when you realize you already made that movie

[@CinemaStix]

Check out Night of the Living Dead (1968) or anything else streaming on MUBI for FREE with an extended 30-day trial: mubi.com/cinemastix

[@Vingul]

The previous vid title was way better man

[@misterStevePikk]

Yo, if you don't stop changing the title of your videos 15 times every time you upload I'm gonna unsubscribe. Shit is unbearable. I know what you're doing and it's just annoying.

[@DroolRockworm]

this channel is the prime example of, the more you analyze, the less you actually do

[@johncocktosensen]

your videos are dope. please keep making them

[@ironcross7753]

Weil dit yu Not du Life of Brian?

[@imnotsickler]

Hot Fuzz is a perfect screenplay, absolutely zero wasted dialogue.

[@piyam5000]

Exactly! everything is set up, punchline, call back, foreshadowing watching it over and over again is a joy

[@plumbthumbs9584]

Everyone goes on about Casablanca. It's fine, but this movie is perfection. (no sarcasm)

[@guyr.6053]

Yarp.

[@gdwnet]

@@piyam5000 and it works as a comedy, as a bit of a murder mystery and an action movie. Not many movies can claim to work across genres like that. Hot fuzz does it and does it very, very well.

[@cv5953]

because he's fuck ugly?

[@reservoirdude92]

One of the absolute greatest genre screenplays ever written. You really have to have a certain mind to write something as intricately hilarious as Hot Fuzz.

[@CinemaStix]

Word

[@thomasholland5487]

Innit

[@BrahmaDBA]

If I am trap in a fallout style bunker and I have to choose one movie that I would bring to the bunker Hot Fuzz is definitely the movie I am bringing.

[@frenchbassguy]

Yarp.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Pretty sure it's been said that comedy is truly _the hardest_ genre to be successful in, that it takes a genius to write jokes that land with audiences and resonate with them. _(I'm combining what people have said about comedy movies, AND being a stand-up comic)_

[@DiGiTyDarKMaN]

No, I have never fired my gun in the air and gone "ahhhh."

[@dielaughing73]

Not yet, anyway... FORESHADOWING

[@tootsmcgee8912]

Well have you even fired two guns whilst flying through the air?

[@MagesseT1]

😂

[@weilim10]

Jim Broadbent exclaiming "A GREAT BIG BUSHY BEARD" lives rent free in my head.

[@Jzphh]

Crusty Jugglers

[@nuttycommuter3718]

Every film is improved with the addition of Jim Broadbent

[@Desert-Rabbit]

"You incompetent flatfoots!"

[@jacoboloughlin8737]

"It's for the greater good." "THE GREATER GOOD!!"

[@gifgoldblum7940]

Same! It lives right nextdoor to Bill Nighy saying "We had our jabs in the Isle of Wight"

[@QuantumHistorian]

Hot Fuzz is one of the few films I'd consider perfect. That doesn't mean it's the _best_ film, or even my favourite, but that it accomplishes exactly what it set out to do in the best way possible. There's no tweak to the film you could make it that would improve it.

[@CinemaStix]

I know what you mean and totally agree. Wright has said his only regret was that the car chase to the model village wasn’t quite long or exciting enough. Which like, sure. But that’s pretty darn good if that’s the only thing that could be conceivably improved upon.

[@breakfreak3181]

That's a great description!

[@kennethgreifer5123]

I like the movie, but the ending was ruined by the extra bomb at the end. The movie seems to end, you thinks it is over, and then there is another bomb, so you have two endings, and it was disappointing. They just went too far.

[@brandoncooke6564]

@@kennethgreifer5123 Wasn't that the point though?

[@kennethgreifer5123]

@@brandoncooke6564 Did you ever see Galaxy Quest? It seems to end 4 times.

[@danhayabusa]

I just LOVE that the thumbnail for this video is from one of the funniest scenes: Oscar winning actress Olivia Coleman going "what makes you think it was murr-durr?!" 😂

[@pseudotasuki]

She's so goddamn funny in Hot Fuzz, too.

