Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Shit just got real.


Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)

5 reasons to see this film

1. The best buddy cop film ever
2. One of the funniest films i have ever seen
3. A man has his face painted as spiderman
4. The line "Shit just got real"
5. Edgar Wright's direction

I would just like to start off by saying that i loved shaun of the dead. I was one of the few people that saw it in the theaters and didnt wait till dvd. I was going to do the same with this and i wasn't let down. Hot fuzz is one of the funniest films i have ever seen. It has a very awkward suttle sense of humor that i just can't get enough of. The same kind of humor that runs in "The office" "Arrested Development" and "Allan Partridge show". This is indeed a spoof on every level but it isn't like the scary movie films where the jokes are begging for a laugh. If you think the buddy cop films like lethal weapon and bad boys 2 are completely hilarious by themselves then you would see all the inside jokes in this film. Even if you thought the bad boys films were great action well then this one has one of the greatest action scenes filmed in recent years.

I have to give it up to Edgar Wright though, his direction is completely insane and it's hilarious to see how well he has the action genre down. Everything is perfect, right down to the characters played by simon pegg also the writer of the film and co star nick frost who gives one of the best comedic performances i have seen in this type of genre. Every joke is on time and every action scene is amazingly filmed.

Plain and simple, this is a film that should get much more attention in the states. Over seas it is getting great box office numbers but here...just nothing.Every other comedy that is out right now is just plain crap compared to this. If you want laughs and action go see this film. I suppose the americans are waiting for bad boys 3, even though i wouldnt mind it. I loved bad boys 2. "Shit just got real"- Martin Lawrence (bad boys 2)

Grade A+

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