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Capone Reviews HOT FUZZ And We Look Back At Our Coverage So Far!

THIRST!!! by Nesskid	Apr 20th, 2007 10:17:15 PM
I mean......uh...shit.
BRILLIANT by JohnnyDeath	Apr 20th, 2007 10:27:47 PM
Audience loved it: about half full theatre - pure genius on screen. Can not wait to see it again!
Yuppity Yup by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 20th, 2007 10:31:24 PM
Going tomorrow. Can't wait.
me going tomorrow too... by occula	Apr 20th, 2007 10:34:32 PM
and so looking forward - for once, i haven't read all the reviews so it'll be fresh and fruity for me!
I loved this movie.... by Xanther	Apr 20th, 2007 10:42:05 PM
Thank you much!
Pretty damn awesome by Zakari Paolon	Apr 20th, 2007 10:57:21 PM
Sweet fuckery-doo, this film was sooo good! Loved it and want it on my DVD shelf right now!
Danny, not Frank. by Hellpop	Apr 20th, 2007 11:11:48 PM
Got a main character's name wrong in the review. Ouch.
Hot Fuzz by XxMatt93xX	Apr 20th, 2007 11:14:40 PM
This is the best movie I ever saw and I've seen a lot lately ( I go out 2 the movies every weekend :) ) BEST MOVIE EVER!!! if sum 1 disagrees I'll personaly kill u ;) the movie had it all Comedy, Action, Suspense, Twist and even a little drama in the end, did I mention action??
Hot Fuzz by XxMatt93xX	Apr 20th, 2007 11:15:49 PM
oh and Chicago Represent!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Already seen it twice... by Moorhead	Apr 20th, 2007 11:17:02 PM
But it's still no Shaun
Over-coverage by Olsen Twins_Fan	Apr 20th, 2007 11:30:11 PM
I call bullshit. Of course, you don't mention the fact that Quint's set report was broken into 3 or 4 different postings. And the Steven King interview where you talked about Hot Fuzz for like 10 lines. And all of the other non-sequiter references in other articles.
Don't believe me? by Olsen Twins_Fan	Apr 20th, 2007 11:34:17 PM
Just do a search with this site's engine for "Hot Fuzz." You'll find a little more than the four articles referenced by Moriarty.
Almost as good as Shaun of the Dead... by blackmantis	Apr 20th, 2007 11:36:33 PM
...but not quite. SOTD was, as well as being a brilliant parody, a damn good zombie film in its own right. It would work even without the jokes. Hot Fuzz, while also a brilliant parody, doesn't have a storyline that would hold up if done straight. The mystery plot is a little too silly. I thought the film was great fun, especially the last half hour, just not quite as good as SOTD for me.
Loved it, but... by Nordling	Apr 20th, 2007 11:50:03 PM
I do love SHAUN more, at least for now. That's okay, because it's still a terrific, fun movie.
Funniest movie I've seen since, well... by Dijonase24	Apr 21st, 2007 12:00:14 AM
Shaun of the Dead. Sure, this site has been pimping the movie for quite some time, but it's a movie that's on limited screens and will probably fizzle at the box office. It's a movie that deserves to be praised from the highest mountaintops, and I've got no problem with the Ain't it Cool crew doing just that. Pegg and Frost are amazing together (the not-so-veiled sexual tension between them was perfect). I'll just say this: a lot of Ain't it Cool readers piss and moan when the editors shamelessly pimp a product. In this case I couldn't agree with them more. This movie is pure entertainment, and it should be seen by anyone and everyone.
Olsen... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 21st, 2007 12:30:18 AM
... there are other reviews, but those are reviews that you, the readers sent us. And we ran a fraction of what was sent in. I don't feel bad about that because that's you guys. That indicates your level of excitement. But as far as what the staff of AICN actually wrote, that's what I linked above. And news stories as it came together aren't the same thing at all.
LOVED IT... by seanny_d	Apr 21st, 2007 12:36:29 AM
Seriously. I thought I was going to like it. And the first hour and a half were decent and rather enjoyable. But once it kicks into ACTION MOVIE mode, it sucked me in and didn't let go. And I should say that in my opinion the drop kick in the street is the greatest single moment ever put to celluloid.