[@_WillCAD_]

Nothin' like a bit 'o girl-on-girl, is there?

[@ianjardine7324]

I've been round the station a few times.

[@DannyWood7989]

"I don't know, I quite like a midnight gobble." 😂

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

“Cmon Doris, you don’t mind a bit of manpower!”

[@theonlyandegg]

Shaun of the Dead is brilliant, yes, but I will live and die by Hot Fuzz

[@verzadus5716]

Agreed. Enjoyed the heck out of the former, but the latter will forever remain my favorite comedy of all time. World's End is pretty solid too tho...

[@ethanwentzlaff]

Fully agree

[@ProjectPhoenix21]

Hot Fuzz lives rent free in my head

[@sliverhandsonbasses]

Totally agree.

[@howiespancakeshack]

Weak third act and ending, SOD is a superior script

[@breadbah]

No matter how many times I watch Hot Fuzz, the blend of tones when Danny tells Angel to take his car and leave (highly dramatic) blended with the "Judge Judy and Executioner" line kills me

[@alexneill8338]

My mum lives in the small rural city of Wells, Somerset where Hot Fuzz was filmed, and it is the pride and joy of the community. People from our county quote it constantly. A few weeks ago they screened it on an inflatable cinema in the Bishops Palace garden where they shot the sinister “greater good” scene ❤

[@blondesummer7980]

the greater good

[@snakeson9246]

@@blondesummer7980SHUT IT

[@TheThejpmshow]

But it IS the best village..

[@Goit_Goit]

The scene where Cart/Wainwright disapprovingly both move off screen, only for one to duck back on then look disapprovingly again. Epic.

[@darrenstopper1806]

😂brilliant bit and the sound the accompanies it

[@JigglyBlubber]

You can also see one of them start to break and smile right as they move off screen too lol

[@blackthorne-rose]

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are a truly great comedy team too. Their role playing is pretty consistent across films - "Paul" is a great example of this from a different director.

[@AnthonyFlack]

Although these days Simon Pegg is busy hanging out with Tom Cruise and never, ever expressing an opinion about Scientology.

[@oilychefofblackpepper]

simon pegg(ed)

[@squeekyjam]

This and Galaxy Quest I think are prime examples of love letters to genres and specific movies. They're both brilliant movies that have held up so well. I think it's mainly due to the fact they genuinely respect, understand and apprecite the source materials for all their strengths and flaws!

[@Genesis-Grant]

YESSS I FUCKIN LOVE GALAXY QUEST

[@gifgoldblum7940]

That's exactly the same reason Mel Brooks' movies are so good

[@JimJones-kj8jk]

Hot Fuzz is the best in the Cornetto Trilogy. I have watched this twice as much as the other two movies in the series.

[@SlurpyPie]

Personally I think Shaun of the Dead is the best in the Trilogy but the other two are just as good

[@scottblanco5991]

Loved Hot Fuzz, the mystery of the town and the intrigue made it the best in my opinion

[@plumbthumbs9584]

Agreed. Just an impeccable script, plot, cinematography, acting, casting, and editing. And of course a movie as timeless as this one will become got zero awards recognition. I don't understand how the glitterati just don't get comedy.

[@happystash]

Cornetto Trilogy xD

[@raifthemad]

If I may ask the people who obviously like the third film as well. What's draws you in and keeps your interest? I had trouble watching it to the end once and for me it's not that funny or interesting. While Shaun was good and Fuzz was brilliant.

[@ColinFox]

Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim are two of my favourite examples of top notch filmmaking. Not just the writing and directing, but all the cuts, interstitials, jokes, pacing, everything. They're perfection.

