My favorite of The Cornetto Trilogy. The way it plays off the 90’s action film genre is impeccable. And yet it manages to sneak in a pretty original and funny story as well.
Don't know if you ever saw Pegg and Frosts 90's comedy "Spaced" but sequences in that show are where these 3 movies came from. Exaggerated imaginary shootouts, Tim being scared by zombied while on his PS2, etc Well worth a watch.
@@spyklej4910 I concur. Not the release order, but I’d rank this is the order from best to worst. But I love them all. Even World’s End has my favorite climax in all 3 of them. I still laugh about that whole scene.
When I was taking my Police promotion exams, Sandford was the 'town' where the unrealistic scenarios were set in role plays that you had to deal with in 5 minutes. I don't think that the town in this film was named Sandford by just pure chance! 🤣
"It's Frank! He's appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner!" " He is not Judge Judy and executioner!"🤣I love the Cornetto Trilogy, all three movies are very funny!
This movie does such a good job with nearly each of its lines being foreshadowing that pays off. Also it has an amazing cast of great British actors. Skinner was Timothy Dalton (a James Bond), the guy who got blown up by the sea mine was Edward Woodward (Wicker Man, his last line is a reference to that), the reverend was Paul Freeman (Belloq in Indiana Jones), the chief inspector Butterman was Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn). Paddy Considine is well known now as King Viserys I from House of the Dragon while Lurch is Rory McCann (the Hound). Olivia Colman the policewoman-officer is a comedic legend from Peep Show. And Nicholas' ex-girlfriend was Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)- they made a joke about hiring one the most beautiful woman and only showing her eyes.
David Bradley as well, very recognisable British actor from Harry Potter (Filch), Game of Thrones (Walder Frey) and more recently in Ricky Gervais' After Life (Ton'y dad)
The callbacks in this film are fantastic. Every time I watch it I see another one. The fairground, the doc says ‘shoot down the little men and you can waltz off with the cuddly monkey’ that’s the end of the film in one sentence.
It's really a master class in set up and execution, because everything that happens before the big reveal turns out to be significant in the end. The swan, the statue, the hoodie kids, the ketchup trick, everything. One of the more subtle bits is with Lurch, because if you notice the only lines he says throughout the entire movie are some variation of "yarb." When Nicholas is pretending to be him over the radio there's this brief moment of hesitation when he has to say no and you can see him trying to figure out how Lurch would say no before going with "narb?" and it turns out he was right.
I always feel so old when reactors are baffled or confused by the Romeo and Juliet play. It's clear that we are well past the point where Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet was well known and, as far as I could tell, inescapable for years.
@@theradgegadgie6352 yeah, Romeo+Juliet was already 11 years old by then, so the constant references had waned a bit by then. But it really seemed incessant for a few years, there.
That thing was in our school curriculum, weirdly enough in Ethics class (no idea why it wasn’t in English) I really enjoyed it back than, I still think the idea of combing the weird absurdist modern world with the original dialogue was cool but the movie is a bit much if you watch it as an adult.
Olivia Coleman is an Oscar recipient. Yet here she portraits the double-entendre Doris who makes lewd jokes all the time. Nearly every scene with her has at least one such line in it.
OMG the foreshadowing in this movie is on a whole different level. This has got to be one of the best-written movies in a long time, with one of the funniest and most fun climaxes, a fantastic cast, fantastic action, it's got almost literally EVERYTHING going for it.
26:33 Nah, they still have most of the cops, Peter Ian Staker (the guy with the swan that lives in the castle), Aaron A. Aaronson (the first person in the phone book), and the law-abiding mumbly farmer who turned in all the weapons he’s found over the years, at the very least. I’m sure there were other good people, too, like the mothers, and the spray-paint kids.
"Who would have thought that such a cute little town would have such a dark story?" Tell me you've never seen an episode of Midsommer Murders without telling me you've never seen an episode of Midsommer Murders...
This movie is SO good. The details and callbacks are numerous, and will most likely require a second or third viewing. And the cast is absolutely stunning, including the cameos.
My favorite shoot'em up/British comedy of all time. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are hilarious and Timothy Dalton who is a former James Bond actor was great in this one too
This is one of those movies that you *really* need to watch multiple times to fully appreciate it. It's a lot of fun on the first watch, but it's so much better on a rewatch, because you notice so many genius little details that you missed the first time around. Like the fact that the first half of the movie keeps telling you exactly what's going to happen in the second half. One example is that every time Danny asks Nicholas "Have you ever ?" they end up doing exactly that thing during the movie's finale: firing guns in a high speed chase, firing guns while jumping through the air, firing a gun up in the air while going "AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" etc.
Nothing in this Movie is without purpose ! The Action Movies they watched ? In the Action Scenes at the end, they recreated scenes from those movies. "Did you ever jumped through the Air and shot 2 Pistols ?" They do that too ^^ There is SO much that is setup and paid of in this...
Remember when you watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark? The rival archaeologist in that one (the French guy who takes the idol from him at the start of the movie and gets melted at the end), is the same actor who plays the vicar in Hot Fuzz
The most accomplished of the three films in my opinion. The cast they managed to get involved is an extraordinary "who's who" of elder British character actors, it somehow seamlessly merges those 90s action movies with 70s British folk horror. Timothy Dalton (a former James Bond) was having an absolute blast here, such an entertaining performance. And then there's the writing - Pegg and Wright absolutely nailed this. Hugely rewatchable and entertaining.
Many folks miss the gags about what music is playing in Timothey Dalton's car as he passes each crime scene (Dire Straights - Romeo & Juliet, Arthur Brown - Fire).
