Hot Fuzz (2007) (R)
Directed by Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent
Daddy Says:
Hot Fuzz is an action-packed comedy/murder mystery from the makers of Shaun of the Dead. As in that film, they take a familiar genre of film (the zombie movie for that one, the buddy cop movie for this), and make it feel fresh again.
Simon Pegg stars as Nicholas Angel, promoted to Sergeant by virtue of his impeccable police work (his arrest record is 400% better than any other man on the force), he is then shipped off to small town so he'll stop messing with their statistics. Yes, he's promoted because he was throwing off the curve. He meets his new partner Danny (Nick Frost), Danny's father who runs the police force (Jim Broadbent, now known to most fans as Prof. Slughorn from the most recent Harry Potter movie), and a host of other colorful characters which I'll leave you to discover by watching so as not to spoil the fun. Nicholas remains as gung-ho as ever, but in this small town where nobody is ever murdered, no one believes him when people start dying in mysterious ways. It's up to him and his adoring partner to catch the bad guy.
This film is incredibly funny. The first time I watched it I had to rewind a few times to catch the parts I missed while laughing at the parts I had just seen. Incredible humor, great action scenes, you can tell the makers of this movie have a great affinity for these types of film, and while at the same time poking some fun at their conventions, they also realize that these are the things that make these movies fun to watch.
A word of warning if you are planning to watch this with families: there are some extremely graphic death scenes in this movie. One scene in particular near the middle of the film is about the most graphic death scene I can recall ever seeing in a movie. These scenes are played mostly for laughs, but they can still be disturbing. Sometimes I feel a little like a bad parent for letting my 9-year old watch with us, but he seems pretty balanced for a kid. He knows the things he sees in the movies aren't real. But please use your own judgment.
Grade for Hot Fuzz: A-
Daughter Says:
Hot Fuzz is a movie that knows how to make people laugh without going too far. Yes there are graphic scenes, dirty jokes, and even the occasional curse word, but I still loved this movie. It can make you laugh when having the worst of days.
Hot Fuzz has something in it for everyone: a mystery/murder, a cop movie, a bad comedy, and gory violence. Everything anyone could ever want in a movie, don't you think? This movie also has hiliarious refrences and pee your pants humor that keeps you laughing 'til your sides hurt.
The only downfall would be the ending, which I won't let it hurt my grading and I wouldn't even realize if Dad hadn't said anything. So don't let this judgment call stop you from watching this great comedy.
I grade this movie an "A".
Directed by Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent
Daddy Says:
Hot Fuzz is an action-packed comedy/murder mystery from the makers of Shaun of the Dead. As in that film, they take a familiar genre of film (the zombie movie for that one, the buddy cop movie for this), and make it feel fresh again.
Simon Pegg stars as Nicholas Angel, promoted to Sergeant by virtue of his impeccable police work (his arrest record is 400% better than any other man on the force), he is then shipped off to small town so he'll stop messing with their statistics. Yes, he's promoted because he was throwing off the curve. He meets his new partner Danny (Nick Frost), Danny's father who runs the police force (Jim Broadbent, now known to most fans as Prof. Slughorn from the most recent Harry Potter movie), and a host of other colorful characters which I'll leave you to discover by watching so as not to spoil the fun. Nicholas remains as gung-ho as ever, but in this small town where nobody is ever murdered, no one believes him when people start dying in mysterious ways. It's up to him and his adoring partner to catch the bad guy.
This film is incredibly funny. The first time I watched it I had to rewind a few times to catch the parts I missed while laughing at the parts I had just seen. Incredible humor, great action scenes, you can tell the makers of this movie have a great affinity for these types of film, and while at the same time poking some fun at their conventions, they also realize that these are the things that make these movies fun to watch.
A word of warning if you are planning to watch this with families: there are some extremely graphic death scenes in this movie. One scene in particular near the middle of the film is about the most graphic death scene I can recall ever seeing in a movie. These scenes are played mostly for laughs, but they can still be disturbing. Sometimes I feel a little like a bad parent for letting my 9-year old watch with us, but he seems pretty balanced for a kid. He knows the things he sees in the movies aren't real. But please use your own judgment.
Grade for Hot Fuzz: A-
Daughter Says:
Hot Fuzz is a movie that knows how to make people laugh without going too far. Yes there are graphic scenes, dirty jokes, and even the occasional curse word, but I still loved this movie. It can make you laugh when having the worst of days.
Hot Fuzz has something in it for everyone: a mystery/murder, a cop movie, a bad comedy, and gory violence. Everything anyone could ever want in a movie, don't you think? This movie also has hiliarious refrences and pee your pants humor that keeps you laughing 'til your sides hurt.
The only downfall would be the ending, which I won't let it hurt my grading and I wouldn't even realize if Dad hadn't said anything. So don't let this judgment call stop you from watching this great comedy.
I grade this movie an "A".
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