See this is a weird one, I do not disagree with that statement at all, except it is a "little" long, and that's cause its parodying the likes of Michael Bay who cant finish a movie (look at con air). So while I agree, the station explosion at the end is not needed, but needed due to the fact that it has to escalate more.
@@jasonbeatty831 ha ha, yup, a little long. Ill stick to the old addage that a movie script should be a minute per page, and most move scripts are around 90 pages. but i am not missing that this is sorta the point of pegg and wrights script.
@ well, you do you. I always feel ripped off if a movie is not at least two hours. I don’t want them to be Lawrence of Arabia, but two hours is always my preference.
Not related to outside references but one of the best writing callbacks in the movie is the Andys saying something along the lines of Every farmer and his mum is packing (guns) in Sandford. Then when Angle [sic] comes back to unleash his reckoning on the town, his first encounter is with a farmer and his mum, both of whom have guns. A lot of cleverness going on in that script.
@@dustywaynemusic6297 Wasn't he also an evil Timelord on Doctor Who? I really wish he had as much fun playing this character here as it looks he had. Of course him being an actor and all that it's hard to say. Mebbe he hated the role and simply did his job. But I get the feeling he truly ENJOYED to play a role that required him to constantly chew the scenery. :D
Since you like callbacks, here's my favorite callback in the whole movie: Earlier: "Everybody and their mum is packing around here." "Like who?" "Farmers." "Who else?" "...Farmers' mums." And then at the beginning of Nick's big action sequence, he pulls up to a farm, and the farmer shouts to his mum... who shows up with a shotgun.
"I see you've already arrested the whole village!" "Not exactly." --> "What're you going to do? Waltz in and arrest the whole village?" "Not exactly. 😎"
My favourite, which I only realised after watching it about 100 times, is at 15:35. "Take out all the little people, you get to waltz off with the cuddly monkey", then at 16:22, "you and your monkey". Danny replies, "Did he mean me or that?". It describes the end of the movie perfectly.
How about: "You can't just make people disappear!" "... Yyyes I can, I'm the chief inspector." And it was the other chief inspector the whole time. Just like Shaun, they tell you the plot if you've seen it already. Everything in this movie is basically a setup, a call back, or a joke in and of itself. And usually more than one of those
The third film, The World's End, is actually my personal favourite. I think it struggled at the time because of the hype of the previous two, but it's one that connects most with me.
The play was adapting Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film "Romeo + Juliet" starring Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The song the theater actors sing is "Lovefool" by The Cardigans, which was on the film's soundtrack and got really popular and lots of radio/music video play because of it.
One of my favorite bits of trivia from this movie is that when they were casting Skinner they were desperately trying to find a Timothy Dalton-like actor to play the villain. Someone finally said "Why don't we just ask Timothy Dalton?", not actually believing that he'd say yes. They were quite shocked when he did say yes... 😂
I could talk about Hot Fuzz for a very long time. It is a perfect film, or as close as it gets. The script, acting, editing, music, effects, camera work etc is outstanding. Nothing is wasted everything has a purpose. Also the recurring lines with different context turned up to 11 here. I'm not going to say much because it's well worth multiple rewatches. Just look at the background you'll see plenty. I love the sinister feeling like before Tim dies you hear the Vicar in the background on the PA saying "Tim your number is up." The Cornetto trilogy is up there with one of the best ever made.
Also, the “twin” desk clerk is the wonderful Bill Bailey, a comic and musician, he won the British version of Dancing with the Stars, Strictly Come Dancing.
bill bailey is and english treasure. i've loved his style of comedy since first seeing him on an early episode of "QI" many years ago. i wish there were more panel shows like "QI' here in the U.S. like "mock the week", "8 out of ten cats", even "taskmaster".
In an earlier draft, Nicholas had a burgeoning romance subplot. But when they realised it wasnt really fitting, they cut her out but gave several scene's dialogue unaltered to Nick Frost, which gave them a conspicuously bromance-y feeling.
There are so many great things about this movie, but my favorite is the way Timothy Dalton looks like he's having the time of his life being in Hot Fuzz. My least favorite thing is how it's so old reactors don't recognize the parody of Baz Lurman's Romeo and Juliet.
Can't recall when I saw it but Timothy Dalton did an interview, or maybe it was bonus content on the DVD. Anyway, he said that the scene near the end where he was hanging out the car shooting back was the most fun he ever had while filming.
@gamingwhileotherssleep4650 I've made this comment elsewhere and had people mention he said in interviews that he had a blast making this. Which is what his performance feels like. But this is acting we're talking about, if you've ever seen Tremors you'd probably be shocked to learn that after getting the phone call that he got the part, Kevin Bacon collapsed to his knees and cried, "Not the worm movie!" And there's none of that energy on the screen.
@@gamingwhileotherssleep4650 Timothy Dalton being hired to basically troll the main character the entire movie was a stroke of genius. They guy looks like a human fox, and plays one in the whole movie.
It's cool that you picked up on the romance tones because most reactors tend to miss it. Edgar Wright was once asked if he had ever written any slash fiction between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. His answer was "yes, then we filmed it and called it Hot Fuzz." I'm glad you've subtly suggested that you'll be watching the third movie, The World's End. It's a great film but quite a few reactors skip it.
