Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Edgar Wright
Actors: Jim Broadbent, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Julia Deakin, Patricia Franklin
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  324 reviews
Sales Rank: 2499
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 62033218
UPC: 025193321824
EAN: 0025193321824
ASIN: B000RJO578
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 31, 2007
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Product Description
Get ready for a gut-busting, outrageous comedy from the guys that created Shaun of the Dead. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is a big-city cop who can't be stopped - but he's making everyone else on the force look bad. When he is reassigned to a small, quiet town, he struggles with this new, seemingly idyllic world and his bumbling partner (Nick Frost). But their dull existence is interrupted by several grisly and suspicious accidents, and the crime-fighting duo turn up the heat and hand out high-octane, car-chasing, gun-fighting big-city justice in this hilarious hit critics are calling "Outrageous! Uproariously Funny!" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).
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In Shaun of the Dead, it was the zombie movie and the anomie of modern life. In Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg set their sights on the buddy cop blockbuster and the eccentric English village. The two worlds collide when overachieving London officer Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is promoted to sergeant. The catch is that he's being transferred to Agatha Christie country. His superiors (the comic trifecta of Martin Campbell, Steve Coogan, and Bill Nighy) explain that he's making the rest of the force look bad. On the surface, Sandford is a sleepy little burg where the most egregious crimes, like loitering, are committed by hoody-sporting schoolboys. In truth, it's a hotbed of Willow Man-style evil. Upon his arrival, Chief Butterman (Jim Broadbent) partners Angel with his daft son, Danny (Nick Frost, Pegg's Shaun co-star), who aspires to kick criminal "arse" like the slick duo in Bad Boys II. When random citizens start turning up dead, he gets his chance. With the worshipful Danny at his side, Angel shows his cake-eating colleagues how things are done in the big city. As in Shaun, their previous picture, Wright and Pegg hit their targets more often than not. With the success of that debut comes a bigger budget for car chases, shoot-outs, and fiery explosions. Though Hot Fuzz earns its R-rating with salty language and grisly deaths, the tone is more good-natured than mean-spirited. A wall-to-wall soundtrack of boisterous British favorites, like the Kinks, T-Rex, and Sweet, contributes to the fast-paced fun. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Hot Fuzz June 26, 2009
S. Frye (Winchester, VA)
One of the most hilarious movies ever. I loved Sean of the Dead and this ranked right up there. If you enjoy tongue in cheek humor, this is the movie for you.
 Very disappointed. June 20, 2009
TB (USA)
Just because you like Simon Pegg doesn't mean you will like this movie. I was very disappointed by this movie having enjoyed Shaun of the Dead. But in Hot Fuzz, the laughs were limited and overall it seemed like they were trying to ride the coattails of "Shaun of the Dead". I would pass on this for a purchase.
Very funny June 10, 2009
Ethan Cole (Richvale, CA)
I thought the movie was hilarious, and my Cop father also liked it. Funny and very re-watchable.
Lots of Heart June 10, 2009
Zeek (Lancaster, PA USA)
A farcical take on American buddy cop films- surprisingly, Hot Fuzz ends up to have more heart than laughs- although there was that too!
British actor Simon Pegg plays Nick Angel, top London cop who lives for the job. Unfortunately he's doing his job too well- he's showing up the other guys. To get rid of him, the higher ups force him to take a job as Sergeant far away from London in the small village of Sanford.
When he arrives, the town seems idyllic but, of course, things are not always what they seem.
Through most of the film I kept waiting for the spoofing of action movies I knew was coming, but that really doesn't come till little over halfway through. But once they get there- yeah they nail it.
There are funny bits until that point that had me howling. For some reason the swear box in the police station- delineated with swear word plus fine- had me laughing. Anyway, the little things like that, caught my fancy and I have to say Nick's new buddy cop Danny, and his love for Bad Boys 2 and Break Point MADE the film. ("By the power of Grey Skull!").
Oh and not only did they spoof our love of cop action heroes with big guns- but they also touched on the gore. ewwwwwww, did they ever!
I'm giving this one a 4 outta 5. Mostly because I liked Nick and Danny together.
Crockett and Tubby - a slice of fried gold! June 6, 2009
Doc Occula (pasadena, ca United States)
Ah, genius. Some people have it, some don't.
Edward Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost should just make movies together. Pegg, don't bother with 'Star Trek,' you're funnier when you get to be rated R. Guys, stop participating in quasi-heartwarming films like 'Run Fatboy Run.' Just keep doing your Blood and Ice Cream films and we'll all be happy.
I'm a giant fan of 'Shaun of the Dead,' of course, as any self-respecting zombie lover should be. While 'Hot Fuzz' is a bit more polished across the board than 'Shaun', and maybe some of that production value is what turned people off, clearly the look and style of the film was more posh because that's part of the joke. Overly-saturated big action films are what's being satirized here.
The genius of this comedy lies in the clever, controlled handling of all the elements. Making fun of stupid cop movies? Check. Constant visual and auditory referencing of previous collaborations AND other films? Check. Charming character development and genuine emotion? Check. Do I hoot my way through this movie every time I see it as much as I did the first time I saw it? Yes, I do.
I'm writing this review because I also think this DVD is pretty nicely put-together. I'm not usually a fan of long, complicated DVD menus, mainly because it slows everything down and you can't just forward through to starting the film, but this menu is both well-executed and worth sitting through. Also, there are some brilliant extras, including a Sean Connery bit and a truly fine gag reel. Often the gag reel is really only funny to the people who worked on the film - kind of a 'you had to be there' thing that somehow the filmmakers think other people will get - but when you get comedy skillz like these gents have, you get ACTUAL funny. By the power of Greyskull!
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