[@davideberhardt6150]

YES! The rate in which Scott Pilgrim fires its jokes, puns and just clever gags from every angle and in every direction is mind-melting. It's everywhere, from the images, cuts, editing as such, music, sound FX and of course dialogue & acting. It's incredibly rewatchable, much like Hot Fuzz (Pegg & Frost even have a cameo in the Scott Pilgrim series)

[@Pheenixz]

My favourite example of this from Scott Pilgrim is the sequence where Knives goes to his apartment to find him and the door is answered by his roommate. That whole exchange where Scott is kinda visible, then hidden, then jumps out of the window and leaves behind Knives is so well choreographed that you almost forget about the dialogue, which just reinforces the humour of the situation.

[@louise221b]

I like to think that when our guy Danny does a video essay about a movie, it gets all trendy and hyped up on imdb - I've noticed this happen like five times lately. A humble thanks for introducing these masterpieces to us.

[@CinemaStix]

I doubt I’ll ever have quite that much influence. But I like the thought of that. :)

[@louise221b]

@@CinemaStix surely more than half of the people who enjoy this beautiful essay google it, then look it up on imdb - and then, the little green arrow is upwards! Thank you Danny, loved Hot Fuzz !!

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@CinemaStixone day you certainly could, your a fantastic video essasiest and people are certainly noticing

[@imatalkinglandslide]

@@The-Busy-Beeeeethe little green arrow there on imdb is upwards, i checked just now. Tis true!

[@AdamRThomasMusic]

practically every line of dialogue foreshadows something later. the writing and editing of hot fuzz is just too damn clean

[@JakeTaco83]

Hot Fuzz is such a rewatchable film. I never grow tired of it.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

07:26 "Don't shoot me! Who's gonna direct?" Made crack 🤣🤣

[@Knickerson]

This and Every Frame A Painting’s take on Edgar Wright’s work are both top notch. Thanks, Danny. Love your essays.

[@SlurpyPie]

Something else I love about this movie is how it parodies the quick and almost incoherent editing that many actions movies did at the time like Jason Bourne but ironically somehow manages to be coherent than the films it's parodying. I hope that one day I'll become just as good of a director as Edgar Wright, it's very unlikely but a man can dream. 😔 Edit: To everyone in the replies thanks for the words of encouragement it was so unexpected but I greatly appreciate it 😭😭

[@_blondwell]

Nah, don't say things like "it's unlikely" or "maybe". You can. You will.

[@lawrence-yx1ew]

Not with that attitude. You owe it to the world. Go make that movie man

[@greendoritoman2464]

1. It could be a parody but the fast paced kinetic editing is a huge part of wright’s signature style 2. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU SET YOUR MIND TO IT BRO 😤 NEVER GIVE UP

[@akamal92]

You won't become the next Edgar Wright with that attitude. If nothing else, try your best. It will be an entertaining wreck even if you fail. And if you succeed, I want my name in the credits.

[@SlurpyPie]

@@_blondwell Well I'll try my best. Thanks for the words of encouragement bro :D

[@jazzingpanda3190]

That absolute mad lad at 5:30 , three stories up, no safety equipment, just shimmying across a bending scaffolding pole😂

[@radhageorge]

I remember seeing Hot Fuzz in the theatre with my mom-- I grew up raised on 80s and 90s movies that my parents liked, and seeing something that so brilliantly paid homage to so much of that was an amazing experience for us to share. Probably the most my mom and I have ever laughed together that I can remember.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

This film makes me just beam with delight- especially that final high octane third. “My my, here comes the fuzz”

[@jjchello]

Great movie! There is no such thing as motor vehicle accidents. If they were accidents then no one would be to blame.

[@CinemaStix]

Love it.

[@Ayrshore]

Unless it's a POLACC... Police ones are accidents :P

[@stevecarter8810]

​@@Ayrshore no the civilian they hit is to blame

[@gifgoldblum7940]

Decaffeinated?

[@mikasasukasa8790]

Hot Fuzz is definitely my favorite of the Cornetto Trilogy. I didn't even like it all that much upon first watching, but my roommate would put it on a lot, and it wasn't until I started noticing all the little details and callbacks upon repeat viewings that I realized just how amazing it was. Edgar Wright is now one of my favorite directors.

