HOT FUZZ: The Actually Rather Funny Edition

HOT FUZZ: The Actually Rather Funny Edition
A Truly Arse-Kicking Cop Movie.

What is it about? Making HOT FUZZ a leaner, tighter, funnier film.
How to get it? RapidShare
Tagline A Truly Arse-Kicking Cop Movie.
Original film name Hot Fuzz
New film name HOT FUZZ: The Actually Rather Funny Edition
Film studio name Universal Pictures/StudioCanal/Big Talk/Working Title
Edit crew name Ghostcut Pictures
Date original was released 14th February 2007 (UK)
Date edit was released 20th August 2007 (iPod version on RapidShare), 11-13 November 2007 (DVD on RapidShare), 24 November 2007 (DVD on BitTorrent)
Original runtime 2h 0m
New runtime 1h 43m
Amount of time cut/added 16m 4s cut, 1m 15s added
Cuts removed/added/extended

• Heavily cut titles.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Janine (played by Cate Blanchett) is cut.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Speeded-up some montages.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Angel does not go to Somerfields' and accuse Simon Skinner of the
  murders. An extra line from the deleted scenes was added to make
  it appear that Frank Butterman won't let Angel accuse Skinner of
  anything, let alone act on it. Angel just goes back to the hotel.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Extended fence jump scene.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Also cut some unfunny jokes & unnecessary lines.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Some scenes were trimmed.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Credits heavily edited, "Solid Gold Easy Action" song removed.[/*:m:joa4k8xd]

Your intention for this fanedit: HOT FUZZ was too long. So I felt I should cut it down to a more leaner, somewhat faster-paced and funner film.
Hardware and software information:

• DVDx[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• K-Lite Codec Pack[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Sony Vegas 7[/*:m:joa4k8xd]

DVD specifications:

• Video: PAL[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Audio: Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1, Stereo 2.0[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Mostly Animated Menus[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Scene Selection[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Easter Egg[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• Private Joke[/*:m:joa4k8xd]
• iPod Version (Dual Layer DVD only)[/*:m:joa4k8xd]

Time needed for the edition: 4 weeks

Full list of cuts

Click the blue bar to view them, contains spoilers.
[spoiler:joa4k8xd]Cut Scenes
00:01:47.14 CUT - Scene with Nicholas' ex, Janine
00:00:04:19 CUT - Outside of pub
00:00:14:15 CUT - Autograph for the breakfast
00:07:32:00 CUT - Colleagues losing confidence in Nicholas
00:02:53:13 CUT - Most of end credits.

Shortened Scenes
00:00:27:34 CUT - Cut beginning titles, amped up what remains
00:00:02:00 CUT - Shortened bed scene after first night
00:00:06:13 CUT - "The greater good." / "The greater good, precisely."
00:00:02:20 CUT - "It's a requirement." / "In the city, maybe."
00:00:01:09 CUT - Long pause from 11:30 bar scene
00:00:14:05 CUT - Stab talk from 11:30 bar scene
00:00:04:00 CUT - Cut down beginning of first NWA scene
00:00:02:13 CUT - Wipe to Blower's car - "stop writing" scene
00:00:13:02 CUT - I have to water my peace lily scene
00:00:04:23 CUT - Angel grabbing phone after Blower's "accident"
00:00:03:42 CUT - Translation for "I does for this one!"
00:00:12:19 CUT - "You don't switch off, do you?" / etc until "What made you want to be a police officer?"
00:00:01:15 CUT - Shortened little drunk scene, added line without lengthening scene
00:00:03:18 CUT - "Statistically, Sandford is the safest village..."
00:00:00:14 CUT - Removed reference to cut scene
00:00:01:03 CUT - Trim to last NWA scene
00:00:04:05 CUT - Trimmed down scene before Lurch attacks

Speeded Up Scenes
00:00:01:46 SQUEEZE - Speeded up travelling montage 1
00:00:00:18 SQUEEZE - Speeded up travelling montage 2
00:00:03:08 SQUEEZE - Angel walks into his room for the first time quicker than normal
00:00:02:02 SQUEEZE - Fast beer/loo montage

Added/Extended Scenes
00:00:09:14 ADD - Exacerbate joke
00:00:10:09 ADD - Office in the street joke
00:00:16:08 ADD - Extended Fences scene
00:00:03:14 ADD - "And what's more, I know who did it"
00:00:07:00 ADD - "I Do Hope You're Not Going To Say What I Think You're Going To Say"
00:00:30:10 ADD - More credits[/spoiler:joa4k8xd]

Trailer
[youtube:joa4k8xd]
Maybe downloadable from info

dts??? No good. 50% of all DVD players cannot play that.

I will be providing an alternate dolby and stereo sountrack as listed above.

ah, ok... then it's good.

really looking forward to this.

i LIKED this movie, but it was a tad unfunny at times - it looks like you had the same idea!

it sounds like this edit will be great

oh and before I forget:
this needs to be approved, guys, so PLEASE, comment on it.

I hope you at least keep the priest's last line before he's shot! lol

I did. I loved it - and all of his lines in that scene.

The iPod version is now on RapidShare!

Please note that I won't be able to release anything else except this iPod version for a while, so please tell me what you think.

EDIT: Further note, I should be able to encode this in the next few weeks. I'll keep everyone posted.

Sounds interesting, though I love the editing and story of the original. But, if you do put out a DVD-R edition, I'll give it a whirl.

Currently authoring the DVD. I'm encoding the video atm.

THE FUZZY DVDs

Single Layer

• Audio: Stereo[/*:m:30zy6emw]
• Special Features: None[/*:m:30zy6emw]

Sorry, but I don't want to have to re-encode the video again.

Dual Layer

• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Surround 5.1, Stereo[/*:m:30zy6emw]
• Special Features: The Complete Plot Holes, Commentary, Fan Edit Teaser Trailer[/*:m:30zy6emw]

The Complete Plot Holes are the original plot holes features plus several other overlooked featurettes on Disc 2.

will the 5.1 fit on the single layer instead of the stereo? if so i'd pick that - dvd players will downmix it if need be.

it seems like a 103 min movie should be able to fit all the audio on there.

but regardless, i have a feeling i'm going to really enjoy this.

I have a nasty feeling that the 5.1 won't fit on the SL version, but I'll try to author the DVD and see what happens.

Yes, I would like to see a SL disc with the 5.1 audio layer instead of just stereo. But, if you can't make it happen, no worries. When will the SL be available for download?

any progress on the SL disc?

I'm doing the menus on the DL one atm, and I'll do the SL one when I've done. This might take a while, I want to get the DVD as good as I can.

no rush - i was just wonderin'

No worries.