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Shaun of the Dead (2004) Rank 2 Reviews
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Slant Magazine
The late 20-something human characters in the film are so self-centered and lazy that they hardly notice the flesh-eating zombies that infiltrate their section of North London. Shaun (Simon Pegg) is hung up on his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), who has ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Slant Magazine
Filmsalon.be (Bruno Pletinck)
Zie hier het rom-zom-com genre, een romantische zombie comedy, gerezen uit het heilige land van de Queen ("Kill the Queen! What? The Music!") alwaar de distributeurs de release met twee weken dienden uit te stellen omdat de titel gelijkenissen durfde te ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Filmsalon.be (Bruno Pletinck)
Cutting Edge
Somebody sure likes Romero. En daar staat duidelijk RO! Niet de Italiaanse helft van een niet nader genoemd klassiek liefdeskoppel dus, wél de peetvader van de zombiefilm, al hoort ie zelf wellicht liever termen als “dingen”, “ondoden” of ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Cutting Edge
New York Times (Stephen Holden)
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. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Boxoffice Magazine (Matt Caracappa)
Finally, a great zombie movie! Disguised as a romantic comedy! ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Matt Caracappa)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Ridiculous and heartfelt, it's both the funniest zombie movie and the scariest romantic comedy you're likely to ever see. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Both genuinely funny and authentically horrifying, it puts the average horror comedy to shame. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
It's like The Office except with flesh-eating zombies. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
British-import "Rom-Zom-Com" has a little undead life to it, but it's definitely a zombie-come-lately. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
filmcritic.com (Nick Schager)
Shaun of the Dead’s splattering of scatological jokes and goofy gruesomeness never fully congeals. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Nick Schager)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
A diverting little horror romp worth catching. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Two Slugs Kissing (Bren O'Callaghan)
Shuan (Pegg) is stagnating in his socks. Thirty-ish and flogging fridges for a living, girlfriend Liz (Ashfield) is on the verge of ditching him in search of stimulus. Most if not all nights are spent at the local pub with best friend and fart factory Ed ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Two Slugs Kissing (Bren O'Callaghan)
Voir.ca
Pour que ça fonctionne, Wright et son coscénariste Simon Pegg ont pris soin de concocter une histoire axée dans un premier temps sur les tribulations très ordinaires de Shaun, un vendeur de magasin électronique (Simon Pegg) aux prises avec divers ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Voir.ca
Xi-online (Arthur Stobbelaar)
Shaun, een hardwerkende fulltime loser, leert de kijker kennen in zijn favoriete stamkroeg The Winchester. Daar zien we hoe zijn vriendin Liz, die hij liefheeft als een hond zijn baas, van hem eist dat hij eindelijk zijn leven op orde stelt en zich gaat ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Xi-online (Arthur Stobbelaar)
Pop Entertainment.com
Just like the supernatural beings that they are based upon, zombie movies are sort of an unstoppable force. They'll lay low for a decade or two, but eventually they'll come shambling back into the multiplexes. The dead eyes, the vacant stares, the ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
DVDBeaver
To call this movie an "instant classic" is an understatement. The ability of Edgar Wright (Writer, Director) and Simon Pegg (Writer, Actor) to combine two potentially unmergeable genres is brilliant. Yes, we've all seen our share of horror-comedies, but ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at DVDBeaver
Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
At last a Zombie film hits the big screen with humor and romance. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)
The movie has been running on shtick for so long that the attempt at drama rings hollow. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A bit light on the rom-com and heavy on the zom. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
Pedestrian direction and script sap what anarchic fun this movie could've been ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
A slacker and his friends take on zombies bent on destruction. ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Steve Rhodes
SHAUN OF THE DEAD is a well executed one-joke movie. But, even it's a good joke, it's only one joke. Once the zombies arrive, which is early on in this zombie spoof, you can watch any ten minutes of the movie and get the full comedic effect. Spending ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Steve Rhodes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
The British spoof "Shaun of the Dead" does the same by grafting genre onto genre without the requisite cleverness to distinguish itself.
The main inspiration is George A. Romero's "Living Dead" movies -- the fourth of which begins filming in October ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Johnny Betts
Overrated. Overhyped. Underwhelming. I haven't seen a movie fail to
live up to the hype this much since The Blair Witch Project. Remember
how it was supposed to be the scariest movie of all time? Then do you
remember sitting in the theater ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Johnny Betts
Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
The place is overrun with pale zombies. Lifeless but still moving. Creatures that would slaver over a plate of liver, kidneys and blood pudding. Nothing fazes them; nothing gets them worked up. The sky has this grey, dismal haze. With all this going for ...read the complete Shaun of the Dead movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
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by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
Going into seeing this movie, I didn't think that this movie was going to be that good, but it really is. I really do enjoy this movie. The comedy is fresh and fun and the story telling is pretty good as well. Also, enjoy the ...
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