Film Review: Hot Fuzz

ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody's near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">2 words.</div><b>Pure. Genius.</b>

Guiness should hire Simon Pegg and Nick Frost just to represent their logo. I loved every second.

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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    Oh god I had forgotten all about this movie. Hell yes.
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    Thanks for the in-depth review!
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    See the seconds you spent typing that? Those could have been spent buying tickets to see it.
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  • Femme_FataleFemme_Fatale Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54310Members, Constellation
    shush,i want to see it!!!
    but it hits the cinemas here in march <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
    *waits*
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    Ive alreeady seen it, but I was pretty ###### tired when I watched it so I wasnt overly impressed, is good mind.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    I WILL SEE THIS.
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    I'd go to see it but I have noone to go with <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • RustySpoonRustySpoon Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1607813:date=Feb 19 2007, 10:31 AM:name=Sonic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sonic @ Feb 19 2007, 10:31 AM) [snapback]1607813[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I'd go to see it but I have noone to go with <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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    Did you think, that by writing that reply you'd win some sympathy points, or someone would propose to go with you?
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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1607813:date=Feb 19 2007, 04:31 PM:name=Sonic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sonic @ Feb 19 2007, 04:31 PM) [snapback]1607813[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I'd go to see it but I have noone to go with <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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    Poor thing <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    I will go read reviews now.
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1607819:date=Feb 19 2007, 03:58 PM:name=RustySpoon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RustySpoon @ Feb 19 2007, 03:58 PM) [snapback]1607819[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Did you think, that by writing that reply you'd win some sympathy points, or someone would propose to go with you?
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    was worth a shot.
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Saw it last night with my other half, it's more of an action film than SotD was a horror film I feel. It's still damnably funny though and Pegg plays a good hardass.


    Hi everyone btw.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Holy Bejesus! Hi Hodge!
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Howdy doody, I'm at Uni with someone from PlayZen, small world innit \o/
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1607763:date=Feb 19 2007, 10:30 AM:name=Private_Coleman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Private_Coleman @ Feb 19 2007, 10:30 AM) [snapback]1607763[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Thanks for the in-depth review!
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Oh, that's just the teaser review! The FULL review is:

    <!--QuoteBegin-Shockwave @ playZen forums+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Shockwave @ playZen forums)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Pure. Comedy. Genius.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    It comes out earlier in Britishville, right? When does America get it?
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  • arcticaarctica Shindiggery innit Join Date: 2005-02-18 Member: 41646Members
    edited February 2007
    If I remember it was April or something for us yanks. Which is sad.

    I look forward to this movie <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    The fact Simon, Nick, AND Bill Bailey are in it together makes it WIN.
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  • MantaManta Join Date: 2005-01-12 Member: 35056Members
    I had never even heard of this movie before this post, but I loved Shaun of the Dead.

    Wikipedia says April 20, 2007 for the USA.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    This is definitely the best movie i've seen this year so far.

    To sum it up simply, if you liked SotD, you will absolutely love Hot Fuzz.

    While SotD was a "RomZomCom" -Or romantic zombie comedy- Hot Fuzz is a slasher / cop movie, with, by the end, a massive amount of holywood blockbuster cop movie, in a tiny rural English town, thrown in.

    The writing is hilarious, the directing is another step up from SotD, Edgar Wright is really coming into his own now, the acting is flawless and the attention to detail is fantastic.

    The cast is also basically a who's-who of British comedy. It's got Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Steve Coogan, Kevin Eldon, Martin Freeman, Alice Lowe, and a ton more. Given the cast i was expecting to see a few more named, and will probably need to see it again to check if they make cameos, but it would've been nice to see Dylan Moran, Mark Heap and Jessica Stevenson in there.

    The humour, as well as just being fantastically written, is also very self referencial. There's a ton of references in there to SotD, and there's a whole lot of tributes to other movies such as Point Break, Bad Boys 2 and even Godzilla.

    So really, see it, it's almost <i>too</i> good.

    <i>"You wanna be a big cop in a small town? F**k off down the model village!"</i>
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  • Femme_FataleFemme_Fatale Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54310Members, Constellation
    from the makers of shawn of the dead IIRC.
    i loved Shawn of the Dead
    hilarious!
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1608308:date=Feb 21 2007, 10:34 AM:name=Femme_Fatale)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Femme_Fatale @ Feb 21 2007, 10:34 AM) [snapback]1608308[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    from the makers of shawn of the dead IIRC.
    i loved Shawn of the Dead
    hilarious!
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->And if you've seen Shaun of the dead and this and liked the humour, you owe it to yourself to check out the series that started it all off: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/s/spaced_66603210.shtml" target="_blank">Spaced</a>

    I'm sure you can probably find it on your local (or not so local) online DVD retailer.
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  • Femme_FataleFemme_Fatale Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54310Members, Constellation
    will do,thank you for the heads up! ^____^
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    I saw this last night and I must say I was permanently laughing and smiling throughout the whole film. Best laugh I've had in ages.
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  • 404NotFound404NotFound Join Date: 2006-10-31 Member: 58103Members
    Hot Fuzz has FINALLY made it across the pond and into my local theater (I think they expanded the release.)

    I have to say, this is one of the best comedies, if not the best movies, i've seen in quite awhile. I was smiling the whole time.

    So glad I went to see HotFuzz instead of Spiderman.
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    ^_^, yeah I saw it a week ago too, and it's a very damn enjoyable movie (especially at the end).

    I went and watched the tv show Spaced recently too, great aswell.

    Oh, random fact that I didn't know about until recently too, "Don't" ad in Grindhouse was also made by the director of spaced/shaun/fuzz :D
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  • Speed_2_DaveSpeed_2_Dave Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8788Members
    Hot fuzz wasn't the best movie of all time. But it is most certainly a great movie. Excellent blend of action and comedy. Best use of shears in a movie this year, I'd wager.
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    edited May 2007
    Any movie that has an old lady with a shotgun getting pegged in the face by a nasty brit in mid air wins my approval, no matter how crappy the rest of it is.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Ahh, yes, I saw this on opening night in Yank Land. I had to sit in like the 3rd row because of how sold out it was. But it was worth it!

    Brits do have a wonderful sense of humor. This is among one of my favorite comedies of all time now, which include <i>SotD</i> and <i>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</i>.

    I've seen one episode of Spaced, it was genius as well.
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  • Parrot-of-WarParrot-of-War Join Date: 2007-05-02 Member: 60782Members
    I still have to see this. I'm sure it's not as good as Shaun of the Dead, but nevertheless I still really want to see this.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1625230:date=May 5 2007, 10:24 PM:name=Parrot-of-War)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Parrot-of-War @ May 5 2007, 10:24 PM) [snapback]1625230[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I'm sure it's not as good as Shaun of the Dead...
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    Wrong...
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  • Zor2Zor2 Join Date: 2005-01-13 Member: 35341Members, Constellation
    edited May 2007
    I thought Hot Fuzz wasnt that great :/ Obviously, there were some funny points, but I really wasn't laughing that much <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    Hmmm and I think Shaun of the Dead was better... slightly.

    Btw: I am British and I enjoy Briitsh comedy... but just not when its done like this...
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