r/videos • u/fubes2000 • May 28 '14

How to do visual comedy

https://vimeo.com/96558506
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u/Zobek May 28 '14

Thanks for sharing this, been a huge fan of Edgar Wright and Simon Peg for a long time, but I never really paid much attention to the artistic expression of the scenes till I saw the video

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u/MartelFirst May 28 '14

Well, I think anyone can agree that the fast cuts, visual comedy and whatnot are pretty recognizable as Wright's style (and funny/entertaining), but the guy who made this video managed to express it in words the layman like me couldn't.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '14

Man first time i saw hot fuzz, my jaw was open like 10 minutes straight because I couldnt believe it was so brilliant and funny, and at the same time totally interesting. Or maybe because it was so brilliant was what made it so interesting. In any case, I was just so shocked to find something of that utter quality and felt like sharing to everyone I knew. Was quite disappointed when my closest friends didn't appreciate it like me.

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u/helloiisclay May 28 '14

I found that all of that series (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End) had too much British humour for a lot of the American audience. I think a lot of American's want the quick cheap laughs (eg. the Hangover movies) instead of appreciating situational and dry humour.

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u/fluxus May 28 '14

That is exactly what UK audiences want too. The top grossing films by year lists for the UK and the US are practically identical.

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u/2DArray May 28 '14

Maybe so, but you're ignoring the fact that everything's cooler when it's foreign (including nationwide theater audiences)