Hot Fuzz
Say what you will about the Brits (go ahead, it's fun), but they know how to do sophisticated satire of a sort that's hard to find in America these days... and hard to appreciate, if the American reviews of Hot Fuzz are any indication. This movie is breathtakingly good.
[EDIT]
Looks like the bad reviews I read were flukes... the general consensus is very positive on both sides of the Atlantic.
[EDIT]
Looks like the bad reviews I read were flukes... the general consensus is very positive on both sides of the Atlantic.
Posted by Hedgemistress on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 05:28PM
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#22 Danial.Beta:
This parrot is no more.
Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:59PM
#21 Jtgibson:
This... is an ex-parrot!
Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:57PM
#20 Thorg:
This parrot is dead.
Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:23PM
#19 Jtgibson:
When I showed Shaun of the Dead to my extended family (uncle and his wife) back up in Kamloops, they didn't really catch the humour... they just thought it was your average horror movie. I was rather disappointed, because he's my favourite uncle. ;-)
Saturday, May 05, 2007 05:48PM
#18 Hedgemistress:
Just to elaborate a bit: for me, what makes HF (and Shaun of the Dead) a superior spoof is that the people who made it obviously knwo and care about the subjects they're making light of. You watch something like Epic Movie, and it's very clear it was made by people going "What's big right now? Borat? We'll put a Borat joke in. What else is big?" They didn't have anything funny, new, or pointed to say with Borat or about Borat... they just went "Okay, throw him in. People'll laugh."
And they did... but in 10, 15 years, how funny will the Borat reference be? Even the actual-epic-movie references showed very little thought or attention. You could have made the same vomit/goat sex/whatever jokes about ANY movie, or no movie... and it goes without saying that it's not worth watching as a movie in its own right. It's just a collection of jokes. It's like watching a vaudeville routine that's just the clumsy comedian walking into doors without a straight man for him to play off of and give it some context.
Hot Fuzz, on the other hand, is its own straight version... which means it's not joke-a-second, but it actually has something to say other than "hurr hurr he got hit in the crotch."... and it'll also age better than "pop culture + fart" fare.
Friday, May 04, 2007 11:21AM
#17 Popisfizzy:
Cavern wrote:
> Not really...I do not find british humor that funny to be honest. For example, I hate Monty Python. I think he has the worst sense of humor in the history of mankind.
>
> I am a fart joke type of guy. I like humor that has to do with girls, farts, beer, whatever. Beavis and Butt-Head is my kind of show. Also Family Guy.
Oh, our bad. We didn't realize you were still in jr. high school.
Thursday, May 03, 2007 05:39PM
#16 Jtgibson:
I'm sure he'll be very upset. =(
Thursday, May 03, 2007 05:12PM
#15 Hedgemistress:
We'll pass your concerns on to Mr. Python directly.
Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:52AM
#14 Cavern:
Not really...I do not find british humor that funny to be honest. For example, I hate Monty Python. I think he has the worst sense of humor in the history of mankind.
I am a fart joke type of guy. I like humor that has to do with girls, farts, beer, whatever. Beavis and Butt-Head is my kind of show. Also Family Guy.
Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:31AM
#13 Keeth:
> Maybe because some people have different sense of humors...
There are 2 kinds of people:
Kinds that like Hot Fuzz
Kinds that aren't human beings
Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:11AM
#12 DarkView:
It took a bit to warm up, and a lot of their running gags weren't exactly right for it, but I really enjoyed it.
I just love how simple and petty the reasons behind the murders were.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:15PM
#11 Cavern:
Keeth wrote:
> I don't see how you anyone could not like Hot Fuzz.
Maybe because some people have different sense of humors...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 09:37PM
#10 Keeth:
I don't see how you anyone could not like Hot Fuzz.
It's the definition of "awesome movie".
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 07:20PM
#9 IcewarriorX:
Killerdragon wrote:
> My uncle worked on it. :]
Your uncle's a slut.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 06:53PM
#8 Repiv:
Definitely the best movie i've seen this year.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 06:44PM
#7 Vandit:
Is that your picture?
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 06:33PM
#6 Danial.Beta:
Yeah, better than I expected, and I expected it to be pretty good. Me and a few friends went and saw it, and I haven't laughed so hard since Borat.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 06:16PM
#5 Popisfizzy:
It's not playing in my area anywhere.
/me cries.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 05:48PM
#4 Elation:
Agreed. :)
"Well, I won't argue that it was a no-holds-barred adrenaline fuelled thrill-ride, but there's no way that you could perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 05:48PM
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#3 DarkCampainger:
All the reviews around where I live gave it A's/Thumbs up/4 Stars
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 05:42PM