Hot Fuzz perfectly captures the vibe of late 80’s/early 90’s action films. Even though it’s played for laughs the entire final act is a masterpiece of camera work, editing, music, and sound design.
First congrats on getting Cate the first go around! Second this is so rewatchable and there’s a version that has every joke, reference and payoff in subtitles. It’s amazing. Also this movie has one of my favorite movie going moments where the entire crowd cheered when the “mum” got drop kicked and then we all collectively went “wait”.
"Forget it Nicholas, it's Sanford!" "Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown!" "Everybody and their mums has guns!" *proceeds to get shot at by a farmer's mother with a shotgun* The last 20m of this movie out Michael Bay's Michael Bay when it comes to ridiculous action clichés...
As someone who lives in one I can confirm this is an accurate representation of English village life. Almost every shot in the Trilogy and Spaced is a reference to other movies. The cop, buddy, movies are obvious but the ones that most people miss are "The Wicker man 1973", "Straw Dogs 1971" and "Léon: The Professional 1994". I'll mention it again....Spaced Shanelle, Spaced....its a must watch if you like this.
What? The Wicker Man? Starring Edward Woodward? Who was the head of the neighbourhood watch in Hotfuzz? And also crime fighting vigilante in the old Equalizer tv show? That Edward Woodward??? 😮🤯🤯🤯
@@notjustforhackers4252 So, the village you live in has its own supermarket and a police station staffed with 9 police officers, including 2 full-time CID?
There are so many call backs that you start to catch on re-watching. All the questions that Danny ask if Angel has done, the more guns in the county, took out somebody with a Kalashnikov, splat the rat etc. You'd love going back though them.
Wells, and its region of Somerset, are actually considered to be West England, nowhere near London. That explains Nicholas’s original horror of being exiled there.
I mean "nowhere near London", they're less than 100 miles, but then we come to "To the British a hundred miles is a long way, to the Americans a hundred years is a long time."
Such a brilliant satire of the buddy-cop genre. The ending feels protracted, with that extra episode after everything seemed over, because that's exactly how so many serious action movies end. And the satire twist: just when it seems the cops have figured out the elaborate land scheme, it turns out that the crimes were way more trivial. Pure genius.
Unpopular opinion... The next film "The World's End" is my favorite of the trilogy. It is in my top three favorite movies of all time. You probably won't think so. Everyone likes this one best.
Wait! Are you telling me you've never seen Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet with Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes? Shanelle! Add it to your list! Add it to your list! :) Edit: Actually, you might get copyright struck left and right if you reacted to that. But still, if you can't make a video of it, you should absolutely watch it on your own! It's a very bewildering yet intense experience!
It took me many viewings to realize that the actor who is pulled over is not saying they're remaking William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", but "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet", which is the full title of the movie. This would be the funniest line in most movies, but it probably doesn't even make top ten here.
For sheer fidelity in fim-mking this is always in my top five films of all time (the others, apart from EEAOO, for much the same reasons, tend to vary without notice). There isn't a wasted shot, the editing is excellent and snappy, and the call-backs are all extremely on point. Of course, given the calibre of actors Edgar had to work with, it is no surprise that this is as excellent as it is. The village council are all alumni of classic British police, detective, and secret agent TV shows and movies. Simon and Edgar wanted someone like Timothy Dalton to play Skinner but couldn't find anyone. Then someone (each credits the other) raised the suggestion to actually ask him, and because he liked Shaun of the Dead, he said yes. When he arrived on set he was given the acting direction to "ham it up." I'll leave it up to you if he succeeded. And yes, Nick Frost is indeed playing the romantic interest in this film. Well caught. "Danny" was originally supposed to be played by an actress and be an actual love interest. Apparently very little of the dialogue had to be changed. It works a lot better this way, methinks. And yes, that was Cate Blanchett playing Jeanine. You may have missed Peter Jackson playing the homicidal Santa Claus.
I remember hearing somebody say in an interview (it’s been at least a decade so I can’t remember who) that cowboy movies and cop movies are the same and Edgar Wright wanted to show that. So this movie is just as influenced by Wayne/Eastwood type westerns as by modern cop films.
Hot Fuzz is a treat for a lover of callbacks. The old guy with the big coat that Angel commented on as suspicious - he really was using it to hide weapons. The dialogue about "firing two guns while jumping through the air" - they do that in the pub later. Even the throwaway gag about everyone and their mum having guns in the countryside, "farmers" and "farmer's mums" - when Angel goes back to Sandford, his first fight is against a farmer and his mum with guns. Edward Woodward is the perfect example of stunt casting. Famous for starring in the Equalizer in the 80s (one of the urban action series in the same general genre as Hot Fuzz's main inspirations), and also for starring in the original Wicker Man (a classic of the smaller rural cult horror sub-genre that Hot Fuzz also delves into)!
Yes they eat a cornetto in each film, Shaun Of The Dead the red strawberry one, Hot Fuzz the blue vanilla one, and The Worlds End the green mint one, they vaguely line up with the content, red for blood, blue for police uniform/lights, and green for..... well you'll have to see that one first. :)
Just one point - Somerset isn’t “the London area”. It’s part of the West Country, and its accent is often used as shorthand for isolated rural areas. Even getting to Somerset’s borders from London is a 150-mile drive.
