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Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Director: Edgar Wright

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From Time Out Film Guide

Brain-dead, sunken-eyed, shambling and gormless - London's 20-somethings don't look set to wrest control of the universe any time soon. In fact some are enough to make you despair of the human race. Take Shaun (Pegg), a genial bloke with lovely girlfriend (Ashfield) and well-developed pint arm and PlayStation thumbs ... But could he stretch his horizons beyond the local boozer if his relationship depended on it? The horde of zombies on his doorstep may not know where they're going, but at least they know how to pick themselves up off the floor and stumble on. A slacker romp, this 'rom-zom-com' from the creative duo behind the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced takes a simple conceit (think George Romero meets early Kevin Smith) and goofs off with it something rotten. The cast make a cosy fit, the patter is still sitcom snappy, but Wright also has the visual snap to carry this saga of backyard apocalypse. Come the final pub siege, with the surviving humans getting into the swing of their desperate last stand to the tune of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now', there really is no stopping this lot.

Author: NB 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide


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  • Thomas Noctor said...
    Posted on Sep 17 2009 01:03 This is my favourite movie of all time. A genius mix of friendship, relationship, comedy and graphic violence allat once. The make up and special effects are genius, the acting is class and all in all its a buddy movie. This film is for all. GET IT!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Taslema said...
    Posted on Feb 11 2008 20:07 this is a fantastic movie. i just cant get enough of it.
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  • ??? said...
    Posted on Jan 25 2008 21:43 funniest movie i've ever seen!
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