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11/10/04
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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Reviews Counted:171
Fresh:155
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.7/10
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
A well executed one-joke movie. But, even it's a good joke, it's only one joke.
11/05/04
A singularity among the clones it so deftly and ingeniously parodies.
11/04/04
a terrific horror movie send-up... even filmgoers who normally shy away from shockers will probably have a good time...
11/03/04
works hard to find a delicate balancing act between generating tension and humorously subverting it, often in the blink of an eye
10/31/04
It's a funny take on zombie movies that's also an enjoyable social commentary.
10/31/04
It's like The Office except with flesh-eating zombies.
10/28/04
If ever a movie screamed "wait for the video" this is it!
10/25/04
surprisingly endearing...
10/24/04
Shaun of the Dead is either a zombie flick masking as a comedy, or a comedy masking as a zombie flick, or Beautiful Girls masking as a zombie comedy.
10/22/04
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10/19/04
The most original comedy from either side of the pond in years.
10/19/04
It’s more enjoyable than most zombie movies or romantic comedies are in their own rights.
10/19/04
It works best when it treats [the zombies] more as an impediment to be overcome by the sheer Britishness of the characters.
10/19/04
It's a comedy. It's a horror film. It's a head-crackin' good time.
10/15/04
The whole outlandish situation is treated with typical English stoicism, leading to some wonderfully funny moments.
10/14/04
Watching this slacker store clerk turn into a master zombie hunter to win the woman he loves is a refreshing way to approach the genre.
10/14/04
[T]the inevitable switch to romance taints the irony that came before like backwash.
10/10/04
... The best comedy and the best horror movie of the first nine months of 2004.
10/09/04
Proves that uplifting romance doesn't have to take a back-seat to gory disembowelments but rather they can happily co-exist.
10/06/04
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