Here's something fun - Sandford village was filmed in the City of Wells here in the UK, not far from where I live and where some of my family lives right now! I can remember seeing some of this being filmed, and as you can imagine, it's even more of a hit locally than it is everywhere else! Loads of quotes from this film are burned into our brains! Definitely a little weird seeing the town centre getting shot up though. This film is the second in a set of semi-related movies by the same team known as the Cornetto Trilogy. I strongly recommend that you check out the other two, Shaun of the Dead and The World's End, because they're just amazing as Hot Fuzz, even if Hot Fuzz is most people's favourite! The plots of each film aren't related at all, but the cast and crew involved is the same throughout!
Aye me and my family were there visiting some friends not so long ago. We saw the swans by the castle getting fed, and had a pretend gun fight whilst we were in the square haha.
Well is also Edgar Wright's home town (and I believe Simon Pegg lived in that area, but not Wells itself, for quite a bit of his childhood). I'm sure I've read somewhere that Edgar had a Saturday job in the supermarket they used in the movie.
On my short list of favorite movies of all time. Masterclass in The Art of Conservation of Detail. The names are unfortunate but it's because they are all fairly "basic" in the sense they're all from the "surname from occupation" thing. Blower is a solicitor/lawyer. Blower of hot wind. And so forth. They don't all line up, but there are several that are kinda obvious (Messenger). Basically all three Cornetto "trilogy" movies have a gag about fences and cutting through gardens/yards. Police tend to like this one because of the paperwork gags. It's one of the only depictions that really emphasize how much paperwork is involved. You noticed right off that Danny is quick to change his vocabulary, but did you also pick up that he has an AMAZING memory? Angel is constantly looking at his own notes and Danny pulls everything from memory. He will also quote Angel verbatim at times. Fun little trivia: Sandford is the name used for towns in law enforcement tests, simulations, and exercise in England, so that's a little bit of an easter egg for them.
29:08 - according to the director, Sgt Angel is skilled enough to always go for the wounding shot rather than a killing blow. Bit of a stretch admittedly, but in the heightened reality of the Cornetto Trilogy it kind of works. He is after all the epitome of high functioning Lawful Good.
I've been to England, but only once and only for a week. First time I saw this, I thought that the town looked familiar, but dismissed it as probably just similar to one of the very few towns I visited on my trip. Then I looked it up, and indeed, the movie was shot in Wells, in Somerset, and I absolutely did remember from having been there. SWAN!!!!
Timothy Dalton said that the most fun ever on a movie-set was with Hot Fuzz. If you liked his performance, do check out his two outstanding Bond-movies. To me he's the best 007.
There are so many fun cameos in this movie besides the clearly visible ones; the stabbing Santa Claus was played by Peter Jackson, Janine was Cate Blanchett, the judges were Edgar Wright's mother, Simon Pegg's mother and Wright's old drama teacher
"Does everyone in this have an unfortunate last name?" Well, kinda. Good catch - they all have surnames that relate to traditional old jobs, like drapers and skinners, to suggest all the families go back a loooong time in this town. And, of course, Nicholas Angel's name speaks for itself. If you watch the other Cornetto film The World's End, keep an eye out for the surnames there too.
One of my favourite films ever. The attention to detail in every scene and line of dialogue is incredible. Like at 12:30 in the video, the only reason the hedge is low enough for Nick and Danny to jump over is because the farmer had cut the hedge that doesn't belong to him.
This is so much fun, and it's a joy to see such an amazing cast really enjoy themselves. For me the single best thing is the great Edward Woodward - anyone who's seen The Wicker Man will know why he has to be in a movie about a cop visiting a small community where things aren't what they seem.
The Wicker Man is quite simply the greatest British horror film of all time & an absolute masterpiece!! It’s had its grip on me since I first saw it. I had the honour of meeting Sir Christopher Lee back in 2006 & I got speak with him about his time with Hammer Films & also The Wicker Man. Right up to his death, Lee was certain that several missing reels were now buried somewhere under the M25 in North London. That said, the Final Cut is fantastic. Plockton near Kyle of Lochalsh; where Sgt Howie comes ashore & meets the locals is an amazing place. Then again, so are all the locations.
Fun fact: almost all of the Neighbourhood Watch members are veterans of stage and screen, but many of them are known for their roles in horror films and as villains. To wit... Edward Woodward (Professor Weaver) famously played another overly-straitlaced cop who found himself investigating sinister doings revolving around a fanatical cult of villagers in the movie The Wicker Man, and was also the original lead of the TV series The Equaliser. Timothy Dalton (Simon Skinner) was Neville Sinclair in The Rocketeer. He also appears as Rassilon in the Doctor Who story "The End of Time" and was James Bond in the late 80s. Billie Whitelaw (Mrs. Cooper) was Mrs Blaylock, the Satanist nanny of Damien in The Omen, played Violet Kray (mother of Reg and Ronnie Kray) in The Krays opposite the Brothers Kemp, and the voice of Aughra, The Keeper of Secrets from The Dark Crystal. Eric Mason (Mr Cooper) was the Executioner in A Man For All Seasons and made small appearances in the likes of Fahrenheit 451, Blood on Satan's Claw and Grave of the Vampire. Stuart Wilson (Dr. Hatcher) was the corrupt cop/gun-runner in Lethal Weapon 3 and Don Rafael Montero in The Mask of Zorro. Paul Freeman (Rev. Shooter) was Indiana Jones's rival archaeologist Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Ivan Ooze, the crazy purple villain from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Kenneth Cranham (Mr Reaper) was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Jimmy Price in Layer Cake. Tim Barlow (Mr Treacher) was an ex-soldier who took up acting in the late 60s, mostly in small roles, but the reason he's playing Treacher is that he lost his hearing in the 1950s when testing a high velocity Muzzle Rifle for the British Army and was deaf until recently, when surgery to fit a cochlear implant allowed him to recover some of his hearing. Julia Deakin (Mary Porter) was in Pegg and Wright's sitcom Spaced as Marsha the Landlady; her husband Ray's actor, Peter Wight, is best known (to me at least) as Brian the Secuity Guard from Mike Leigh's Naked, starring David Thewlis. Patricia Franklin (Mrs Roper the shopkeeper) appears in the Winchester from Shaun of the Dead, and was a regularly appearing castmember in five of the Carry On films. Rory McCann as "Lurch" is obviously the Hound from Game of Thrones but before all that, he appeared in commercials for Scott's Porage Oats. And Alice Lowe (Tina the shopgirl) is in LOADS of stuff, but in particular she's known for Garth Mahenghi's Darkplace, the movies Sightseers and Prevenge (which she starred in, wrote and directed *WHILST HEAVILY PREGNANT*), and the Black Mirror interactive movie Bandersnatch.
