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Hot Fuzz [2007]


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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.

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


Here come the Fuzz
Review date: 2008-10-10 Rating: 10 out of 10

I'll be honest here: I thought Shaun of the Dead was OKAY. Not amazing, definitely worth 4 stars, but not as stratospherically brilliant as everyone made it out to be (in my opinion!).
With Hot Fuzz, however, the tables turned. I came to this film with average expectations, expecting a decent-ish cop comedy. What I got blew me away.
The film felt bigger, smarter, faster...and funnier. Watching it first time around was good enough, and full of laughs (It's hard to say what kind of comedy style it is. Most would say black comedy, but there's a bit of everything here, especially tongue-in-cheek).

But I think the real beauty of Hot Fuzz is the subtlety and sheer number of references it makes. Whether it's spotting a character making a premonition about their own fate, or a telling eye-twitch, or the surly glances from suspects in the background, repeat viewings are always rewarded. Like an onion, there's so many layers to the film that even now, after I've watched it several times, I'm noticing new things.

So, in conclusion, Hot Fuzz is a brilliant film. If you liked Shaun of the Dead (as I did!) then you'll be right at home here. If, however, you didn't warm to the ZomRomCom, please don't be put off - this is very much it's own film, and a joy to watch.

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Buy this for your greater gooood
Review date: 2008-09-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

I have not read all the reviews on this but get the impression from a quick flick through that the majority of people have very impressive taste. What is not to enjoy about this? From Sgt Angel coming to the rescue on his white charger to Timothy Dalton impaled in a very un-Bond like manner this film may well require an investment in incontinence pads. It's slick, fast paced, funny, clever and should be on everyone's DVD shelf for those gloomy winter nights when you need cheering up. You'll never look at people in your village the same way.

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

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.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Paddy Considine
Edward Woodward
Martin Freeman
Simon Pegg
Anne Reid

Creators:
Anne Reid (Primary Contributor)
Simon Pegg (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582541786
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-12-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 116 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007-06-14

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