Is Shaun of the Dead funny?

Originally posted by dean7879
blackadder is ok
try and get only fools and horse...the later episodes if possible
u might find it hard to get into if u get the earlier series
the xmas specials are good
theres an episode where they go to miami florida..that episode is hilarious...try and get that one
i reccomend the british men behaving badly
rowan atkinson is good in blackadder but i prefer mr bean!

Only fools and horses has to be about the funniest thing ever along with red dwarf.

Americanised british comedies will never EVER work as the Americans can never quite grasp the briliant simpleness of British comedy. You do not have to be concentrating hard to enjoy it.
I recently saw a version of the american Red Dwarf and they have got it comletely wrong! It was sooo bad. Red Dwarf had the mixture of great talents. And Kryton has to be the funniest robot ever. It just wasnt the same in the American version. The Actors fitted the characters - Craig Charles as Lister brilliant. Lister, Rimmer, Kryton and Cat have made the Red Dwarf a legend.
Long Live Shaun of the Dead which has the funniest 'Slip on the unseen' effect.
Gaz

Originally posted by McBane
Americans can never quite grasp the briliant simpleness of British comedy.

Seinfeld?

Seinfeld.
Was perhaps the most boring comedy i have ever seen but i will give The simpsons, malcolm in the middle, futurama to you.
i laugh my backside off at them.

British comedy is so different to american comedy, but i heard that Shaun of the dead did really well in america.

yeah i heard that too. even that movie man harry.... something or the other (i forget his name) even said he enjoyed it. And thats rare for a british film to be accepted in america.

Horror fans will see most anything with zombies, that's a given. We aren't exactly the most discriminate of movie goers.

What "British movies" have been produced as of late, anyway, aside from "SotD"?

"Johnny English" just sucked, heh.

unfair comment...

the british film industry pales in comparison budget and resource wise to hollywood, over the last ten years : trainspotting, shallow grave, 28dl, four weddings (as much as i hate it it's not that bad), and the james bond movies were partly shot in britain... then theres braveheart of course, which was filmed right here in ireland (which has f*ck all of a movie industry)...

britain with its limited budget puts out some decent movies... in comparison to the amount of shite hollywood puts out...

That's my point. McBane, I feel as if you're WAY off with your assessment. Plenty of movies from across the pond have done spectacular here.

i just felt sotd was a decent movie... but to everyone their own...

My assesment isnt right or wrong it was just my opinion.
Many american sitcoms just dont appeal to british audiences. Which was probably the case for SotD in America. We have different comedy opinions so its rare that comedys become a hit across the sea.
gaz

Nah American comedy is funny to us British. I doubt anyone hasn't seen an episode of friends that they didnt smile at. As for Johnny English, it was completely terrible. And I reckon that British films tend to be more classy considering there budget isnt like £85 million per CGI scene. I mean think about it.

-Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (Everyone likes this movie)
-Snatch (Alot of people even preffer this to lock stock)
-Italian Job (Original)
-James Bond (Originally anyway)
-28 Days later (Which was the main influence of DotD 2004)
-Trainspotting
-Get Carter

And the english guys are always the bad guys. Hehe

although i agree with your point...

-28 Days later (Which was the main influence of DotD 2004)

the original dotd was the inspiration for dotd 2004, the only thing was that the bad guys ran instead of lumbering around...

Originally posted by McBane
My assesment isnt right or wrong it was just my opinion.
Many american sitcoms just dont appeal to british audiences. Which was probably the case for SotD in America. We have different comedy opinions so its rare that comedys become a hit across the sea.
gaz

Now you're referring to comedies. Before you said it's rare that "British" films are accepted in America, and that's false, and I can prove otherwise.

Originally posted by Aku
And I reckon that British films tend to be more classy considering there budget isnt like £85 million per CGI scene. I mean think about it.

-Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (Everyone likes this movie)
-Snatch (Alot of people even preffer this to lock stock)
-Italian Job (Original)
-James Bond (Originally anyway)
-28 Days later (Which was the main influence of DotD 2004)
-Trainspotting
-Get Carter

And the english guys are always the bad guys. Hehe

"Lock, Stock" and "Snatch" were both independent films, anyway. I mean, just because a movie was SHOT in the UK, doesn't necessarily MAKE it a British movie. "Trainspotting" was about hopped up Scots, "Italian Job" had a British lead and was released by Paramount, it means nothing, you see the pattern? Not all US movies are loaded with CGI either.

This is getting ridiculous. Are you trying to instigate something? I surely hope not.

originally posted by Aku

Snatch (Alot of people even preffer this to lock stock)

are u mad ?

other good brit films

get carter
clockwork orange
dog soldiers(beats most american werewolf movies)
bried encounter
hellraiser
kes
zulu
the wicker man

can alien be classed as british??? british..3 british actors was in the film....errrrrrrrm

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction

"Lock, Stock" and "Snatch" were both independent films, anyway. I mean, just because a movie was SHOT in the UK, doesn't necessarily MAKE it a British movie. "Trainspotting" was about hopped up Scots, "Italian Job" had a British lead and was released by Paramount, it means nothing, you see the pattern? Not all US movies are loaded with CGI either.

We mean instead of hollywood. Besides pretty much all the cast and crew were british, the directers, story design everything. Plus even though paramount is an american company it doesnt mean its made by america.

Another example with cars. Ford now own aston martin but aston martin are still british made cars.

Savvy?

I give up. This entire conversation is ridiculous, and will only end in negativity.

Stanley Kubrick was born in New York, "A Clockwork Orange" was shot in Britain? Does that mean it's a "British" film? Give me a break. Are we trying to decide what country produces better movies?

To be perfectly honest, the French and Japanese have us BOTH beat by MILES.

French? WTF?

Japanese Yes
Chinese Yes
German (porn) Yes

And english films are great but I guess this thread was about SOTD to start with and that rocks.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction

"Lock, Stock" and "Snatch" were both independent films, anyway. I mean, just because a movie was SHOT in the UK, doesn't necessarily MAKE it a British movie. "Trainspotting" was about hopped up Scots, "Italian Job" had a British lead and was released by Paramount, it means nothing, you see the pattern? Not all US movies are loaded with CGI either.

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Just because an american company 'RELEASED' a film. it doesnt make that film american as they had nothing to do with the production.
SotD is hilarious.
As is Ali G indahouse and i dont even like Ali G!
Gaz