Edgar Wright directed the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, which was written by Wright and Simon Pegg. The film’s opening was on March 29, 2004, in London. It came out in theaters in the UK on April 9, 2004, and in the US on September 24, 2004. It got good reviews and did well at the box office. It made $30 million internationally on a budget of $6.1 million and was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards. It was ranked third on Channel 4’s list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films, and it quickly became popular with a certain group of people. In film studies, the movie is seen as both a result of the fear that followed 9/11 and an example of a global humor. Continue reading the Shaun of the Dead Movie Review to learn more about the film.
Review
Story
Shaun and Ed, played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, are two losers who spend most of their time doing nothing. Shaun works without thinking at a store that sells home appliances, and Ed works on his video game scores. When Shaun’s love Liz (Kate Ashfield) breaks up with him, he thinks it’s the end of the world. He has no idea what’s coming. Soon, zombies will take over the world, and it will be up to the two guys to fight the living dead while Shaun tries to win Liz back.
Acting
Shaun of the Dead is so smart and funny that it’s hard to explain. The whole group is amazing. They all do great jobs and have great comedic timing and likable personalities. More importantly, the lookmovie is like Office Space by George A. Romero. It pokes fun at boring everyday life and adds lots of flesh-eating monsters to change things up.
Shaun and Ed are so funny together that there is almost never a moment when you can’t laugh. When they hear about the zombies, the first thing they do is go back in time. When they decide they need to fight the creatures, they start throwing records at them, picking which ones to keep. As they rush around town to save family and friends, funny things happen, but it’s never too late for tea or a beer.
Shaun of the Dead is funny, but the zombies are also pretty serious. Since the animals have no brains, they are always funny, but there are some good gory scenes and one or two scary ones. Even though the movie is always funny, it gets scary as it gets closer to the end, when the characters are stuck in a pub and can’t get out. The movie doesn’t make fun of zombie flicks; instead, it adds a romance comedy to one.
Features
“Shaun of the Dead” has a lot of extras, but only a few are worth your time. There are a lot of behind-the-scenes items, such as a look at casting tapes, video blogs, and more. There are a lot of extended and removed scenes, but they were cut for a reason. What’s most upsetting is the long stretch of outtakes, which aren’t very funny. The funniest parts are in the “Plot Holes” extra, which shows storyboards explaining what happened to a few characters and a re-dubbing of one scene for family viewers.
Final Words
Overall, there are a lot of tasty treats for “Shaun” fans to enjoy. Even though not all of them work, there are a few that make the movie worth watching.
Shaun of the Dead is a pretty good time. If this review didn’t convince you to see it, I don’t know what will. It was one of the most original movies of 2004 and will still be remembered as one of the most enjoyable.
