The third film in the Cornetto Trilogy is also the third-best, but that’s not a knock against World's End, which might be the most complex and mature film Wright’s ever made. That’s great - regardless of whether or not the comic captured the tone a little better. Even though Scott Pilgrim’s fans are numerous, the movie still feels like something that was, improbably, made for each of them, specifically. The battle scenes are dynamic and fun, the cast is stellar (Michael Cera is perhaps slightly miscast, though he acquits himself well), and the whole movie feels so oddly specific. That’s not the worst thing in the world, as although Wright’s Scott Pilgrim can’t do everything the comics did, the director really makes sure that his film adaptation is cinematic. Wright was quite possibly the best person to take that challenge on, and his 2010 film has rightfully become something of a cult classic in its own right, even if it can’t quite capture what made O’Malley’s comics so fresh. It’s a very specific style, one that works best on the comics page and might not translate so well to film. Last Night in Soho (2021)īryan Lee O'Malley’s Scott Pilgrim comic series was truly unique, a blend of indie comic style, video game-inspired storytelling, and a somewhat crushing story about young adult ennui and the necessary challenges of growing the hell up. SYFY WIRE won’t be resorting to those methods because we don’t want PC Angel to come down on us. A British Western (a bit of an oxymoron if there ever was one), has not been released commercially and it’s nigh-impossible to watch legally and difficult to find via… other… methods. The other omission is A Fistful of Fingers, Wright’s 1995 debut film. The film, which is about the art-pop duo Sparks, is wonderful, but somewhat outside what we normally rank here at SYFY WIRE. Why most? Well, because one of the two movies he released last year, The Sparks Brothers, is a documentary. In honor of Hot Fuzz, we’re ranking most of Egar Wright’s movies.
And while 15 years isn’t the most important anniversary out there, we couldn’t wait until Hot Fuzz turned 20 or even - gasp - 25 before celebrating it as one of the beloved director’s best films. Hot Fuzz, the second of Edgar Wright’s three films in his thematically connected Cornetto Trilogy, hit American theaters on April 20, 2007. Perhaps just as importantly, he also tracked down a missing swan. A decade and a half ago this week, PC Nicholas Angel took down a corrupt, shadowy criminal conspiracy in the suspiciously perfect town of Sandford, Gloucestershire.
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