I guess I'm the lone wolf in hating this film by 12-GAUGE	Apr 21st, 2007 12:52:05 AM
I loved Shaun of the Dead. But this movie was just all wrong. Simon's Pegg's character was too serious. He should've had more of the everyman traits from Shaun, not the same character, just more of those traits that made him relatable. In Hot Fuzz, he's a type of guy you'd be annoyed be in real life. Nick Frost's character in Shaun was aloof, but he was a heroic slacker. In Hot Fuzz, he seems mentally impaired a lot of times, and how his motives switch up at the end is all out of whack. The jokes about the hardcore cop in the small town work for a fraction of the time, then they just become as boring as the mundane events of the small town itself. A satire of the action genre is fine, but what's with the slasher elements? The kill scenes, the hooded killer(s), the cult? Pick which genre you want to poke fun at and stick to it, like they did with Shaun. Throughout every second of this movie I kept thinking: Team America did all of this (and more) ten times better. Plus, in Shaun, you had characters and relationships you cared about: Simon Pegg's ex-lady, his mom, Nick Frost. In Hot Fuzz, there's none of that, and even Simon's friendship with Nick Frost comes late in the game and is never built upon that much. Finally, saying that action movies are illogical so Hot Fuzz being illogical makes it great satire -- that doesn't cut it. Action movies attempt logic, and it's when those attempts are ridiculous that they reach their cheesy best. Hot Fuzz on the other hand has too many moments where things just don't make sense, period. Things don't add up. Not that this movie should've been Shaun 2, but they should have just had Simon and Nick's characters from that movie in Hot Fuzz, but as cops in a small town fighting some new arrival of crime: a drug kingpin., something like that. The bad guys go from bad to worse. They kidnap Simon's ex-lady. He has to go rescue her. Etc. All the elements of a typical action movie, but done in their style -- what worked so well in Shaun but with the zombie/horror movie elements. Damn, so disappointed.
12-gauge by lotusblade	Apr 21st, 2007 02:03:13 AM
Maybe you're just dumb. I saw it today in a semi-packed theater in the afternoon. The theater loved it, and it was amazing. I'd have to agree about the drop kick... it may well be the best action sequence in a movie EVER. The plot was more understandable than most of the movies they made fun of. The mixture of the horror genre I thought was in line with movies like se7en. Everything about the movie made sense, and it all was tied together in a neat package. Things said by characters you thought were nobodies come back to mean something at the end. The movie was incredibly smart. The friendship was easily believable. Here is Danny a cop who is a cop because of his dad, and who happens to be a big COP ACTION MOVIE fan... so when he meets Angel he finds a hero. Then he learns that both can learn from each other. Their budding friendship was easy to believe. The only thing the movie lacked was a love interest for Angel. That's about it. It has to be one of the best shot action films ever. They outdid Bay...
just got back by drave117	Apr 21st, 2007 02:10:02 AM
Freaking brilliant. I can't even remember the last time I laughed so hard (and so frequently) at a movie. I was not only laughing throughout the movie, but laughing for the next hour all the way back home as I remembered individual moments from it. I loved Shaun of the Dead, but this was FAR superior. As funny as I thought SotD was, I never really connected with Shaun himself. I found Nicholas a lot more likeable and interesting. I agree that the movie pushed some of the same buttons that Team America did, but with a lot more skill and subtlety. Team America was more of a parody of action movies. Hot Fuzz is definitely a satire. The chief difference is that a satire must not only poke fun at something, it must do it using all the conventions of the thing being poked. As in, in addition to being very funny and making fun of buddy cop flicks, Hot Fuzz must also be a damned entertaining buddy cop flick. Definitely a success, in my opinion.
boring by The Only Woj	Apr 21st, 2007 02:21:04 AM
I was bored out of my mind. there were moments that were funny, but when the cloaks are revealing their motive, I wanted to take a nap. I loved Shaun of the Dead, but I really really disliked the movie.
