Caught Hot Fuzz at the Paramount last night (no, it's the Paramount - Scotiabank can kiss my ass).It was really good. I laughed out loud - really loud - many times.
It starts off slowly, and at first I thought this was gonna be another Shaun Of The Dead (funny, but not FUNNY), but at about the midpoint of the film it really takes off and the laughs come pretty fast and furious after that.
Unfortunately, KA, those laughs usually come accompanied by a good amount of blood (I don't think I'm giving anything away by stating that) so you'll have to decide if comedic gore is disturbing.
It helps, too, if you've seen your fair share of action flicks and can recognize when the genre (and specific films) is being spoofed. (Bad Boys and Point Break are particularly useful - again, I don't think I'm giving too much away by stating that)
Overall, I was pleased that this was, in fact, better than Shaun Of The Dead and I left the theatre in a good mood. What more can you want?
Thumbs up.
On a side note, there was a trailer for 28 Weeks Later before the film and despite turning my head and covering my ears, I still had some of the movie spoiled for me. Oh well. If the expression on my friend's face is any indication, this sequel to the spectacular 28 Days Later is very promising.
Spider-Man 3 however, is getting very mixed reviews. I accidentally saw about 1.5 seconds worth of movie clips this morning and - ARGH! - had a very important plot point blown for me. I have little doubt that the clip in question came from the latter half of the movie. Why do media outlets insist on revealing key moments of the film like this? Mother f***ers!
I'll write a review as soon as I see the film - likely this weekend sometime - but I'm not holding out much hope that this film will satisfy a Spidey fan like me. The Venom/alien symbiote costume plotline is complicated and was pivotal to the comic book Spider-Man mythos. Much like Revenge of The Sith, I don't see how a film can cover so much ground in so little time. Already the casting of Topher Grace as Eddie Brock is maddening. (In the comic, Eddie is a bodybuilder - thus Venom is like Spidey, only bigger and stronger.)
The movie reviews should be coming fast and furious over the next week or so - I'll get to 250 in no time!
2 comments:
Phil, you are the only person I know who can have a movie ruined for them in 1.5 seconds.
Have you seen Ernest Goes To Jail? There's a scene where he bathes in a washing machine! It goes on for SEVERAL seconds! I hope I haven't ruined the whole Ernest franchise for you.
Can I just say how thank ful i am to have you in my life to make sure i DON'T see movies that will destroy my rather delicate and innocent psyche? NO to Hot Fuzz - gotcha - let's go see Spidey!!!!!
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