There's something delicious about seeing a bunch of post-Thatcher North Londoners slowly learn to distinguish between their customarily low-yield environment and an epidemic of grave-defying cannibalism.
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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
with the exception of Romero's trilogy -- the Godfather of zombie movies -- this is the best zombie movie ever made.
09/23/04
You’re aware the filmmakers have paid attention over the years and even if you haven’t, Shaun of the Dead is still a bloody blast.
09/23/04
While there are laughs and inspired moments, the comedic aspect almost disappears at the height of the movie, in favour of the goriest events I can remember in recent cinema.
09/23/04
Casting Bill Nighy as a zombie -- or more accurately, a zombie to be -- may not be precisely innovative, but it's clever and wholly enjoyable.
09/23/04
By 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 CriticArguably the most intelligent, hilarious sendup of the horror genre seen in decades.
09/23/04
This 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
Zombie 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
Top CriticI love George Romero's zombie pictures, and I love deadpan English humor, but I had no idea that the two would mesh as happily as they (mostly) do in Shaun of the Dead.
09/23/04
An exuberant, fresh and funny romantic comedy that just kind of happens to feature the living dead.
09/23/04
Sure, there are rotting, gory corpses in Shaun of the Dead, but they are the wittiest rotting, gory corpses you'll ever see.
09/23/04
Its secret is the same one that keeps us interested in the better examples of the movies it pillories: The writers, director and actors make us care about Shaun and his friends.
09/23/04
Top CriticMembers of the cast, most of whom hail from British TV sitcoms, have crackerjack comedic timing, and their characters have been written so well you'd watch them with or without zombies.
09/23/04
Screamingly funny.
09/23/04
There is gore aplenty for those who like to look at it, and a bounty of winking jokes for those who would prefer to laugh at it.
09/23/04
Top CriticMakes the best use of zombies since Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video.
09/23/04
The filmmakers, clearly fans of the genre, have got the zom and the com parts down cold.
09/23/04
Top CriticPlaying the stereotypical twentysomething everyman, Pegg has a disarming fragility that evokes a bit of empathy from anyone ever stuck in a rut.
09/23/04
...at once a splatterfest and a satiric generational statement.
09/23/04
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