Hot Fuzz (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: It's action-packed, hilarious and immensely entertaining
Disadvantages: Has too many endings!

If you haven't heard of Hot Fuzz, you must have been living under a rock for the last month. Or, at least, not watching TV at all. Simon Pegg, and to a lesser extent Nick Frost and Edgar Wright, have been mercilessly plugging this film on every single TV opportunity possible, as well as doing a series of signings up and down the country! Film 2007, the Culture Show, even Top Gear and the Baftas - none were safe from their promotional chit chat. Being ... Read review

Advantages: Witty and entertaining
Disadvantages: Slightly too long

As a rule, I am often disappointed by British comedies. So frequently they rely on the lead character being a bumbling idiot (see most Hugh Grant roles), but that format was tired and boring a long time ago. "Shaun Of The Dead" was the opposite of that, and it was hugely successful and well received by the critics. A lot of this is down to the fact that it was more americanised than the standard Brit comedy. "Hot Fuzz" sees the return of the team ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, big names, Simon Pegg was great
Disadvantages: Bit gory in parts

...good comedy film, so how Hot Fuzz has passed me by so far is a bit of a mystery to me. I loved Simon Pegg's feature film "Run Fat Boy Run" and since I have seen that, lots of people have told me that I would definitely enjoy Hot Fuzz too. So when I went to stay at my parents for a week and they suggested we watch a film, I spotted Hot Fuzz on the shelf and immediately decided that was the film of choice. My family do enjoy a comedy film, and this ... Read review

Advantages: Some good funny bits, great acting
Disadvantages: Not as funny as I was Expecting, some gorey parts

After finally talking the other half into watching this film we finally sat down last night to enjoy a good comedy which this is supposed to be. The film stars Simon Pegg so it was destined to be watch able and funny. Simon Pegg plays the character of Nicholas Angel who is an exceptional police man working in the heart of London. His bosses decided that he is doing his job too well and making them all look bad so they send his to a quiet country ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliantly funny, great stunts
Disadvantages: Bloody killings, lots of swearing

...minutes Certificate: 15 Characters: Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) A Hot Shot London police officer who knows the letter of the law inside out. Top of every class has an arrest rate 4 times that of his colleagues. Danny Butterman (Nick Frost): A simple local village policeman, who lives for cornettos and the pub. Is happy wih his life until he meets Angel and feels he is missing out. Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent): The boss of the police ... Read review

Advantages: A very amusing film, with a great cast
Disadvantages: Language and (comic) violence may offend some.

...“Sean of The Dead”, try Hot Fuzz for more adventures with the Pegg/Frost duo. If you haven't seen either film, I would recommend them both. Hot Fuzz is a good movie, but not for those easily offended by bad language and bloody violence, even though it is portrayed in a humorous format. Thank you for reading. ©brittle1906 August 2009 N.B. Please note:- This review may also be found on other review sites. ... Read review

Advantages: Cast, performances, very funny
Disadvantages: None for me but some may find it silly

...In fact, he is so hot that he is making his colleagues look bad. With this in mind Angel’s superiors send him away to Sandford, a village so sleepy it is practically comatose. Here he is partnered with the oafish Danny Butterman, a young PC looking for action of any kind. While at first Angel is suffocated by the pastoral atmosphere, bodies soon begin to appear and he and Danny are pressed into action. Sandford, it seems, may not be so idyllic after ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent script, direction and performances
Disadvantages: None at all

...that when the adverts for Hot Fuzz came on at the cinema that I'd want to see that as well. Pegg was once again teaming up with Edgar Wright, the other brain behind Shaun Of The Dead and Spaced to create another British comedy. The problem with the adverts was whether they were showing all the comedy from the movie, as is usually the case, but there was only one way to find out. Go and see it. Pegg takes the role of Sergeant Nicholas Angel, one ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, Simon Pegg, Funny
Disadvantages: None!

...review will follow I promise), Hot Fuzz is another collaboration between Pegg and Nick Frost. This pair are like a modern day Laurel and Hardy in my own honest opinion. ***Synopsis*** Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is a tough policeman working in London. His results are so good that it is putting his colleagues to shame, so they conspire to get him sent away. His superior officers (Martin Freeman & Bill Nighy) arrange for him to be sent ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, good plot can be rewatched over and over
Disadvantages: Quick flicking between camera shots

...I saw the trailers of Hot Fuzz with the same scene of Nicholas Angel jumping over fences then Danny just running straight through them I thought "OH GOD!". When only one trailer is shown with the same scene again and again you can presume that that scene is the only funny one in the entire film. But when I finally plucked up the courage to use an Amazon rental on the HD Version of the movie I was suprised. The movie keeps you in suspense, laughter ... Read review

Advantages: funny but totally daft
Disadvantages: none really

...had heard mixed reports about Hot Fuzz and being a bit of a fan of Simon Pegg I was quite intrigued to see what it was like. I think I was expecting an out and out comedy, which it is not. However it is a very entertaining if totally daft film that is well worth watching - although perhaps only once! The main character is a police officer called Nicholas Angel (played by Pegg). At the beginning of the film he is working for the Met and it seems that ... Read review

Advantages: Superb and very funny comedy!
Disadvantages: Pegg, Frost & Wright have set their own bar higher now!

...a review on the movie HOT FUZZ. The latest collaboration from Simon Pegg, Nice Frost and Edgar Wright. Now, if you have no idea who any of these guys are, I'd suggest you've either been living with your head in the sand or you have no idea who or what is funny in British comedy these days. You might want to stop reading if you believe the pulse of British comedy is Keeping Up Appearances or something along those lines… -------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND ... Read review