See, to Americans, 150 miles is nothing, we routinely drive that distance and longer here in New England to go to Boston, New York, Montreal, Portland, Albany, etc.
There is a rumor and i hope to god it is true, that there originally was a romantic interest for Angel in the script, but when it proved to chaotic to have another character they wrote her out and just gave all her lines to Nick Frost.
In case you missed it, the 'homage to Romeo and Juliet' was actually an homage to 'Romeo + Juliet.' In other words, the 1996 Leonardo DiCaprio version, not the original Shakespeare play. The sets, costumes, props, and especially the musical number are all direct references to that movie. (If you haven't seen it, you should react to it.)
There is a cop comedy, from 1979. It's called "Hot Stuff". It stars, Dom De Louise, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jerry Reed. It is well worth watching. We know how you like to laugh.
The Phant of the Opera falling chandelier is actually a John Woo style, 'Sparky distraction' for the villain's strategic retreat. You will see plenty of them in Bad Boys, but also in other 90s action films, like Bruckenhimer films.
This movie is everything. My go to for just watching a movie. I don't feel that the last film lives up to this film. I think Edgar Wright's feel returns in "Last Night in Soho".
Jim Broadbent, Cate Blanchett and director Peter Jackson (all in guest roles) also seem to have enjoyed the great mix of action and deeply black British humor. Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright see the film as the middle part of their “Blood and Ice Cream” trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead” and concludes with “World's End”. Great reaction.
I love reactions to this movie. Kind of sad no one ever catches the “farmers mums” call back. I admit I didn’t catch it first time but still one of the best subtle ones in the movie.
Edgar Wright is currently making the remake of the running man in Glasgow. The original 1987 film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and is based on a novel by Stephen King.
Uhm... Based on the novel? The only common thing between the film and novella were the name of the game show and the name of the protagonist. The book would make an amazing movie. I really hope that it gets done someday.
I kind of want them to follow the book more but it's really, really dark. That and I suspect more people only know the movie which is completely different.
Those weren't just petty reasons, Every Single reason the Neighborhood watch was something Nicholas Angel told Danny. They had the same issues that he had, as a perfect cop. They just tool it to a whole next level.
Finally! Would've come earlier but my computer decided not to cooperate. Anyway, so glad you finally put this up on TH-cam. Been waiting for it since the 4th. Welp, let's check it out! 😃
Not only was Filch from Harry Potter in this--Professor Slughorn was the Inspector, and the Chief Inspector in London (Philip from Shaun of the Dead) was Minister Scrimgeour. That's THREE HP actors in this, that I can name off the top of my head.
Hey Shanelle, I don't watch your reactions too often (just no time), but when I do, I really enjoy it. You watch great films, and your opinions and critiques are very well put together. Thanks.
Am I alone in finding the bolognese joke funny? I have yet to see a single reactor include that shot. Same for the Olivia Colman one-liners. One of my favourite bits in the film.
Not it totally cracks me up. I remember watching this for the first time and, while I was enjoying it, I couldn't help thinking there was someting missing. When it all kicked off in the second half it was just constantly making me laugh because of moments like that and now when I watch it I love the whole thing.
you must watch Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet with Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes from 1996 asap. The end of my play will make more sense. But it will take heavy editing / muting as it has one of the best soundtracks of the 90's meaning lots of claims.
He survived the same way loads of people survive being shot. I’ll never understand why so many reactors think this way. Nearly ten percent of people shot in the head survive. Great movie and great reaction. Of all the reaction channels I follow, yours is my favorite!
This is one of the absolute best movies of all time. Beautiful, extremely cleverly done, not a frame wasted. Work of art. Also supremely funny of course. In many, many different ways and levels. Also the movie that singlehandedly destroyed the phrase "the greater good" for me.
10:55 --- ACTUAL spit-take... If I remember the story correctly, there was either a different line or there was supposed to be a bit of improv,, but it went over the line and Simon's reaction was real.
I was getting my wires crossed and thought Wilko Johnson was in this but he's in Game of Thrones playing the executioner. I guess Hot Fuzz and GoT were colliding in my head.
The thing that I LOVE about this movie is Angel comes up with a COMPLETELY rational and plausible motive for all the murders, but the real reasons are SO PETTY. He's a bad actor, her laugh is annoying, his house is ugly etc.
15:30 -- I have a theory.. The cops all knew... EVERYONE knew what was going on, but they liked their cushy jobs and positions so they did nothing about it... It's like if your supervisor is totally laid back and your office rakes in the bucks for basically doing nothing.
I count 10 all together. Nick Frost. Timothy Dalton, Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy, Olivia Coleman, David Bradley, the guy playing George Merchan, the guy in the long coat, the plant shop owner, and Bill Bailey
Yay, this is my all-time favorite film! So many amazing call-backs. And I'm happy to see someone actually realize the romance tones are 100% intentional! When this movie came out, the guys said in interviews that they had originally put in a love interest but ended up giving the lines to Danny and also said that they leaned into it when they realized it was in line with how buddy cop movies always have an air of "bromance" to them anyway.
I hope there’s an alternate universe where this movie was followed up by an episodic tv series starring the entire original case where the Sanford department overreaches investigating and responding to minor crimes.
