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| ![Hot Fuzz [HD DVD] [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51O5D9RlKOL._SL500_.jpg)
| 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:  236 reviews
Sales Rank: 16421
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: HD DVD
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582496307
ASIN: B000TP4FU2
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 6, 2007
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 Best film ever February 24, 2007
Sarah Onions (South Wales, UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This has the who's who of the comedy Legends, glad it wasn't serious and i loved the fact that some bits were extremely cheesy. Comedy at it's best! by far the best comedy film to come out of Britian, so close but beats shaun of the dead!.
 Funny, But "Shaun" Was Far Funnier February 23, 2007
TomBeTom (Nottinghamshire, England)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
As soon as it emerged that the delightful folks behind 2004's excellent zombie comedy "Shaun of the Dead" were coming together once again to make another comedy the buzz for the fuzz well and truly began. In the months leading up to their 2007 action/comedy "Hot Fuzz" fans were already predicting a brilliant spectacle of a movie from Pegg, Wright and Frost. Then in 2007 we finally glimpsed the end product. So, did it live up to expectations? Apparently it did, for some. But so far as I'm concerned, "Hot Fuzz" proved to be a bit of a disappointment to me. No, it isn't an awful film by any means but it certainly didn't bring about as many laughs from me as the aforementioned "Shaun of the Dead" did. By comparison, "Hot Fuzz" serves only to highlight the simplistic brilliance of the 2004 hit. br / br /"Hot Fuzz" tells the story of accomplished top-cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg). Jealous of Angel's skills and the way that he's made them all look bad by comparison, Angel's fellow police officers and higher-ups have him sent to the sleepy town of Sandford. Allegedly crime free, Sandford hardly seems like the brightest career prospect for even the most unambitious of police officers. However, all is not as it seems when a series of "accidents" see corpses begin to pile up in the town Nicholas Angel's found himself in. And, alongside fellow officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) it is Angel that begins to unravel the truth behind these so-called accidents. br / br /Simon Pegg finds himself in an inferior role to the one he had in "Shaun of the Dead". Sure, Nic is a decent character but he lacks the multi-dimensional qualities of Shaun, Pegg's character in the 2004 hit. Also finding himself in an inferior role to the one he played in the zombie comedy is Nick Frost, Danny Butterman's a funny enough bumbling idiot. When compared to the character of Ray though, he's not really on the same level. A number of other talents find themselves underutilized or entirely wasted in some smaller roles. Bill Nighy has a brief cameo and as such doesn't get a chance to show off his comic acting skills. Jim Broadbent, however, shines in one of "Hot Fuzz"'s better roles. Also bringing about some laughs are Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall and --while not actually doing any speaking or, even, acting -- Graham Low's expressions as the Living Statue provoke laughter whenever the minimal character is referenced. And in case you're wondering, that was Peter Jackson that stabbed Simon Pegg in the hand. br / br /"Hot Fuzz" certainly isn't a film without it's funny moments, and it sustains a good sense of humour throughout. However, the film blunders in delivering some of it's jokes -- even if the majority hit home successfully. When a scene in Point Break is referenced twice and copied once it doesn't work at all when used in a parodical scene late in the movie. Nor does nonsensical swearing guarantee laughter when coupled with some of the lamer jokes. br / br /Another area where "Hot Fuzz" could have been improved upon is the overall running-length. At around two hours long the novelty wears off and the viewer begins to grow bored as scenes become more and more stretched out on-screen. Had twenty minutes been chopped off of the film's running-time then "Hot Fuzz" surely would have been a much better viewing experience. That being said, the shoot-outs in the closing scenes of the movie are brilliant and hilarious. Some critics of the film have slated it for piling on the shoot-outs, but that's part of what people going to see "Hot Fuzz" were expecting. We wanted shoot-outs and action galore and when the film delivers it cannot rightfully be criticed for it. They're the most awesome things about this comedy. br / br /By no means is "Hot Fuzz" one of the best comedies I've seen in the past year or so. Still, it's a funny action-packed experience that with better treatment would surely have been even better. Had it satirized country-folk better than it actually did (folks in rural England will know this to be a wasted opportunity) "Hot Fuzz" surely would have been brilliant. Alas, the ratings of "brilliant" its receiving across the net smell more than a little like denial.