[@twisteddane]

Hot Fuzz is my favourite movie of all time, I sometimes chuckle like a maniac when I think about a scene.

[@nonzz3ro]

Dude how did they not make more of these genre parody movies? Absolutely knocked it out of the park with Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead

[@stefschouwenaars9562]

They made the worlds end, which wasn't that well received. Edgar Wright also went to work on other projects, such as baby driver.

[@_Amit_Sunil]

And probably got run around with Marvel wasting his time on Ant Man​@@stefschouwenaars9562

[@kvetcha]

@@stefschouwenaars9562 The World's End is underrated as hell. Good movie.

[@timsyoutube6051]

Diminishing returns. Shaun of the dead was great, hot fuzz was ok and the world's end was a bit rubbish.

[@Emily.R.W]

@@timsyoutube6051 it’s true that worlds’ end was very mediocre in comparison, but only an “ok” for hot fuzz? Really?

[@OfficeChair42]

Great video! It’s fascinating how Edgar Wright managed to create something unique and uniquely entertaining, even though every scene feels like a reference to older movies.

[@The_Pariah]

Hot Fuzz is one of the best comedies I've ever seen, and have rewatched it countless times b/c it's THAT good.

[@anon_y_mousse]

Hot Fuzz is quite possibly the best movie of all time, objectively speaking. Very few that I've introduced it to haven't declared it their favorite and fewer still haven't at least had it in their top ten. That's a lot of double negatives, but I'm sure at least one person will understand.

[@CinemaStix]

Yes

[@munkeymowd]

Yarb

[@plumbthumbs9584]

Agreed! Yes, it can be a comedy, buddy, action, parody movie! Watch this movie ten times in a row, then do it with 'Gone With the Wind' or 'Casablanca' and see how you feel. Which one elevates the human experience?

[@Candyapplebone]

It’s my favorite movie. I’ve got a poster of it in my home

[@plumbthumbs9584]

@@Candyapplebone you cuddly monkey.

[@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit]

"My perfect Sunday" is still my go to confusing quote that no one ever gets but I laugh my ass off to 😂

[@MrWhipple42]

The use of Adam Ant in the opening montage is only its first touch of cinematic brilliance.

[@plumbthumbs9584]

double first!

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

There's also an XTC song in the movie, and I headcanon that this is a reference to the They Might Be Giants song "XTC vs. Adam Ant."

[@ackerjawaka1966]

They were adamant about Adam Ant 😜​@@floridaflamingogirl3119

[@SehnsuchtYT]

One thing I liked about Hot Fuzz is that it makes fun of the English countryside experience, but in a quite affectionate way that obviously shows they understand it; the fact Wright lived in Wells does not surprise me. There is too much media that either romanticises the countryside or treats everyone as stupid yokels.

[@stsm6192]

I shpose

[@nilsify]

Thanks for putting the ad at the end! I think that shows a lot of respect toward the viewers' time. I watched it because I want to support you that way and I hope you will always put the ads the end.

[@TheChangB]

Excellent work, as always! I've espoused my belief for years that Hot Fuzz is Wright's & Pegg's best film, but it only works if you've seen the references (especially Shaun of the Dead). It's like how The Empire Strikes Back is great, but you miss so much of it if you've not seen A New Hope.

[@kevinarmstrong478]

I agree it’s important to see the first but not absolutely essential each movie should be able to stand by itself and they do. Today watching a movie is like signing a mortgage!

[@BooksMusicMe17]

I don't think this is necessarily true, my whole family loved Hot Fuzz and they saw it before having seen Shaun of the Dead. I also find it the easiest to introduce to friends out of the three.

[@TheChangB]

​@@BooksMusicMe17 Poor word choice on my part. Hot Fuzz doesn't "only" work if you've seen Shaun of the Dead; that's the whole premise of this video. It does, however, exponentially increase the viewer's enjoyment when they get all the jokes.

