"What are you gonna do, just walk in and arrest the whole village!?"

When I first heard about the idea of this site, and that I'd be a reviewer for it... I wet myself. This was sort of embarrassing, as I was receiving fellatio at the time. Why I'd answer a phonecall from Kirk, during a blowjob, is beyond me. But hey, when the batphone rings... I answer.

Anyway, the second thing I did, was I immediately thought of the work of director Edgar Wright. From the hysterical BBC sitcom 'Spaced' to his landmark feature debut with 'Shaun of the Dead'... Edgar Wright has adopted a style of filmmaking which is fun, fast, and over the top. It's chock-full of references to both he and his co-writer (and main actor), Simon Pegg's favorite movies growing up. Many of these movies just so happen to have taken placed in the 1980s.

Now, you've heard me mention before that the 80s were a golden age for suit-up scenes. And one of the best examples of sub-genre this could be found in, was the cop actioner. And so it was with glee that I heard that Wright and Penn's follow-up to 'Shaun of the Dead' was to be a spoof on this particular type of movie.

It was to be 'Hot Fuzz'.

In doing research for suit-up scenes for this site, I was shocked to find that 'Shaun of the Dead' really doesn't have one. But 'Hot Fuzz' did not disappoint. Without giving away too much, the premise of the movie is a heroic, ass-kicking big city cop, who gets transferred to a small country town in north England. While there, he stumbles upon an evil conspiracy that may very well include most of the town elders. The third act climax is all action, and begins with one of the most manic suit-up scenes I've ever seen.

After drop-kicking a shotgun-toting old lady in the face, Angel returns to the quaint town police station, and enters the secret back room of the office. The weapons room! And here, we are treated to glorious zooming close-ups of:

- Body Armor being grabbed from a locker
- Guns being loaded and cocked
- Lots and lots of pistol twirling
- And my favorite... the toothpick going in.

The fact that Wright and Pegg were brilliant enough to include the hero chewing on a toothpick (it's even seen on the cover), is why this film is such a celebration of over the top police actioners from the 80s and early 90s. The suit-up scene is a fitting tribute to the best of them. And it therefore deserves my review.