The Cornetto Trilogy is an amazing masterpiece of filmmaking. People tend to not take it seriously due to its comedic and buddy cop action nature from this film but its still a masterclass of film editing, storytelling and film direction. Such great movie from such great trio (Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost). I hope we'll see you react to "At World's End" as well to close out this amazing Trilogy.
You say "does everyone in this town just have an unfortunate last name", actually all the names represent their role in the story. Tim Messenger, writes the newspaper. Bob Walker, the officer with the dog. Leslie Tiller, the florist killed with the shears (tilling the land). Simon Skinner, because he's the red herring you're supposed to think is the murderer. Sergeant Turner, the guy at the police desk who keeps changing from tidy and pleasant to scruffy and irritable. Every character's name is relevant
My first comment on this channel (loving it btw). This is way up in my top 10, it’s gold. At University we quoted it all the time, still do to be honest. I have been to the real place (Wells) were this was filmed, outside scenes at least. Thanks for watching it 😊
British humor does tend to be a bit dark, especially with the team of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. Another one of their movies is "Paul" which I highly suggest. There are a lot of big-name stars in this, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Coleman, and some others that are easily recognizable. Simon Pegg is also known for some of the newer Star Trek movies where he plays Scottie.
My favourite comedy movie ever, it's so layered and well written, every watch you pick up more and more. Almost impossible to pick a favourite moment or line, it's all so good.
This is defiantly one of the top 3 most enjoyable and rewatchable movies I know. It just has so many things I enjoy in it and it has so many clever gags and details that you can watch it over and over again, and still don’t catch them all.
The Cornetto triology. So named because a Cornetto (frozen treat) appears in each. Red - Shawn of the Dead, Blue - Hot Fuzz, and Green -The World's End. They have some of the same actors, but different characters in different stories. They can be watched in any order since their only relation is who worked in them. If you enjoy one, you'll likely enjoy the others.
The only connection these movies have is the choice of ice cream in each, namely Cornetto which can be found in pretty much any shop with a freezer. Mass produced, and I doubt there are many Brits who haven't had at least one. References pop up in the other movies, if only briefly.
The Freeman - Coogan - Nighy casting joke is my favourite joke in the whole movie, although the Adam Buxton head explosion is quite a close second. OK, and the "every year" joke is also sublime.
I'm a big fan of "If you want to be big cop in small town, fuck off down the model village" but I've never seen it included in a reaction video. Given how they react to the scene at the end I'm guessing model villages just aren't a thing in the US?
@@chrispalmer7893 Hm. Never knew that, and we got one around here in Austria as well... not a model village, but a rather large park with models from buildings all over the world.
This flick catches everyone by surprise. When I first saw it the only thing I knew was that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were in it. They did a fouth movie together, “Paul,” which is also fun.
Fun Facts the Receptionist at the hotel, was in the Film the OMEN, as the Nanny there,, when looking for an actor playing Simon Skinner, they wanted a Dalton Type person, so they said why not ask him.. and he accepted and apparently this is one of hid fav roles, the head of the citizens watch is played by Edward Woodward from the wicker man and the tv series the Equaliser, All the people have names like skinner, weaver, reaper, Porter, all jobs, Martin Blower the one who lost his head, IS actually a proper Shakespearian actor, so him playing romeo and juliet in a BAD way is doubly funny if you know,
The Music playing when Skinner is driving the first is Romeo and Juliet, the 2nd is Fire by the crazy world of arthur Brown., Nicholas Angels Badge number is 777, the number after the beast, and He never kills anyone, they are all arrested and alive, apart from the sea mine but angel didnt do that
I find or see something new every single time i watch or see a reaction to this movie. It gets better the more you learn about it and how intertwined everything is. Love it to bits. Find the blooper reel, it's hilarious.
I swear, I'm going to make my ringtone "Hey it's Addie." I love these two main actors, they are in many movies together. Plus there were many all-star cast members. Addie, as a special request could you put "Paul 2011 on your comedy movie reaction request? Thanks a bunch.
Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite ever movies, it builds on itself as you watch and the more you watch it the more you realize how much it builds. All the questions Danny asks during the movie happens near the end of the movie during the action sequences. It's so much fun to watch through and find more and more small things they add in at the beginning that happen throughout the movie.
One of the funniest aspects of this film to me is, it's a riff on what it's like to move from London out to one of southern England's picturesque tourist-trap towns/villages. I have several friends currently stuck in that situation now. Media professionals forced for whatever reason to live there. People visit on holiday and think "Oh, wouldn't it be lovely to live here!" But in reality, it's extremely restrictive on what you can or cannot do, what colors you're allowed to paint your fence, your door, etc. I was talking to one comedy writer friend back in the early '10s, who lives in a village outside of Bath (his ex moved there with their kid). As we were talking, I googled pictures of the village, saying how I'd love to live there. He said "Yeah everyone says that until they experience it. It's like a storybook village. You ever have a Nan where the items in her room *_Must Never Be Moved, Even A Millimetre?_* It's like that, but a whole village." "Oh!" "Ever seen _Hot Fuzz?_ " "Of course!" "Well, both Simon and Edgar are from the West Country. There's your answer." It made me laugh and gave me a whole new insight into the film.