[@cameronjames3499]

0:18 MISS Marple. She never married.

[@domhuckle]

"you've got a moustache"... "I knowww!" Topped marginally by the double out frame

[@ProjectPhoenix21]

I still actively quote Hot Fuzz to this day. I don’t think it will ever be topped.

[@CinemaStix]

Narp

[@matthewryan2060]

“P.I.Staker…..PISSTAKER!!! So that’s Peter..Ian…Staker..” always my favourite part.

[@williammanning178]

Thank you for putting the ad at the end. Decided to watch the whole thing rather than skipping the as part. Good stuff here

[@stevecarter8810]

Agree, it takes the role that credits used to take before corporations decided we didn't need to decompress and digest what we just took in

[@gprime.t]

Finally seeing Dead Right getting the recognition it deserves

[@UrbanistExploringCities]

Great video essay! I hope one day you'd consider doing one of The World's End. It's an underrated masterpiece in my opinion, it doesn't get as much attention as Shaun or Hot Fuzz, but the movie has the strongest emotional core from the three.

[@TheAk1292]

I didn't like World's End much the first time I watched it. Maybe because I was expecting something closer to Shaun and Hot Fuzz. But on rewatch I couldn't agree more about it's emotional core being the key why it's a different experience. It's not meant to be "funny", it's deeper than that.

[@breakfreak3181]

I think it's a good film, but the weakest of the three, however you're absolutely right on it having the strongest emotional core.

[@NerdFiction]

It's strange, just as I started to feel like one of my usual short video essay movie youtubers started to slip in quality, I find a new one who takes their place and outperforms what I'd been used to. Love your videos friend!

[@davec8385]

My favorite film of all time! Love how it blends action mystery and comedy together and is endlessly rewatchable

[@richardsmith3021]

What I love is not so much the action homage, but the Rom Com. Underdiscussed, but there are so many bits, inviting him in for coffee, the longing glances, the taillight illuminated look as he drives off, etc.

[@frog5mack]

Love seeing your new videos drop, thank you for all your dedication and work that you obviously put into all these essays

[@CinemaStix]

Thank you for being a part of it :) Your support makes all the difference in the world. -Danny

[@ThisIsReviewable]

Loved the bit about Edgar Wright’s evolution in editing and how well you edited showing the various cut comparisons, well done

[@zstick]

Hot Fuzz is basically Princess Bride for cop movies. Perfectly lampoons the genre while simultaneously doing the tropes better than the source material.

[@BrahmaDBA]

Hot Fuzz and Mr Robot, two of the best ways a director copy/stole from other movies but instead of plagiarizing, they made it their own.

[@horizoniki]

Who had Sam email copied with Mr robot?

[@BrahmaDBA]

@@horizoniki a lot. I don't want to spoil anything but he got a lot of inspirations. There is a video explaining how Sam Esmail incorporated a lot of famous movies and TV shows in Mr. Robot by Wisecrack. It's really good.

[@horizoniki]

@@BrahmaDBA thanks! I’m watching it right now!

[@LightningRaven42]

@@horizoniki Watch all 4 seasons. The second one is a little slow on first watch, but it's definitely worth it. One of the best TV shows ever made and an absolute massive entry on the Cyberpunk Genre.

[@horizoniki]

@@LightningRaven42hey I forgot to mention I am a big fan of Mr robot and Sam esmail, I’ve watched it and homecoming several times I know what you mean! Was just curious

[@Wolfsbane1100]

I think that something that is truly brilliant is your ability, Danny, to so perfectly articulate and communicate the choices, direction, and artistic talent of the directors. You are, by your own right, an excellent director of your chosen medium.

[@thebmxreviewer]

Edgar Wright is awesome

[@BrendanLorenzo]

Damn Wright he is

[@ElGranSanto]

​@@BrendanLorenzonailed it.

[@W1re]

I could watch you break down every scene in hot fuzz, great flick, great channel!

