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I recently reviewed the film Hot Fuzz on a message forum I visit, and intead of writing a whole seperate review for my blog, I'm just re-posting the one from there... Here goes:
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I first saw Shaun of the Dead about a year ago, and thought
(and still think) it was one of the best comedy's ever. Simon
Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright instantly went on my
favorite comedians list.
Hot Fuzz was even better. I went this afternoon with a few friends
(I went dressed up as Shaun from Shuan of the Dead... My
friends did NOT dress up, though they said they would, so I looked
rather silly), and had one of the best times I'd ever had at a movie.
Hot Fuzz had everything I was hoping for: explosions, quips about
other "serious" cop movies (i.e. Bad Boys II), explosions, crazy
villagers, explosions, and of course, explosions.
Actually, there really were not all that many explosions until the
end of the film. Hot Fuzz tells the tale of sergeant Nicolas Angel,
London's best cop and most important member of the force, who
is transferred because he is so good, he makes all the other cops
look useless, and they are afraid they might loose their jobs.
Angel (Pegg), is transferred to the quaint city of Sandford, the
"Best City in the Country." He quickly learns that his job is going
to be worse than he expected when he is paired with the police
chief's son (Frost), who he first meets coming out of a pub, drunk,
and trying to drive home.
A series of brutal "accidents" follow all over town, which Angel
suspects are murder. A shifty, violence-obsessed local supermarket
owner is his suspect, but the police force, none of whom have
ever done any "real" work, think he is crazy.
The entire town, esp. the police force, is filled with a fantastic array
of strange and kooky characters who add to the often oddball humour
of this wonderful flick.
Some of the murders themselves are violent, as they happen in
over-the-top, grisly ways. (Example: the pointy tip off a church
steeple falls on a man's head, smashing his head into his neck.
His body stumbles about for a second, then falls down and lands
with a spray of blood.)
The action scenes also, are extremely over-the-top, with tons of
guns, and as I believe I mentioned, explosions.
A great perk about this movie, is that though it parody's overdone
cop films that take themselves seriously, in it's own way, it is one,
and one that's even better than the "serious" ones.
9.6 stars - out of 10.
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There you have it. In short, go see Hot Fuzz. More soon, I'm going to start blogging again, I've just been a bit busy over the past few weeks. This weekend I will be at a scouting camporee, but I may get a chance to post Sunday, otherwise, sometime next week.
Labels: Film/Television/Theater
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I've been meaning to blog for quite a bit now, and haven't really gotten around to it, so here I am with a review of what, in my opinion, was the funniest show ever made - Monty Python's Spamalot. If you haven't seen it, go see it now. If you have to skip eating or now buy that new plasma-screen TV to get tickets, then do so, because its worth it. I laughed, I laughed again, I laughed some more, and then I laughed so hard I almost cried. If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be: "Hilarious." If I got a whole sentence, it would be: "Side-splittingly funny, politically incorrect, irreverent, and absolutely wonderful." But this is my blog, so I can talk about it for a little more than one sentence.
The show isn't completely a rip of the movie, as plenty has been added/removed. Tons more music, dances, and fun. Of course it does have plenty scenes from the movie, such as the French Taunting and the Killer Rabbit, but it also has new scenes such a the appearance of the Lady of the Lake. Plus, many scenes have been changed, such as Camelot and the Knights of Ni, and, well, just about everything. But even if you aren't a Python fan, you'll love it - its just got that appeal. There are, of course, certain Python references non-fans will miss (suspenders and a bra), but for the most part, it'll be loved be all. The dancing, music, and special effects are top notch too. Overall, its a real blast. Even the Playbill was funny.
To sum it up, it was awesome, and you should go. Quick warning - kiddies under 13 probably shouldn't attend, as there is quite a bit of language.
The humor didn't end with the show, either. As we were waiting outside to get our car out of the parking garage, a red Jeep with the roof off came sailing down the street playing music with four people in the back wearing masks, at least one a Richard Nixon mask, waving at everyone on the street. Plus, a truck outside the theater sold SPAM. Wow. Fun.
As a note to wrap this post up, I've made some rather obvious and large changes to Perpetual Thursday's layout. Instead of two columns, there are now three. The upside of this, is that neither is as long now, so there is less scrolling, and I can add little stuff to the sidebars, such as the poll you'll find in the left sidebar. The downside is that the new layout does not work in Internet Explorer. So, IE users, either vote that I change my layout; wait until blogger beta is no longer beta so I can use their three column layout, which does run in IE; or you can switch browsers. If I were you, I'd switch, but I'm not, so I'll leave it up to you. So go vote.
I'll post again soon with a slightly belated October Blogs on Note and some other things, until then, may all your Thursdays be Perpetual...
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