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Hot Fuzz

DVD Widescreen More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 025193321824 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, English SDH subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$11.99 (7% off) List Price: ~~$12.99~~
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From the liner notes

The creators of Shaun of the Dead turn their attention from zombie movies to cop/buddy movies, simultaneously spoofing and emulating such dubious classics as Bad Boys II and Point Break.

Review

If you think you know what Hot Fuzz is going in, you're probably wrong. The easy answer is to call it a spoof of '80s action buddy movies, but like Adaptation before, it also wholeheartedly becomes the very movie it spoofs... right down to its 121-minute running time, and its creation of an irresistible new catchphrase ("Yarp"). The presence of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost ensures a steady stream of droll British humor, while the direction of Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) leaves plenty of room for shockingly gory violence. Hot Fuzz is simultaneously very familiar, and unlike anything you've seen... and it puts most of the American franchises to shame.

Pegg plays the prototypical tough cop. Perhaps he's a bit too eager to use his gun, but he always gets his man. He's so good at his job that he's showing up the rest of the crew in his London office, and earns himself a "promotion" to the sleepy town of Sandford, where crime is nonexistent. This brings to mind the old adage that the safest place to be is in a restaurant with a mob boss. Surely there's something sinister to uncover; does anyone trust Timothy Dalton nowadays?

The plot is a most elaborate macguffin, a mere excuse to shower the screen with blood and guts at the most hilariously unexpected moments. But like any good buddy movie, the entertainment is propelled by Pegg's pairing with his new portly, dim but action-starved partner, played by the utterly delightful Nick Frost. (Their character names of Nick Angel and Danny Butterman are priceless.) The best aspect of their relationship is their emulation of Point Break... note to reader: this would make a most excellent double feature. Fans of guilty pleasure '80s cop movies should make this a must-see. The question is, after dismantling this genre as well as the zombie movie, what's next for this immensely talented team?

-- David Gorgos

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $11.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025193321824

Studio : Universal

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 EX , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 EX , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35

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DVD Widescreen: $31.49 (3-disc Collector's Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025195025096

Studio : Universal

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: Trailers, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright
Audio commentary: with The Sandford Police Service - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon & Olivia Colman
Audio commentary: with The Sandford Village People - Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman & Edward Woodward
Audio commentary: with The Real Fuzz - Any Leafe & Nick Eckland
Audio commentary: with Edgar Wright & Guest
Featurette: "The Sanford Village People" - Audio Commentary with Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman and Edward Woodward
Outtakes
Photo gallery: Storyboards; Video Blogs; Poster Gallery;
Fuzz-O-Meter, Danny's Notebook, Hot Funk
Featurette: We Made Hot Fuzz; Art Department; Friends & Family; Cranks, Cranes & Controlled Chaos; Here Come the Fuzz; Return to Sandford; Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart; Simon Muggs; Sergeant Fisher's Perfect Sunday; Plot Holes; Special Effects: Before & After
AM Blam: Making 'Dead Right' - with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Commentary