In the meantime, I'll drop in my newly polished 2 cents.
I've seen "Shaun of the Dead" 5 times now. 3 times in the theatre, once with cast commentary, and once with Edgar/Simon commentary and Zombie-o-meter.
Everyone knew that I wasn't too hot on it before, moderately enjoying it, but not really allowing myself to like it because of hype and "British Humor" which wasn't hard to grasp the second time around.
"Shaun of the Dead" has quickly become one of my favorite movies of all time. Why? It's unique. It's funny. It's made by guys who have a genuine love for Horror movies, who know they don't have to rip flicks off left and right to show their "inspiration". The homages are subtle, few, and presented in gags, not exact scenes, i.e. thumbing through a phonebook, finding "Fulci's Italian Restaraunt".
The comedic value of "SOTD" is hit or miss for a lot of people. Some will watch a man getting beaten with pool ques to Queen and wonder why they are doing it. Others will see a man being beaten with pool ques, in precise unison with a Queen song, with a tracking camera, and appreciate how truly brutally clever these guys are.
"Shaun" is full of relatible characters. There's a guy in a rut, a slacker, the girlfriend in limbo, the tag along, the loving mother, the distant stepfather, and that one pompous ass that we all hate. The casting was excellent, I might add.
And, of course, the Horror element was just aces all round, featuring some of the best zombie apps I've seen in forever. All in all, after taking the time to go into "SOTD" with no prejudice, no expectations, and no mental barriers, I fell in love with it more with each viewing. It is absolutely fine if the movie doesn't appeal to you, but if you've only seen it once, give it one more chance because movies like this just don't come around very often anymore.
i must say, i was waiting for you to come around cory. and i too loved the movie. unfortunatly its got the australian entertainment sections all over going on about how the Zombie movies is back and how Horror is dead. which annoys the shit out of me
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Being a zombie fan, the movie was just a total climax for me. There wasnt a single scene that I did not enjoy or think was unnecisary.
I had already obtained a copy of shaun of the dead before it hit theaters in the US. By the time it made it, I had a free movie pass and refused to use it on shaun of the dead. I paid my full price ticket and happy enjoyed the movie for the 4th or 5th time. I also did not burn a copy of the DVD either. I went to Best Buy and paid the full $20. That movie deserves every penny from me and i wont deny them.
I love this movie. It's hilarious, gory, and touching in parts (particularly [SPOILER - highlight to read]: when that guy was gonna shoot Shaun's mom). Surely one of the best zombie movies I've seen in a while.
AH HA! You, sir, have to go to OPTIONS, then SUBTITLES, scroll down to the 3rd selection where it says ZOMBIE-O-METER, then Start Movie.
The subtitles will start right up, and I think the first one was the credits for the opening theme, taken from "Dawn of the Dead
That's noble. I paid full admission once, saw it again a few weeks ago at the $1 theatres, then got passes for a free screening that I went to this past week for my third time. I watched the movie 3 times in 24 hours from the DVD release, lol.
I feel like such a mark at times, because now I literally go to bed, wanting to wake up and watch the movie again EVERY MORNING. I've NEVER felt this way about a movie. Ever.
I know, there were some incredibly striking moments that seemed out of nowhere, but were totally effective. Simon Pegg is a great dramatic actor, too. He just gets shit on the entire movie, and he nailed every bar of the emotional spectrum.
The bonus features had one of the absolute funniest cut scenes ever, when Shaun offers himself to the zombies infront of the Winchester.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Over here! Ohhhhhh, BOLLOCKS! **** OFF! Just ****..OFF!" Cut! LOL
I love all of the references in the film as well as all the extras on the dvd. I never listen to commentaries but i have listened to every commentary on here and watched every extra and they give you a new perspective on the film and are very funny. The film itself is hilarious, as is a TV series simon pegg/nick frost and edgar wright and jessica simpson( who plays the leader of the other group that they meet in the garden, also actors from the office, little britain and league of gentlemen, all excellent britidh comedy tv shows)made called SPACED, which is fantastic and also has alot of references to sci-fi and horror films, fans of SOTD should check them all out, especially SPACED and THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN ( TV SERIES NOT THE CRAP FILM WITH SEAN CONNERY)
haha you sound like my friend billy... when he gets hooked on a movie ... hell watch it 3 4 or even 5 times in the same day ... like he has the DVDPlayer on Loop/Repeat or something haha
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