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Hot Fuzz [2007] | ![Hot Fuzz [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SYLFniroL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Edgar Wright
Actors: Anne Reid, Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Edward Woodward, Paddy Considine
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Rating:  231 reviews
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Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
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Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582541786
ASIN: B000YGHBZC
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 2007
Release Date: December 17, 2007
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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
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 Yarp, this is a great film May 2, 2007
C. E. Pecover (Leeds)
22 out of 28 found this review helpful
I didn't want to be another reviewer going on about how great something is and giving it 5 stars but trust me this film is worth it. The fact that it's not released on dvd yet and 37 people had reviewed it before me says a lot about it's impact on life as a whole.
The trouble with people that didn't get it is that I think a second viewing will open up all the subtle things that you might have missed the first time...like, doesn't that dvd case in the bargain bin look strangely like the cover of a recent, fantastic british zombie movie?
The humour is self-indulgant (Pegg and Wright have admitted such about previous ventures)but the jokes are never rehashed in the sloppy way other films do (I know that this isn't a sequal as such but you'll find that loads of sequels rehash the same scenarios or jokes apparently due to nothing better than laziness, please watch (or don't) Bridget Jones as a prime example). But I like the self-indulgance becasue the majority of the fans who have watched all the Pegg/Wright stuff will relish it and expect it. And to be honest, if you found yourself writing, directing and starring in your own films you too would be self-indulgant, wouldn't you?
Never has a plant been given such love, and never has a grown man been so excited at the prospect of a peace lily.
Again, Frost is wonderful as the straight love interest and his drunk acting is a treat. Pegg seems at home as the smug workoholic do-gooder, and it's nice to see him play a role that's not just a layabout with no focus in life. Both traits that i'm sure most people have inside themselves and Pegg plays beautifully.
The film is the right length (oh that it were longer), the gore is spot-on, the support cast are excellent (not a dud casting amongst them, how often can you say that?), and the shoot out is so gloriously ridiculous that it made me want to walk around with loads of guns, just like shaun of the dead made me want to kill lots of zombies.
It's a wicked film and I can't wait to see what the Pegg/Wright/Frost gang have up their sleeves next. It'll be great whatever.
Flawless April 13, 2007
Bob Rankin
19 out of 27 found this review helpful
I don't know what I was expecting from this film, having seen Shaun of the Dead I didn't think it would be anything too life changing, but I was truly blown away. For me it had everything, the action was intense, the story kept you guessing and some of the jokes had me laughing so loud I was actually shushed! Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have surely proved themselves as not only an excellent comedy duo but also two decent actors. If there is any problem with the film its that I wasn't handed a copy of the DVD on my way out of the cinema to watch at home. Waiting months for it to be released will be unbareable. See this film!
Could this be any better? May 6, 2007
led zep
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
Like many others, I saw this film the day it opened at the cinema and was truly astounded at the storyline and great characters that showcased in it. Simon Pegg stars as a police officer whose precocious talents have provoked the jealously of his London constabulary, and who decide to draft him to a local village where they hope he will fade into obscurity. The rest of the plotline is a tale of deceit and conspiracy as the mysteries of the village are slowly revealed- I wont elaborate any further in case you havent seen the film yet.
One of the great features of the film is its ability to satirise famous sequences from other Hollywood Blockbusters- there are obvious references to the 'Wicker Man', which famously explored the idea of a sinsister occult religion being practised in a rural village. As in 'Shaun of the dead' there is a heavy ammount of violence in the film, but it is always portrayed as burlesque and hyperbolic, ensuring that you cant help but laugh at some of the most gruesome sequences. One of my favourite aspects of this fim is the return of Timothy Dalton (former James Bond) to the big screen, and in his role as the suave, charismatic villain, he provides a superb counterpart to Pegg's austere police image, perhaps inspried by the ice cool front of clint eastwood in the dirty harry movies- indeed there is a very distinct spaghetti western shoot-out at the end of the film.
So this film really has it all, great plotline and tremendous characters- avid film critics will delight in attempting to spot the innumerable film references that are scattered throughout the movie.
Cop this! March 3, 2007
Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
Among the many things that make this film particularly funny is the suspicion so many of us have that sleepy little villages have something incredibly sinister about them. Perhaps it's the close-knit but not exactly friendly nature of the inhabitants. If you recall Miss Marple's St Mary Mead, The Wicker Man's Summerisle and the drinkers at The Slaughtered Lamb in An American Werewolf in London, you may have a shrewd idea what Simon Pegg's way-too-successful Metropolitan copper has in store for him when he's posted to the picturesque hamlet of Sandford.
I've been told that Sandford is the name of the fictional setting for real-life police training exercises, and I'm sure that's beyond coincidence - the writers have done their research terrifically well.
Needless to say, it's side-splittingly hilarious and keeps you guessing. I'm sure it helps if you watch loads of Hollywood buddy-buddy action films, which I don't particularly, but it's still easy to see how setting car-chases and shootouts far out in the sticks, rather than in urban sprawl, can be endlessly entertaining.
I preferred this even to Shaun of the Dead, where the laughs dried up a little towards the end - this keeps you giggling till the death (and be warned - there's quite a lot of death to be had out there in the countryside!).
Watch this if you need to laugh April 13, 2007
S. J. Turner (Suffolk, England)
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this film more than I thought I would, for once not all of the best jokes are in the trailer. Like a lot of people who were looking forward to this film I am a fan of Spaced and Shaun Of The Dead. One of the most successful aspects of Hot Fuzz in my opinion is the juxtaposition of the traditional English fish out of water style comedy (big city cop transferring against his will to quaint little village) with the 'kick ass' over the top crash bang Hollywood action movie conventions. This is an homage to both kinds of films which is exactly why the whip pans, crash zooms and jump cuts are employed so often, it's over the top intentionally. The whole cast is excellent with some impressive names; Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent and er.. Timothy Dalton (surprisingly good) although of course Simon Pegg and Nick Frost prove again what a brilliant double act they are. I seem to be in the minority in not finding the film too long however I would say that the beginning is a little slow in comparison to the last third.
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