In the "so it was you scene" I love the shot of Skinner (Former James Bond) "smiling at the camera" with an identical photo of him "smiling at the camera" hanging on the wall right behind him! it's those details! 😂😂😂
For anyone interested there are videos of Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright talking through the writing process of their films. Shaun of the Dead - Flip draft th-cam.com/video/Ue3EA4RTD5M/w-d-xo.html Hot Fuzz - Flip th-cam.com/video/0P-Is2EJpEA/w-d-xo.html
It's the Cornetto trilogy because there's a Cornetto (wrapper) in every movie...and the color of the Cornetto is indicative of the movie theme. A red Cornetto for blood in Shaun of the Dead, a blue one for 'police' in Hot Fuzz...and green for, well, you'll see.
4:17 - Yep. It's art after all, the filmmaker's sensibilities, preferences, and biases guide them in both the filming and the editing resulting in a personal style. Some just do what they think the audiences/financiers expect of them and make something that feels derivative. But others...well, they stand out. That's how you get your Spielbergs, your Coppolas, your Bertoluccis, your Manns, your Tornatores, etc.
This is in my opinion, a perfect movie. Tight tight script, expertly directed, the acting is fantastic. Not a wasted second of film.
This ⬆️
See this is a weird one, I do not disagree with that statement at all, except it is a "little" long, and that's cause its parodying the likes of Michael Bay who cant finish a movie (look at con air). So while I agree, the station explosion at the end is not needed, but needed due to the fact that it has to escalate more.
@@neil_9000 it’s still just a minute over two hours.
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ha ha, yup, a little long. Ill stick to the old addage that a movie script should be a minute per page, and most move scripts are around 90 pages. but i am not missing that this is sorta the point of pegg and wrights script.
@ well, you do you. I always feel ripped off if a movie is not at least two hours. I don’t want them to be Lawrence of Arabia, but two hours is always my preference.
Bond playing the stereo typical bond villain is the best reference for me.
Also casting the original Equalizer as the head of the neighbourhood watch was a great idea....
@jhdix6731 Steve Merchant as the the PI Staker too...
Not related to outside references but one of the best writing callbacks in the movie is the Andys saying something along the lines of Every farmer and his mum is packing (guns) in Sandford.
Then when Angle [sic] comes back to unleash his reckoning on the town, his first encounter is with a farmer and his mum, both of whom have guns.
A lot of cleverness going on in that script.
Dalton has played villains more times than he played Bond, and more times than any other Bond actor, and was the best at it.
@@dustywaynemusic6297 Wasn't he also an evil Timelord on Doctor Who? I really wish he had as much fun playing this character here as it looks he had. Of course him being an actor and all that it's hard to say. Mebbe he hated the role and simply did his job. But I get the feeling he truly ENJOYED to play a role that required him to constantly chew the scenery. :D
Since you like callbacks, here's my favorite callback in the whole movie:
Earlier:
"Everybody and their mum is packing around here."
"Like who?"
"Farmers."
"Who else?"
"...Farmers' mums."
And then at the beginning of Nick's big action sequence, he pulls up to a farm, and the farmer shouts to his mum... who shows up with a shotgun.
"I see you've already arrested the whole village!" "Not exactly." --> "What're you going to do? Waltz in and arrest the whole village?" "Not exactly. 😎"
My favourite, which I only realised after watching it about 100 times, is at 15:35. "Take out all the little people, you get to waltz off with the cuddly monkey", then at 16:22, "you and your monkey". Danny replies, "Did he mean me or that?". It describes the end of the movie perfectly.
How about: "You can't just make people disappear!"
"... Yyyes I can, I'm the chief inspector."
And it was the other chief inspector the whole time. Just like Shaun, they tell you the plot if you've seen it already.
Everything in this movie is basically a setup, a call back, or a joke in and of itself. And usually more than one of those
@@CxOrillion Another favourite is "I bet you can't wait to jump into Sergeant Popwell's grave."
If the Oscars took comedy seriously this screenplay absolutely should have been nominated.
The third film, The World's End, is actually my personal favourite. I think it struggled at the time because of the hype of the previous two, but it's one that connects most with me.
I wasn't the biggest fan of Worlds End at the time. But recent rewatches have made me fall more in love with it.
The play was adapting Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film "Romeo + Juliet" starring Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The song the theater actors sing is "Lovefool" by The Cardigans, which was on the film's soundtrack and got really popular and lots of radio/music video play because of it.
Yeah I wasn't sure if shanelle caught that. If not she should definitely react to that movie if she's a fan of directorially stylised films
Well spotted with Blanchet!
I've literally never seen anyone get that off the bat. Wasn't she uncredited? Or was that only Peter Jackson as Santa
@@CxOrillion I think you're right that she was uncredited.
@@CxOrillion Both were uncredited
Just the sort of humor where they'd cast Cate Blanchet and then only give her a couple lines and hide her face.
The British Francis McDortmund. Unbelievable comparison, spot on, well done.
One of my favorite bits of trivia from this movie is that when they were casting Skinner they were desperately trying to find a Timothy Dalton-like actor to play the villain. Someone finally said "Why don't we just ask Timothy Dalton?", not actually believing that he'd say yes.
They were quite shocked when he did say yes... 😂
Seeing him in Flash Gordon, he definitely strikes me as the kind of guy who'd say yes to most anything that seems fun
He was a great villain in The Rocketeer too!
