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olePigeon
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Feb 3, 2007, 02:18 AM
 
... and created Shaun of the Dead.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/hotfuzz/

Yeah, booyyy!!!

I'm so there!
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Feb 3, 2007, 03:03 AM
 
been seeing this advertised. looks very funny, and hope that it lives up to its hype
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 03:57 AM
 
I saw Timothy Dalton being evil. I'm in.
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 05:22 AM
 
It it's anything like Shawn of the Dead, it will be good...
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 08:12 AM
 
Also eagerly waiting for that one. Looks like it'll be good (though perhaps not Shaun good, if only because of the subject matter)

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Feb 3, 2007, 10:16 AM
 
I'm sure it would be good, but I'd still love it if they made a third series of Spaced.
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 12:17 PM
 
Timothy Dalton is good at evil. I'm looking forward to this one.

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Feb 3, 2007, 12:54 PM
 
Bring it on!
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 02:24 PM
 
Hey wait...no zombies?

Aw alright, I guess I'll still see it...
     
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Feb 3, 2007, 02:39 PM
 
Looks awesome.

The Apple trailers show serious combing though.
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 12:16 AM
 
Originally Posted by Eug View Post
Looks awesome.

The Apple trailers show serious combing though.
Dunno which one you're looking at, but the 1080p trailer looks great here.

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Feb 4, 2007, 03:33 AM
 
Originally Posted by MaxPower2k3 View Post
Dunno which one you're looking at, but the 1080p trailer looks great here.
I was watching the 720p trailer. You can't see it easily in the shrunk image, but click on the bar to get the full 1280x720 pic.




Also, while it's less noticeable in the 1080p version, combing is still present in the 1080p version.
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 04:27 AM
 
You're right, found the same frame and it does indeed have the same combing you posted in the 1080p screenshot. nothing particularly noticeable while playing, and nothinga s bad as the 720p screenshot you posted.

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Feb 4, 2007, 10:04 AM
 
They filmed this in my town - check out this interview I did with them last summer:
http://homepage.mac.com/willed/hotfuzz.jpg
( Last edited by Peter; Feb 4, 2007 at 02:49 PM. Reason: yeah, too big and too slow at loading.)
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 11:38 AM
 
willed... Cool!

Originally Posted by MaxPower2k3 View Post
You're right, found the same frame and it does indeed have the same combing you posted in the 1080p screenshot. nothing particularly noticeable while playing, and nothinga s bad as the 720p screenshot you posted.
I noticed it in several shots.
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 11:41 AM
 
Ah willed first to really abuse the resize image feature.

That image is HUGE...
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 02:49 PM
 
yeah that image is a bit too big..
we don't have time to stop for gas
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 06:49 PM
 
Doesn't seem like it'll be close to Shaun of the Dead, humor-wise. Oh well :-\.
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Feb 5, 2007, 07:17 AM
 
you have to remember Shaun of the Dead was epic.
Topping that would be an impressive feat
we don't have time to stop for gas
     
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Feb 5, 2007, 07:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
Ah willed first to really abuse the resize image feature.

That image is HUGE...
Haha, yeah, thought I'd test the limits of the system!! Apologies, didn't realise how big it was until it showed up!
     
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Feb 5, 2007, 10:27 AM
 
Loooks fantastic. I'm in.
     
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Feb 5, 2007, 10:28 AM
 
This looks like a movie theatre movie. So I am in too.
     
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May 17, 2007, 02:36 PM
 
Just FYI, Hot Fuzz kicked major ass. I was laughing the entire movie. I had to watch it 3 times to get Spiderman 3 out of my head.

I loved all the subtle (and some not-so-subtle) Shaun of the Dead references.

Had one or two people tell me and my buddies to "shut the f*ck up" when it got to...

 
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May 17, 2007, 03:45 PM
 
Yeah, I liked it as well. Simon, Nick and Edgar (the director) have several video podcasts on iTunes, made during the filming. Pretty funny stuff.
     
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May 17, 2007, 03:50 PM
 
I found the "What? You've never taken a shortcut before?" scene hilarious. Just how Butterman falls through the fence.
I'll be in the middle of something and that scene pops into my head and I laugh out loud.

Great movie.
     
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May 17, 2007, 04:38 PM
 
Originally Posted by mdc View Post
I found the "What? You've never taken a shortcut before?" scene hilarious. Just how Butterman falls through the fence.
I'll be in the middle of something and that scene pops into my head and I laugh out loud.

Great movie.
And the face he makes when he's calling for the goose...
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May 17, 2007, 05:21 PM
 
Two feet tall...long, slender neck...
     
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May 18, 2007, 06:07 AM
 
The first half is really good. It turns normalish after that. Could see the Point Break homage was coming a mile away. Timothy Dalton is wicked. He looks younger than Brosnan and still three times the Bond Daniel Craig could be.
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May 21, 2007, 05:29 AM
 
Originally Posted by Obi Wan's Ghost View Post
Timothy Dalton is wicked. He looks younger than Brosnan and still three times the Bond Daniel Craig could be.
     
   
 
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