Hot Fuzz 

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz (2007)
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Ahhh the fuzz. It’s hard to dislike anything Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright have achieved. Ever since I discovered and fell in love with the TV series Spaced, I’ve followed these guys careers and enjoyed their work. Their blend of comedy and action is always thrown at you in delicious servings and since being such huge fans of genre films and pop culture, I always get a kick out of the thousands of film geek references. And with Hot Fuzz, it’s really no different. Lots of laughs to be had, British cameos galore (can you spot Peter Jackson though?), Simon Pegg playing the straight man, Frost his little monkey sidekick and director Edgar Wright keeping things moving briskly with his surefire directing and editing. And let’s not forget their love of gore which in this case is even more brutal and graphic (but tongue in cheek) than in Shaun of the Dead. Which brings me to my next point – is this as good as Shaun of the Dead? I would say it’s pretty much on par. The same amount of laughs, a bunch of likable characters and the action sequences deliver the goods. The first half of the film delivers most of the laughs while the second half revs up the action quota to eleven and showcases the filmmakers love of such genre films as Point Break and Bad Boys II. This is good solid entertaining fun and fans of the trio should find nothing but love for Hot Fuzz.

 
 
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Monday, March 12 2007
 
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