Hot Fuzz

Written by:
Edgar Wright
Simon Pegg

Directed by:
Edgar Wright

Made in:
UK & France in 2007

Actors:
Simon Pegg ... Sergeant Nicholas Angel
Martin Freeman ... Met Sergeant
Bill Nighy ... Metropolitan Chief Inspector Kenneth
Robert Popper ... "Not" Janine
Joe Cornish ... Bob
Chris Waitt ... Dave
Eric Mason ... Bernard Cooper
Billie Whitelaw ... Joyce Cooper
Nick Frost ... PC Danny Butterman
Peter Wight ... Roy Porter
Julia Deakin ... Mary Porter
Tom Strode Walton ... Underage Drinker #1
Troy Woollan ... Underage Drinker #2
Rory Lowings ... Underage Drinker #3
Bill Bailey ... Sergeant Turner

Plot:
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing - the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman. The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman, Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. IMDB

Review:
Fantastic movie!
One of the best comedies that I have ever seen.

If you liked Shaun of the Dead, then you will LOVE this!
(Doesn't that sound like an opening for a Rob Schneider film??)

Hilarious movie with a great plot. We laughed the whole way through the movie. The movie was completely developed and not an empty moment without sarcasm or jokes.

Make sure you see this one!

Primal Fear

Written by:
William Diehl (novel)
Steve Shagan (screenplay)

Directed by:
Gregory Hoblit

Made in:
USA in 1996

Actors:
Richard Gere ... Martin Vail
Laura Linney ... Janet Venable
Edward Norton ... Aaron Stampler
John Mahoney ... John Shaughnessy
Frances McDormand ... Dr. Molly Arrington
Alfre Woodard ... Judge Miriam Shoat
Terry O'Quinn ... Bud Yancy
Andre Braugher ... Tommy Goodman
Steven Bauer ... Joey Pinero
Joe Spano ... Capt. Abel Stenner
Tony Plana ... Martinez
Stanley Anderson ... Archbishop Richard Rushman
Maura Tierney ... Naomi Chance
Jon Seda ... Alex
Reg Rogers ... Jack Connerman (as Reg Rodgers)

Plot:
Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer (Richard Gere) who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy (Edward Norton) accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest. IMDB

Review:
A classic.

If you haven't seen this already, then you need to! I don't want to ruin anything, but it has one of the best endings ever made.

Slugs

Original title:
Slugs, muerte viscosa

AKA:
Slugs (Philippines: English title)
Slugs: The Movie (USA)

Written by:
José Antonio Escrivá
Ron Gantman (screenplay)

Directed by:
Juan Piquer Simón

Made in:
Spain & USA in 1988

Actors:
Michael Garfield ... Mike Brady
Kim Terry ... Kim Brady
Philip MacHale ... Don Palmer
Alicia Moro ... Maureen Watson
Santiago Álvarez ... John Foley
Concha Cuetos ... Maria Palmer
John Battaglia ... Sheriff Reese
Emilio Linder ... David Watson
Kris Mann ... Bobby Talbot
Kari Rose ... Donna Moss
Manuel de Blas ... Mayor Eaton
Andy Alsup ... Officer Dobbs
Frank Braña ... Frank Phillips
Stan Schwartz ... Ron Bell
Juan Maján ... Harold Morris

Plot:
People are dying mysteriously and gruesomely, and nobody has a clue what the cause is. Only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is laughed at by the authorities. Only when the body count begins to rise and a slug expert from England begins snooping around does it begin to look like Mike had the right idea after all. IMDB

Review:
I'm not sure if this was originally in Italian, but some of the actors are dubbed while others aren't... So, I'm not sure what that is about..

This movie is... it is... a very strange movie.

It starts out well! If you like bad movies, this is the way to go.. the first hour is pretty good: over-acting, an unbelievable plot ... it has everything. And the special effects are actually very decent, though.

But after everyone believes them that killer slugs are taking over the town, like in every other similar movie, the story, action, excitment goes downhill. It is still very easy to make fun of, but we just got a little tired of it.

If you like other movies like it, then I definitely suggest it!