So sort of the same story as the theme song to Blazing Saddles.
I could talk about Hot Fuzz for a very long time. It is a perfect film, or as close as it gets. The script, acting, editing, music, effects, camera work etc is outstanding. Nothing is wasted everything has a purpose. Also the recurring lines with different context turned up to 11 here. I'm not going to say much because it's well worth multiple rewatches. Just look at the background you'll see plenty. I love the sinister feeling like before Tim dies you hear the Vicar in the background on the PA saying "Tim your number is up." The Cornetto trilogy is up there with one of the best ever made.
So many little one line gags. "You've got a mustache." "I know!" Kills me everytime.
You’ve got red on you.
My Favorite reference was to Chinatown when Danny said " Forget it, it's Sanford."
A lot of people miss that.
Also, the “twin” desk clerk is the wonderful Bill Bailey, a comic and musician, he won the British version of Dancing with the Stars, Strictly Come Dancing.
He also has a plant named after him
The guy is a legit legend
bill bailey is and english treasure. i've loved his style of comedy since first seeing him on an early episode of "QI" many years ago. i wish there were more panel shows like "QI' here in the U.S. like "mock the week", "8 out of ten cats", even "taskmaster".
In an earlier draft, Nicholas had a burgeoning romance subplot. But when they realised it wasnt really fitting, they cut her out but gave several scene's dialogue unaltered to Nick Frost, which gave them a conspicuously bromance-y feeling.
It totally works. They made a great choice there.
I think it ended up way better, because playing it as a romance leans into the satire of the buddy-cop trope in such a funnier way
Wright, for sure, has disputed this. And he would know. No, I think they're just gay.
There are so many great things about this movie, but my favorite is the way Timothy Dalton looks like he's having the time of his life being in Hot Fuzz.
My least favorite thing is how it's so old reactors don't recognize the parody of Baz Lurman's Romeo and Juliet.
Can't recall when I saw it but Timothy Dalton did an interview, or maybe it was bonus content on the DVD. Anyway, he said that the scene near the end where he was hanging out the car shooting back was the most fun he ever had while filming.
@gamingwhileotherssleep4650 I've made this comment elsewhere and had people mention he said in interviews that he had a blast making this. Which is what his performance feels like. But this is acting we're talking about, if you've ever seen Tremors you'd probably be shocked to learn that after getting the phone call that he got the part, Kevin Bacon collapsed to his knees and cried, "Not the worm movie!" And there's none of that energy on the screen.
@@gamingwhileotherssleep4650 Timothy Dalton being hired to basically troll the main character the entire movie was a stroke of genius. They guy looks like a human fox, and plays one in the whole movie.
It's cool that you picked up on the romance tones because most reactors tend to miss it. Edgar Wright was once asked if he had ever written any slash fiction between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. His answer was "yes, then we filmed it and called it Hot Fuzz."
I'm glad you've subtly suggested that you'll be watching the third movie, The World's End. It's a great film but quite a few reactors skip it.
I'd be arrested for not printing enough pamphlets for my revolution..
Hot Fuzz perfectly captures the vibe of late 80’s/early 90’s action films. Even though it’s played for laughs the entire final act is a masterpiece of camera work, editing, music, and sound design.
First congrats on getting Cate the first go around! Second this is so rewatchable and there’s a version that has every joke, reference and payoff in subtitles. It’s amazing. Also this movie has one of my favorite movie going moments where the entire crowd cheered when the “mum” got drop kicked and then we all collectively went “wait”.
A person could write a thesis on every instance of a Chekhov's Gun in this movie. It's amazing and really holds up to repeat viewings.
I bet Chekhov's mum was like, 'don't leave that lying around here if you're not going to bloody use it'
In the case of this movie, it's not _just_ 'Chekov's Gun,' it's Arthur Webbly's 'collection.'
Chekov's Peace Lilly
It's an Edgar Wright speciality, all of his films have so many Chekov's Guns that you may as well start calling them Chekov's Armouries
Chekov’s ketchup packet.
Paul Freeman , the priest, was the villian in Raiders
Belloq.
Sgt: Excuse me When's your birthday!?
Him: 22nd of February?
Sgt: what year!?
Him: EVERY YEAR!
Sgt: GET OUT!
"Another cranberry juice?"
Fun fact, the three village of the year judges at the end are Simon and Edgars mums, and Edgars media teacher.
"Forget it Nicholas, it's Sanford!"
"Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown!"
"Everybody and their mums has guns!"
*proceeds to get shot at by a farmer's mother with a shotgun*
The last 20m of this movie out Michael Bay's Michael Bay when it comes to ridiculous action clichés...
As someone who lives in one I can confirm this is an accurate representation of English village life.
Almost every shot in the Trilogy and Spaced is a reference to other movies. The cop, buddy, movies are obvious but the ones that most people miss are "The Wicker man 1973", "Straw Dogs 1971" and "Léon: The Professional 1994".
I'll mention it again....Spaced Shanelle, Spaced....its a must watch if you like this.
Except, of course, that Wells is not an English village. It's actually England's smallest city.
@@grapeman63 In context Wells is just a film set, it's irrelevant to the contents ideas.
