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Hot Fuzz
2007
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results. Read more
| Starring | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Tim Barlow |
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| Director | Edgar Wright |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
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Hot Fuzz
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
| Starring | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Tim Barlow, David Bradley, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Kevin Eldon, Stuart Wilson, Jim Broadbent, Billie Whitelaw, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Anne Reid, Paul Freeman, Bill Nighy, Steve Coogan, Olivia Col |
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| Director | Edgar Wright |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 1 min HD DVD: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Jun 2007 Blu-ray: 12 Oct 2009 HD DVD: 06 Aug 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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The Wicker Man crossed with Die Hard
I've just got home from seeing an advance preview of the 'eagerly awaited film 'Hot Fuzz'. I've been waiting to see this film ever since I first watched 'Shaun of the Dead', and whilst reading a film magazine in the foyer, I read an article saying they would be making the ultimate English action movie next.
Well... did they? Not 'arf!!!
Its no hidden secret, but I am a Simon Pegg groupie! I think he is a genius. Along side the talents of Edgar Wright and Nick Frost... this team can do no wrong. Having brought to us the unbeatably funny TV Sitcom 'Spaced', and the hilarious and cult hit 'Shaun of the Dead', these guys are just the dogs!
'Hot Fuzz' is about a super city cop (Simon Pegg as Nick Angel), who gets promoted to a quiet little village in the middle of nowhere because his amazing track record is making the rest of the department look bad. Often used to car chases, and the use of fire arms, Nick gets frustrated having to handle this quiet little village... but not all is what it seems.
The story rolls along at a really nice pace, utilising the beautiful mix of editing and sound effects that have become common place in Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg collaborations. The plot is set out in a very similar way to their previous film 'SOTD', and has similar plot twists, but what ain't broken doesn't need fixing! The script is laden with beautiful one liners to tell your mates about, and are real crowd pleasers. I guarantee you'll be quoting this film to death!
The technical side to this film is all what you would expect from the team, good cinematography, great special f/x, unbelievable sound effects, fast and beautifully handled editing. The score by David Arnold is just fantastic, and does this film some real good!
The acting is, as always, spot on from the two leads Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Simon plays it cold and tough, whilst Nick basically recreates a similar character to that of 'SOTD', whom he was born to play. The rest of the film is crammed full of the best of British comedy acting including Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, and Adam Buxton. In the same breath you also have some fantastic actors like Timothy Dalton, Billy Whitelaw, and Edward Woodward all playing wonderful roles.
This film has just so much going on! Its teeming with homage's to some of the greatest action movies ever made, and will need repeat viewing to find them all. They especially love to lampoon their previous film 'SOTD', and these are some of the films funniest moments. You also have some really tense and exciting chase sequences, as well gun battles! The sound effects are just so spot on! You will feel every bullet! What also surprised me about this film was the level of violence and gore! These guys don't hold back! In some cases... this film is gorier than their previous film, and certainly contains more guns!
I can't stop grinning as I write this... its been a long time since a film 'hit the spot' for me, and these boys have done it! Its also been a long time that I have seen a film where everyone laughed, whooped and cheered! It even got a standing ovation at the end! I cant believe I have to wait a whole ten days before I can get back in line to see this again when it opens on the 16th Feb! I would say this film is a cross between 'The Wicker Man' and 'Die Hard', so if that appeals in a weird way... then you can do no wrong seeing this movie.
This really is the film of the year for me, I know that's a little premature... but I would also say it's one of the best films I have ever seen! Don't believe me? Go see this for yourself to decide! This really is the Ultimate English Action Movie! -
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21 out of 31 people found this review helpful
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Genius.
That is all I can really say. There are so many subtle points to this film it has to be seen in the cinema and that is the first time I have said this about a comedy.
If only it were my job to see this 7 days a week.
Performances are extravagantly brilliant throughout and I can't wipe the grin off my face two days after seeing it.
If you thought thought Shaun of the Dead was funny, you just may have a cardiac arrest watching this.
Long may this partnership continue.
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Hot Fuzz premieres in London
- 14 Feb 2007
London's Leicester Square was the venue for Hot Fuzz last night, as the premiere of Simon Pegg's new comedy hit the capital. Following on from zombie-parody Shaun of the Dead, Pegg and his long-time co-star Nick Frost star in Hot Fuzz which lampoons the action genre and tells the story of a police officer who is relocated to a sleepy town. Director Edgar Wright, who has worked with the duo since their cult television series Spaced, said that the cast took great pleasure in recreating big action Read more
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Hot Fuzz - BLU-RAY Version
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 ...
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