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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

HOT FUZZ...the brilliant, unashamedly loopy tribute to the "Renegade Cop" films of the 80s and 90s.

I can guarantee it's much better than any of the action films you saw this summer.

I can also guarantee that it's the first and last time that "By the Power of Greyskull" is a gut-bustingly funny line. [Big Grin]

Posted by Dan_Frank (Member # 8488) on :

Agreed.

Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :

Great movie.

Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :

Absolutely hilarious.

AND I even think it was better than Shaun of the Dead.

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

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AND I even think it was better than Shaun of the Dead.

if that's the case, then i've just gotta see it.

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

It was awesome, but it wasn't better than Transformers for pure action film goodness. Funnier, but a little slow in parts. 4 out of 5 stars.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

I found Shaun of the Dead only mildly interesting.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

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Originally posted by MightyCow:
but it wasn't better than Transformers for pure action film goodness.

Anthony Anderson munching on donuts and shrieking about how much police scare him taking up -much- more screentime than the Autobots and Decepticons is not "pure action film goodness". Gratuitous masturbation jokes and an Autobot threatening to kill a harmless puppy are not pure action film goodness. ROBOT WATERSPORTS are -not- pure action film goodness. [Angst]

Fie upon it! Fie upon Transformers! Buy Hot Fuzz!

Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

I still wish the priest had said "Via con Dios" before he started shooting. It would have been just like the Monsignor in King of the Hill. I let it slide cause the Hot Fuzz guys are British and have probably never heard of King of the Hill.

The movie was so amazingly funny. I love it!

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

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Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
I found Shaun of the Dead only mildly interesting.

Shaun of the Dead is funnier if you've watched a lot of zombie movies. Have you watched a lot of zombie movies?

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Nope.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Well there you go!

Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :

For Simon Pegg fans out there:

Run, Fatboy, Run

Directed by David Schwimmer
Written by Michael Ian Black

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

I've seen quite a few zombie movies, but I liked Hot Fuzz better than Shaun of the Dead.

*shrug*

EDIT - I should add that I enjoyed both movies immensely.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Noemon:

quote:
Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
I found Shaun of the Dead only mildly interesting.
Shaun of the Dead is funnier if you've watched a lot of zombie movies. Have you watched a lot of zombie movies?

I found Shaun of the Dead kinda dumb precisely because I have seen Zombie movies and I am sick to undeath of them.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Well there you go!

Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :

I love Hot Fuzz. I bought it and watched it last night and fell over laughing. The outtakes were hilarious, including the Nicholas/Danny montage. [Big Grin]

Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :

This thread encouraged me to go rent it. I wasn't impressed. I chuckled a few times. That's all.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

quote:
Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
Well there you go!

:: laugh ::

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

Er. I think Shaun of the Dead may be the only Zombie movie I've seen, and I still love it.

I bought Hot Fuzz yesterday, but haven't watched it yet.

Ni!

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

I haven't even seen it. And I'm tempted to buy it despite that. Because I loved Shaun of the Dead, and I love almost all British humor.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

I liked Shaun of the Dead a lot. I totally expected to hate it, but it was very good. Almost great, even.

Posted by the_Somalian (Member # 6688) on :

Hot Fuzz was more like a spoof of Agatha Christie mysteries/horror films than a send up of action films. Worth a watch though but definately NOT what it's been marketed as.

For that look to "Team America: World Police."

Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :

I'm also a huge fan of Simon Pegg's series "Spaced" from the BBC years back. Classic show, hilarious british geek humor.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Team America, on the other hand, holds very little interest for me.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Watched it last night. Absolutely brilliant.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

I finally saw it just now.
Awesome!
Simon is a sexy man. [Wink]

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

I bought it and watched it twice. I love it. *chuckles* It's a great movie.

I didn't get to see it at the cinema because it wasn't showing here. *shakes fist at Hollywood*

Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :

<< big fan of both Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuzz

The important thing in my mind to realize when watching Hot Fuzz is that it's really not much of a roll on the floor comedy. It's largely a good action/cop movie but with wry jabs at the genre throughout.