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Shaun of the Dead
: Its too slow! That is why I gave it a low rating: it drags on.
A couple funny spots, a couple gory spots and thats about it. If you want this type of movie, stick with "dead alive" "evil dead 2" "night of the living dead 2"
 This is one of the most entertaining and refreshing movies I have seen in some time. As a big fan of zombie/the living dead horror films I loved how this movie played on the zombie theme while being able to mix perfectly timed and smart humor. The writing is crisp and it is soooooooo nice to see a really well made horror film these days. I think this is by far the best horror/comedy film in some time. The best thing about the film is the fact that is stays true to the Zombie genre while treating Romero type fans with the respect they deserve, this movie compliments all its predecessors. Oh yeah the extras on the DVD are great, the cast really look like a fun bunch in real life. Rent it now or I will eat your brains.
Shaun is 29 year old. He has a mum, a stepfather he doesn't get along with, a girlfriend, Liz, and a best mate, Ed. Liz's friends Dianne and Dave don't like him much. She herself thinks Ed is a bad influence on him and wishes they didn't all spend every night getting drunk down the Winchester. So she dumps him. Understandably distressed, Shaun spends the following night getting enormously drunk with Ed to the great annoyance of their flatmate Pete. The next morning he wakes up with a very sore head to find the dead have risen from their graves and the world is being taken over by zombies.
This is terrific fun, a very likeable, very British comedy horror film, sharply written and extremely well acted. Penelope Wilton and Nick Frost are especially good as, respectively, Shaun's good-natured mum and Ed, his impossible to dislike idle waster of a best friend. Think "Night of the Living Dead" meets "Withnail and I" and you'll sort of get the idea. Well worth going out of your way to see.
I don't usually do too well with zombie flicks...I spend most of the movie with my coat over my face. So I was torn when I first heard reviews of "Shaun of the Dead" because while it looked amusing, it still involved zombies. I am so glad I overcame my queasiness and went to see it!
This is not a zombie movie, it's a poke at common culture that happens to have zombies in it. As they say, the mark of a hero is how he reacts to adversity. The focal point is NOT the destruction caused by the undead but rather what happens to our hero in the aftermath. Because Shaun is a hero. He is Everyman, from his penchant for drinking in his favorite pub to his ignorance of his girlfriend's wishes to his lack of enthusiasm over his job and quest for respect which will never come, right down to his incessant channel surfing which keeps him from catching wind of the growing panic outside his door. That's where the comedy is rooted, in the places where the audience can laugh at themselves because they really see themselves onscreen. And then there are some simply hilarious moments, such as the one outside the pub when Shaun and his roommate sing drunkenly and think they are being backed up by a fellow drinker who we know is merely a moaning zombie. Brilliant.
The message here is a simple one and is clearly illustrated throughout the picture, most obviously in the opening sequence: What's the difference between these people who shuffle blindly through their days and the actual zombies? The movie is brilliant and funny and scary at points as well...Perfect.
Really I must take issue with Mr Watson below who doesn't seem to offer any remotely sensible reason for disliking the movie but is clearly down on it for some reason only known to him. P.S Does anyone really care when his birthday is - I think not!
SOTD is a very fine piece of work which works on so many levels. Whether it is gross out horror, very black comedy, homage or social commentary. I can't think of any comparable movie that has captured the mind numbing boredom of suburban British life. This is revealed most brilliantly in the way the zombies blend in so well early on that Shaun, family and friends fail to notice anything has changed. This is not to say the film makers have even the slightest inclination to show a better world. There is a decidedly very British strain of humour running throughout that should still travel well; it is gentler and more subtlely probing. I particularly liked the bit when Bill Nighy downplays his injury stating he had his inoculations when he holidayed on the 'isle of wight'.
This really is a unique piece of work and I for one hope it is a roaring success when it is released stateside.
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