Hot Fuzz. A review by Kat

[lithera]

Here are a few quick and easy steps to see if this movie is the movie for you.

Have you seen Shaun of the Dead? If the answer is no, go watch it and come back. We can wait.

Did you like Shaun of the Dead? If your answer is no, this movie is not for you and what is wrong with you, you strange, strange person?

Do you like action?

Are you a fan of comedy?

Do you think that these are two great tastes that taste great together?

If the answer to any of those questions is yes, than this is the movie for you. There are so many damned references to great action movies, to okay action movies to bad action movies.... While most of the first three fourths of the movie is set up for the payoff that is every second of the last fourth, that should by no means imply that the first bits of the movie aren't funny and don't ahve parts that are worthwhile. "By the power of Greyskull" is used to excellent effect.

There were a few parts what were a bit too gorey for me to be entirely comfortable with but they're generally avoidable because you know they're coming. They're telegraphed way, way, way out. It was cool that Ed Brubaker stayed after the comic con to catch the showing and Simon Pegg is really rather cute in person.

In the end, it comes down to the fact that I haven't laughed that long or that hard at a movie in a looooong, looong time. This is a movie that I will have to see again in order to see how many more references I can catch.

And is made me want to watch Point Break (understandable once you've seen it) and to eat ramen, the good stuff, which I totally don't get.

Comments

[warpdragon.livejournal.com]

Simon Pegg did a series called Spaced that BBC America shows at random intervals. It's one of those sitcoms that're funny because they're British.

Also, he's the comedy twin of John Simm, who is way cool.

[theonlymegumegu.livejournal.com]

and to eat ramen, the good stuff, which I totally don't get.

Now you've got me wanting to go to Samurai Noodle at Uwajimaya again...

[lithera.livejournal.com]

YES!

That is exactly what I was craving, too.

[torquemada.livejournal.com]

ME THREE ME THREE

[orcaarrow.livejournal.com]

I am insanely jealous. First getting to screen Hot Fuzz and then talk to Ed and Simon. To make matters worse you are getting to go see The Police. I think the only way I could become more jealous is if you were to say you had tickets to see Genesis.

[seanb.livejournal.com]

Samurai Noodley doooooooom!

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay, they showed the preview for that before The Host, and I totally wanted to see it. How could it go wrong with the Shaun of the Dead guys, I thought, but I am still glad to have confirmation.