Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

Amazon.com British horror/comedy Shaun of the Dead is a scream in all senses of the word. Brain-hungry zombies shamble through the streets of London, but all unambitious electronics salesman Shaun (Simon Pegg) cares about is his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), who just dumped him. With the help of his slacker roommate Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun fights his way across town to rescue Liz, but the petty concerns of life keep getting in the way: When they're trying to use vinyl records to decapitate a pair of zombies, Shaun and Ed bicker about which bands deserve preservation--New Order they keep, but Sade becomes a lethal frisbee. Many zombie movies are comedies by accident, but Shaun of the Dead is deliberately and brilliantly funny, while still delivering a few delicious jolts of fear. Also featuring the stealthy comic presence of Bill Nighy (Love Actually) and some familar faces from The Office. --Bret Fetzer From The New Yorker It is only natural to be scared of zombies, and to prevent them from laying waste to your home. A more relaxing approach, however, is to be bored and vaguely annoyed by them, or, better still, not to notice them in the first place. This is the premise of Edgar Wright's British comedy, which may be responsible for kicking off a new and specialized genre of slacker horror. Shaun (Simon Pegg) lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend (Kate Ashfield), his mother (Penelope Wilton), and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners. The finale, in which the pub turns into an Alamo, is the bloodiest, most orthodox, and least witty part of the movie; far sharper are the early scenes in which Shaun wanders happily to the local store along a battered, zombie-dotted street and pulps his attackers with a cricket bat. The central joke is so snappy and well sustained that you barely catch sight of the ominous vision on offer: a country that already feels like death. -Anthony Lane Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Production: Focus Features
  13 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
2004
99
$13,464,388
Website
12,954 Views
A romantic comedy. With zombies.
Buy milk. Call mum. Dodge zombies.
Bought milk. Called mom. Dodged zombies (American alternative)
Ever felt like you were surrounded by zombies?
This September, aim for the head.
In a time of crisis, a hero must arise... from his sofa.
It's just one of those days when you're feeling a little...dead.

[Pete storms in and snatches album off of vinyl player]

Shaun:
Don't scratch it! Wha- [Pete throws album out the window] That was the second album I ever bought!

Pete:
It's four in the f***ing morning!

Shaun:
It's Saturday!

Pete:
No, it's not. It's f***ing Sunday, and I've got to go to f***ing work in four f***ing hours 'cos every other f***er in my f***ing department is f***ing ill! NOW CAN YOU SEE WHY I'M SO F***ING ANGRY?!

Ed:
F***, yeah!

Shaun:
Woah, woah, Pete, look...all right, we had a couple of drinks...we split up with Liz tonight.

Pete:
...All right, just keep it down a bit.

Shaun:
Sure. [Pete turns to leave]

Ed:
[mutters] Prick. [Pete stops]

Pete:
What was that?

Ed:
Nothing. [Pete goes to swing at Ed; Shaun attempts to stop him]

Shaun:
Whoa, we're all friends here–

Pete:
He's not my friend, he's a f***in' idiot!

Ed:
What's that supposed to mean?

Pete:
It means, why don't you F*** OFF!?! You wanna live like an animal, go live in the shed, you thick f***!

Shaun:
Oh, f*** you!

Pete:
Stop defending him, Shaun! All he ever does is hold you back! Or does it make your life easier having someone around who's more of a loser than you are?

Shaun:
[Hurt] What's that supposed to mean?

Pete:
You know what I mean. I assume it was Liz that did the dumping. [pause, pointing at Shaun with a bandaged hand] Sort your f***ing life out, mate!

Ed:
Whassup with you hand, man?

Pete:
[distracted] I got mugged on the way home from work.

Ed:
[amused] By who?

Pete:
[with growing irritation] I dunno, some crackheads or something. One of 'em bit me.

Ed:
[feigning disbelief] Why did they bite you?

Pete:
[angrily] I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T STOP TO ASK THEM!! [pause, clutching sinuses] Look, I've got a splitting headache, and your stupid hip-hop isn't helping. [he heads for the stairs, stopping at the front entryway] And the front door is open, AGAIN! [slams front door shut]

Ed:
[Sulkily] It's not hip-hop, it's electro. Prick. Next time I see him, he's dead.


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