Shaun of the Dead DVD

Shaun of the Dead
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis
Studio: Rogue
Rating: 8/10

CORPORATE LINE: Shaun’s life is stuck in a rut. He’s a twenty nine year old who lives with his two best friends Ed and Pete. Shaun’s girlfriend Liz is sick of the same old, boring nights down their local pub. So when Shaun (Simon Pegg) breaks his promise to organize a special anniversary meal for them both, Liz (Kate Ashfield) decides to break it off with him. Drowning his sorrows the following day, Shaun devises a plan to win Liz back, but today, all is not as it seems… Unfortunately for Shaun ‘the dead’ have risen in London and soon a full Zombie apocalypse has exploded onto the streets. Determined to save his girlfriend and salvage their relationship, Shaun and his pals let nothing stand in their way as they go forth on a zombie-killing spree to save the day!

THE FILM: From the beginning, “Shaun of the Dead” hits on life and death in the most conspicuous ways. You almost wonder what you’ve gottn yourself into… is this a zombie movie or a satire about life? It’s both actually.

Every inch of Shaun of the Dead is filled with hilarity. When Shaun and his pal Ed get piss drunk and head home they come across a zombie heading down a dark street—only they don’t know he is dead—moaning and walking like something out of “Thriller” as the guys tap out a beat.

One of the funniest comic scenes of the year comes when Ed finds a girl standing in the garden—she’s a zombie but they think she’s drunk. And that’s just the beginning.

“Shaun of the Dead” even steals a scene from Seinfeld–remember when Jerry and Elaine stopped hanging out and her new friends looked like her old friends? It’s these subtle bits that add to the overall onslaught of hilarious scenes–and don’t forget there are zombies.

Lastly, the group tries to get to Shaun and Ed’s favorite try but to do that they must first pass themselves of as zombies—brilliant.

DVD FEATURES: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright discuss the filmingand it’s basic and not entirely interesting. Another commentary involves Pegg and the cast.

There are a few featurettesthe only one that is of interest is Edgar and Simon’s Flip Chart which was shot before the movie was made and used as their pitch. Another good featurette is Fun Dead where the zombies are on a game showhilarious. Plot Holes is hilarious because it acknowledges the holes in the film and actually cracks on them. Great. More directors should do this because it shows they have a sense of humor too.

FRANKLY: “Shaun of the Dead” has so many quips and quirks that it’s impossible to catch it all on paper. This is definitely the biggest surprise of the year. If you are afraid of horror films don’t pass this up—its not about the scare—its about crying with laughter. It’s no scarier than the last Eddie Murphy comedy—it’s definitely funnier.

+ Charlie Craine


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