Shaun of the Dead
Thirty-something slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) has no clue what to do with his life or with his relationship with girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). But when the unthinkable happens and zombies begin to roam the streets of London terrorizing residents, including his beloved and his mother, Shaun realizes he must act quickly to save Liz from danger and keep their relationship from spiraling out of his hands forever. But is it too late for heroics?
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Great movie - brentb
If zombies are your bag, and you're looking for a good laugh at the same time, then this flick is for you.
The movie follows the standard zombie plot. Hero gets up one day, does his usual thing, and suddenly everyone is a zombie and it is up to him to save the planet. Only here, the catch is that Shaun is just your average everyday slacker in a dead-end job. He doesn't have a chiseled figure and is filled with self doubts. His best friend is disliked by many and is a slacker himself. In other words, these aren't the guys you would expect to be leading a group of people to safety.
But this movie works. Unlike other movies which focus on blood and gore, this movie focuses on humour. The gore and violence is kept to minimum, with more of a focus spent on the interactions between Shaun, his girlfriend, and his slacker buddy.
This is most definitely a zombie movie for the Gen-X'ers amongst us.i liked it - FRISCOSAURAS
It ceases to be a comedy at one point and just becomes a regular zombie gorefest. I really enjoyed the fact that Shaun and his friends are just completely regular boring people who acted in a way that would be quite believable for actual people to act if their town was filled with ghosts.OK, but overrated - eli_quincy
I really wanted to like "Shaun of the Dead" -- friends, respected journalists and obviously other Zip.ca members rave endlessly about this zombie parody -- but ultimately I was lukewarm on it. It's admirable that it functions both as spoof and as an actually entertaining zombie flick, but the comedy is a bit too broad and the satire a little too on the nose. It's still a good way to spend a couple hours, but it's not the masterpiece that many would have you believe.
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Great movie - brentb
If zombies are your bag, and you're looking for a good laugh at the same time, then this flick is for you.
The movie follows the standard zombie plot. Hero gets up one day, does his usual thing, and suddenly everyone is a zombie and it is up to him to save ...i liked it - FRISCOSAURAS
It ceases to be a comedy at one point and just becomes a regular zombie gorefest. I really enjoyed the fact that Shaun and his friends are just completely regular boring people who acted in a way that would be quite believable for actual people to act if their ...OK, but overrated - eli_quincy
I really wanted to like "Shaun of the Dead" -- friends, respected journalists and obviously other Zip.ca members rave endlessly about this zombie parody -- but ultimately I was lukewarm on it. It's admirable that it functions both as spoof and as an actually ...