Run, Lola, Run

Original title:
Lola rennt

AKA:
Run, Lola, Run (Australia) (USA)
Lola Runs (USA) (literal English title)

Written by:
Tom Tykwer

Directed by:
Tom Tykwer

Made in:
Germany in 1998

Actors:
Franka Potente ... Lola
Moritz Bleibtreu ... Manni
Herbert Knaup ... Vater
Nina Petri ... Jutta Hansen
Armin Rohde ... Herr Schuster
Joachim Król ... Norbert von Au
Ludger Pistor ... Herr Meier
Suzanne von Borsody ... Frau Jäger
Sebastian Schipper ... Mike
Julia Lindig ... Doris
Lars Rudolph ... Herr Kruse
Andreas Petri ... Sanitäter
Klaus Müller ... Croupier
Utz Krause ... Casino-Manager
Beate Finckh ... Casino-Kassiererin

Plot:
The film explores the events that fate alone controls and displays the constant "what if's" that occur every moment and that can easily change the happenings of the next. The film follows the events between a woman, Lola, and her boyfriend, Mani, who she desperately tries to save from death by helping him obtain a huge amount of money he carelessly lost. It takes you on three different journeys with Lola, all controlled by fate, showing you what would happen in each, and all the "what if's" that provide the foundations for each outcome. IMDB

Review:
Great movie!

I haven't seen that many German movies, but this one is a lot of fun! It definitely keeps you on your toes. A well developed plot, likeable characters, and a bit of an adrenaline boost! :)

I didn't really know what to expect, but it was worth the watch!

Black Christmas

AKA:
Black X-Mas (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Written by:
Glen Morgan
Roy Moore ´

Directed by:
Glen Morgan

Made in:
Canada & USA in 2006

Actors:
Katie Cassidy ... Kelli Presley
Michelle Trachtenberg ... Melissa Kitt
Mary Elizabeth Winstead ... Heather Fitzgerald
Lacey Chabert ... Dana Mathis
Kristen Cloke ... Leigh Colvin
Andrea Martin ... Ms. MacHenry
Crystal Lowe ... Lauren Hannon
Oliver Hudson ... Kyle
Jessica Harmon ... Megan Helms
Leela Savasta ... Clair Crosby
Kathleen Kole ... Eve Agnew
Karin Konoval ... Billy's Mother
Robert Mann ... Billy Lenz - Age 20/35
Dean Friss ... Agnes Lenz - Age 16/22
Cainan Wiebe ... Billy - Age 5/12

Plot:
A remake of the 1974 horror movie Black Christmas. The movie tells the story about Billy, a young boy who was abused by his mother as a child. While his mother was cheating on Billy's father, she eventually killed his father and kept Billy in the attic - for good, while she was with her lover and starting a "new" family. As Billy's mother fell pregnant with a daughter and treated her with love, which Billy had never experienced with his mother, Billy came out of the attic after years and brutally murdered his mother and her lover. Cut to present day, a group of eight sorority sisters consisting of Kelli (Katie Cassidy), Dana (Lacey Chabert), Lauren (Crystal Lowe), Megan (Jessica Harmon), Claire (Leela Savasta), Heather (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Megan (Jessica Harmon) and Melissa (Michelle Trachtenberg) and their house mother (Andrea Martin),who now live in Billy's childhood home, find themselves being harassed by threatening and intimidating mystery phone-calls during Christmas Break and as one of the girls goes missing, the girls begin being murdered one by one by no other than Billy... IMDB

Review:
No! No! No! No! No! No!

Bad, bad movie. Very bad.

Silly, stupid, a bad excuse to ruin a perfectly wonderful plot.

The original is a classic, a must-see. This horrible junk should not have been allowed! The plot is slow and dragging, missing some of the best points from the original film (the stupid cop, the missing girl). The special effects were bad (true eyeball size??!!).

The running time is only 1 hour 10 minutes - that doesn't even count as a movie.

The actresses are silly, stupid, and it is impossible to take them seriously. I would not have a problem of a remake of this movie (unlike most many other movies) - but do it well! It has potential to be adapted into now-time movie that could be a good horror/thriller/suspenseful film.

This movie is silly and I got tired of watching it after about 3 minutes. We have the whole history of the killer which is completely left out of the original for a very good reason. Imagination! Not everything needs to be completely explained and clarified within the sitting time.

Just pass this one up.