[@CinemaStix]

Haha, that’d be fun. I do have a movie or two that I’d seriously do that for though.

[@riseofazrael]

@@CinemaStix Great idea for a long form deep dive video

[@Oxygenep12]

I really wish they had done the same as they had in the Spaced series DVD extras, a Homage-o-Meter, showing which movies they payed homage to at which point. I found that fascinating in Spaced because I didnt even know half of them at the time.

[@El-Burrito]

The sad thing about Hot Fuzz, is that the did it so perfectly it feels like there's no point in making anything like this ever again. It could just never live up to Hot Fuzz

[@ibear2554]

Danny, you're like the friend who has great taste in music that sits me down and explains why a few songs are great and convinces me to check out the whole album and I'm bettered by the whole experience. Thank you. I'm going to watch the trilogy now.

[@Angels-3xist]

The number one thing I’d take away is that nostalgia is not always a toxic impulse but exactly what drives the people who make the best art. If anything people like Edgar Wright and Tarantino or Jon Favreau among many others are great examples of how being a total nerd for nostalgia is a great thing. I remember having chats with friends when I was a kid inspired by all the action movies we watched and how we would make action flick. To me Edgar Wright is what you get when you follow through and keep going. Anyone out there feels that spark should follow it.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

It's not "nostalgia" they're nerds for it's movies and specific genres of movies, nostalgia is a meaningless word.

[@Angels-3xist]

@@Mr.Goodkat …alright…

[@Beltyboy118]

I'd like to add that along with everything else, I live about 30 minutes away from where Hot Fuzz was filmed/set and it is an absolutely perfect characture of this part of england that only people who live here will probably truely appriciate

[@chriswho4232]

Your videos always pack in so much interesting information and detail on whatever subject they discuss.. it's absolutely one of my favorite things about how you craft them, and it makes them feel really rich and full. Bravo.

[@Darc_Kross]

"Show me" being the first line you use from Hot Fuzz, and in response to your own train of thought is some crisp editing

[@tamilstoic]

I am getting Every Frame A Painting vibes from your channel 😃 loving your work!

[@jessepack180]

Seeing this in the theater with a big group of friends is still one of my most memorable and enjoyable movie going experiences.

[@CinemaStix]

Pretty jealous. I never got the chance.

[@KudoYoung]

I love all of Edgars foreshadowing. Must have watched SOTD and HF a hundred times.

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

Hot Fuzz is one of the tightest, most technically proficient, and well rounded movies of all time. Slam dunk. 10/10 for what it is.

[@hmsverdun]

I have just seen this and I love the talk. One of the other things that I love about the movie is that it takes a lot of things about Gloucestershire towns and villages and the west country culture and weaves them into the film. Anyone who isnt there will get the jokes (the accent for example) but there are a lot of subtle references to the villages of the area in it-(there are actual model villages in Bourton on the Water for example) which make it funnier for those from the area.

[@BrendanMariani]

I love the grandma kick scene in Hot Fuzz. Edgar Wright in an interview said that after filming it, he could feel one or a few clips added to the sequence would really take it home and then had to do some convincing to get the extra half day or so of filming for it. thank goodness for the dedication to his vision because he got the clips he needed and its a really great grandma kick scene

[@sawlfo]

Its so inspiring watching how edgard perfected his craft to that level, but it also tell us that he already had the idea, just not the technique!

[@TheArcher101]

2:58 - mEgA ePiC!!

[@westaussie965]

Great movie, no box ticking characters

[@nixeon]

Edgar Wright has been such a brilliant filmmaker and so incredibly inspiring for me too!! Thanks for making this video essay that adds on to another layer of why I love Edgar Wright's films

[@CinemaStix]

:D

[@hallstewart]

It was filmed in Wells in rural Somerset. We got married in the town hall depicted in the shootout (left 1st floor window) My wife says it’s not entirely inaccurate portrait of British rural policing, esp. cake for misdemeanours. The ww2 ammo dump is surprisingly close to reality. Everyone grows apples, Everyone and their mums has guns, but you never ever see them.

