Shaun of the Dead (2004) Movie Reviews

mitchellyoung 01/24/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

Shaun of the Dead skillfully satirizes the zombie horror genre, but in more of a socially conscious, tongue-in-cheek way, rather than an outright lampooning. Mel Brooks this is not. The film also features a believable and charming comedic relationship between the two leads, as well as some frightfully good zombie killing and action. It's a crazy blending of genres that somehow works.

FSUNoles27TS 12/06/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

This is one of the best Zombie movies, and the best ZomCom ever made. I would hope that future movie will build off of the basic concepts of this movie, but I am sure I will only be disappointed by attempts to recreate a movie like this one. I have not failed to find on Pegg movie that I have not thoroughly enjoyed. He and Frost have amazing chemistry on screen and their friendship shines through and brings this movie to that next level. This movie was very scary with very little horror involved. It almost plays out like a stoner flick with zombies. But it still accomplishes to capture the social themes of zombie movies. This is a must-watch for all men, comedy fans, and zombie movie lovers.

smokiediebear 08/30/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

Ahh the life of a local beer fly and his best friend couch squatter. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make a awesome team that led you into a adventure of non stop laughs while amusingly defeating a town of the living dead. Great movie to watch over and over..

Polly 06/16/2012 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

A brilliant mix of horror and British comedy, spiced with amazing actors and great editing that creates a wonderful watching experience!

dukeakasmudge 09/14/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

1 of the best zombie movies out there

LAfilmnerd 09/13/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Great movie, a classic. If you liked it too you should also check out this movie trailer! It actually looks really promising- http://vimeo.com/23286041

Snoogans 06/23/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

A fun, upbeat comedy... with zombies. This one is more about the British style comedy and less about the undead, but it's still highly enjoyable.

donkeyknight 05/02/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2.5/4 

Has some top-notch editing and comic timing. The hilarious first half was "a slice of fried gold" and on the path to my personal Top 10. But then... I don't want to give away the conclusion, but it lacked tact.

The Film Rebel 08/19/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

A brilliant horror comedy straight from jolly ol England. A fun cult classic and one of the best films I've ever seen.

myfaja 08/10/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

What a perfect way to end a movie chock-full of death than with the song "You Make Me Live". Shaun of the Dead, like "Zombieland" though it has a lack of plot, it's still really fun and entertaining. It's really gory, it actually made me gag once (sorry TMI). So if you don't like that kind of stuff I guess you shouldn't watch (or you could just close your eyes, but then you're not really watching the movie). Zombie comedies are really funny. Why didn't someone think of this genre earlier? It's funny, it's scary and it British, what more could you want? My suggestion: Unless you really hate gore, definitely watch it!