Shaun Of The Dead Vs Hot Fuzz - Which Is Better?

6. Pegg And Frost

Shaun of the Dead starts with Pegg and Frost already as best friends, two like-minded slackers who want to do little but play video games together, and then sets about looking at ways to test that. The duo's chemistry is incredibly easy here, and you feel their genuine friendship on the screen, which in turn makes their journey through the film together all the more believable. Neither are necessarily challenged too much by the role, but there's no need for them to be - the lived-in nature of their friendship, and how much they care for each other, is at the core of this film. The point might be to reunite Shaun with Liz, but as the end shows it's his relationship with Ed that's the most important here, allowing for a denouement that threatens to devastate, but then instead warms the heart.

In true buddy-cop style, Pegg and Frost don't start off as friends in Hot Fuzz. Indeed, Nicholas Angle (sorry, Angel) and Danny Butterman couldn't be more different. The former is the straight-laced, by-the-book officer who excels at every aspect of the job but isn't the best people person, the latter a more dim-witted type who thinks being a policeman officer amounts to gunfights and car chases. The initial conflict is fun, but the film becomes even better when they start to bond and properly work as a team, with each learning from the other. Again, Pegg and Frost don't have to show too much range, but give hugely enjoyable performances where their charisma and chemistry shines through, though the fact their friendship needs to be earned means that their partnership isn't quite as strong.

Winner: The World's End actually features their best performances, but since that's not eligible, Shaun steals it.