What? The Wicker Man? Starring Edward Woodward? Who was the head of the neighbourhood watch in Hotfuzz? And also crime fighting vigilante in the old Equalizer tv show? That Edward Woodward??? 😮🤯🤯🤯
@@notjustforhackers4252 So, the village you live in has its own supermarket and a police station staffed with 9 police officers, including 2 full-time CID?
Hot Fuzz is undoubtedly my favorite in the Cornetto trilogy, favorite line has got to be "JESUS CHRIST!" by the priest😂
Finding out that the priest was played by the actor who was Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark was a big surprise for me.
"You've got a mustache"
"I KNOW..."
"Everyone and their mums is packing"
Farmer's mums.
mimicking the swan sounds 😂
“Aaron A. Aaronsen”
Cate Blanchett is Jeanine, and Peter Jackson is Santa Claus.
The best of the cornetto trilogy in my opinion 😂
There are so many call backs that you start to catch on re-watching. All the questions that Danny ask if Angel has done, the more guns in the county, took out somebody with a Kalashnikov, splat the rat etc. You'd love going back though them.
I love how the paper work scene are done like a typical action movie style and all the transitions are done flawlessly!
Wells, and its region of Somerset, are actually considered to be West England, nowhere near London. That explains Nicholas’s original horror of being exiled there.
Yes. West country. Hense the accents
Sanford, Gloucestershire (don't think it exists). Filmed in Wells, though.
@@calumm8639 Sanford is the "actual" fictional town in the UK Met Police exams
I mean "nowhere near London", they're less than 100 miles, but then we come to "To the British a hundred miles is a long way, to the Americans a hundred years is a long time."
Such a brilliant satire of the buddy-cop genre. The ending feels protracted, with that extra episode after everything seemed over, because that's exactly how so many serious action movies end. And the satire twist: just when it seems the cops have figured out the elaborate land scheme, it turns out that the crimes were way more trivial. Pure genius.
"Have you ever been in a car chase shootout fist fight with James Bond?"
I love this film so much because it is a near perfect script with the most A-list of actors, and inspired direction and editing.
Unpopular opinion... The next film "The World's End" is my favorite of the trilogy. It is in my top three favorite movies of all time. You probably won't think so. Everyone likes this one best.
Wait! Are you telling me you've never seen Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet with Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes? Shanelle! Add it to your list! Add it to your list! :)
Edit: Actually, you might get copyright struck left and right if you reacted to that. But still, if you can't make a video of it, you should absolutely watch it on your own! It's a very bewildering yet intense experience!
It took me many viewings to realize that the actor who is pulled over is not saying they're remaking William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", but "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet", which is the full title of the movie. This would be the funniest line in most movies, but it probably doesn't even make top ten here.
When she whipped out the gun & said “Bang,” I started laughing. Then the music came in & I absolutely lost it🤣
IMO one of the greatest Shakespeare adaptations ever committed to film, and easily the greatest screen adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.
@@DavidGowers Oh, don't get me wrong: I love it! ...but it's also fucking wild.
For sheer fidelity in fim-mking this is always in my top five films of all time (the others, apart from EEAOO, for much the same reasons, tend to vary without notice). There isn't a wasted shot, the editing is excellent and snappy, and the call-backs are all extremely on point. Of course, given the calibre of actors Edgar had to work with, it is no surprise that this is as excellent as it is. The village council are all alumni of classic British police, detective, and secret agent TV shows and movies.
Simon and Edgar wanted someone like Timothy Dalton to play Skinner but couldn't find anyone. Then someone (each credits the other) raised the suggestion to actually ask him, and because he liked Shaun of the Dead, he said yes. When he arrived on set he was given the acting direction to "ham it up." I'll leave it up to you if he succeeded.
And yes, Nick Frost is indeed playing the romantic interest in this film. Well caught. "Danny" was originally supposed to be played by an actress and be an actual love interest. Apparently very little of the dialogue had to be changed. It works a lot better this way, methinks.
And yes, that was Cate Blanchett playing Jeanine. You may have missed Peter Jackson playing the homicidal Santa Claus.
I remember hearing somebody say in an interview (it’s been at least a decade so I can’t remember who) that cowboy movies and cop movies are the same and Edgar Wright wanted to show that. So this movie is just as influenced by Wayne/Eastwood type westerns as by modern cop films.
So you didn't get the reference when Tony called Thor Point Break in Avengers? Give yourself a Christmas gift to watch that movie.
That's right! You gotta watch Point Break
Hot Fuzz is a treat for a lover of callbacks. The old guy with the big coat that Angel commented on as suspicious - he really was using it to hide weapons. The dialogue about "firing two guns while jumping through the air" - they do that in the pub later. Even the throwaway gag about everyone and their mum having guns in the countryside, "farmers" and "farmer's mums" - when Angel goes back to Sandford, his first fight is against a farmer and his mum with guns.
Edward Woodward is the perfect example of stunt casting. Famous for starring in the Equalizer in the 80s (one of the urban action series in the same general genre as Hot Fuzz's main inspirations), and also for starring in the original Wicker Man (a classic of the smaller rural cult horror sub-genre that Hot Fuzz also delves into)!
The closest thing we have to a Cornetto is a Nestle Drumstick
Same thing. In Australia we have both.
@@RolandDeschain1they do make them in the same style of cornettos but they’re usually different.