There were several references to the Cornetto Trilogy for the first movie, Shaun of the Dead. Some of the things that occurred during the movie directly referenced that movie. So much fun. Great reaction.
IDK if you've watched Game of Thrones, but did you notice that Michael "Lurch" the trolley boy was Rory McCann who played Sandor "The Hound" Clegane in GoT? Also the old farmer with all the guns was in GoT as well as Walder Frey.
I love this movie and have seen it so many times before and yet everytime I see it, I still marvel at just how well made it is. The misdirection, foreshadowing, references and above all the editing and transitions are just so good 😘👌
A reference that I wouldn't expect non-Brits to get. The code to the evidence locker was 999, which is the emergency number in the UK, equivalent to 911 in the US.
Of the Cornetto Trilogy this is my favorite, Shaun of the Dead gets pretty depressing at the end while the climax of this movie just builds and builds to epic proportions.
My father and I are quoting Simon Skinner regularly. This movie really redeemed Timmothy Dalton for me, to the point that I actually enjoy his Bond appearances now.
The version of Romeo and Juliet they're doing is based on Baz Luhrmann's "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" (1996), which is the original script, but set in modern times, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. It's worth a watch.
Best of the Cornetto trilogy. Did you notice that Janine was Cate Blanchett? They were also wanting to cast a Timothy Dalton-esque villain, and went through several auditions before they were like, why don't we just ask Timothy Dalton? :P
Jim Broadbent's role as the Inspector wasn't his first time playing a 'bent copper' he played one in three episodes of Only Fools and Horses as Slater.
It's amusing that at beginning of the movie, Danny is asking Angel if he's ever done any action movie stuff, ie shooting the gun into the air, jumping while firing two guns, etc..., only for them to do all of it at the end of the movie.
So many cameos in this movie. The Santa who stabbed Angel was Peter Jackson. His ex-girlfriend at the crime scene was Cate Blanchett. Most of the town were famous Brit actors of yore. Also, Timothy Dalton - who played Skinner - is an ex-Bond
This reaction has to be my favorite from you! Great laughs, jump scares, no tears though. Maybe from laughing or at being scared. jk Great start to my weekend. Take care, Addie!!
I still don't watch all the gory scenes, but I still love this movie! "The greater good" is such a fantastic quote to pull out randomly. (I like this one way more than the other two, unfortunately.)
I love the secret cameos.
Peter Jackson as Santa and Cate Blanchett as Janine.
For any House of the Dragon fans, King Viserys (Paddy Considine) was one of the Andys.
Oh I thought that was Tilda Swinton.
Steve merchant was the one that reported the swan aswell
@@maximus1868Peter Ian staker
We aren't going to mention Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's mothers as two of the Judges for the Best Village contest?
My favorite of The Cornetto Trilogy. The way it plays off the 90’s action film genre is impeccable. And yet it manages to sneak in a pretty original and funny story as well.
out of the Trilogy, this one, then Shawn of the Dead, then World's End
Don't know if you ever saw Pegg and Frosts 90's comedy "Spaced" but sequences in that show are where these 3 movies came from. Exaggerated imaginary shootouts, Tim being scared by zombied while on his PS2, etc Well worth a watch.
@@spyklej4910 I concur. Not the release order, but I’d rank this is the order from best to worst. But I love them all. Even World’s End has my favorite climax in all 3 of them. I still laugh about that whole scene.
@@j9lorna I should. I keep meaning to but I always have more pressing shows.
@@mojoshivers well, there's only 2 seasons of I think 6 episodes so it's not like it'd take you long
Olivia Colman's character is a real gem, all her oneliners are hilarious and delivered perfectly.
When I was taking my Police promotion exams, Sandford was the 'town' where the unrealistic scenarios were set in role plays that you had to deal with in 5 minutes. I don't think that the town in this film was named Sandford by just pure chance! 🤣
Toppesfield was another good one. The MoD Plod used to use that.
No, there's no way that's a coincidence. Every single detail in this movie is intentional, and I have no doubt that one is, too.
"It's Frank! He's appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner!" " He is not Judge Judy and executioner!"🤣I love the Cornetto Trilogy, all three movies are very funny!
This movie does such a good job with nearly each of its lines being foreshadowing that pays off. Also it has an amazing cast of great British actors. Skinner was Timothy Dalton (a James Bond), the guy who got blown up by the sea mine was Edward Woodward (Wicker Man, his last line is a reference to that), the reverend was Paul Freeman (Belloq in Indiana Jones), the chief inspector Butterman was Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn). Paddy Considine is well known now as King Viserys I from House of the Dragon while Lurch is Rory McCann (the Hound). Olivia Colman the policewoman-officer is a comedic legend from Peep Show. And Nicholas' ex-girlfriend was Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)- they made a joke about hiring one the most beautiful woman and only showing her eyes.
Olivia Coleman is also now an Oscar Award winner for the film The Favourite.
Billie Whitelaw (the hag) was Damions' nanny in "The Omen".
@@kathyastrom1315 Put some respect on her name.
Arthur Webley (the farmer with all the guns and the mine) is best known as Filch in the Harry Potter movies and Walder Frey in Game of Thrones
David Bradley as well, very recognisable British actor from Harry Potter (Filch), Game of Thrones (Walder Frey) and more recently in Ricky Gervais' After Life (Ton'y dad)
Beautiful. This should be in a Hall of Fame. Easily the best of the Trilogy, with a perfect cast performing perfectly.
The callbacks in this film are fantastic. Every time I watch it I see another one. The fairground, the doc says ‘shoot down the little men and you can waltz off with the cuddly monkey’ that’s the end of the film in one sentence.
