well, being at Sun City for a week with a portable DVD player, and a DVD in the room anyway, let me catch up on a handful of films. well, that's what a holiday is for in my books!!
first up is Hot Fuzz - yeah, i know it was released a while back, but it is only now that i have had the chance to see it!
as i was quite a fan of Shaun Of The Dead, and let us be honest who has seen it and didn't like it, i was keen to see what the same chaps did with their next film. i was delighted to see that Hot Fuzz carries on in a similar vein. a, if you will, typical English comedy, the kind which my old homeland used to make with ease before they got obsessed with adopting Americanisms to try and crack the U$$$$$A market. here there is more than one passing dig at the Yankees, but no doubt they will fly over their heads anyway.
it was a delight to see so many of the English acting aristocracy in here - Edward Woodward, Timothy Dalton and Kenneth Cranham to name but three, the rest of them i think would be akin to me giving spoilers here.
rather rib-tickling in places, but approach with caution - some of the OTT violence in it is just about as stomach turning as you can get these days, and it certainly isn't intended as family viewing. however, for an evening in with a pizza and a few cans, or whatever you drink, it's hard to knock this film for the more level, broadminded film fan.
the other comedy we watched was one grabbed at the last minute, something called Epic Movie. looking at the cover, i was concerned that our lack of film watching of late would preclude us from understanding some of the things being parodied, but we gave it a try anyway.
Epic Movie is no classic. it is clear that it had a considerably low budget, and when Crispin Glover is your big star, as much as i love the chap, you know you are watching either a multiplex filler or a direct to DVD job.
that said, i cannot really criticize the film all that much. it had one or two rather fun moments about it, and didn't pretend to be anything other than a silly go at some silly films. we watched it after we had packed up in anticipation of driving home the next day, so it was rather welcome, easy going viewing, really. give it a try if you have seen all the other comedies in the store or in your collection, or are just looking for 80 minutes of very light relief.
in the words of a somewhat superior comedy to the latter review, be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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