MORIARTY by lotusblade	Apr 21st, 2007 02:28:47 AM
Cate Blanchett. At least I swore to God it was her when I saw it today...
actually that should be titled CAPONE by lotusblade	Apr 21st, 2007 02:30:21 AM
since he was the one who asked...
lotusblade by 12-GAUGE	Apr 21st, 2007 02:46:47 AM
I too saw it in a semi-packed theater. Some people laughed more than I did, but you could definitely feel the energy in the room drain as the movie went on. Nonetheless, I fully expected to be among the extreme minority here. Hell, I wanted to love the damn thing. As far as the dumb comment, I can't argue with that. This movie obviously had an intelligence I lacked. Hell, I'd put it up there with 2001, or at least Bad Boys II.
you must have got a bad crowd by drave117	Apr 21st, 2007 02:53:05 AM
The crowd in our theater was captivated. There were cheers at several points during the movie, and furious applause at the end.
Do me a favour by DirkD13"	Apr 21st, 2007 04:05:29 AM
If you get the chance at all, go to Wells, Somerset, and re-enact the running gun battle in the town square. I guarantee you there'll be several others doing the same thing!! I got shouted at by an old lady whilst crouching behind the fountain, I think the locals are getting pretty pissed by now. What an excellent day that was.
Brilliance by Mr. Winston	Apr 21st, 2007 04:13:04 AM
I have to start by totally disagreeing with this review (was it Capone?) in that I think the film is 100% mocking the adrenaline-fueled action films like BAD BOYS and POINT BREAK. I think it's just doing it in a way that's like homage rather than being mean-spirited - there's an appreciation there, probably the kind most people have. Which isn't the way the filmmakers intended it. Thankfully, I don't think there's a way to overhype this film. It's that good, and I actually enjoyed every second of it. OK, it has fifteen endings and I was upset that they missed a James Bond shot at Timothy Dalton's expense (who was, I thought, the best character in the whole film), but there were THREE points in the film that made the audience clap and cheer. That's not easy to do. One thing I really enjoyed that I haven't seen mentioned was the interplay between Frost and Pegg when they're given a story where they're NOT already friends. It made their transition into being friends in the film a lot more palatable, for whatever that's worth. Also, this film has one of the greatest kill scenes I've ever witnessed in my life and made the guy next to me leave the theater. THAT, friends, is a film.
Timothy Dalton FTW.. by polyh3dron	Apr 21st, 2007 04:26:10 AM
and the bartender who was an extra in Straw Dogs getting caught in his own bear trap was hilarious.
Can we have a moratorium on "giggling?" by Bronx Cheer	Apr 21st, 2007 07:12:00 AM
I understand being so thrilled by something that you feel positively giddy, but if I read one more reviewer write "giggling like a schoolgirl" I swear I am going to cry like a little girl.
THE SOONER HOT FUZZ IS RELEASED THE SOONER IT GOES AWAY by Pound Sand	Apr 21st, 2007 07:21:16 AM
AICN, sometimes you overdue the hype machine.
going tomorrow by Tbuel	Apr 21st, 2007 09:14:11 AM
cannot wait. its been soooo long since i first heard word of the fuzz here on AICN. soooo long.
Blanchett ... by Hellpop	Apr 21st, 2007 09:18:19 AM
was definitely the girlfriend- and see if you can spot Peter Jackson's cameo ...
It was just ok. by NapoleonDynamite	Apr 21st, 2007 09:46:59 AM
I saw it last night and I think the AICN pimpage is overheated and unwarranted. A lot of the gags were obvious and cliched (fat guy collapses wall...ho ho ho), the movie drags in spots and goes on too long. The coven twist wasn't funny. My theater was sold out and the crowd was clapping and cheering a lot but I felt like I wasn't getting whateve they were getting. The movie doesn't SUCK. It's mildly entertaining and watchable for the most part and there were some bits that were funny (I liked Pegg talking with Clint Eastwood voice after he went into action movie mode), and it's still better than 95% of the shit that comes out in the US, but I don't think it's gotten the amount of praise it's gotten here. It's ok, but it it isn't THAT great.
The coven twist is brilliant by Lovecraftfan	Apr 21st, 2007 11:22:57 AM
You think that it's a large conspiracy but its really just a bunch people taking their anger out on people who annoy them.
Overhype killed it for me by Neuron	Apr 21st, 2007 11:28:26 AM
And I mean the collective overhype from this site and other sites like CHUD. It's hard for a movie to deliver on greatness when the expectations are just too high, and that's what happened to Hot Fuzz for me. It was certainly funny, but I've seen much funnier movies. I love the creative team behind the flick, but I'm gonna be a part of the group that thinks Shaun was better.