Skinner likes to give clues, like the “may their heads be struck from their shoulders” & the rat did go splat.
It's really a master class in set up and execution, because everything that happens before the big reveal turns out to be significant in the end. The swan, the statue, the hoodie kids, the ketchup trick, everything. One of the more subtle bits is with Lurch, because if you notice the only lines he says throughout the entire movie are some variation of "yarb." When Nicholas is pretending to be him over the radio there's this brief moment of hesitation when he has to say no and you can see him trying to figure out how Lurch would say no before going with "narb?" and it turns out he was right.
"He's always around, he always knows what's happening - " he always listens to songs *about* what happened, when he drives past them :D
I always feel so old when reactors are baffled or confused by the Romeo and Juliet play. It's clear that we are well past the point where Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet was well known and, as far as I could tell, inescapable for years.
It's possibly my favourite gag in the whole movie (the piano playing on Lovefool always cracks me up as well)
Love the gag hated the movie saw it once and only once Romeo and juliet not hot fuzz.
I saw Hot Fuzz when it was fresh out, and I didn't get that reference then, either.
@@theradgegadgie6352 yeah, Romeo+Juliet was already 11 years old by then, so the constant references had waned a bit by then. But it really seemed incessant for a few years, there.
That thing was in our school curriculum, weirdly enough in Ethics class (no idea why it wasn’t in English) I really enjoyed it back than, I still think the idea of combing the weird absurdist modern world with the original dialogue was cool but the movie is a bit much if you watch it as an adult.
This is truly a well written plot and dialogue. It's all around good fun to watch.
We know you loved it. Everyone does.
Olivia Coleman is an Oscar recipient. Yet here she portraits the double-entendre Doris who makes lewd jokes all the time. Nearly every scene with her has at least one such line in it.
This is one of those movies where you notice more and more with each viewing; so much that happens is cleverly foreshadowed early on
The one I caught this time was "you can't just make people disappear". Feels like practically every line is significant.
OMG the foreshadowing in this movie is on a whole different level.
This has got to be one of the best-written movies in a long time, with one of the funniest and most fun climaxes, a fantastic cast, fantastic action, it's got almost literally EVERYTHING going for it.
26:33 Nah, they still have most of the cops, Peter Ian Staker (the guy with the swan that lives in the castle), Aaron A. Aaronson (the first person in the phone book), and the law-abiding mumbly farmer who turned in all the weapons he’s found over the years, at the very least. I’m sure there were other good people, too, like the mothers, and the spray-paint kids.
"Who would have thought that such a cute little town would have such a dark story?"
Tell me you've never seen an episode of Midsommer Murders without telling me you've never seen an episode of Midsommer Murders...
I can't get over how good Timothy Dalton is in this.
This movie is SO good. The details and callbacks are numerous, and will most likely require a second or third viewing. And the cast is absolutely stunning, including the cameos.
saw it the tenth time a few weeks ago, still found new details.
23:08 -- Guess you've never had to deal with a Homeowners Association group..
My favorite shoot'em up/British comedy of all time. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are hilarious and Timothy Dalton who is a former James Bond actor was great in this one too
Timothy Dalton is my fav James Bond :-)
The most underrated Bond!!! If only we got more than two films with him in the role.
I’d rather have seen Dalton in the role, rather than Brosnan!!!
This is one of those movies that you *really* need to watch multiple times to fully appreciate it. It's a lot of fun on the first watch, but it's so much better on a rewatch, because you notice so many genius little details that you missed the first time around. Like the fact that the first half of the movie keeps telling you exactly what's going to happen in the second half. One example is that every time Danny asks Nicholas "Have you ever ?" they end up doing exactly that thing during the movie's finale: firing guns in a high speed chase, firing guns while jumping through the air, firing a gun up in the air while going "AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" etc.
Nothing in this Movie is without purpose !
The Action Movies they watched ? In the Action Scenes at the end, they recreated scenes from those movies.
"Did you ever jumped through the Air and shot 2 Pistols ?" They do that too ^^
There is SO much that is setup and paid of in this...
This movie really excels when you re-watch it.
Remember when you watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark? The rival archaeologist in that one (the French guy who takes the idol from him at the start of the movie and gets melted at the end), is the same actor who plays the vicar in Hot Fuzz
This is a masterpiece in setup and payoff. Not a single wasted frame.
The most accomplished of the three films in my opinion. The cast they managed to get involved is an extraordinary "who's who" of elder British character actors, it somehow seamlessly merges those 90s action movies with 70s British folk horror. Timothy Dalton (a former James Bond) was having an absolute blast here, such an entertaining performance.
And then there's the writing - Pegg and Wright absolutely nailed this. Hugely rewatchable and entertaining.
Many folks miss the gags about what music is playing in Timothey Dalton's car as he passes each crime scene (Dire Straights - Romeo & Juliet, Arthur Brown - Fire).
Here's something fun - Sandford village was filmed in the City of Wells here in the UK, not far from where I live and where some of my family lives right now! I can remember seeing some of this being filmed, and as you can imagine, it's even more of a hit locally than it is everywhere else! Loads of quotes from this film are burned into our brains! Definitely a little weird seeing the town centre getting shot up though.
This film is the second in a set of semi-related movies by the same team known as the Cornetto Trilogy. I strongly recommend that you check out the other two, Shaun of the Dead and The World's End, because they're just amazing as Hot Fuzz, even if Hot Fuzz is most people's favourite! The plots of each film aren't related at all, but the cast and crew involved is the same throughout!
Aye me and my family were there visiting some friends not so long ago. We saw the swans by the castle getting fed, and had a pretend gun fight whilst we were in the square haha.
Well is also Edgar Wright's home town (and I believe Simon Pegg lived in that area, but not Wells itself, for quite a bit of his childhood). I'm sure I've read somewhere that Edgar had a Saturday job in the supermarket they used in the movie.
