The Greater Good | Hot Fuzz | Screen Bites 

Brilliantly parodies detective/noir movies, which typically have ridiculously complicated plots.

That's a unique example of a perfect twist.

Simon Pegg is a great writer. He co-wrote the last Star Trek movie

Not the stupidest things...the greater good

@@CharlieSheensTigerBlood "The greater good."

It actually looks exactly like that on further examination.

Lmao how did I not pick up on that. He literally still has his eyeballs :') I'm dying..

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Either that, or they simply just lifted him up from his spot and stored him in the catacombs like used decor.

@@musicaleuphoria8699 You know now I'm pretty sure it's this second one, because it's hilarious.

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@@johnsmith-wx5fb *SHUT IT!*

They kept on saying it, creepy... 😣

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The greater good O_o

I've heard it's also to represent the good of law and order - which Nicolas finds himself going up against when Frank took those things into his own hands with the NWA

Also just the fact they got Jim Broadbent to play a bent chief inspector.

You have to admit those old uniforms look good.

@@blainy-o93 Broadbent was a huge fan of “Shawn of the Dead” and asked Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright for a part in their next film.

@@ClaytonStone895 I didn't know that. To be honest I was thinking more of Roy Slater from Only Fools And Horses.

I wouldn't even consider it a parody, more a homage that's so good it's better than most of the films it pays homage to

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That's old people logic lol

@@TriniLush7 yeah mate im 79

Kafkaesque

What is a homeowners’ association usually like in terms such as this?

Self important, nosy, busybody, prejudiced wankers who believe everyone must conform to their idea of 'appropriate'

Homeowners association = Tidy Town fascists 😝

@@freedomstar3930I think it’s what we call “residents association” in the UK and Ireland.

@@stephenmurphy2212 Nah, it's definitely a Parish Council - basically, the lowest tier of elected local government. Members are elected but unpaid, and handle various minor things (like maintaining the village hall or consulting on local planning applications). You don't really find residents associations in villages in the UK, as they're only for newer housing developments or people living in flats.

53!

Let's not forget Greg was an extra in small dogs and Shelly played a cadaver in Prime Suspects

@@devilpupbear09 Straw Dogs not small dogs 😁

Just like the immortal joke in SpongeBob What funnier than 24? 25

They said it with the same inflections in both scenes, too!

I agree 😁👍

The statue man cracked me up 🤣🤣

“A GREAT BIG BUSHY BEARD”

JonathanToolonie CRUSTY JUGULARS

@@whoknowswhocares885Nicholas seeing his predecessor among the rest of the bodies had to be terrifying.

@@natewilson6760 no, he said that because Martin Blower's acting was so bad, it killed Shakespeare.

Mitchell Davis was Will Shakespeare too obvious?

Greatest line and a reply on how the Towne was a extra in straw dogs

@@Barricade2008 and shelly portrayed a cadaver on prime suspect

@@saintniccage2818 hahahahaha

@@dancue2017 He is. And I love that line as well. Going from a fatherly figure in a way, to a manacing villain is perfect.

Yarp

You're coming with us to Brazil.

@@liaml.e.5964 just give that man his chickens like he has been asking.

It's influenced by The Shining. If you pay attention to the way he says it, it's the exact same way the caretaker delivers his similar line in The Shining, especially the way he says the word "you" followed by a short pause. Another scene in his movie that references that exact same bit is when the hotel receptionist tells him "you've always been here"

To be fair, their “nefarious agenda” was far too stupid to even consider compromising one’s principles.

@@TooCooFoYou But it was all about the Greater Good

@@WhyTho525 the greater good

@@facelesscleric2744 The Greater Good

Just showing how every small community is really organized.

Talk about a closet of skeletons...

​@@zzzzzzzzzzzkI know nothing about any skellingtons!

Cool fact.

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@@jankycc SHUT IT!

Why is Latin such a creepy language 😟

​@@iamaleftist3834cause its old

That’s a very good point. I’d not made that connection before.

Nicolas is just an autistic cop, he even shows it by being incredibly bad at making connections with others until he meets Danny!

It didn’t help that Frank Butterman and the rest of the Sanford officers were gaslighting him so much. Before Lurch tried to kill him, even Nicholas was saying Leslie Tiller tripped and fell on her own shears, even though he basically saw the truth with his own eyes. But yes, all work and no play…

That’s actually very insightful! Danny’s mother was as dedicated to Sanford as Nicholas is to serving the law but that dedication turned into an all consuming obsession that cost her her life. It’s good that eventually Nicholas understood that great as it is to be passionate and dedicated about something there has to be a moment in life to jus stop and smell the roses or it could lead to your downfall.

I think the movie is about the balance between perfection and flaws, between punishment and tolerance. Nicholas used to worseship perfection and justice, but he realizes that extreme perfection will become a flaw, extreme justice will become a crime itself.

