Shaun Of The Dead on DVD (2004)

OH YES!!!

unsound methods from Spalding, Lincs , 15/04/2004

What a film! It's really hard to find a horror/comedy that keeps you laughing all the way through but 'Shaun of the Dead' did just that!

The gags at the beginning were just as good as the ones at the end.... AND YET! still paid homage to the 1978 'Dawn of the Dead' film it was obviously based on.

You must see this film!!!!!

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A smirkable disappointment...

Treadstone from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 13/08/2007

If you have ever watched Peter Jackson's brilliant, low budget comedy horror films, in particular 'Brain dead', I am sure that like me, you would expect much more from the likes of Edgar Wright...or would you? Who the hell is Edgar Wright anyway? Should I be surprised that this derived, unoriginal, miserable attempt at a comedy horror clearly sucks the big one? If Simon Pegg and his chubby companion are getting paid for this garbage then sign me up... and put me down for the sequal. I digress, this may be slightly amusing but people, if you want something funny, then leave this movie well alone.

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Darkness + Light, Shaun Of The Dead Is Fantastic

Imran from London , 11/12/2004

This film has bags of laughs, scares and some genuinely moving moments to boot. As a fan of Spaced I was a bit worried how it would all translate to the big screen but it does so with a bang - I'd already rate it as one of the best Brit films made and those who cannot appreciate it are lacking a funny bone. Simply brilliant.

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Another Triumph For Pegg and Wright!

MattBurn from Notts , 12/10/2004

Awesome! If you like 'Spaced', watch this. If you like 'Evil Dead', watch this. If you like any other Britsh Comedies, watch this. It beats them all. Simon Pegg is a genius. He can write, and act so so so so so well. He thoroughly deserves his cult reputation.

This is one to watch for anyone who's ever liked any zombie film, and for those who worry about it being all guts and blood, it's not. There is far more dead pan, and downright silly humour on display than internal organs here! There is a nice story running throughout, and unlike many zombie flicks the characters are wholly believable, and the viewer empathises with them all.

Watch it now, you'll love it, even if you've never seen a zombie movie before.

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Shaun of the Dead

A customer from South East , 09/06/2004

From the minds that brought us the brilliant Spaced series' comes a Romantic Comedy with a twist, zombies. A homage to all things Romero, Pegg and Wright attempt to bridge the gap of genres and for once, this is definitely a better attempt. As I have already mentioned, a slightly depleted team of Spaced joined to make what was originally just a pipe dream.

The films starts off in a pub, where Shaun and Liz (played by the great Kate Ashfield) are discussing their future as a couple and their friends. From here the film trundles along at average pace, introducing the main players that haven't already been introduced, with an interesting soundtrack and some great comedy moments.

I really enjoy watching Edgar Wright direct, he may not be the most original director around, but his quirky visual flair and great use of the camera allows for a great watch. wright directed all the Spaced series, and keeps in tune with the way it was shot.

Going into this, I didn't really see it as going to be a horror film, with what I knew of Spaced and the writers, writing horror wasn't really something I thought they could do, but, I was pleasantly surprised. With an even amount of gore rivaling at least the latter horror blockbusters, with a load of homages to horrors past, as the title suggests, Romero is a huge influence on this film.

Although I'm not one for Romantic Comedies, as they rarely differ from one to another, this takes a sort of, I hate to say it again, but Spaced look into it. The writing is quirky and the comedy is good, but, at times the acting and slightly less developed characters begin to bring the level of the film down.

Though this film isn't the greatest horror or comedy ever made, the moments it has are truly great, and your left with half of the film stuck in you mind, perfect for a chin-wag with your mates. I recommend this to anyone who likes romantic comedies with zombies.....:)

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Zombies Behaving Badly

SCR from S.E.Wales , 07/01/2005

An excellent horror pastiche, referencing more films than a bucket of Tarantinos. For once the ubiquitous Bill Nighy, and all the rest of the cast, get their comeuppance in terrible ways.

Thankfully not too scary for the weak sphinctered, but a great comedy featuring all those actors you've seen on TV and can't remember their names. Naturally our heroes take refuge in a pub, and the rest would ruin the plot.

For once the DVD extras add significantly to the film.

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