Lets be honest.horror movies, particularly anything that involves the presence of Zombies are usually more ridiculous than they are scary so taking form this premise.Shaun of the Dead is a farcical play on recent horror offerings, particularly the 2004 release of a similar name " Dawn of the Dead" and 28 days later! This is a GREAT makes me laugh every time and I'll never be able to listen to the Queen track "Don't Stop me Now" with a straight face ever again! For lovers of zombie films and other chills-and-chuckles outings like EVIL DEAD II and DEAD ALIVE, SHAUN OF THE DEAD is an instant cult classic. Pegg is oddly charming as the put-upon lead slacker, and Frost is appropriately oafish, but the living dead themselves also take up a fair amount of screen time, shuffling and limping in their best Romero form. While the movie is often hilariously amusing, it takes its horror pedigree seriously, offering up moments of genuine suspense, and even a healthy dose of gore. Cowritten by Wright and Pegg, SHAUN OF THE DEAD succeeds remarkably well at combining droll British humor with good, old-fashioned zombie cinema. Armed with a cricket bat and a vague sense of direction, Shaun must rescue his friends and loved ones, and bring them to the only safe place he can think of-the pub. Before Shaun can save his relationship, however, he's got to fend off a horde of zombies that are slowly taking over the city. Joined by his immature and ever-present roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun excels at nothing except drinking pints of ale and watching television, which causes friction with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield). Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-ownedĮdgar Wright's horror-comedy film, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, follows the title character (Simon Pegg) through his mundane life in London. The interplay between the escaping characters is warm and genuine, even while the entire premise must be suspended in order to settle in. The violence is so over-the-top and cartoonish as to be laugh-inducing rather than distressful. I am frightened by "real" horror films and don't watch them, but this doesn't fall into that category. It is funny, tongue-in-cheek, while still addressing issues of relationships - with a girlfriend, best friend, mother, step-father, and favorite bar. While it is easy to pass this off as just another zombie movie, it is a quantum above (and probably inspired) similar films of ordinary folks against the undead. I missed watching this movie, so seeing a disk-only offer was a no-brainer for me. Somehow my disk of this movie was misplaced (I'm blaming the kids who take movies over to other kids' houses to play) so I only had the case and not the disk itself.
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