Shaun of the Dead ~ Horror?

Alright, I had a huge discussion with my husband & his brother this weekend about "Shaun of the Dead". I say it's a Horror/Comedy, therefore still a horror! They just consider it a comedy! What do you think?

It's definately both, and probably the best amalgam ever of the two genres.

Both. Though not scary, it is gory and features zombies, thus making it a horror.

you cant say its not horror, there are zombies for christs sake. you didn't see any dismemberments in Dude Wheres My Car did you.

Shaun of the Dead is both horror and comedy its a great movie to!

horror/comedy
obviously

It's a horror movie with comedic elements.

I'd say a horror spoof. But whatever it was, I didn't like it ❌

Just look at the front of the dvd case...

it says " A smash hit comedy with zombies."

Great movie though..

Originally posted by tabby999
you cant say its not horror, there are zombies for christs sake. you didn't see any dismemberments in Dude Wheres My Car did you.

Ah, thank you, everyone! I was getting so mad at them for saying that!

BlackCat ~ It wasn't a spoof, because a spoof makes fun of a certain movie. This is just a movie about zombies, and how these guys will get out of it! "Scary Movie" was a spoof, because it was mocking "Scream" & other horror movies.
If "Shaun of the Dead" had been a spoof, it would have been very similar to "Dawn of the Dead".

Shaun of the Dead is spoofy... as is Evil Dead 2

And Scream was a spoof, yet still a horror as well.

Take it from a spoof freak/expert, both "Scream" and "Shaun" weren't essentially spoofs. "Shaun" was an original idea with some solid homages, executing the genres elements perfectly.

"Scream" was a movie that made encorporated all the elements, made fun of them at the same time, then made their own. That's the genius of the film.

Don't spoofs have to be funny? Scream was not funny.

Not necessarily, but that's what spoofs shoot for. Spoofs are slapstick, first and foremost. "Scream" was a parody of sorts, and there's a difference, really.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Don't spoofs have to be funny? Scream was not funny.

i didint like it i only laughed at one part but i bought it cause of the gore

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