Layers of fun stuff. by BDT	Apr 21st, 2007 12:03:46 PM
I've seen this movie 2 times, will see it again this weekend. I missed so much the first time...after the watching all those classic cop movies and HF going on around midnight, I was a little wiped out and missed a lot. Then, after the second time seeing it, my kid pointed out other little touches I missed. So, well, I gotta see it again. I would say the humor is more like Spaced than like Shaun, so people who are expecting Shaun II, might be disappointed... but they should expect a really fun time at the movies. Bottom line, these guys are a bundle of talent and we are lucky to have them making movies and sharing them with us. Too much crap out there in movieland these days. Love this movie, take your friends, be prepared to be entertained and come out feeling a whole lot better than when you went in. Edgar, Simon, and Nick thanks for bringing us this movie and I truly look forward to seeing what you do next.
polyh3dron by DirkD13"	Apr 21st, 2007 12:17:21 PM
His role in Early Doors makes his role in Hot Fuzz funnier too. Hot Fuzz is definately going to be in my top 10 for the year. It's one of the funniest films I've ever seen (and I've seen it three times theatrically and countless since downloading it (fuck you, I paid to see it three times!)), but after the town square shootout the action really isn't that good, and the car chase is downright awful, but that's due to the low budget not a lack of skill from (Somerset's very own) Edgar Wright. Will we ever see a film from Oscar Wright??
Neuron and Hype by Bangforabuck	Apr 21st, 2007 12:21:26 PM
Don't like overhype, don't read it. Or did they REALLY hold your eyes open with toothpicks? I am with you...I hate to read too much stuff before a film comes out. Guess what...I can choose not to read stuff! Powerful!! That said, saw it in a packed house last night and had a blast. Audience was with it the entire time and clapped and cheered like crazy. Great time. Now to predict what their next send-up will be. My friend predicts pirates but I think the epic fantasy is in need of a workout by Wright, Pegg and company. After the LOTR, Narnia, Potter, Eragons, etc., it is high time it gets tweaked. Maybe superheroes would work, too. Hmmm...
These movies are always as much homage... by rbatty024	Apr 21st, 2007 01:51:01 PM
as they are parody. I think that's why they're so enjoyable, because they actually like the films they're kind of making fun of.
I liked it a lot, but didn't love it... by Alonzo Mosely	Apr 21st, 2007 02:47:46 PM
and I have been on the Pegg bandwagon from pre-Spaced, and Spaced is one of my top 5 fav sit-coms of all time and I loved the rotting guts out of Shaun. I truely believe it makes a mistake in aiming its net too wide. The parody in Shaun was spot on because it was focused, in this case, they were trying to cover modern and classic action movies and slasher movies and 70s British horror. I also think it is telling that this movie improves dramatically when the Pegg and Frost characters bond and become friends. That is the true reason Spaced and Shaun was so great, that easy going interaction between two real-life friends. It is what is missing for large parts of this movie... That all said, it is still a movie everyone should see, just lower your expectations from the AICN hype a little...
Bangforabuck by Neuron	Apr 21st, 2007 02:52:54 PM
So should I read only reviews that are mixed or negative? How I am supposed to know when the reviewers I commonly read are going to gush on a movie? Am I supposed to be able to know what a reviewer will say before I read the review? Yeah, I don't like overhype, but I have no control over when it will happen. It's been my experience at CHUD that Devin is pretty harsh, so when he gives something 10 out of 10 I notice. Same thing over here. A lot of the writers on this site can be harsh, but everyone here seemed to love it too. All that put together equals high expectations. It was a fun movie. I enjoyed it and I'm glad I saw it. But it was not as good as I expected it to be.
Spaced by ZIGGEE36	Apr 21st, 2007 03:24:39 PM
personally, i would love to get ahold of this series...i love british humor, but its so hard to see good shows like this in the states...anyone know where this can be found?