[@oildalejones567]

You skipped Hong Kong "bullet ballet" films entirely, which a lot of the US '80s/'90s action movies themselves referenced or outright stole from. Drop Zone and The Last Boy Scout are the earliest movies I can recall that borrowed liberally from John Woo, whose influence was undeniable.

[@michaelgriffin5304]

Hot Fuzz is one of the funniest and best films ever made. It is an amazing comedy & Action movie. How do you pull that off? So genius.

[@marineboy1964]

Hot fuss is filmed in Wells Somerset It's a gorgeous place and well worth a visit

[@jimdotcom1972]

someone else said, and i'd like to repeat, hot fuzz is simultaneously a parody and example of its genre and exceeds both at their own game. that's what makes it so special.

[@smithjedediah]

It's actually amazing to me how much pastiche Wright gets away with without somehow sacrificing originality and without making you giving you that feeling of cultural exhaustion that such films often elicit. He's the best at what he does.

[@bornhuman67]

You've completely misunderstood this film when you say it "make you think all its ideas aren't stolen". The many many references are neither "stolen" nor concealed - they _want_ you to discover and enjoy these.

[@dutchuncle2716]

You take it way too literally. It's pretty clear he doesn't mean it in a negative way, the whole video is nothing but praise and appreciation of the film.

[@bornhuman67]

@@dutchuncle2716 Exactly. I'm responding to the very misleading title.

[@j0rbo]

@@bornhuman67 the title is made to entice people to click the video and obviously it worked lmao

[@sanityisrelative]

"nobody tells me nothin" is a recurring mantra in my life

[@alyssamitchell8191]

Tony Scott made great movies. Spy Game is my favorite. It’s a great example of story-within-a-story but also very clever with its presentation and characters.

[@timmholl9238]

Spy Game is severely underrated, and I loathe Robert Redford.

[@viatrix03]

Spy Game is excellent.

[@xerosereify]

When I was a kid I remember there was one summer where me and a friend watched hot fuzz (or its directors commentary) like every day for 2weeks straight. I think it really speaks to how packed the film is that we were still noticing new jokes even nearing the end of that spree.

[@jclark2317]

2:34 I wouldn't say is "distinctly American action". The jumping sideways, shooting with 2 guns action hails from China. I don't know that they originated it, but the likes of John Woo were doing this move in Chinese film long before an American movie ever used the technique.

[@skidmark2704]

The only American film with that I can't think of off hand is face off

[@jclark2317]

@@skidmark2704 also Hard Target, both of which were directed by John Woo.

[@manimustermann749]

Hot Fuzz is, for me, one of the most enjoyable films ever. I can't think of one other movie that I can just watch always.

[@liambethell2584]

Its honestly one of the greatest films of all time. When i first watched it i loved it, then i watched it again and loved it more, then again and even more and now i must've seen it a few dozen times and its arguably my favourite film ever.

[@TrashPanda5150]

5:54 Really kinda ruins it when he's holding a semi-auto pistol while giving the line that is referring to a single-action revolver with 6 rounds.

[@BobaFatt997]

Hot Fuzz is literally The Wicker Man. Holier-than-thou policeman arrives in small town, discovers that locals are unhelpful, begins to realise that locals are a little bit insane and then gets fucked over by the locals.

[@Lagrangeify]

And The Equalizer himself is in it too.

[@BobaFatt997]

@@Lagrangeify Yes! R.I.P, Edward Woodward.