@@chrispalmer7893 I think that's true, or mostly true at least. Your first point definitely is, but I can't remember the rest for sure.
My friend lived in wells….used to tell me all about it being the movie location for hot fuzz! Pretty cool I say!!
They've got a signed Stab Vest from Simon Pegg framed and hanging up in the pub in Wells.
On my short list of favorite movies of all time. Masterclass in The Art of Conservation of Detail.
The names are unfortunate but it's because they are all fairly "basic" in the sense they're all from the "surname from occupation" thing. Blower is a solicitor/lawyer. Blower of hot wind. And so forth. They don't all line up, but there are several that are kinda obvious (Messenger).
Basically all three Cornetto "trilogy" movies have a gag about fences and cutting through gardens/yards.
Police tend to like this one because of the paperwork gags. It's one of the only depictions that really emphasize how much paperwork is involved.
You noticed right off that Danny is quick to change his vocabulary, but did you also pick up that he has an AMAZING memory? Angel is constantly looking at his own notes and Danny pulls everything from memory. He will also quote Angel verbatim at times.
Fun little trivia: Sandford is the name used for towns in law enforcement tests, simulations, and exercise in England, so that's a little bit of an easter egg for them.
This is one of my favorite movies and probably my favorite comedy. 😀
29:08 - according to the director, Sgt Angel is skilled enough to always go for the wounding shot rather than a killing blow. Bit of a stretch admittedly, but in the heightened reality of the Cornetto Trilogy it kind of works. He is after all the epitome of high functioning Lawful Good.
Never clicked on a video so quick. I cannot express my love for this movie enough. THE GREATER GOOD
The greater good.
I've been to England, but only once and only for a week. First time I saw this, I thought that the town looked familiar, but dismissed it as probably just similar to one of the very few towns I visited on my trip. Then I looked it up, and indeed, the movie was shot in Wells, in Somerset, and I absolutely did remember from having been there. SWAN!!!!
Timothy Dalton said that the most fun ever on a movie-set was with Hot Fuzz. If you liked his performance, do check out his two outstanding Bond-movies. To me he's the best 007.
So many great actors in this movie. Timothy Dalton,Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman, David Bradley, Rory Mccann.
“…but you’ve always been here” when at the hotel is a reference to The Shining
There are so many fun cameos in this movie besides the clearly visible ones; the stabbing Santa Claus was played by Peter Jackson, Janine was Cate Blanchett, the judges were Edgar Wright's mother, Simon Pegg's mother and Wright's old drama teacher
"Does everyone in this have an unfortunate last name?" Well, kinda. Good catch - they all have surnames that relate to traditional old jobs, like drapers and skinners, to suggest all the families go back a loooong time in this town. And, of course, Nicholas Angel's name speaks for itself.
If you watch the other Cornetto film The World's End, keep an eye out for the surnames there too.
One of my favourite films ever. The attention to detail in every scene and line of dialogue is incredible. Like at 12:30 in the video, the only reason the hedge is low enough for Nick and Danny to jump over is because the farmer had cut the hedge that doesn't belong to him.
This is so much fun, and it's a joy to see such an amazing cast really enjoy themselves. For me the single best thing is the great Edward Woodward - anyone who's seen The Wicker Man will know why he has to be in a movie about a cop visiting a small community where things aren't what they seem.
The Wicker Man is quite simply the greatest British horror film of all time & an absolute masterpiece!! It’s had its grip on me since I first saw it.
I had the honour of meeting Sir Christopher Lee back in 2006 & I got speak with him about his time with Hammer Films & also The Wicker Man. Right up to his death, Lee was certain that several missing reels were now buried somewhere under the M25 in North London. That said, the Final Cut is fantastic.
Plockton near Kyle of Lochalsh; where Sgt Howie comes ashore & meets the locals is an amazing place. Then again, so are all the locations.
Fun fact: almost all of the Neighbourhood Watch members are veterans of stage and screen, but many of them are known for their roles in horror films and as villains. To wit... Edward Woodward (Professor Weaver) famously played another overly-straitlaced cop who found himself investigating sinister doings revolving around a fanatical cult of villagers in the movie The Wicker Man, and was also the original lead of the TV series The Equaliser. Timothy Dalton (Simon Skinner) was Neville Sinclair in The Rocketeer. He also appears as Rassilon in the Doctor Who story "The End of Time" and was James Bond in the late 80s. Billie Whitelaw (Mrs. Cooper) was Mrs Blaylock, the Satanist nanny of Damien in The Omen, played Violet Kray (mother of Reg and Ronnie Kray) in The Krays opposite the Brothers Kemp, and the voice of Aughra, The Keeper of Secrets from The Dark Crystal. Eric Mason (Mr Cooper) was the Executioner in A Man For All Seasons and made small appearances in the likes of Fahrenheit 451, Blood on Satan's Claw and Grave of the Vampire. Stuart Wilson (Dr. Hatcher) was the corrupt cop/gun-runner in Lethal Weapon 3 and Don Rafael Montero in The Mask of Zorro. Paul Freeman (Rev. Shooter) was Indiana Jones's rival archaeologist Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Ivan Ooze, the crazy purple villain from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Kenneth Cranham (Mr Reaper) was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Jimmy Price in Layer Cake. Tim Barlow (Mr Treacher) was an ex-soldier who took up acting in the late 60s, mostly in small roles, but the reason he's playing Treacher is that he lost his hearing in the 1950s when testing a high velocity Muzzle Rifle for the British Army and was deaf until recently, when surgery to fit a cochlear implant allowed him to recover some of his hearing. Julia Deakin (Mary Porter) was in Pegg and Wright's sitcom Spaced as Marsha the Landlady; her husband Ray's actor, Peter Wight, is best known (to me at least) as Brian the Secuity Guard from Mike Leigh's Naked, starring David Thewlis. Patricia Franklin (Mrs Roper the shopkeeper) appears in the Winchester from Shaun of the Dead, and was a regularly appearing castmember in five of the Carry On films. Rory McCann as "Lurch" is obviously the Hound from Game of Thrones but before all that, he appeared in commercials for Scott's Porage Oats. And Alice Lowe (Tina the shopgirl) is in LOADS of stuff, but in particular she's known for Garth Mahenghi's Darkplace, the movies Sightseers and Prevenge (which she starred in, wrote and directed *WHILST HEAVILY PREGNANT*), and the Black Mirror interactive movie Bandersnatch.