Yes they eat a cornetto in each film, Shaun Of The Dead the red strawberry one, Hot Fuzz the blue vanilla one, and The Worlds End the green mint one, they vaguely line up with the content, red for blood, blue for police uniform/lights, and green for..... well you'll have to see that one first. :)
Just one point - Somerset isn’t “the London area”. It’s part of the West Country, and its accent is often used as shorthand for isolated rural areas. Even getting to Somerset’s borders from London is a 150-mile drive.
See, to Americans, 150 miles is nothing, we routinely drive that distance and longer here in New England to go to Boston, New York, Montreal, Portland, Albany, etc.
I know - but in England it's the difference between a giant cosmopolitan city and so far out in the sticks that you're almost in Cornwall. ;-)
The whole idea behind using different flavoured/coloured Cornetto's is a homage to the Trois couleurs trilogy.
In 200 years time the films will be known as _'Three colours: Red', 'Three colours blue..'_ and so forth!
There is a rumor and i hope to god it is true, that there originally was a romantic interest for Angel in the script, but when it proved to chaotic to have another character they wrote her out and just gave all her lines to Nick Frost.
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In case you missed it, the 'homage to Romeo and Juliet' was actually an homage to 'Romeo + Juliet.' In other words, the 1996 Leonardo DiCaprio version, not the original Shakespeare play. The sets, costumes, props, and especially the musical number are all direct references to that movie. (If you haven't seen it, you should react to it.)
Everyone who clicked the like button did it for The Greater Good.
The Greater Good
The Greater Good!
The Greater Good
SHUT IT!
There is a cop comedy, from 1979. It's called "Hot Stuff". It stars, Dom De Louise, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jerry Reed. It is well worth watching. We know how you like to laugh.
The Phant of the Opera falling chandelier is actually a John Woo style, 'Sparky distraction' for the villain's strategic retreat.
You will see plenty of them in Bad Boys, but also in other 90s action films, like Bruckenhimer films.
Actually Edgar Wright used to be the Trolley Boy in that very Supermarket when he was a kid!
Yaarp!
Bilbo and Galadriel together again.
And Bilbo & Tim Bisley together again too. (Bill Bailey & Simon Pegg in Spaced) 😄
One of the most beautifully edited movies ever
Michael, (Lurch) played the Hound, in "Game of Thrones".
"The Greater Good".
The Greater Good
@@charleslee8313 The Greater Good
"SHUT IT!"
This movie is everything. My go to for just watching a movie. I don't feel that the last film lives up to this film. I think Edgar Wright's feel returns in "Last Night in Soho".
Jim Broadbent, Cate Blanchett and director Peter Jackson (all in guest roles) also seem to have enjoyed the great mix of action and deeply black British humor.
Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright see the film as the middle part of their “Blood and Ice Cream” trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead” and concludes with “World's End”.
Great reaction.
I love reactions to this movie. Kind of sad no one ever catches the “farmers mums” call back. I admit I didn’t catch it first time but still one of the best subtle ones in the movie.
As great as Shaunn of the Dead is, this is probably my favorite in the Cornetto Trilogy!
A true masterpiece of cinema. Thanks for watching this one.
LOL...nice spotting, Shan...that WAS Cate Blanchett! LOL
If you haven’t seen yet, check out Scott Pilgrim vs the World. You can immediately tell it’s Edgar Wright.
Also Baby Driver and (even though it's a TV series) Spaced
@@RickLeMonshe's done baby driver
@@Chriswallace0405 I wondered and it's possible I've already seen it
Edgar Wright is currently making the remake of the running man in Glasgow. The original 1987 film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and is based on a novel by Stephen King.
You can't have The Running Man without Richard Dawson.
@Britcarjunkie true, but we'll just have to wait and see how Josh brolin plays the evil game show producer.
Uhm... Based on the novel? The only common thing between the film and novella were the name of the game show and the name of the protagonist. The book would make an amazing movie. I really hope that it gets done someday.
I kind of want them to follow the book more but it's really, really dark. That and I suspect more people only know the movie which is completely different.
"I have these cuts, quick cuts.. some people say the best cuts, that's what they say.. amazing cuts.."
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Those weren't just petty reasons, Every Single reason the Neighborhood watch was something Nicholas Angel told Danny.
They had the same issues that he had, as a perfect cop. They just tool it to a whole next level.
For like... SOME of them. Bad acting, annoying laugh, house not fitting an aesthetic, a living statue, etc. aren't things NIck would have cared about.
@Eidlones but, he did say the same phrases the council used to justify their eliminations
Finally! Would've come earlier but my computer decided not to cooperate. Anyway, so glad you finally put this up on TH-cam. Been waiting for it since the 4th. Welp, let's check it out! 😃
Not only was Filch from Harry Potter in this--Professor Slughorn was the Inspector, and the Chief Inspector in London (Philip from Shaun of the Dead) was Minister Scrimgeour. That's THREE HP actors in this, that I can name off the top of my head.
Hey Shanelle, I don't watch your reactions too often (just no time), but when I do, I really enjoy it. You watch great films, and your opinions and critiques are very well put together. Thanks.
Am I alone in finding the bolognese joke funny? I have yet to see a single reactor include that shot. Same for the Olivia Colman one-liners. One of my favourite bits in the film.
