History Awesome / HotFuzz

** [[BondOneLiner "You're a doctor. Deal with it."]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch "Yeah, motherfucker."]]

** The sight of the old schoolteacher [[GunsAkimbo dual wielding pistols]] at Angel. While ''[[https://giphy.com/gifs/hotfuzz-hot-fuzz-PAAvN6iCCNGUM on a bicycle.]]'' and Danny clotheslining said teacher, with his car door. Both Badass and funny at the same time.
** Reverend Shooter tries to call for the rampage to end, telling Nick surely he is a man of peace. Nick retorts he knows right and wrong and the difference. Then Shooter goes [[BadassPreacher "Oh fuck off, grasshopper!"]] and lands a hit on Nick with his hidden pistols. Moment of awesome for both of them, and for Danny clipping Shooter in the shoulder.

* During the final standoff between Angel and Simon Skinner, as the Dalton-ator beats Angel to the ground with a series of sledgehammer like punches, and just as he swings the finisher [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "GET. OUT. OF MY. VILLAGE!"]], Angel catches it, stands up, crushing the hand and retorts "[[ShutUpHannibal It's not your village anymore!]]" before [[MegatonPunch punching]] Skinner's lights out, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sending him crashing down into the miniature replica of his OWN SHOP.]]

* Angel dropkicking an old lady in the face.

* Nick refusing to come back to London when the JerkAss inspectors from the Met come to Sandford to ask him to come back, as crime has grown tenfold ever since he was KickedUpstairs. While you know it was mostly because Nick had grown to like Sandford and his new friends, you can tell it's also him getting [[LaserGuidedKarma a little payback.]]

* Nicholas concludes that Skinner orchestrated the murders in order to gain access to a lucrative land deal. While this conclusion is ([[RightForTheWrongReasons partially]]) wrong, the sequence of how Nicholas stitched together this conclusion proves how Nicholas would put Sherlock Holmes to shame in investigative prowess.

* Nick recruiting the Hoodies as a HeroicBystander group; they spraypaint the security cameras for the element of surprise and help him take down the shopkeeper by weaponizing her automatic doorbell. As an added bonus, none of them get hurt in the confrontation!

* Angel riding the white horse into the middle of town while NWA gapes in surprise and amazement.
* One word: [[PreAssKickingOneLiner "Morning."]]
* [[BondOneLiner "You're a doctor. Deal with it."]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch "Yeah, motherfucker."]]
* The elderly hotel lady pulls out a massive submachine gun and opens fire on Angel and Danny, before he takes her out with a well-aimed shotgun blast...on a flowerpot.
** ''"Fascist!"'' ''* blam* '' '''"Hag."'''
* Then Major Bernard attacks Nick with a rapier, and in a moment for awesome for him, he actually keeps Nick on his toes while fencing with him! Nick could cold-cock him at any time but honourably fights on his terms -- using a rifle as a makeshift rapier-- before swiping at his feet and tripping him.

* Angel strapping every gun in the evidence locker on. And his ImprobableAimingSkills.

* The sight of the old schoolteacher [[GunsAkimbo dual wielding pistols]] at Angel. While ''[[https://giphy.com/gifs/hotfuzz-hot-fuzz-PAAvN6iCCNGUM on a bicycle.]]''
** Danny clotheslining said teacher, with his car door. Both Badass and funny at the same time.

* Reverend Shooter tries to call for the rampage to end, telling Nick surely he is a man of peace. Nick retorts he knows right and wrong and the difference. Then Shooter goes [[BadassPreacher "Oh fuck off, grasshopper!"]] and lands a hit on Nick with his hidden pistols. Moment of awesome for both of them, and for Danny clipping Shooter in the shoulder.
* When Danny and Nick take off to pursue Skinner and Butterman--we see a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VsthRc5CxI quick montage of them]] flipping the lights on, buckling up, and hitting the gas, while Nick shouts "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis PUNCH! THAT! SHIT!]]" Combined with the following close-up of the wheel spinning, you can almost hear the theme from ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' blaring underneath....

