Since there are no European Championship games on TV today anyway, you can watch two excellent films instead. They are not only full of humor, but also brimming with references to other works. We are of course talking about Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, the first and best parts of the Cornetto trilogy.
Today on TV: This is what Hot Fuzz is about – Two deviated professionals
Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is such a good cop that he gets on everyone’s nerves. Because he always does everything right, every other police officer seems bad next to him. So he is promptly promoted and against his will, transferred to the extremely tranquil village of SandfordHowever, the crime rate there has been zero for what feels like an eternity.
In return, Nicholas Angel is assigned a new partner who is both exhausting and enthusiastic. But he knows a lot about films and over time the unlikely couple even become friends. At some point, the two notice that the Many fatal accidents in Sandford are not being handled properly can.
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Hot Fuzz
This is what happens in Shaun of the Dead, today’s second TV tip
Shaun (Simon Pegg) loves his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), but also likes to chill on the couch with his friend Ed (Nick Frost) to play PlayStation. The friends also like going to the pub and so it happens that they almost miss the zombie apocalypse. When they notice her, they hatch a plan that is a real masterpiece.
Shaun of the Dead – Trailer (German)
The Cornetto trilogy is just fun and full of homages and allusions
Together with The World’s End, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz form the unofficially so-called Cornetto Trilogy. In all films there are small cross-references to the other two, but also to a whole host of other films in film history. You can simply tell that with Edgar Wright, a real cinema nerd in the director’s chair sat and was allowed to really let loose. No eye remains dry and it is guaranteed not to be boring.
One of the action film series that inspired Hot Fuzz is Beverly Hills Cop. After the third part was not particularly well received by fans or critics, the newly released fourth part even makes fun of its own flop in one scene. Eddie Murphy also doesn’t like Beverly Hills Cop 3.
TV or stream: When and where are Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead coming out?
This Saturday, July 13, 2024, you can watch the two films at your leisure on 2 watch. Let’s go at 20:15 with Hot Fuzz and then Shaun of the Dead starts at 10:30 p.m. Hot Fuzz is repeated the same night at 2:10 a.m. and Shaun of the Dead is repeated the next night at 11:45 p.m.
Of course, you can also stream both films online. Hot Fuzz is part of WOW’s streaming flat rateOtherwise, the entire trilogy is of course also available on demand from the usual providers such as Amazon, Apple TV, Maxdome, Magenta TV or Google.
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