Not to see this would be a crime! February 23, 2007
Mr. D. J. Campbell (Edinburgh)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
WOW! This has to be in the running for the funniest film of the year which is a great achievement considering this is only February! br / br /I must admit to you that I was not in any way interested in seeing this film as I was not overly impressed with Shaun of the dead. That could have been a lot better but it did have it's moments. br / br /Hot Fuzz, however, wow! br / br /How to describe this film? How to compare it? I would probably just say it is like a comedy version of the "Wicker Man" meets Will Hays "Ask A Policeman" which is a classic timeless comedy. br / br /Basically our dynamic duo, team up to take back control and restore some normality in the sleepy village that has been overtaken by murderous pensioners. br / br /You will laugh your way through this film but be warned it is a lot better if you add that magical movie ingredient - friends! br / br /British at it's best!
Brilliance! February 21, 2007
Sophie Mcbrien (Sussex)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Since I heard that the flawless team that brought us Shaun of the Dead were making another film, I have been dying to see it! The zombie romance story made me laugh so hard, I knew Hot Fuzz would not let any fans down. I went to see it with a friend, and we both loved it so much we nearly watched it again straight afterwards. br / br /This film is a mix between a hard-hitting action film, a stand up comedy and the kind of gory story you love to hear about on Halloween. The nods to Shaun of the Dead were great for a fan like me, and the pure excellence of a comedy duo like Simon Pegg and Nick Frost was unbeatable. Ok, so the plot is a touch eccentric, but what do you expect from a writer like Pegg? If I could, I would rate this film at 10 stars, it made me laugh, cry, jump and at times want to throw up; something for everyone-a must see!
Hysterically funny and well worth going to the cinema to see February 20, 2007
Kali (United Kingdom)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I went to see this movie and I laughed so much I almost fell out of my wheelchair. br / br /One of the best films to come out the UK in a dog's age. It is hysterically funny, deliciously gruesome in parts, you flinch at the scene when the reporter gets part of a church steeple dropped on his head and as for the scene in the model village, well you have to see it to believe it. br / br /The plot is simple and to the point, hot shot London police officer Nicholas Angel played by Simon Pegg gets sent to a sleepy little village in middle England because he is too good at his job and is making his colleagues look bad. br / br /However this little village isn't quite what it seems, there are a lot of unexplained deaths that are being passed off as accidents, and Nicolas finds out that the police chief isn't all that keen to rock the boat for his own reasons. br / br /With a lumbering side kick who just happens to be the police chief's son, Nicholas tries to find out what is going on but is thwarted at every turn, and we watch in hysterical amusement as he arrests naughty boys for underage drinking, tries to capture a run-a-way swan, and collects an armoury of weapons from a farmers barnyard, whilst trying to work out why so many people in the village are having such "terrible accidents." br / br /Not popular with the rest of the police officers/staff who would rather eat cake and drink tea, he tries to instil in them some pride in their job, he finally gets them to believe that not all is what it seems in their sleepy little village and one of the best scenes in the film is when they have to attack the Somerfield supermarket and are met by enraged villagers lobbing supermarket trolleys, vegetables and other food stuffs at them, you've not seen anything like it before but it is worth seeing the film just for those ten minutes alone. br / br /Taking the Mickey out of every American buddy-buddy cop movie ever made, from Bad Boys, to Point Break, to 24 Hours, we are treated to an outrageous tongue in cheek comedy that leaves you wiping your eyes from laugher and hysteria. br / br /With a star studded cast that include Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Edward Woodward, and Steve Coogan to name but a few, we get quality acting in a comedy that should be nominated for an Oscar just based on laughs alone. br / br /As squeamish in parts as Shaun of the Dead but well worth going to the cinema to see and I will be buying the DVD as soon as it comes out because I will have to watch it all over again, because I am sure I have missed a lot of the jokes and humour when I was laughing so much in the cinema. br /
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