The creepy chant was their mantra - "Bonum communi communitatus" which is (BAD) Latin for 'the common good of the community' - i.e. 'The Greater Good'.

Crazy lady

Nasty way to go

Jaded Cynic I never knew what they were saying

Thanks Joyce

I mean, take a look at Super Paper Mario. You had Count Bleck grieving over Timpani’s death and he was driven mad by grief and madness. Proof that even the littlest traumatic moment can drive a person to madness.

That's right, they say that grief can take on disturbing forms.

I blame the travellers

@@Beanie-Inkling2749 lmao, didn’t expect a paper Mario comparison

Watch Castlevania. Dracula pulls basically the same thing, with more gore

You want me in the room Sleep home just cry baby Time go save

I'm partial to the World's End, but this one's great as well. Shaun of the Dead is the weakest of the 3, but still a ton of fun. The entire trilogy is amazing.

@@bmsuperstar1 Now that’s interesting, I’d say Hot Fuzz > Shaun of the Dead > World’s End. They’re all amazingly hilarious but Hot Fuzz is clearly the best among them

@@Unknownmonkey13 Hot Fuzz is probably a superior film, but I enjoy watching World's End more for some reason. It simply resonates with me more, and I don't even drink.

Oh yea fr. Hot Fuzz is the best of the 3 not even close

I can see why since I like this movie best

One thing I don't get is how is this Is made The best village when it has the highest death rate in Britain (to size).

@@tomedy_official Well, they DO get to enjoy the quaint charm of the Best Village before dying prematurely😅

Balkans in a nutshell

@@valterfara5027 what the hell is a Balkan?

@@williammorahan4907 The people that live in the countries in the Balkans region.

Knee deep in crusty jugglers!

He's not even being accurate in his racism. The G word means Roma; Travellers are ethnically Irish.

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Ikr 😆

God, I think they had a point

Cathuschka M. How can he because he has a spike of concrete on his head

Ocean Void Easy. It was an accident.

*Big bushy beard!*

Well Danny wasn’t part of it, he thought it was about rapping people on the knuckles and sending them on their way!

would be a mad twist if danny was part of it

Could you imagine if the movie finished right after Danny stabbed Nicholas and the next scene is them announcing he's got mugged or something like that that'd be just wtf

Oh I kno! The look of absolute shock and horror when he realizes the truth always gives me the chills.

My class watched this film and when it got to that part, my friend Stephen said “He’s not dead!”

@@freedomstar3930 you got to watch this at school!? Bruh sign me up

Me too! The look of absolute shock and horror on his face when he realizes the whole village was in on it and then even more so realizing his boss is the ring leader is so great!

Ikr me too I wish that bit was memed to death rather than the shitty overused “greater good” meme

@@LightSpectris the greater good

The greater good!

@@CyberBeep_kenshi SHUT IT!!

@@MiyaTakamura yarrrp

@@CyberBeep_kenshi the greater good

So is this wear jk Rowling got the term from to describe grindelwalds motto

I loved that! Even tho they killed a man nicholas can’t deny the mans acting was horrendous lol

It’s all about the Greater Good.

@@atas2561 "The Greater Good..."

Yea the kids is a real shocker. Turned into a horror movie real quick until golden boy popped up eyes fresh.

He’s certainly dedicated to his act, either continuing to act as a statue or dying in a statue pose.

@@Shakes-Off-Fear I agree, I always felt he was a method actor, dedicated to his craft.

Or just trying to convince them he was dead so he could leave.

I couldn't agreed more on that one.

Amen to that ^^

We need to cast those two kids from jojo rabbit.

Would Hot Fuzz 2 work?

@VelktorCreationsMFQ also appeared in three Star Trek movies

Ikr no one deserves to die 😣

Not so! They killed Bill Shakespeare! She DID have a very annoying laugh! And he did live in a monstrosity of a house! And spelling errors are a serious offense of the English language! It was all for the GREATER GOOD.

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@@nabukanadezdar0853 SHUT IT!

I just realized that.

I love that shot. The light fading from his face totally symbolises the absolute horror that his boss was the ringleader the whole time.

There's so much good in this kovie

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I agree

In what universe do you live in where a massively popular movie is underrated?

@@Lolbama2012 in the universe where pigs fly naked and Donald Trump is a manager at Burger King.

@@Lolbama2012 they do this a lot. They're comnected to the "i was born in the wrong generation" people. I just put on the pay no mind list.

what makes it better is that Sargent Angel did come up with complicated motives that most movies have only to find out that really it was simple as bad acting, annoying laugh, bad house, spelling errors and such

He was so committed to the bit that he maintained his pose even while being murdered

Lol 😂

Same

“The grated goat”

same

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i know, the hypocrisy is so fucking obvious it became hillarious

They're actually called "cloaks"

@@devilpupbear09 NNNEEERRRDDD!

