Movie #246: Shaun of the Dead

Movie #: 246
Movie Title: Shaun of the Dead
Year Released: 2004

Director: Edgar Wright
Notable Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield

Short Description: A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists

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FilmCrave.com: #97
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Date Watched: 1/27/2013

What I Liked: Simon Pegg is a much better actor than I’ve given him credit for. I saw this movie once before and because I didn’t like it then I don’t think I gave Pegg a fair chance. The tavern scene where the humans beat a zombie with pool sticks in tune with the song Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen is humorous. David, the annoying guy in the group, dies a pretty gruesome death.

What I Disliked: Zombie movies tend to be mostly the same in my opinion so I’m not a huge fan of the sub-genre. I know it was because of the subtle humor but the zombies standing around instead of running after the humans or passing on easy chances when they are standing next to non-moving humans contradicts all other zombie movies. David didn’t get killed off fast enough.

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)
Rationale: It’s not my favorite zombie movie but not the worst I’ve seen either and honestly much better than the first time I watched it.