I thought the film lived up to the hype. by Lovecraftfan	Apr 21st, 2007 03:29:35 PM
Cant wait to see it for the third time
ZIGGEE36 by Alonzo Mosely	Apr 21st, 2007 04:20:19 PM
The first season was shown on BBC America I believe. It is not available on DVD in the US, but can be fairly cheaply bought from the UK and shipped - although it will be region 2. Or you could go get it off the internet. It can be downloaded from torrent sites or i think it can even be streamed on some site or other. Of course I am just giving general information, nothing specific, as I don't want to break any AICN rules. Hopefully if Hot Fuzz does decent business we will see a Spaced Box Set released in the US. I believe there are some music rights issues, but hopefully those can be got around. I bought mine from the UK, but most people are not going to jump through those hoops...
alonzo by ZIGGEE36	Apr 21st, 2007 04:40:19 PM
thanks
$2.125 Million... by Mr. Winston	Apr 21st, 2007 05:40:08 PM
...Opening night on 825 screens. That nearly doubles up the PTA of every movie except DISTURBIA, and even that it's outgunning by more than $1,000. It finished at #5 and every movie ahead of it opened this weekend or last weekend on at least 1,600+ more screens. That is not bad at all. I have a feeling that ticket receipts are going to spike today on word-of-mouth and that it'll hit between $7-8 million for the weekend, which is a big success for Rogue.
Nowhere near as good as SOTD... by El Scorcho	Apr 21st, 2007 07:12:21 PM
Hot Fuzz was enjoyable. That's about it. It was about a half an hour too long and the the plot was... meh. I'd still give it a 7/10, but a far cry from the perfection that was Shaun of the Dead. I hope these guys do something more original next time around.
Did i somehow see a different movie? by Golden_God	Apr 21st, 2007 07:27:32 PM
...cos the movie I saw was the most overblown piece of self love I've seen since travolta and the other cult loonies did battlefield earth. They did it because they could, not because they should. i watched it in a small theatre with maybe twenty five other people and the other person who laughed consistantly was one chick seated at the rear. She sounded juiced or mildly retarded. maybe had i been in a theatre with a bunch of people I would have been dragged into mindless herd mentality of laughter too. Why am I so pissed off? Because i know these guys can do better, so much better. HF seemed just to be no more than the excuse to drag the price of a movie ticket from my wallet
Neighborhood Watch Association by stuntman mikey	Apr 21st, 2007 07:28:15 PM
or NWA - or F THE POLICE :) gotta love it, and fyi, that was Cate Blanchett doing a little cameo bit wearing that mask. When i went to the lincoln center screening a few weeks back, Edgar Wright acknowledged those dazzling eyes belonged to her. Meanwhile, so many of the jokes in this movie are only fully appreciatfed after seeing the flick and knowing who all the characters are and who they end up becoming....you gotta see it again, you wont be disappointed and will laugh harder! SM
Just saw it and by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 21st, 2007 08:14:21 PM
I'll be seeing it again Sunday. So good.
Oh, and by the by........ by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 21st, 2007 08:15:52 PM
fuck Michael Bay
Decent 2 hour movie, would have been great at 90 min. by Flim Springfield	Apr 21st, 2007 09:32:23 PM

great film by slappy jones	Apr 21st, 2007 09:52:32 PM
loved it. totally lived up to expectations. sligght spoiler warning but the journalist at the church = best death i have ever seen. is scott holleron or whatever the fuck hsi name is at box office mojo the biggest fucking moron in the world. does he even like films..has he ever given a good review? then to talk about the VT thing ..just a completel fucking cock.
and so what if you guys go on about this film by slappy jones	Apr 21st, 2007 09:54:14 PM
its your site and you can talk about aND HYPE WHATEVER you want...if people don;t like it then too bad.....why do you have to answer to them...you don't chasrge people to read this site so fuck them
Jog On! by eppdude	Apr 21st, 2007 10:42:15 PM
That really should be the new big catch phrase.
I hope this happens in the movie! by DamnYouMB	Apr 21st, 2007 11:01:26 PM
http://www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=hot+fuzz
Absolute classic by BendersShinyAss	Apr 21st, 2007 11:43:15 PM
There's not really much else to say about the film. It's just great!