Filmed 🎥 in Wells Somerset, as others have said, I work in Wells it's funny driving through the High Street, knowing what action took place & where
The Cornetto Trilogy is an amazing masterpiece of filmmaking. People tend to not take it seriously due to its comedic and buddy cop action nature from this film but its still a masterclass of film editing, storytelling and film direction. Such great movie from such great trio (Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost). I hope we'll see you react to "At World's End" as well to close out this amazing Trilogy.
*The World’s End
The third one sucks!
I think she needs to watch Paul as well
@@blakerh You are very, very, very wrong.
In addition to being a great comedy, this movie is a great buddy cop movie. The best parodies love what they are parodying.
You say "does everyone in this town just have an unfortunate last name", actually all the names represent their role in the story. Tim Messenger, writes the newspaper. Bob Walker, the officer with the dog. Leslie Tiller, the florist killed with the shears (tilling the land). Simon Skinner, because he's the red herring you're supposed to think is the murderer. Sergeant Turner, the guy at the police desk who keeps changing from tidy and pleasant to scruffy and irritable. Every character's name is relevant
And the Buttermans butter people up. The Captain gaslights Angel, and Danny very deliberately makes friends with Angel.
And then we have Blower, who BLOWS a lot of hot air.
I hope "Paul" is on the radar. Pegg and Frost hit peak geek with a masterpiece. The seige scene in this is a classic.
I love that one, more than any of the Cornetto Trilogy. They're great, but Paul is just heaven.
Paul is one of my fav. movies.
An underrated film, I love Paul.
I loooove this movie, Edgar Wright is just a genius film maker.
My first comment on this channel (loving it btw).
This is way up in my top 10, it’s gold.
At University we quoted it all the time, still do to be honest.
I have been to the real place (Wells) were this was filmed, outside scenes at least.
Thanks for watching it 😊
British humor does tend to be a bit dark, especially with the team of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. Another one of their movies is "Paul" which I highly suggest. There are a lot of big-name stars in this, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Coleman, and some others that are easily recognizable. Simon Pegg is also known for some of the newer Star Trek movies where he plays Scottie.
Also Paddy Consodine who plays King Viserys in House of the Dragon.
Hot Fuzz is basically the Wicker man meets Ealing Comedy
If you recognized Michael, the actor Rory McCann, he also played the Hound in Game of Thrones.
My favourite comedy movie ever, it's so layered and well written, every watch you pick up more and more. Almost impossible to pick a favourite moment or line, it's all so good.
This is defiantly one of the top 3 most enjoyable and rewatchable movies I know. It just has so many things I enjoy in it and it has so many clever gags and details that you can watch it over and over again, and still don’t catch them all.
The Cornetto triology. So named because a Cornetto (frozen treat) appears in each. Red - Shawn of the Dead, Blue - Hot Fuzz, and Green -The World's End. They have some of the same actors, but different characters in different stories. They can be watched in any order since their only relation is who worked in them. If you enjoy one, you'll likely enjoy the others.
I love how Martin Freeman goes from a nod in Shaun to a main character in The Worlds End as his star was on the rise.
The only connection these movies have is the choice of ice cream in each, namely Cornetto which can be found in pretty much any shop with a freezer. Mass produced, and I doubt there are many Brits who haven't had at least one. References pop up in the other movies, if only briefly.
So happy you got a chance to see this Classic, and IMO the best of the Trilogy. Thanks for always being Awesome and a Super Cutie. Love N Light.
Addie this reaction was for The Greater Good
The Freeman - Coogan - Nighy casting joke is my favourite joke in the whole movie, although the Adam Buxton head explosion is quite a close second. OK, and the "every year" joke is also sublime.
I'm a big fan of "If you want to be big cop in small town, fuck off down the model village" but I've never seen it included in a reaction video. Given how they react to the scene at the end I'm guessing model villages just aren't a thing in the US?
@@chrispalmer7893 Wait, are model villages a common thing in the UK?
@@agp11001 Yup, they are. Probably not as many of them as there used to used to be be, but definitely a thing.
@@chrispalmer7893 Hm. Never knew that, and we got one around here in Austria as well... not a model village, but a rather large park with models from buildings all over the world.
What a fun and funny trilogy! I hope you watch the other two movies in the series, and the order doesn't matter.
This flick catches everyone by surprise. When I first saw it the only thing I knew was that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were in it. They did a fouth movie together, “Paul,” which is also fun.
Should also check out _Baby Driver_ and _Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,_ which were also directed by Edgar Wright.
Fun Facts the Receptionist at the hotel, was in the Film the OMEN, as the Nanny there,, when looking for an actor playing Simon Skinner, they wanted a Dalton Type person, so they said why not ask him.. and he accepted and apparently this is one of hid fav roles, the head of the citizens watch is played by Edward Woodward from the wicker man and the tv series the Equaliser, All the people have names like skinner, weaver, reaper, Porter, all jobs, Martin Blower the one who lost his head, IS actually a proper Shakespearian actor, so him playing romeo and juliet in a BAD way is doubly funny if you know,
The Music playing when Skinner is driving the first is Romeo and Juliet, the 2nd is Fire by the crazy world of arthur Brown., Nicholas Angels Badge number is 777, the number after the beast, and He never kills anyone, they are all arrested and alive, apart from the sea mine but angel didnt do that
This is a perfectly made movie. Not one thing on screen is wasted.
