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Sunday 26 February 2012

Hot Fuzz (2007)

All coppers are basta- not quite all. From the Shaun of the Dead (2004) team comes a parody/homage to the Hollywood buddy cop movie. It has the same kind of wry in-jokes and references to other films and their own past projects, so watch Shaun first. It’ll be even funnier if you've watched Point Break, Bad Boys II, the Dirty Harry films and even The Wicker Man!
Pegg plays it (mostly) straight while Frost is once more the comedy gold.
The swear-box gets a good filling.

4 the greater good out of 5

3 comments:

cuckoo said...

Wonderful film.

They need to get off their arse's and complete their "Blood & Ice Cream" trilogy with the end of the world parody.

4 hidden Peter Jackson & Cate Blanchett cameos out of 5

Dr Faustus said...

I really hope it still happens. We need more Nick Frost. I hope Edgar can keep it grounded after the success he had with that Scott Pilgrim thing.

I knew about Cate Blanchett but didn't see Peter Jackson. Was he in the same scene?

Impudent Urinal said...

4½ kicks to a octogenarian's face out of 5