* A tiny but nonetheless awesome moment from the very beginning of the movie. When Angel protests his transfer by saying to [[SmugSnake the Chief Inspector]], "There's one thing you haven't taken into account..." the Chief Inspector's satisfied smile falters for just a second. Angel is so hyper-competent at his job, he manages to make ''a veteran officer several ranks above him'' genuinely nervous.

* There is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome that makes all the others possible: Danny Butterman [[BrickJoke and a sachet of ketchup]]. "Ta-da!"

* The reprise of [[spoiler:the swan]].

* During the final standoff between Angel and [[spoiler:Simon Skinner]], as the [[spoiler: Dalton]]-ator beats Angel to the ground with a series of sledgehammer like punches, and just as he swings the finisher [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "GET. OUT. OF MY. VILLAGE!"]], Angel catches it, stands up, crushing the hand and retorts "[[ShutUpHannibal It's not your village anymore!]]" before [[MegatonPunch punching]] [[spoiler:Skinner]]'s lights out, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sending him crashing down into the miniature replica of his OWN SHOP.]]
** This moment was mentioned specifically by Simon Pegg in interviews as the moment he realised 'I was fighting [[spoiler: Film/JamesBond]], and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome I was winning!']]

* [[spoiler: Nick refusing to come back to London when the JerkAss inspectors from the Met come to Sandford to ask him to come back, as crime has grown tenfold ever since he was KickedUpstairs. While you know it was mostly because Nick had grown to like Sandford and his new friends, you can tell it's also him getting [[LaserGuidedKarma a little payback.]]]]

* In the climax battle, the [[spoiler: police seem to arrest every single NWA member without killing any of them, or at least killing a minimal amount. A small group of cops fight the insane NWA who are perfectly willing to kill any threat without mercy. The cops win, without killing anyone, which ends up supporting Nick's own strong trust in the law in a way. It's a complete victory for justice. ComicBook/JudgeDredd would be proud.]]

* The gunfight is followed by [[RealityEnsues a lot of paperwork]], something real coppers appreciated. However, it's shot in the same way as the action: {{Whip pan}}s! Crash zooms! DualWielding pens! [[DramaticGunCock Dramatic Pen Clicks]]! [[MundaneMadeAwesome Awesome Paperwork!]]

* Simon Skinner attempts to take a small boy hostage to make Angel back off. The boy promptly bites him on the hand, ''hard'', until he lets go.

* ''"Fascist!"'' ''* blam* '' '''"Hag."'''

** Special mention has to go to the fact that the hotel lady is holding a ''[[{{BFG}} machine gun]]'' that [[MoreDakka appears to be suited to taking down]] '''''tanks'''''.
---> ''Fascist!'' [SFX: '''''BADDA BADDA BADDA BADDA BADDA BADDA...''''']

* [[EvilTeacher Amanda Paver]] pulls two Walther PPKs (the same model Bond uses) and wields them GunsAkimbo while cycling towards Nick, winging him in the shoulder. Danny, who was til now inactive, opens his police car's door into Paver's path, causing her to fall face-first onto the ground.
* Reverend Shooter tries to call for the rampage to end, telling Nick surely he is a man of peace. Nick retorts he knows right and wrong and the difference. Then Shooter goes [[BadassPreacher "Oh fuck off, grasshopper!"]] and lands a hit on Nick with his hidden rifle. Moment of awesome for both of them, and for Danny clipping Shooter in the shoulder.

* Then Major Bernard attacks Nick with a rapier, and in a moment for awesome for him, he actually keeps Nick on his toes while fencing with him! Nick could cold-cock him at any time but honorably fights on his terms -- using a rifle as a makeshift rapier-- before swiping at his feet and tripping him.

* How Angel convinces the other cops with some simple question: "Have you ever wondered why there are so many accidents, and not many murders?" Some logic, and Danny CallingTheOldManOut, and the new guard immediately turns on Butterman.

* The entire extended shootout between Angel and the NWA at the end proves that with the right cinematography and editing, you can make a bunch of 60-year old Shakespearean veterans and scrawny little Creator/SimonPegg look like bigger badass action stars than the most roided up musclehead.

* Angel, dropkicking an old lady in the face.

