What makes both movies great is that they are both excellent parodies while simultaneously being excellent examples of the genre they parody
Unlike, say, the Scary Movie ilk which are just parodies that go for laughs with their references, the Cornetto movies are homages and play it straight well enough to do both jobs
If you don't think Hot Fuzz is a great action movie, you're objectively wrong, and that is a thing I try to avoid saying with regards to subjective things like movies
One of my favorite things about Hot Fuzz is how it surfaces just how similar the relationship beats are structured in a buddy cop movie to a romantic comedy.
Nick and Danny bonding while watching movies on the couch, Nick winning him the stuffed animal at the fair, and then Danny running away from him in the rain. That may as well be Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in those roles.
this movie is REALLY GOOD you guys I think it is probably the best I've seen all year
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Saw it earlier tonight. I liked it a lot, but there were moments from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz that really lodged in my memory. I'm not sure this movie had anything quite the same, though it's a little soon to say.
One thing I thought was interesting was the pacing. In SotD, the first third (maybe a bit less) of the movie is setup, with little hints that the zombies are coming. Hot Fuzz is almost all setup, with the first two thirds being a murder mystery, all building up to the final twenty minutes of the film where all hell breaks loose.
The World's End, though, is divided pretty much right down the middle. There's some buildup, but the first robot fight seemed to be about halfway into the movie.
I've seen Hot Fuzz... uh... at least four times (which is very unusual for me). Every time I've seen it it's been better than the last; I get jokes and stuff I didn't get the previous times
Continuing this trend, I will have to see The World's End at least 16 times now
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I just came back from seeing it. I loved it!
Fight scenes were really well done! But damn, I didn't see that ending coming.
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I've seen Hot Fuzz... uh... at least four times (which is very unusual for me). Every time I've seen it it's been better than the last; I get jokes and stuff I didn't get the previous times
Continuing this trend, I will have to see The World's End at least 16 times now
I would highly recommend rewatching Shaun a few times, there are a ton of subtle jokes you pick up on rewatching.
"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
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Seeing this movie was a pretty good way to finish my birthday.
Also it was fun to realize that, having eaten a 3 Musketeers Bar before going out to do stuff today, I kinda-sorta bookended it. In a weird little way.
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Stunts were coordinated by Brad Allen of martial arts film director Jackie Chan's team. Wright said: "In [Chan film] Drunken Master, Jackie Chan has to get drunk to fight, but this is more the idea of Dutch courage. You know, when you're kind of drunk and you think 'ah, I can climb up that scaffolding!' Or just that you're impervious to pain. One of the things we talked about is this idea that [the characters] become better fighters the more oiled they get."
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Just saw this today and I LOVED LOVED LOVED it!
I just gotta share something that I just realized while mulling the movie around in my head.
The different names of the pubs correspond to the story beats.
First Post: First stop on their epic journey.
Old Familiar: They see the crazy guy.
The Famous Cock: Gary is banned for life from that pub for being a...
The Cross Hands: Not entirely sure what crossing hands means but it could mean either banding together in the face of a threat or initiating their first fight with the robots or "crossing hands" with them.
Good Companions: They're all playing the part of the townspeople to blend in and being the good companions.
The Trusty Servant: They run into Reverend Green who's a...
The Two-headed Dog: The twins.
The Mermaid: What did the mermaids from old sailor's tales actually do? Seduce sailors and then drag them under.
The Beehive: The true nature of the robots are revealed.
The King's Head: Not sure how this relates to the story beat. Probably something to do with British history I'm unfamiliar with.
The Hole in the Wall: What does Steven do with the Beast when he's trying to get them out?
And I think the last two pubs are self-explanatory.
I just gotta share something that I just realized while mulling the movie around in my head.
The different names of the pubs correspond to the story beats.
First Post: First stop on their epic journey.
Old Familiar: They see the crazy guy.
The Famous Cock: Gary is banned for life from that pub for being a...
The Cross Hands: Not entirely sure what crossing hands means but it could mean either banding together in the face of a threat or initiating their first fight with the robots or "crossing hands" with them.
Good Companions: They're all playing the part of the townspeople to blend in and being the good companions.
The Trusty Servant: They run into Reverend Green who's a...
The Two-headed Dog: The twins.
The Mermaid: What did the mermaids from old sailor's tales actually do? Seduce sailors and then drag them under.
The Beehive: The true nature of the robots are revealed.
The King's Head: Not sure how this relates to the story beat. Probably something to do with British history I'm unfamiliar with.
The Hole in the Wall: What does Steven do with the Beast when he's trying to get them out?
And I think the last two pubs are self-explanatory.
Okay whew that's out of my system.
The Kings Head is
where Gary King has his epiphany
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Aw man I had no idea this even existed. And I just started rewatching Spaced last night.
Which is better than either of the films I've seen. Though I do adore them both.
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Stunts were coordinated by Brad Allen of martial arts film director Jackie Chan's team. Wright said: "In [Chan film] Drunken Master, Jackie Chan has to get drunk to fight, but this is more the idea of Dutch courage. You know, when you're kind of drunk and you think 'ah, I can climb up that scaffolding!' Or just that you're impervious to pain. One of the things we talked about is this idea that [the characters] become better fighters the more oiled they get."
