Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz / The World's End Trilogy [Blu-ray]

Worth it alone for Shaun of the Dead!

Great films to have a day long marathon, at a great deal.

Nobody fuses spectacular action, irreverent comedy and fantasy-genre tropes as cleverly as Edgar Wright (BABY DRIVER). And this set is Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost Central. (This is affectionately referred to by fans as the "Cornetto Trilogy.")A jaw-dropping assemblage of Brit acting talent (it seems every brilliant English actor years to appear in a Wright movie). Absolutely JAMMED with extras. As impressively supported with bonus material as any set I own. (E.g., the case notes proclaim 9 audio commentaries; I counted 12---TWELVE! It's a cornucopia for the dedicated Wright fan, and an entertaining undergrad course for the film historian in any viewer.)If you've seen any or all of these Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg films and liked them, this is a no-brainer addition to the collection of a physical-media enthusiast.

This Simon Pegg-Nick Frost trilogy is one of two things: Wonderful or awful.I say that because there doesn't seem to be much middle ground when it comes to these three films. Folks love them or hate them but very few (at least of my acquaintance) are neutral about them.Personally, I think they're wonderful. They are inventive, well-written, and well acted with great supporting casts including Timothy Dalton, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, and Jim Broadbent. Although I like all three, I especially like "Hot Fuzz" because it has - in my opinion - one of the great shootouts in film history.(I know what you're thinking: This is a comedy, not an action movie but - frankly - I don't think that matters. When you watch Pegg and Frost, as a couple of local cops, take on a whole bunch of heavily armed bad guys in a running gun battle you've got to admire not only the action but also the realism of it. People actually run out of ammunition during the gunfight, when they get wounded they fall down in agony... I mean, compare that with your average cop movie or western.) Dalton, as one of the villains, has seldom been more menacing than he is in this film and Broadbent, known mostly for his roles as a gentle good guy, is convincing as a cop who has lost his way and gone to the dark side as the result of a personal tragedy."Shaun of the Dead" is - as the title implies - a zombie movie. It's funny but it's not a spoof on the genre. In fact, it manages to combine laughter with a certain amount of pathos. It speaks to some interesting issues as well: The value of friendship, the willingness to sacrifice oneself for friends and loved ones, and the need for ordinary men and women to step up in times of an emergency."The World's End" is not a zombie film, but it does borrow some elements of that genre in this science fiction tale of an alien attempt to take over Earth. Like the other two films, it has its comedic moments but it also has its share of pathos. The plot revolves around a former high school hotshot (Pegg) who organizes an epic pub crawl to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the last time he and a few friends were all together. Predictably, it goes horribly wrong. A little slow to start, the action and the pace of the movie picks up about halfway through and rushes to its conclusion at a breakneck pace. Former Bond Girl Rosamund Pike is wonderful as the hotshot's one-time lover who he dumped rather unceremoniously 20 years earlier. She's funny, tough when it counts, and - in the end - willing to forgive Pegg's character when the chips are down.Not for everyone, this is a three-film collection for those who (like me) enjoy movies featuring broad-based humor mixed with enough pathos to separate them from slapstick comedies.

Great set to have if this is your type of humor. If you liked one of the movies, you'll probably like all 3. Its nice to have them as a package deal!

it is very hard to remove the discs from the case

Actor/writer Simon Pegg, actor Nick Frost, and director/writer Edgar Wright, combined their talents to create the Cornetto Trilogy of films included in this Blu-ray 3-disc set. "Shaun Of The Dead" (2004) was an instant classic, combining the genres of romantic comedy with horror to great effect. When Shaun first encounters the zombies, he doesn't even realize what is really going on. To me, that demonstrates a Monty Python influence. Of course, Shaun and his best friend Ed decide that the best place to take refuge in is the local pub called the Winchester. When Ed tells Shaun's Mum "We're coming to get you, Barbara," it's a nod to George Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead" (1968). Early in that film, her brother intones "They're coming to get you, Barbara..." This is a must-see movie for me every October, when Halloween draws near."Hot Fuzz" (2007) combines the genres of the action film and the buddy cop movie with horror. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is a by-the-book, smart super-cop who is making the London police force look bad by comparison. Nick is transferred to the rustic village of Sandford. He is paired with the overweight, bumbling Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), who also happens to be the son of the local Inspector Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent). All is not well in the seemingly ideal village, whose elder members will stop at nothing to win England's Village Of The Year award. Timothy Dalton (a former James Bond) plays smarmy supermarket owner Simon Skinner. Among the many grisly accidents that occur, his is the funniest! Apparently, director/writer Edgar Wright was interested in doing an action/buddy cop movie ever since he was a young lad. One of the many bonus features is an amateur film called "Dead Right," which he wrote and directed when he was only eighteen years old."The World's End" (2013) combines the genres of the mid-life crisis movie with sci-fi. Gary King (Simon Pegg) is a 40-something alcoholic whose glory days were in high school. His dream is to reunite with four of his school chums, including Andy Knightley (Nick Frost), to complete the golden-mile pub crawl, by drinking twelve pints in twelve pubs in one night. While the trouble-makers were gruesomely murdered in the previous movie, in this film, the imperfect humans are replaced by extraterrestrial robots with blue blood (or lubricating oil) coursing through their bodies. Pierce Brosnan (a former James Bond) plays a teacher named Guy Shepherd, who has become one of the extraterrestrial replicates referred to as the blanks. By the time Gary and Andy manage to reach the twelfth pub, called the World's End, they have a very close encounter with extraterrestrials that will change the world forever! All three movies are loaded with bonus features, which help make this 3-disc set a very worthwhile purchase.

All three of these movies are great. To get them all as package with a free digital download is even better.Wrap it up. I'll take it.