[@alittlebitofkatie]

So here's the thing that makes Hot Fuzz work with its references (because a lot of films suck at making references), is that even without knowing the reference it still works. A lot of the references just work anyway (like how Angel runs, I didn't even know that was a reference) but for the ones that don't, work is done to mitigate that. A good example is the classic point break shooting gun into the air scene. Now that is a pretty well known scene in general, but when I watched Hot Fuzz in the cinema at 15, I hadn't seen point break, so I didn't know that reference. If we consider Danny's actions in that moment, and assuming we don't know the reference, it seems quite out of character. But earlier in the film Danny excitedly asks Angel if he has ever pointed his gun into the air and said aaaaaaargh in a section where he is talking about American action films. And it's not a random comment, it feels natural as part of the conversation and it's part of a gag. For people who know the reference it's a nice little nod, for those who don't, it doesn't feel odd, there is still a gag. You don't need to know the reference for the gag to work. But then it also pays double, because it acts as a reference point for the scene later on, so anyone who doesn't know the point break scene, still gets the reference. Therefore although the later scene's gag is just the reference, everyone gets it because the script did the work before we got there.

[@biltrex]

My wife and I saw Shaun of the Dead on a whim, knowing nothing about it, about Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, nothing. Walked out massive, instant fans. But going into it, Hot Fuzz seemed like a very different thing for him to take on. And yet... it is such an incredibly crafted film that it seems completely effortless. It walks all these genre boundaries and crossovers perfectly and entertains with every frame. It just doesn't get much better, you know?

[@JeremyRiedel]

I see no mention of "The Wicker Man" (1973) here, another core film that was a direct influence. Ironically, Edward Woodward is a cultist this time, and not the other way round.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

In _Dead Right_ he missed a great opportunity... _"You might be asking yourself: did he fire six shots... or five?!"_ To which, given he wasn't holding a revolver, I think it should've followed up with saying: _"I guess you're not that lucky, _*_punk,_*_ because this is a 12-round clip!"_ 😅

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

This is one of the most re-watchable films of all time. There's SO much detail in what's happening, what's said and what the actors are doing that you won't get it all on the first, second or even third viewing. I've seen this movie at least 20 times and I still laugh at something I missed the first 19 times I saw it. Edgar Wright was the original director hired to do the first "Antman" and I do wonder how that would have turned out. My understanding is that the studio and he couldn't see eye to eye on how to shoot it. I imagine Edgar wanted to do more of a comedy spin and the studio didn't quite want to go that far, though the version they got does have quite a bit of comedy in it.

[@shaggycan]

Hot Fuzz is a masterpiece. And I do not throw that word around lightly. The script is amazing and it's perfectly cast and directed.

[@toamastar]

Hot Fuzz is always gonna be a classic! I was in a hotel the other night after a long day of working and a long night of drinking, i turn on the TV and it was on, great way to end the night haha :)

[@Frosty4427]

Every time I watch Hot Fuzz, I notice something different. It's amazing

[@boredflower]

Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson are so unique and distinct you can tell within seconds of the film hands down my two favorites.

[@davidpaylor5666]

Hot Fuzz is the best British comedy movie in generations, absolute gold from the first scene.

[@forgetaboutit1069]

3:49 I believe the switch happened just a tad earlier with the red taillights of the car lighting them up red just like the scene reminiscent in Goodfellas with the red taillights where there was no going back to the way things were.

[@DrewDesign]

Never stop talking about Edgar Wright's films Danny!

[@CinemaStix]

Until he stops making them :) Which will also hopefully be never. I feel we’re due for another banger from him soon.

[@GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

Its crazy how films i grew up with and adored as a kid have already become the types of films people make video essays about on end

[@AlexAppleby]

Hot Fuzz is by far my favourite movie of all time. It's a hell of a ride. My dad showed me it when I was 15 and told me that he'd wanted to show me it since it came out but I was too young to watch it at the time. It was worth the wait and then some.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I love the breakdowns you do, breaking down scenes and explaining the techniques. Hot Fuzz is actually my favourite movie of all time. On a slight tangent. Just a couple of nights ago I watched Godzilla Minus One. So impressed with the movie. It's very efficient with its filmmaking, jumping into the next timeframe can be very sudden, but there is some genuinely beautiful cinematography, great score and emotive acting performances.