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"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
Also I encourage everybody to read/think about the Ship of Theseus paradox as it relates to growing older and maturing, and then think of how many instances of it pop up in the movie.
I'm really surprised so many people love Hot Fuzz, since half of the movie is parodying a British TV show called 'Midsomer Murders', it never seemed to me like it would be successful internationally.
Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite comedies of all time, even bereft of all British cultural context
Just the play off of American expectations is so masterful when
The final act of the movie is so incredibly violent but our heroes never kill anyone, even when each bad guy is injured in a way that seems like it should kill them in a thriller movie
I'm really surprised so many people love Hot Fuzz, since half of the movie is parodying a British TV show called 'Midsomer Murders', it never seemed to me like it would be successful internationally.
Its not like the subject matter is something exclusive to Britain. The fish out of water cop and small town with a dark secret are universal concpets.
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Love that this continues the tradition to have a speech that spells out the plot of the movie. This time it's the description of the original night.
They have a fight at The Cross Hands
They lose Oliver at the Trusty Servant
They send Sam off after the Mermaid.
They leave Peter in the woods.
Gary gives up after The Beehive (meaning he no longer cares what happens to himself).
Then they end the night sitting on the hill watching a new dawn.
Saw it. Loved it. Better than Shaun of the Dead, though maybe not as good as Hot Fuzz.
Serious end spoilers:
I would not have loved the ending nearly as much if they hadn't destroyed the world by being belligerent drunks that refused to compromise, that was fantastic
I'm really surprised so many people love Hot Fuzz, since half of the movie is parodying a British TV show called 'Midsomer Murders', it never seemed to me like it would be successful internationally.
I'm an American and I've watched every episode of that show
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One of my favorite things about Hot Fuzz is how it surfaces just how similar the relationship beats are structured in a buddy cop movie to a romantic comedy.
Nick and Danny bonding while watching movies on the couch, Nick winning him the stuffed animal at the fair, and then Danny running away from him in the rain. That may as well be Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in those roles.
this movie is REALLY GOOD you guys I think it is probably the best I've seen all year
One thing I thought was interesting was the pacing. In SotD, the first third (maybe a bit less) of the movie is setup, with little hints that the zombies are coming. Hot Fuzz is almost all setup, with the first two thirds being a murder mystery, all building up to the final twenty minutes of the film where all hell breaks loose.
TWE > HF > SotD
I've seen Shaun of the Dead once.
I've seen Hot Fuzz... uh... at least four times (which is very unusual for me). Every time I've seen it it's been better than the last; I get jokes and stuff I didn't get the previous times
Continuing this trend, I will have to see The World's End at least 16 times now
I would highly recommend rewatching Shaun a few times, there are a ton of subtle jokes you pick up on rewatching.
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Also it was fun to realize that, having eaten a 3 Musketeers Bar before going out to do stuff today, I kinda-sorta bookended it. In a weird little way.
Brad Allen, aka this guy fighting Jackie Chan:
I just gotta share something that I just realized while mulling the movie around in my head.
First Post: First stop on their epic journey.
Old Familiar: They see the crazy guy.
The Famous Cock: Gary is banned for life from that pub for being a...
The Cross Hands: Not entirely sure what crossing hands means but it could mean either banding together in the face of a threat or initiating their first fight with the robots or "crossing hands" with them.
Good Companions: They're all playing the part of the townspeople to blend in and being the good companions.
The Trusty Servant: They run into Reverend Green who's a...
The Two-headed Dog: The twins.
The Mermaid: What did the mermaids from old sailor's tales actually do? Seduce sailors and then drag them under.
The Beehive: The true nature of the robots are revealed.
The King's Head: Not sure how this relates to the story beat. Probably something to do with British history I'm unfamiliar with.
The Hole in the Wall: What does Steven do with the Beast when he's trying to get them out?
And I think the last two pubs are self-explanatory.
Okay whew that's out of my system.
The Kings Head is
Which is better than either of the films I've seen. Though I do adore them both.
Hakan???
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
For podcast fans Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Edgar Wright are all on an episode of "Doug Loves Movies" this week.
Also I encourage everybody to read/think about the Ship of Theseus paradox as it relates to growing older and maturing, and then think of how many instances of it pop up in the movie.
(huuuuge ending spoilers)
I never thought about that before, but now I realise its telegraphed at the beginning during
I will see it soon. I really enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and I adored Hot Fuzz
Just the play off of American expectations is so masterful when
Its not like the subject matter is something exclusive to Britain. The fish out of water cop and small town with a dark secret are universal concpets.
They have a fight at The Cross Hands
They lose Oliver at the Trusty Servant
They send Sam off after the Mermaid.
They leave Peter in the woods.
Gary gives up after The Beehive (meaning he no longer cares what happens to himself).
Then they end the night sitting on the hill watching a new dawn.
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What does Gary do at the end of the film?
Serious end spoilers:
I'm an American and I've watched every episode of that show
also, man, Edgar Wright's action scenes have really come into their own, lots of Scott Pilgrim-esque fluidity but it looked way more natural here
Why can't the things I love be flawless?
He was the guy who never grew up, never changed, never had a better night or a reason to live
And even at the end he was so fixed as a person that he literally forced the world around him to change in order to give himself a purpose in life
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