Hot Fuzz (DVD, 2007, Widescreen)

Having successfully sent up the Zombie film in the delightfully daft "Shaun of the Dead", Writer/Director Edgar Wright, Writer/Actor Simon Pegg and actor Nick Frost is back.
This time, the gang sets its sights on the action movie with the wild, wonderful, and completely hysterical "Hot Fuzz". It is only April, too early to start talking about "Best-Ofs" for 2007, but this perfectly executed piece sets the bar awfully high for every other comedy destined to come out this year. It is nothing short of genius.
The movie takes on a wide range of targets, most particularly the oeuvre of Jerry Bruckheimer and others of that ilk; also the singularly British Village Murder Mystery with shades of Agatha Christie with a HUGE nod to "The Wicker Man". There is even a blink-and-you-miss-it reference to "Chinatown".
Wright and Pegg have taken all of these touchstones and flawlessly synthesized them into a loopy fish-out-of-water tale.
London Cop Nicholas Angel (Pegg), with his multiple Citations for Heroism and gaudy arrest record (400% higher than average), is making the rest of the 'Force' look bad. As his reward, he is promoted to Sergeant and transferred to tiny Sandford, a bucolic village where a Swan on the loose might end up being the biggest case of the year.
Not that the little town does not fear crime.
Tom Weaver (Edward Woodward) heads the Neighborhood Alliance, a watch group that keeps the entire place under 24/7 video surveillance, keeping a particular eye out for loitering teens ("hoodies") and street performers, such as the "Living Statue." If he isn't stamped out, Weaver fears, "We'll be up to our balls in jugglers." - LOL
In short, Sandford is a nightmare for a Type-A hard case like Angel. It does not help that with the exception of fatherly Inspector Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent) and his dim-witted Constable son, Danny (Frost), other cops delight in tweaking him.
Angel is bored and unhappy, but just about the time that Danny introduces him to the delights of American Action Movies, such as "Point Break" and "Bad Boys II", a series of seeming accidents leads him to believe that a killer is on the loose. Could the lack of any real crime be making Angel mental or is life in Sandford not nearly as peaceful as it seems?
"Hot Fuzz" piles on the references to other films, but they are so seamlessly integrated that even someone walking into the theater without a real familiarity with those movies is likely to get the joke. It is hard not to laugh when a poker-faced, completely humorless soul like Angel is put in the position of chasing waterfowl; and it only gets better as Sandford does its work on him and, despite himself, Angel starts to evolve.
Once again, Pegg and Frost prove that they are one dynamic duo, opposing personalities that produce amiable chemistry and pitch-perfect timing.
Wright appears to be having the time of his life, directing a series of action set pieces in the most unlikely of settings that ape their deadly serious and much bigger budget Hollywood counterparts.
Try not to speed too much on the way to your local multiplex, lest Nick Angel pull you over but absolutely DO NOT miss this !! Race to see and get "Hot Fuzz". It's a supremely arresting comedy !!!!
5-STAR !!!! ***** PERFECT !!!!

Hot Fuzz is a funny movie that I highly recommend. Hot Fuzz is done in the same vein as other spoof comedies like Not Another Teen Movie and Date Movie. However, much like Shawn of the Dead and made by the same folks, this British comedy (Britcom) starts off a on the less punny side and builds into the references with a sort of reverence for the old classics instead of just poking fun at them.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost shine in this buddy comedy. Simon Pegg portrays Nicholas Angel an over the top cop who gets put out to pasture by London police department for making the rest of them look bad. When Officer Angel begrudgingly goes out to the suburbs he continues in his overzealousness until he is befriended by Nick Frost's character Danny Butterman. Just as Officer Angel is about to relax he becomes entangles with the towns dark secret and hilarity ensues.

A fun thing to do with these kind of movies is to try and name each movie that they are spoofing as the show progresses. There are quite a lot of them so enjoy.

My husband bought Hot Fuzz, and it just sounded totally unappealing. I mean, like Sgt Angel, I find the word "fuzz" to be just....disrespectful. So I figured another night watching some lame arse so-called comedy.

When I found it out was a Brit-com, though, my ears perked up, and when I found out it was the same crew from Shaun of the Dead, I was ready to watch.

The movie starts out kind of slow, and not much better than a generic American comedy, but we were having fun playing "gosh, who was that?" This film is chock full of British actors you've seen, but can't quite place, including Filch, The Equalizer, and others.

The one that I completely didn't recognize, and who blew me away, was Bond-stallion Timothy Dalton, who just gloriously chewed through the role of a shady, menacing grocery store owner.

About a third into the movie, I started laughing, and was still laughing when the credits rolled, and even afterwards. Funniest movie I've seen in a long, looooong time. Hot Fuzz lampoons everything, and everyone.

In the spirit of Shaun of the Dead, there's a lot of very creative gore, but completely in fun and silliness. I can't say my favorite scenes for fear I'll ruin it for someone else, but I tell you what. These actors had a blast making this movie, and it shows.

This was not only a funny movie, but a FUN movie to watch. I envy these guys. They seem to really enjoy their job, and I enjoyed watching them enjoy it. When oh when will their next one be out? I can't wait!!!!

A funny funny movie. Will be forcing it on all my friends and demanding they watch.

After splitting my guts watching Shaun of the Dead I couldnt wait for the release of Hot Fuzz since it comprises of some of the same cast.

So it was with both great excitement and the apprehension of living upto one of my favourite spoofs that I walked into the screening. But, as it turns out, I had nothing to worry about because Hot Fuzz exceeded all my expectations.

It’s just as hysterical as all previous spoofs—and maybe even more so. The humor is dark and clever —and there’s plenty of it. And Hot Fuzz still has its share of Wright’s shockingly wacky violence, without the zombies. Along with the loiterers and underage drinkers, there’s also a mysterious, black-caped villain, who resorts to beheadings, explosions, and any other means necessary.

Despite the hints about the murderer along the way, you’ll still be in for an amusing surprise or two before the whole thing ends, just as it should—in classic over-the-top cop-movie style.

With its non-stop action and comedy, Hot Fuzz keeps you on your seat till the very end. And it doesn’t hurt that Pegg and Frost have great comic chemistry. Pegg makes a brilliant straight man, and Frost is hilarious as his dim-witted but ever-eager sidekick. Together, they make Hot Fuzz quite possibly the funnies cop movie around today.

And don't forget to watch the extra's on the DVD!

While the movie will have you laughing out loud, I especially liked the swear box gag, where this “British Shane Black movie” falls down however is in the final third, as the plot shrinks from “pretty thin” to “anorexic” and my patience with director Wright soon runs out as he takes me through three, yes three, different endings.

The good

Relocating the traditional American buddy cop thriller to the mean streets of Gloucestershire is a scenario ripe with comedic potential, the Pegg / Frost double act, intentionally absurd action sequences, witty one-liners and subtle sight gags

The bad

The plot runs out of gas after the hour mark, three separate endings is too much, even for a parody