Mr_Incredible by slder78	Apr 21st, 2007 11:58:43 PM
I totally agree. If anything, Hot Fuzz is an indictment on the US and its obsession with guns. To paraphrase another Brit, Eddie Izzard, "They say guns don't kill people, people kill people...but I think the gun helps." As for the movie, not as good as Shaun of the Dead, but still enjoyable. Best use of hte line "By the power of Greyskull." and "Yeah...motherfucker." in film history.
Good but not as good as Shaun of the Dead by corvette63	Apr 22nd, 2007 12:13:35 AM
Should have been shorter and been more of a full on parody like Shaun. Maybe it was just my theater but the sound was horrible.
Oh and what's with all the stuff by corvette63	Apr 22nd, 2007 12:17:02 AM
falling on people's heads? This device was used at least 10 times.
This was a good time, but needed to lose 20 minutes by Bronx Cheer	Apr 22nd, 2007 12:49:49 AM
The door-opening-with-ridiculous-s ound-effects gag wore thin, as did others that mocked the overblown style of modern US action films, but overall the film was still a lot of fun. And I don't think I have ever seen a film where so many bullets missed their targets...which was hilarious. Not as outright funny as "Shaun of the Dead" but still worth dragging your ass to the theater.
ATTENTION MORONS: by Captain Mal	Apr 22nd, 2007 02:31:30 AM
To everyone who's bitching that AICN "sometimes" overdoes the hype, may I remind you that hype is the FUCKING REASON THIS SITE EXISTS. It was conceived as a site where Harry could fucking swoon over the shit that sounded cool, and it evolved into a place where everyone else could too. AICN ain't Village Voice. It's a place where movie lovers go to read hype. So just shut the fuck up, if you would, please. My two cents: this movie fucking ruled. My theatre was among those where the audience spontaneously burst into applause more than once. I gotta say, I don't get all the reviews at RottenTomatoes where the reviewers are sayin' that the third act goes on too long? Are you fucking kidding me? When that third act kicked in, the excitement in my theatre was palpable. People were shouting, "Fuck yeah" and shit. It was awesome. Love this movie, love this creative team. "Shaun" was better, though. Less flab, and more focus.
SPOILERS by Archive	Apr 22nd, 2007 04:55:29 AM
I had a great time at the movies. The only thing about this film that didn't quite work for me was the lead up to the climactic battle with Timothy Dalton, et. all. In trying to give each character a unique death, the movie broke down into a slightly more episodic rhythm for a bit, andin your typical cop movie, dispatching henchmen is definitely a wholesale enterprise! Still, it gave me the jones for Lethal Weapon 2 and 3.
It was a slice of fried gold,but slightly undercooked. by pepperman	Apr 23rd, 2007 06:18:47 AM
due to the fact that the bad guns were shop assistants and old women with guns! In every classic action movie the element of danger is always current, the odds are against the good guy, the bad guys has an small army of professinal trained killers not a gang of oap's armed with WMDS! More of a nod to the wicker man for me, but still spot on in places! " death by stereo"!
I'm posting way too late on this, by cathartist	Apr 24th, 2007 04:15:14 PM
but better late than never. Hot Fuzz is the best movie of 2007 hands down. It's better than 300 and it's better than Grindhouse! That's saying something because those were both equally kick-ass films in their own right. But c’mon people, Hot Fuzz had it all. Action, comedy, suspense, mystery, drama, and a lot of subtle things that not a lot of people have picked up on. There was a great moral play on youth that harkened back to the South Park movie, where you have the grown-ups of the community going to lethal ends to protect decency and chastising kids for just being kids. It was great when "Angle" rides up to the hoodies with the spray paint and asks if they want to do something productive. It was aptly stolen from the Dark Knight Returns where Batman rides in on his horse and mobilizes the young gang members to do what’s right in a time of crisis. Of course that is only a small aspect but it's something that caught my eye. I loved the growing relationship between Danny and Angel and thought it would have totally cheapened the flick if they threw in a love interest for Angel. His whole shtick was that he was the lonely outsider and his anchor was the friendship with Danny. Throwing in a leggy blonde might have been easy on the eyes but it would have been a death knell for the plot and I am glad they were smart enough to leave well enough alone. The ONLY issue I have with the movie was the stabbing scene and anyone who saw the movie will understand what I am talking about. But overall a totally enjoyable, multi-layered, movie-going experience and I cannot wait to see it again. 9 out of 10!

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