Review of Shaun of the Dead (2004) by John T — 13 Feb 2014

IN PROGRESS.

Hilarious bit of British comedy directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his friends, family and ex-girlfriend while trying to cope with an apocalyptic uprising of zombies.

The film pays homage to many great horror films with more than passing references to Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. What was impressive was how this film stuck to the traditional zombie film formula of blood and gore, without ever trying to tone it down to fit into comedy genre. It is exactly what you expect from a zombie film and even though this is a mostly a black comedy, it stays true to the zombie genre.

You might think that this movie is just mainly a spoof of "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) but its really more than that. The movie creates a good story on its own so that it becomes more than just a simple spoof. All of the characters are well written and are funny in their own way. The acting is good for comedy standards and the actors perfectly know how to play in both hilarious/funny scene's as well as in serious/emotional one's.

Pegg is excellent as Shaun yet he still kept most of the best lines for Nick Frost (Ed). The two main actors work well together Simon Pegg & Nick Frost are an extremely funny comedy duo. The other cast members all do great jobs too, Kate Ashfield (Liz) plays a straight role to a likable enough degree, Dylan Moran (David) is excellent with his sh*t eating grin as Liz dumps Shaun. Lucy Davies (Di) also does a great job with you feeling such sympathy for her just for the look on the girls face. Last but not least Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton are as excellent as ever, as I think we all expect from them, as Shaun's Mom and step father.

The script is very well crafted and the film is clever, witty, and over the top funny. Watching this film is a blast and will guarantee a great time. Shaun and Ed are the main characters, and they try to survive in a local pub during an apocalyptic zombie outbreak.

It is a real treat to watch with family and friends, and is a good film to watch during the Halloween season. Many laughs and scares will abound in this latest zombie comedy genre, and therefore is another addition to the very short list of the best zombie comedies ever made. The film should appeal to every horror fan, as this has all the elements of a good horror film and elements of a good comedy film.

Wright and Pegg also insert clever nods to the subtexts of zombie films. Shaun looks and walks like a zombie when he's waking up. We see zombie like office workers, retail workers,.

Shaun of the Dead has some great comical moments and yet it has been made with lots of professionalism like this was a serious gory horror movie they were making. Because of this, through its seriousness, the movie becomes perhaps even more hilarious and really delivers. Both the fans of the (British) comedy-genre and the fans of mainly 'Zombie' movies and other gory horror-movies, will be entertained by this movie.

Shaun of the Dead is one of the best comedy of 2004 and a must-see for all rom zom com (romantic comedy with zombies) fans.

The plot is simple: Shaun is a guy (not much different from me) who works a droning job, spends most of his free time with his roommate Ed, playing video games, and downing beer after beer at the local Pub. In fact, when we first meet him, he's being dumped by his girlfriend Liz, who is tired of the same old routine.

Spooky/funny tale of Shaun, an electronics store manager, and his family and friends survive during the first days of a zombie apocalypse.

Brilliant piece of work which I suspect will achieve the accolade of instant cult status.

There are two scenes in the film which seem to summarise this (and also shine a light of Simon Pegg as a very clever and funny writer) and both scenes simply involve Shaun walking to the nearby corner shop. The first time Shaun plods semi-comatose to the store we simply get the feeling that he is a loser. However, by the time the film shows him making the same journey again we realise that there is a lot more going on! The scene is played with such exquisite subtleness that it has to be one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in any film!

there is a stunning array of visual comedy, one liners and (best of all) some digs at other films from the horror genre. - dawn of the dead, night of living dead, 28 days later,.

The dead have risen and are walking the earth in search of human flesh to feast upon. Shaun doesn't notice this fact as quick as he should, but Shaun is somewhat of a zombie himself, lost in his own world and distracted by his own thoughts as he strolls right past the rotting cadavers that now fill the streets of Britain. While in the store buying a beverage, he doesn't notice the bloody handprints on the refrigerator door and he almost slips in a puddle of blood. I was quite amazed at the response this film got from people in the theater: it seemed that every time something funny happened, the response was almost always with riotous laughter.

Not even news flashes can get through to Shaun, as (in an incredibly hysterical scene) he channel surfs rapidly, every station finishing the sentence of the one before and giving everyone but the oblivious Shaun the grim news of what is happening in the world.