegg
Timothy Dalton
Creators:
Simon Pegg (Primary Contributor)
Nick Frost (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Universal Pictures Video
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Video
EAN: 5050582487190
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2007-06-11
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 116 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007-06-14
Language: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired)
Language: English (Original Language)