Perhaps you like a movie that has hot man on bird action in it:
Or maybe you like movies that have lots of shooting of guns but the violence is very cartoony:
Maybe you like movies where Paddy Consindine plays a loutish oafish Detective that torments the hero played by Simon Pegg?
If you like all those things then have I got a film for you, it's called Hot Fuzz.
I finally watched this movie last night and I feckin' loved it. It's from the team who brought you Shaun of the Dead, which I also loved.This time around Pegg plays a super uptight cop from London who's sent to rural Sandford where the action is almost non existent. He pretty pissed about being sent there until he uncovers some sinister stuff. I'm not going to delve any further in the plot that that so as not to spoil it for anyone who has not seen this yet.
The film is funny, smart, and well done all the way around. It's got great performances by the leads and the cast of the usual suspects in modern British comedies, Martin Freeman, Olivia Coleman, Steve Coogan, and others that you'll recognize when you see them.
I loved all the inside jokes and the references, some subtle and others not so subtle, to other films. And I'm not talking about all the cop movies they talk about in the film itself. This movie pays homage to the westerns of Sam Peckinpah, the Asian gangster films of John Woo, and even films like Godzilla, and I'm referring to the Japanese versions of Godzilla not the horrid American remake of a few years ago. The homages they do to the films they mention repeatedly also are fun and funny.
Seriously, if you haven't seen this movie yet, or if you've been ambivalent about seeing it, then get off your ass and see it sometime. It's fun way to spend a couple of hours.
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i love Judge Judy -- i own the complete collection of Seasons 4 and 5 -- annoying neighbors and rotten husbands.
I loved this film, especially the final scenes.
a (feels like) four movie that would have been great as a hour and a half
The last movie I saw was the one about the little fish, Nemo. How sad is that?
YAWRP
You forgot the work of Timothy Dalton, this generation's least appreciated Bond, in his greasiest role EVAH!
Nice work all round.
Well, I wouldn't argue that it wasn't a no holds barred, adrenaline fueled thrill ride. But, there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork
- I LOVE this film!! I could quote from it all day long. (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are my boyfriends)
own it
I can't believe I still haven't seen this, as Shuan of the Dead was hilarious.
I didn't like this as much as Shaun but it was still better than most of what hits the screens these days. If you ever get a chance, check out Simon's former television series "Spaced" ... it was hilarious.
One thing I did love from Fuzz is caught in the first pic you posted. The cornetto reference to Shaun. I miss cornetto's...they were the best drumsticks ever.
By the power of grey skull!
I have seen this, and didn't think it was anything to write home about.
I haven't seen it, I'll put it on my list.
Nice new look!
WHOA--is it just me or is your site all switched around???? I'm freakin' out...
Loved it. Own it. Did you see the extra stuff on the disk, the tour journal? More good stuff.
Dear Dr. von Monkerstein,
Aren't you the simian responsible for that reading challenge as I blogged over at me place? Humph. I'll have to look.
I wandered by to blogroll you and ask for a linky in return (being as I'm late with the Blogroll Amnesty Day blogrolling and that) and what do I find? Cornettos, that's what. Arrr.
I blog over at La Casa de Los Gatos and CultureVultures as ThePoliticalCat. Many thanks.
Hey politicalcat,
I could give a shit where you blog or what you blog about. The deal with the Spring Reading Challenge is you do not get blogrolled unless you are one of the blog authors.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie. I laughed so hard I almost peed.
Just in case you wanted to know...
I loved this movie too. We should get together and have movie night. I'll bring the popcorn.
Oooh, I wanna come! Of course, I must also add that the last two movies I got on your recommendation, Dr. Monkey, sir, got a rather chilly reception from The Kat:
1. Eagle vs. Shark--she liked it about as much as she liked Napoleon Dynamite (read: ZERO). But I enjoyed it!
2. Friend of God or whatever that documentary was called by Alexandra Pelosi--I enjoyed it as well, but Kat said it gave her nightmares.
So--I might just have to check this one out sometime when Kat's at school....
I didn't get the Godzilla thing until you just mentioned it, but I can totally see it now. Duh. I loved this movie.
Dcap-I had you pegged as more of a Divorce Court guy.
PJ-Me too.
Romius-Yeah. they could have trimmed a few minutes off it.
PoP-That's not sad.
Splotchy-Exactly.
Matty-Yeah he was slimy in this one wasn't he.
Barb-You are quite the woman to juggle a husband and two famous boyfriends! I admire you.
Freida-Cool.
Karen-I tried getting into "Spaced" but it just didn't work for me.
Missy-Yep.
Wandering-I can see how some may not have liked it.
CDP-Thanks!
Dguzman-Lay down and the freak out will pass eventually.
Blueberry-I saw it on Cinemax, so no extras for me yet.
Whiskey-You sure pee a lot. Are you okay?
GKL-No salt on mine please.
Dguzman-I can't please all the people all the time. Kat and I will have to agree to disagree.
Kirby-As soon as I saw the miniture village the first thing I thought of was Godzilla.
This is a funny movie, I loved Shaun of the Dead, so, naturally, I couldn't miss this one!
This movie is awesome!
I like it better than Shaun.
The scene where the murders are explained left me crying I was laughing so hard.
It was a great film and it made me want to see "Shaun" again.
I had to come back and say - I watched it this weekend, cuz I remember you "feckin loved it" and it was great. It was a VERY fun way to spend a couple of hours.
I'm sure I missed many of the inside jokes as shoot-em-ups are not my norm, but just enjoying the "over the top"ness was enough.
Thanks for a good recommendation.
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