I find or see something new every single time i watch or see a reaction to this movie.
It gets better the more you learn about it and how intertwined everything is. Love it to bits.
Find the blooper reel, it's hilarious.
"Do we need to use the sea mine for any reason, 'cause that would be fun." I'm glad to see you're getting into the spirit of this movie! 😆
"When's your birthday?"
"URGHAGH!" 😂 😂 😂
I swear, I'm going to make my ringtone "Hey it's Addie." I love these two main actors, they are in many movies together. Plus there were many all-star cast members. Addie, as a special request could you put "Paul 2011 on your comedy movie reaction request? Thanks a bunch.
This is one of my favorite movies. It's the type of movie you can watch over and over and every time you see it, you pick up something new.
Have you never seen Baz Lurhman's Romeo + Juliet? It uses the song from the end of their version of the play.
Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite ever movies, it builds on itself as you watch and the more you watch it the more you realize how much it builds. All the questions Danny asks during the movie happens near the end of the movie during the action sequences. It's so much fun to watch through and find more and more small things they add in at the beginning that happen throughout the movie.
One of the funniest aspects of this film to me is, it's a riff on what it's like to move from London out to one of southern England's picturesque tourist-trap towns/villages. I have several friends currently stuck in that situation now. Media professionals forced for whatever reason to live there. People visit on holiday and think "Oh, wouldn't it be lovely to live here!" But in reality, it's extremely restrictive on what you can or cannot do, what colors you're allowed to paint your fence, your door, etc. I was talking to one comedy writer friend back in the early '10s, who lives in a village outside of Bath (his ex moved there with their kid). As we were talking, I googled pictures of the village, saying how I'd love to live there. He said "Yeah everyone says that until they experience it. It's like a storybook village. You ever have a Nan where the items in her room *_Must Never Be Moved, Even A Millimetre?_* It's like that, but a whole village." "Oh!" "Ever seen _Hot Fuzz?_ " "Of course!" "Well, both Simon and Edgar are from the West Country. There's your answer." It made me laugh and gave me a whole new insight into the film.
I like how the people in the village are 'so far away' from London that they can't pronounce it properly! "Len-don." 🤣
There were several references to the Cornetto Trilogy for the first movie, Shaun of the Dead. Some of the things that occurred during the movie directly referenced that movie. So much fun. Great reaction.
I wonder if Addie knows 3:52 is Galadriel from LOTR - the proper one
IDK if you've watched Game of Thrones, but did you notice that Michael "Lurch" the trolley boy was Rory McCann who played Sandor "The Hound" Clegane in GoT? Also the old farmer with all the guns was in GoT as well as Walder Frey.
This is what ANT-MAN should've look like
I love this movie and have seen it so many times before and yet everytime I see it, I still marvel at just how well made it is. The misdirection, foreshadowing, references and above all the editing and transitions are just so good 😘👌
For the Greater Good!
Great reaction. I love this movie. To my mind, it's nearly perfect.
A reference that I wouldn't expect non-Brits to get. The code to the evidence locker was 999, which is the emergency number in the UK, equivalent to 911 in the US.
A truly hilarious and incredible movie,this is part of a trilogy of movies with nick frost and Simon pegg. Awesome video Addie. Stay phenomenal
Of the Cornetto Trilogy this is my favorite, Shaun of the Dead gets pretty depressing at the end while the climax of this movie just builds and builds to epic proportions.
My father and I are quoting Simon Skinner regularly. This movie really redeemed Timmothy Dalton for me, to the point that I actually enjoy his Bond appearances now.
Please do the entire "Three Flavours Cornetto" !
Filmed in Wells Somerset where the director was brought up.
The version of Romeo and Juliet they're doing is based on Baz Luhrmann's "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" (1996), which is the original script, but set in modern times, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. It's worth a watch.
I love how the editing is extremely dynamic during scene that should be absolutely boring, like paperwork
Best of the Cornetto trilogy. Did you notice that Janine was Cate Blanchett?
They were also wanting to cast a Timothy Dalton-esque villain, and went through several auditions before they were like, why don't we just ask Timothy Dalton? :P
Great job with your ad! Yay sponsors! You should do a video of nothing but life affirmation and motivation speaking. I'd listen. 😄
Jim Broadbent's role as the Inspector wasn't his first time playing a 'bent copper' he played one in three episodes of Only Fools and Horses as Slater.
The place this was film is called Wells in Somerset
13:40 "But! ... [Danny] changed his vocabulary: he said 'collision'."
Good catch.
Great choice.
This and Baby Driver are my favorite Edgar Wright films.
It's amusing that at beginning of the movie, Danny is asking Angel if he's ever done any action movie stuff, ie shooting the gun into the air, jumping while firing two guns, etc..., only for them to do all of it at the end of the movie.
I've loved all the movies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have done together. I highly recommend "Paul".
So many cameos in this movie. The Santa who stabbed Angel was Peter Jackson. His ex-girlfriend at the crime scene was Cate Blanchett. Most of the town were famous Brit actors of yore. Also, Timothy Dalton - who played Skinner - is an ex-Bond
This reaction has to be my favorite from you! Great laughs, jump scares, no tears though. Maybe from laughing or at being scared. jk
Great start to my weekend.
Take care, Addie!!
Always love your reaction videos, Addie. Your reactions are genuine and entertaining. 😁👍 Keep up the great stuff.
I still don't watch all the gory scenes, but I still love this movie! "The greater good" is such a fantastic quote to pull out randomly. (I like this one way more than the other two, unfortunately.)