Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Jim Broadbent, Julia Deakin, Kenneth Cranham, Patricia Franklin, Timothy DaltonBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
Published: 2007-07-01
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-31
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: A Great British Spoof, but Conflicted in Its Violence
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great homage to the "classic" buddy-cop movies and film, with references to Starsky & Hutch, Miami Vice, Point Break and the Bad Boys franchise. Simon Pegg is the stud, and Nick Frost is the (apparent) dud, and as expected they both mature, learn a bit on the way, and become friends as they solve the mystery and take the bad guys down, down to downtown, baby.
There's quite a bit of British English slang throughout the film, so pay attention. It's not nearly as challenging to decipher as Ali G Indahouse or Trainspotting, but if you're not listening you're not going to get it. This is especially true when they're interacting with the locals, and with the crew at the precinct, while not as quite as wacky as Reno 911, still a great bunch of interesting and funny supporting characters.
The story is as predictable as can be, but still fun. It was clear from the very beginning who the bad guys were, and where the film was headed, and it just seemed to me to take a little bit too long to get there. The big shootout and chase at the end were great, but left me feeling a bit disappointed (more below).
The violence: This film was positively schizophrenic when it came to its violence. Given Shaun of the Dead, I expected at least the same level of violence, but this time with a lot more guns. The deaths of the hapless murder victims were as bloody as you can get, progressively so, more graphic that Shaun of the Dead, but not quite to the masturbatory excess of Grindhouse Presents, Planet Terror. The one scene where the cathedral stone falls on the reporter is so over-the-top bloody it's absolutely hilarious, but as comical as it is, it's still quite graphic. And when it finally comes time for payback with the murderers--and we know that they deserve it--there is almost no blood whatsoever. Pegg and Frost blast away at the bad guys with a cop-movie-appropriate arsenal, but nobody gets blown away; there is no Scarface bullet-dance, no bloodbag squibs going off in glorious succession. It's as hokey as the Lone Ranger winging the bad guy with a single shot to the wrist so he'll drop the gun and be all docile and recalcitrant for his ride back to town. It's a very strange dichotomy; all of the innocent victims are not-coming-back dead, while none, not a single one of the murderers ends up that way. Yeah, I know Pegg's character is the good guy and won't kill unless he's forced to, but come on.
You could argue that this film has been softened up from the relative honesty--Shaun having to kill his zombie-mom--of Shaun of the Dead. That's what happens when you're aiming for a wider market; you start worrying about demographics who could be turned off or otherwise offended by your content. It's not a sellout, not quite, but it seems to be trending in that direction.
The shoot `em up was okay, but the entire cast could have done a few more days worth of intensive practice with their weapons. You can tell England has a ban on firearms, the way both the men and the women were carrying and employing their weapons, even the cops.
I really enjoyed the office scene in which Pegg is sent off to Boring-Upon-Stoat, with each succeeding superior--Martin Freeman, Steve Coogan and Bill Nighy--stepping in as anticipated, planned and rehearsed to tell Pegg to shove off. That's some serious British comic horsepower interacting there, and the gag reel shows just how good it was.
The DVD extras were pretty good. The deleted scenes were surprisingly good, not the typically dry, boring and terrible stuff that you get. The goofs and gags were excellent, really funny, delightfully vulgar, and went on for a good long time--this is the way a gag reel should be done. And keep your eyes peeled for the Cate Blanchett and Peter Jackson cameos.
Bottom line: This is not Shaun of the Dead with a change of wardrobe. While the buddy aspect is still there between Pegg and Frost, its development is different, and arguably better done. The story is predictable from the outset, but that does not lessen the laughs one bit. It's a fun and easy story, told well and very comically, with some highly cheesy gore to spice things up, and a satisfying blowout at the finish.
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