April 19, 2007

Film Critic Quote of the Week

Sean Burns on "Hot Fuzz":

"Director Edgar Wright has really done his homework here, using just the right syncopated crash-cuts, bombastic hero-worship camera angles and comically overblown explosions. (The editing itself is the best joke in the movie.) After seeing Hot Fuzz, I doubt it'll be possible to keep a straight face during a Michael Bay movie again—assuming you could ever do so in the first place... Viewing Hot Fuzz in the wake of Grindhouse, I'm beginning to think it might be truly revolutionary if all these gifted young filmmakers get together and, assuming an original idea is out of the question, at least start paying homage to better movies."
I saw this last week and liked it a lot- but why does every comedy have to loose steam and become all-plot in its second half? The third act of "Hot Fuzz" felt like it lasted an hour.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 19, 2007 05:06 PM
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I hate, hate, hate, HATE it when comedies become dramas in the third act. So many funny movies have been ruined by the last third of the flick. That's why I have a soft spot for spoofs, say what you want about Hot Shots, Part Deux, it never gets serious.

Posted by: Tainted Bill at April 19, 2007 08:54 PM
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