For those who don't mind a little laughter with their zombies (or perhaps it should be the other way around), this is an unusual source of entertainment.
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10/06/04
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:30
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Shaun of the Dead cleverly balances scares and witty satire, making for a bloody good zombie movie with loads of wit.
Theatrical Release:Sep 24, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $13,464,388
Synopsis: Edgar Wright's horror-comedy film, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, follows the title character (Simon Pegg) through his mundane life in London. Joined by his immature and ever-present roommate, Ed (Nick Frost),... [More]
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Reviews for Shaun of the Dead
Top Critic...the second half of the film is just a standard horror movie showdown with a few mildly amusing gags.
09/27/04
Top CriticThe movie has been running on shtick for so long that the attempt at drama rings hollow.
09/24/04
Top CriticWonderfully original, fast-moving and funny.
09/24/04
Top CriticIf the zombie genre steadfastly refuses to die, we can be grateful to Shaun of the Dead for breathing fresh, diverting life into the form, with subtle visual humor and a smart, impish sense of fun.
09/24/04
Top CriticPlays brilliantly with our familiarity with zombie genre (yes, I actually said that) convention.
09/24/04
Top CriticTransforms the unintentional camp of the zombie subgenre into full-on, hilarious comedy.
09/24/04
Top CriticIt's a dead man's party driven by inspired sight gags, witty repartee and likable, dare we say, cuddly characters.
09/24/04
Top CriticA drop-dead-funny comedy.
09/24/04
Top CriticThe movie's great joke never wears out its welcome: Many of the living are virtually indistinguishable from the undead.
09/24/04
Top CriticIt's a grisly but sweet ode to friendship, love and the George Romero zombie trilogy.
09/24/04
Top CriticIt's intelligent, funny and utterly disgusting all at once.
09/24/04
Top CriticCheeky and unexpectedly charming.
09/24/04
Top CriticHas its pleasures, which are mild but real.
09/24/04
Top CriticA British zombie flick that works not because of the crowds of undead, but because the guy trying to exterminate them was himself running out of reasons to live.
09/24/04
Top CriticWitty, energetic and appropriately self-mocking, cheesy fun.
09/24/04
Top CriticSpiced with a healthy supply of jokes and enough gross-out gags to keep youthful audiences gagging happily.
09/24/04
Top CriticBy treating the genre as a joke, this satire, whose title plays off George A. Romero's 1979 golden oldie, Dawn of the Dead, yields ironic dramatic dividends.
09/23/04
Top CriticThis movie is destined for cult greatness. See it now and you can say -- honestly, for once -- that you were there in the beginning.
09/23/04
Top CriticZombie movies have been spoofed before, but this one lurches to the top of the list on the strength of its twisted British wit and oh-so-clever mix of laughs and horror.
09/23/04
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