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The Dreaming wrote: Personally I like Hot Fuzz a hell of a lot more than Shawn of the Dead.
Finally! Someone who agrees with me!
I like 'em both.

I think the shot-for-shot "homages" to various action films in HF were spectacular.
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I enjoyed Hot Fuzz more. Been a big fan of Simon Pegg since Spaced.
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Shaun of the Dead was the smartest, wittiest film I'd seen in along time, amazingly made for a firsttimer. But it wasn't nearly as entertaining in subsequent viewings...

...whereas Hot Fuzz was the otherway around for me: was okay the first time, but more and more fun each time I watch it.
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The Road Warrior was far superior to Mad Max.
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I just watched the latest Star Trek movie and have to say that I found it to be superior to its predecessors in every way.
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Yeah, I really like the latest ST a whole lot, too.
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Mr. Broken wrote:I just watched the latest Star Trek movie and have to say that I found it to be superior to its predecessors in every way.
All except the logic & science departments. ;)
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Im speaking on its merit as a sequel, and as far as sequels go nothing beats an altered timeline, open ending, with the opportunity to rewrite the entire mythology of Star Trek.
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