{"title": "Hot Fuzz 2007 shows that Edgar Wright understands Michael Bay", "timestamp": 1761866508.8328114, "description": "[Edgar Wright]() with his 2017 film [Baby Driver](/reviews/Baby_Driver) shows that he can make some awesome clean action if he wants to. And yet watching his 2007 film *Hot Fuzz* you feel like something isn't quite *wright*. The camera is too shaky and the editing is too quick. Is he trying to \"hide something\"? No! He simply imitates [Michael Bay](), that's all.", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. 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And where a specific shot ( Michael Bay's signature rotating shot ) is shown in full glory.\r\n\r\nAt one point you'll be able to release a video showing same signature Bay shot from various directors in various movies. \r\n\r\n> If that supposed possibility is indeed possible, it is also possible to suppose that there is possibility that the message of the film in question is possibly about \r\n\r\nTo be in most clear terms understandable, I must, without any possibly inappropriate language say, that what you have written ought to be rewritten to include, if possible, far more possibiles; at least that's what I suppose is a possible measure of improving the already improve your, possibly, most absurd sentence that still makes sense, I possibly suppose.\r\n\r\n> He makes a Michael Bay picture of his own... Possibly, of course. \r\n\r\nYou have my applause ", "username": "Troler", "id": 0}, {"text": "c:0\r\n\r\n@Troler \r\n\r\n> To be in most clear terms understandable, I must, without any possibly inappropriate language say, that what you have written ought to be rewritten to include, if possible, far more possibiles; at least that's what I suppose is a possible measure of improving the already improve your, possibly, most absurd sentence that still makes sense, I possibly suppose. \r\n\r\nI suppose it might be possible.", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 1}]}, "languages": {}, "hashtags": ["hotfuzz", "edgarwright", "michaelbay", "movies", "film", "review", "comedy", "cinemastodon"], "not_ai_proof": "", "tab": "reviews", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/hot_fuzz_2007_shows_that_edgar_wright_understands_michael_bay", "collections": ["edgar_wright_reviews"], "warning": ""}