* During the final standoff between Angel and [[spoiler: Timothy Dalton]], as the [[spoiler: Dalton]]-ator beats Angel to the ground with a series of sledgehammer like punches, and just as he swings the finisher [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "GET. OUT. OF MY. VILLAGE!"]], Angel catches it, stands up, crushing the hand and retorts "[[ShutUpHannibal It's not your village anymore!]]" before [[MegatonPunch punching]] [[spoiler: Dalton]]'s lights out, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sending him crashing down into the miniature replica of his OWN SHOP.]]

* During the final standoff between Angel and [[spoiler: Timothy Dalton]], as the [[spoiler: Dalton]]-ator beats Angel to the ground with a series of sledgehammer like punches, and just as he swings the finisher [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "GET. OUT. OF MY. VILLAGE!"]], Angel catches it, stands up, crushing the hand and retorts "[[ShutUpHannibal It's not your village anymore!]]" before [[MegatonPunch punching]] [[spoiler: Dalton]]'s lights out, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sending him crashing down into the miniature replica of his OWN SHOP.]]
** This moment was mentioned specifically by Simon Pegg in interviews as the moment he realised 'I was fighting [[spoiler: Film/JamesBond]], and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome I was winning!']]
* The gunfight is followed by [[RealityEnsues a lot of paperwork]], something real coppers appreciated. However, it's shot in the same way as the action: {{Whip pan}}s! Crash zooms! DualWielding pens! [[DramaticGunCock Dramatic Pen Clicks]]! [[MundaneMadeAwesome Awesome Paperwork!]]
* There is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome that makes all the others possible: Danny Butterman [[BrickJoke and a sachet of ketchup]]. "Ta-da!"
** Also credit to Angel for his reaction. While he might have thought he was stabbed at first, he quickly realized Danny was pretending and faked being dead or badly wounded. The minute they're out of town? He gets up and berates Danny for not noticing the murder.
** And to Danny for managing to fool the entire cult and his own dad.

* Then Major Bernard attacks Nick with a rapier, and in a moment for awesome for him, he actually keeps Nick on his toes while fencing with him! Nick could cold-cock him at any time but honorably fights on his terms -- using a rifle as a makeshift rapier-- before swiping at his feat and tripping him.

* [[BadassPreacher "Oh fuck off, grasshopper!"]]

* The gunfight is followed by [[RealityEnsues a lot of paperwork]], something real coppers appreciated. However, it's shot in the same way as the action: {{Whip pan}}s! Crash zooms! DualWielding pens! [[MundaneMadeAwesome Awesome Paperwork!]]

* ''Hot Fuzz'', unfortunately, lacks a defining Crowning Moment Of Awesome. This is primarily because it has a something that can qualify as a Crowning Moment Of Awesome ''every thirty seconds''--though the thirty minutes involving Angel's return to town and kicking the collected asses of ''everyone'' can potentially count.
* Arguably, the best of these comes during the final standoff between Angel and [[spoiler: Timothy Dalton]], as the [[spoiler: Dalton]]-ator beats Angel to the ground with a series of sledgehammer like punches, and just as he swings the finisher [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "GET. OUT. OF MY. VILLAGE!"]], Angel catches it, stands up, crushing the hand and retorts "[[ShutUpHannibal It's not your village anymore!]]" before [[MegatonPunch punching]] [[spoiler: Dalton]]'s lights out, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sending him crashing down into the miniature replica of his OWN SHOP.]]
** Even better because that entire scene is like watching a Godzilla movie.
*** This moment was mentioned specifically by Simon Pegg in interviews as the moment he realised 'I was fighting [[spoiler: Film/JamesBond]], and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome I was winning!']]

*** This moment was mentioned specifically by Simon Pegg in interviews as the moment he realised 'I was fighting [[spoiler: Film/JamesBond]], and [[MomentOfAwesome I was winning!']]

* There is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome that makes all the others possible: Danny Butterman [[BrickJoke and a sachet of ketchup]]. "Ta-da!"

* In the climax battle, the [[spoiler: police seem to arrest every single NWA member without killing any of them, or at least killing a minimal amount. A small group of cops fight the insane NWA who are perfectly willing to kill any threat without mercy. The cops win, without killing anyone, which ends up supporting Nick's own strong trust in the law in a way. It's a complete victory for justice.]]