They're wearing Daemon Targaryen-brand Crime Hoodies (TM).

the 'right' kind of hoodies

It was even foreshadowed. Every one of the motives was said by Danny while they were investigating, they were just recited as a throwaway line to show that Danny can only follow the basics...but it turned out it was the throwaway quirks that were important and the major connections were a coincidence.

@@leiderhosen7110 with the exception of the fridge magnet millionaire, Nicholas is the one who complains about it not keeping in with the villages rustic look

@@leiderhosen7110 Angel pointed those things out. Like he always amrked spelling errors on the newspapers, apauled by the guy's acting and mentioned Eve's unusual laugh. If he was evil i would definitly fit in with the bad guys(which is maybe why they were trying to convince to go to their side and even invited him to join the group.)

You have to look at what bothers and irritates most people and it isn't the kind of crime or incidents the police are geared to tackle in the 21st century. British police are first and foremost centralised to the Home Office now at a central government level. Your local police force may be called "West Yorkshire Police" or "Sussex Constabulary" or whatever but the reality is their policing priorities and direction comes from Westminster. PCCs are something of a nothing position with no operational control over policing and in my view were a cheap attempt at giving the illusion of community input. Local villages & towns don't have a say on how they are policed, local community surgeries may be held by the PCSOs or Neighbourhood Team but in reality they won't be prioritising low level nuisance or what I'd describe as "visible street crime" the reality is police are too busy dealing with domestic violence and what is best termed as 'safeguarding' which is a combination of mental health NHS and local authority social service callouts to vulnerable people - detecting and investigating all but the most serious of crime has taken a backseat and has done so for around 20 years or so now.

Edgar Wright is the master of the comical callback

Nice little foreshadow.

Technically he fell into his grave

A great big bushy beard!

Their Graves

His reaction to the answer too, it’s like: “Are you f***ing kidding me!!” 😂

"Our once great paper, had been riddled with tabloid journalism. Not to mention persistent errors."

"Awful"

Remind me, how was he taken out?

oomf oof A bear trap falls on his head, which is how one of the antagonists in Straw Dogs is infamously killed.

NDHFilms it wasn’t him, a bear trap falls on Roy’s head, the pub’s owner

Morning, Angle.

Probably is 😆

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One of the members, who is a doctor, would've told the other members to wear masks and goggles

Always wear your mask.

NWA: murders Angel for being a nerd

In the DVD extras, they even made Danny explain in character he stabbed Angel there because he knew the notebook would be there and used ketchup sachets for the blood then played the emotional partner to stop the NWA getting near him so Danny could drive him out of the village without being spotted.

Oh yeah 😆

Great episode.

I remember that episode

Human sacrifice is straight outa the old testament. Hence covid is here, gov will segregate the non masks / antivaxxers and sacrifice them for the "greater good"

@@FarmersAreCool **checks year** well that was a lie.

By killing everyone 😂

well that aged well...

@@clapseal lol 😆

Ironic...

By killing anyone who threatens to undermine that.

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Okay, Gen-Zs who ruined the words and people’a names. 😒

​@@mrfacestab5758 thats actually what it means now. Karens and Kevins can just change their names.

@tristanband4003 Kevin feels forced though, youtubers were trying to make it happen but it didn't stick like Karen did. Also Kevin feels like a dude in a business suit, while Karen actually feels like a short haired manager hating soccer mom

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@@BrokenNoah SHUT IT!!

@@MiyaTakamura Nicolas: These people died for no reason! No reason what so ever!

@@mrfacestab5758 Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Same here. Doesn't matter if it's during this film, other films, TV shows, books or conversations I'll either say it out loud or very quietly. By the way, The Greater Good!

Would've been a more intense scene😂

THE GREATER GOOD

@@somedumbspammer4408shut it!

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@@ryanm.191 The greater good

ERROR SHUT IT

@@ryanm.191 These people died for no reason no reason whatsoever

Lol😂😂

The Greater Good!

@@ziggystatdust6008 "SHUT IT"

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@@error9748 How can this be for the greater good?

@ The Pack Rat Whys he say bill? isnt it william?

All: Crusty jugglers

And Jack Travis plays the town doctor.

Ireland's Green Party Senator O'Reilly: "We are restricting freedom for the common good." Literally word for wrod

@@Disconnected.RealityMemeology 101?

Not to mention persistent errors! He listed her age as 55, when she's 53 (53)

Lol great minds think alike - ALL I hear is poor cultists chanting 'the greater good' when they start their nonsense...this EXACT scene (which is why I'm here, lol)

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Greater Good.

@@amoscaul3264 SHUT IT!!

@@MiyaTakamura 😂.

Where the teens from the pub in there too?

oomf oof yep 6:21

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He wasn't killed for having a large beard, that was the last sergeant who disagreed with the Inspector's methods.

@@oomfoof7294 it WAS them

Yup

"Problematic" Oh do shut up.

I scrolled through this thread looking for the tau comment 🤣🤣

@@MrThemilk14 bro same xD