Consisting of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End, the Cornetto trilogy has attained fans the world over thanks to its unique approach to genre film. Shaun is a play on zombie films, Hot Fuzz on the buddy cop genre, and The World's End on alien invasion flicks. But these are not mere parodies. Rather, each movie acts as a genuine piece of its respective genre, and some scenes are played quite straight within each movie.
As such, the films are not wall-to-wall hilarity (although Hot Fuzz comes the closest). There are many funny scenes, but also some deeply tragic and sad ones as well.
10 Funniest: Accidentally Impaling Mary On A Piece Of Metal
The first zombie that Shaun and Ed fight is grocery store employee Mary, who is wandering around their backyard. However, they are initially unaware that Mary has been zombified (they simply think she's drunk), resulting in some comedy gold.
After some initial buffoonery (like Ed running inside to grab the camera), Shaun grows irritated with Mary's behavior and pushes her away. Mary stumbles directly onto a metal pole jutting out of the ground, and the pole impales Mary through the stomach. The horrified looks that Ed and Shaun give makes for one of the funniest visuals of the entire trilogy.
9 Saddest: Danny's Near Death
Hot Fuzz is arguably the funniest entry in the Cornetto trilogy, and unlike the other two films, it doesn't contain any serious moments. Even the quote-unquote "serious" moments are largely played for laughs, as they parody the overly-sentimental moments found in most buddy cop films.
Perhaps the "saddest" scene found in Hot Fuzz is Danny's near death, as he is shot in the stomach with a blunderbuss, wielded by Tom Weaver. However, the scene lasts just a few short seconds, and it's quickly revealed that Danny made a full recovery.
8 Funniest: Andy Punches The Door
The World's End is the opposite of Hot Fuzz. The third and final entry in the Cornetto trilogy is far more dramatic than its predecessors and comes equipped with a ton of sad and tragic sequences. But that's not to say it isn't funny as well.
One of the best scenes comes when the group is many pubs into their crawl and feeling particularly drunk. An absolutely intoxicated Andy drunkenly explains the plan to Sam before turning around and punches directly through the door. It makes for a fantastic visual gag and proves one of Nick Frost's best moments.
7 Saddest: Phil's Death
One of the running gags throughout Shaun of the Dead sees Shaun continuously correcting people who call Philip his "dad" (he is his stepdad). It's clear that Shaun doesn't have an ounce of respect for his stepfather, and it makes his death all the more tragic.
After Philip is bitten on the neck, he quickly bleeds to death in the backseat of the car. Right before passing, Philip shares a heart-to-heart with Shaun and explains his perceived failure as a role model and father.
6 Funniest: The Last 20 Minutes Of Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz ends in spectacular, and spectacularly hilarious, fashion with a massive shootout between the police and the instigators of the conspiracy. It mostly sends up bombastic action movies of the '80s, placing an elaborate Hollywood shootout in the quaint English village of Sandford.
The sequence is frenetically edited and shot, complete with hundreds of bullets whizzing through the air, pieces of brick flying through the air, and cops shooting two guns whilst jumping through the air. It's pure action movie nonsense, and it is hilarious.
5 Saddest: Gary Watches The Young Kids
One of the saddest scenes of The World's End is also one of its most subtle. In one of the earlier pubs, Gary and his old friends get some food and actually begin to bond through past memories. While Andy and the rest of the group bond and share a laugh, Gary is distracted with the younger group playing pool. While his friends talk and laugh, the audience can see that Gary's tragic longs to be young and cool again.
4 Funniest: The Fence Hopping
Perhaps the most famous running joke throughout the Cornetto trilogy is the failed fence hopping sequences. All three films contain a failed fence hop of some kind and each is hilarious in their own unique way.
In Shaun of the Dead, Shaun tries to hop a fence in a cool manner, only for it crumble underneath him. In Hot Fuzz, Danny tries emulating Nicholas's athletic fence-hopping only to trip and plow right through it. And in The World's End, Gary tries climbing a tall fence only for it to fall under his weight, sending Gary face-first into the ground below.
3 Saddest: Shaun Kills His Own Mother
Shaun of the Dead is uproariously funny for 2/3 of the running time, but that last third gets really tragic. A vast majority of the group end up dying (leaving only Shaun and Liz), and while each death is tragic in its own right, none are sadder than the death of Barbara.
Barbara had kept her bite hidden from Shaun, leaving him just a few short seconds to say goodbye as she lays dying. Once she turns into a zombie, he takes it upon himself to shoot and kill her. Talk about a depressing ending to a funny movie.
2 Funniest: "Fighting" The Zombies
Perhaps the funniest scene in the whole Cornetto trilogy is the scene in which Shaun and Ed try fighting the zombies with various household objects. Hearing that "removing the head or destroying the brain" is the only way to dispose of a zombie, Shaun and Ed round up a small basketful of everyday house objects - most of which either miss from their poor aim or bounce off the zombies' heads without causing a semblance of damage. Most people fancy themselves zombie slayers in the event of a real zombie apocalypse. This is more realistic.
1 Saddest: Andy Discovers The Truth
Like Shaun of the Dead, The World's End ends in a particularly tragic fashion. While Andy is trying to work out why Gary wants to finish the "Golden Mile," the audiences then learn that Gary had attempted suicide and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for professional help. It's a realization that throws the events of the movie into a new light and makes Gary a far more sympathetic, and tragic, character.
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