Intelligently wicked and bloodily appealing in an agile sort of way.
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08/14/04
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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
Shaun of the Dead will appeal to audiences of all ages and tastes, and is a fine example of British comedy done well.
07/20/04
One of the best romantic zombie comedies ever!
07/14/04
A clever spoof film that’s actually well-written, witty, dynamically shot and edited, thankfully lacking the mentality of expelled phlegm.
06/28/04
One of the endearing aspects of Shaun of the Dead is that, like Young Frankenstein, it pokes fun at its inspirations but plays by their rules.
05/04/04
There are certainly touches that only the homegrown crowd will get, but there's sufficient energy and scattershot horror movie references that it should please fans of gross-out humor everywhere.
04/29/04
It is, in terms of pacing, comic references and home furnishings, an undeniably British production, and hugely enjoyable for it.
04/28/04
Desperate, dull and enough to have Romero's zombies spinning in their graves. Well, more than usual, anyway.
04/23/04
Highly recommended.
04/17/04
'a raging success at pretty much everything it does.'
04/14/04
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04/09/04
A side-splitting, head-smashing, gloriously gory horror comedy.
03/30/04
Pegg and Wright brilliantly send up both the zombie genre and British society by showing how mindless everyday life is--there are zombies all around us!
03/16/04
Co-scripters Pegg and Wright structure it as a classic three-acter (set-up, journey, finale) with enough twists, character development and small set pieces to keep the comedy boiling.
03/11/04
Idiosyncratic and strangely sweet.
02/17/04
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