Not it totally cracks me up. I remember watching this for the first time and, while I was enjoying it, I couldn't help thinking there was someting missing. When it all kicked off in the second half it was just constantly making me laugh because of moments like that and now when I watch it I love the whole thing.
you must watch Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet with Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes from 1996 asap. The end of my play will make more sense. But it will take heavy editing / muting as it has one of the best soundtracks of the 90's meaning lots of claims.
He survived the same way loads of people survive being shot. I’ll never understand why so many reactors think this way. Nearly ten percent of people shot in the head survive. Great movie and great reaction. Of all the reaction channels I follow, yours is my favorite!
I love how for that translator scene with filch, Danny sounds extra posh while translating lmao
“Well he murdered bill Shakespeare”
“WHA-oh” 😂😂😂
This is one of the absolute best movies of all time. Beautiful, extremely cleverly done, not a frame wasted. Work of art. Also supremely funny of course. In many, many different ways and levels.
Also the movie that singlehandedly destroyed the phrase "the greater good" for me.
"I want to be done." Cut to *applause* 🤣
10:55 --- ACTUAL spit-take... If I remember the story correctly, there was either a different line or there was supposed to be a bit of improv,, but it went over the line and Simon's reaction was real.
The Yarp Guy plays The Hound in Game of Thrones
The cop plays vicerys targaryan and the guy with the sea mine is walder frey too
I was getting my wires crossed and thought Wilko Johnson was in this but he's in Game of Thrones playing the executioner. I guess Hot Fuzz and GoT were colliding in my head.
Learned only recently that one of the Andy’s is played by the same as his young co-worker at the electronics store in SOTD.
The thing that I LOVE about this movie is Angel comes up with a COMPLETELY rational and plausible motive for all the murders, but the real reasons are SO PETTY. He's a bad actor, her laugh is annoying, his house is ugly etc.
15:30 -- I have a theory.. The cops all knew... EVERYONE knew what was going on, but they liked their cushy jobs and positions so they did nothing about it... It's like if your supervisor is totally laid back and your office rakes in the bucks for basically doing nothing.
Skinner may look evil, but you aren't truly evil until you get the evil Spock goatee.
11:35 so are both of them
6:09 - And with that it's 3 actors who've been on Doctor Who in the trilogy so far.
I count 10 all together. Nick Frost. Timothy Dalton, Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy, Olivia Coleman, David Bradley, the guy playing George Merchan, the guy in the long coat, the plant shop owner, and Bill Bailey
Yay, this is my all-time favorite film! So many amazing call-backs. And I'm happy to see someone actually realize the romance tones are 100% intentional! When this movie came out, the guys said in interviews that they had originally put in a love interest but ended up giving the lines to Danny and also said that they leaned into it when they realized it was in line with how buddy cop movies always have an air of "bromance" to them anyway.
Shanelle missed the Aaron Aaronson callback? Shame.
The santa at the beginning who stabbed Nicholas Angel in the hand was filmmaker Peter Jackson.
Cate did play his girlfriend and director Peter Jackson played father christmas who stabbed him.
I hope there’s an alternate universe where this movie was followed up by an episodic tv series starring the entire original case where the Sanford department overreaches investigating and responding to minor crimes.
Love this movie. It’s tough to react to because the jokes and visual camera gags are non-stop.
Yeah, you can pick up stuff in this film even after a bunch of rewatches. It’s endlessly rewarding.
In the "so it was you scene" I love the shot of Skinner (Former James Bond) "smiling at the camera" with an identical photo of him "smiling at the camera" hanging on the wall right behind him! it's those details! 😂😂😂
A little homage to Airplane?
For anyone interested there are videos of Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright talking through the writing process of their films.
Shaun of the Dead - Flip draft th-cam.com/video/Ue3EA4RTD5M/w-d-xo.html
Hot Fuzz - Flip th-cam.com/video/0P-Is2EJpEA/w-d-xo.html
It's the Cornetto trilogy because there's a Cornetto (wrapper) in every movie...and the color of the Cornetto is indicative of the movie theme. A red Cornetto for blood in Shaun of the Dead, a blue one for 'police' in Hot Fuzz...and green for, well, you'll see.
4:17 - Yep. It's art after all, the filmmaker's sensibilities, preferences, and biases guide them in both the filming and the editing resulting in a personal style. Some just do what they think the audiences/financiers expect of them and make something that feels derivative. But others...well, they stand out. That's how you get your Spielbergs, your Coppolas, your Bertoluccis, your Manns, your Tornatores, etc.
Nicolas even makes use of his advanced driving courses when he is able to pick up the swan.
7:05 - Lethal Weapon.. YES.. You need to see at least the first two, and then the spoof film "National Lampoon's - Loaded Weapon."
Perfect movie is perfect. It literally gets better every time it's watched too.
The garden fences are a recurring gag in the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy.
Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance.
@@martinbraun1211 I think she’s seen your suggestion on literally every reaction she’s done. Give it a rest.
4:44 - You lived in Astoria, I thought you'd be so numb to people peeing on the side of buildings you wouldn't even notice. I'm impressed ma'am. 🤭
"Little hand says it's time to ROCK N ROLL"
A Cornetto is basically like an American Drumstick brand ice cream cone, it's the brand name
Definitely worth a rewatch with the audio commentary. A host of nuggets and references 😎👍