Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 197

Prudence · 04-21-2007, 08:16 PM

Last night I saw a movie on opening night (here, anyhow) for the first time in I don't know how long. I generally see maybe two movie a year in the theater, and never the first night. And never late at night! It was a 10pm showing!

Anyhow, aside from the excitement of just getting out, I saw Hot Fuzz. Not as good as Shaun of the Dead, I don't think, but still pretty entertaining. I'd see it again. It unfolded perhaps a bit too slowly, but it was pretty damn silly - in a good way. I get so tired of American-style comedies. And Timothy Dalton looked like he was having a good time.

Alex · 04-21-2007, 08:18 PM

I found it mostly enjoyable too. The first part does go a bit slowly but afterward I realized it is not structured as a story but as a joke.

One of those jokes where there is a lot of setup, you're going along, and them bam! the punchline. The final 20 minutes of the movie is the punchline, the rest is just setup. That's not to say it isn't entertaining, it just isn't the point.

Not Afraid · 04-21-2007, 10:27 PM

We finally saw Running with Scissors las night.

Read the book. The book is good.

However, I can see why Anette Benning was nominated.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-21-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Last night I saw a movie on opening night (here, anyhow) for the first time in I don't know how long. I generally see maybe two movie a year in the theater, and never the first night. And never late at night! It was a 10pm showing!

Okay, weird. Exact same boat for us. 2 or 3 time per year in the theater, never opening night. We saw Hot Fuzz tonight also (okay, not opening night, but opening weekend).

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Not as good as Shaun of the Dead, I don't think, but still pretty entertaining. I'd see it again. It unfolded perhaps a bit too slowly, but it was pretty damn silly - in a good way. I get so tired of American-style comedies. And Timothy Dalton looked like he was having a good time.

I agree fully. It's got all the laughs and wonderful homages to the respective film genre that Shaun had, but at a slightly slower pace. But still had me laughing the whole way through. Good stuff.

Prudence · 04-21-2007, 11:15 PM

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Okay, weird. Exact same boat for us. 2 or 3 time per year in the theater, never opening night. We saw Hot Fuzz tonight also (okay, not opening night, but opening weekend).

do-do-do-do! It's eerie!

I'm just happy to be able to comment on a current movie. I don't want to talk about it too much because some of the gags are a lot funnier if you don't see them coming. But I did not see that ending coming. Yarp!

Alex · 04-21-2007, 11:48 PM

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However, I can see why Anette Benning was nominated.

I still can't. Unless it was essentially an MTV Award for Shrillest Performance by a Shrilly Person.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-22-2007, 10:04 AM

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do-do-do-do! It's eerie!

I'm just happy to be able to comment on a current movie.

Exact same sentiment here. "We saw a new movie!"

I just loved Hot Fuzz. These guys are awesome. I love the editing style and the way they bring absolutely everything back around later. All the references to action films were spot-on. The relationship between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in both this movie and Shaun of the Dead is adorable. And could you believe Broadbent and Dalton? I kept thinking "that couldn't be Timothy Dalton, he's way too tall."

blueerica · 04-22-2007, 10:46 AM

Damn it, I want to see Hot Fuzz, though I really won't have a good chance to go without a guilty conscience until next weekend! GAH!

innerSpaceman · 04-22-2007, 04:35 PM

Well I finally saw Borat.

Admittedly, I saw it alone, without the merriment of an audience.

I think there were 3 times I so much as cracked a smile.

Never laughed once.

Sorry, not funny.

And yes, 4 million people can be wrong.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-22-2007, 06:35 PM

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Well I finally saw Borat.

Admittedly, I saw it alone, without the merriment of an audience.

Puh-leeze don't tell me 4 million people are wrong about something that 90% of them saw in a theater filled with people, the rest saw with friends or at parties, and that you saw, alone, at home, in your jammies, bitter that you missed out.

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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Last night I saw a movie on opening night (here, anyhow) for the first time in I don't know how long. I generally see maybe two movie a year in the theater, and never the first night. And never late at night! It was a 10pm showing! Anyhow, aside from the excitement of just getting out, I saw Hot Fuzz. Not as good as Shaun of the Dead, I don't think, but still pretty entertaining. I'd see it again. It unfolded perhaps a bit too slowly, but it was pretty damn silly - in a good way. I get so tired of American-style comedies. And Timothy Dalton looked like he was having a good time. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I found it mostly enjoyable too. The first part does go a bit slowly but afterward I realized it is not structured as a story but as a joke. One of those jokes where there is a lot of setup, you're going along, and them bam! the punchline. The final 20 minutes of the movie is the punchline, the rest is just setup. That's not to say it isn't entertaining, it just isn't the point.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	We finally saw Running with Scissors las night. Read the book. The book is good. However, I can see why Anette Benning was nominated.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well I finally saw Borat. Admittedly, I saw it alone, without the merriment of an audience. I think there were 3 times I so much as cracked a smile. Never laughed once. Sorry, not funny. And yes, 4 million people can be wrong.
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