A real surprise

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2007)

Let me start by saying Shaun of the dead did nothing for me. I found it slightly amusing at the cinema, and have had no desire to watch it again since.
After watching the trailer for Hot Fuzz with Pegg jumping over the fences, i was expecting the same stupid level of humour. However, i was pleasantly surprised. While there is still lots of stupid humour, its written so well, and the gags come so thick and fast i found i had a grin for most of the film, accompanied by frequent laugh out loud moments. The advanced screening i watched was full and this seemed to be reflected with everyone else laughing just as loud as me.
Some genuinely hilarious jokes, as well as a quite good storyline for this kind of film, really pull the whole film together. Some brilliant supporting roles from the likes of Bill Bailey, Steve Coogan, Martin Freeman, Olivia Colman (Sophie from peepshow), that guy from Big Train and no less than Timothy Dalton cant be bad either.