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  Shaun of the Dead (2004)
During the company logos at the beginning of the film, a selection of the library music played during the airport scene of Dawn of the Dead (1978) can be heard.
Is this a spoof of Dawn of the Dead?
Shaun of the Dead is the continuation of what went before; of a similar format yet in a completely new setting, with new characters, plus new cast members and for the first time a feature-length run time for the big screen.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0365748   (686 words)

  
  Shaun of the Dead Reviews
Watching Shaun cluelessly bumble through the increasingly zombie-infested landscape is one of the great pleasures of the early part of the film.
Much like the original Dawn of the Dead made connections between the zombies and rampant consumerism, Shaun of the Dead makes the hilarious connection between the brain-dead cannibals and their equally brain-dead (but alive) counterparts who work in trivial, dead-end jobs.
Shaun of the Dead is the rare horror/comedy which can be enjoyed by everyone, despite his or her normal cinematic preferences.
www.shaunofthedead.com /reviews   (730 words)

  
  Shaun of the Dead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy, or "rom zom com" as it dubs itself, released in 2004 (9 April in the United Kingdom, 24 September in the United States).
Shaun returns to the pub, claiming that he gave the zombies the slip, but they soon return, and eventually break their way into to the pub.
Shaun of the Dead is notable for its prominent use of intertextual popular culture references and homages to other movies, television shows and video games, and its frequent use of repetition and foreshadowing for effect.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead   (3729 words)

  
 Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Shaun’s girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is giving Shaun her “state of their union” address, and that means she’s not exactly happy.
Shaun is depressed, drunk and wandering through life, oblivious to reality, in a cocoon of his own little world, with no real goals, no ambition, and now, no girlfriend.
Shaun must come up with a plan to save his friends, his mum and stepdad, his ex-girlfriend whom he’ll try to win back in the process, and her flatmates.
dvdmg.com /shaunofthedead.shtml   (3536 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead
With Shaun of the Dead a certain song lyric came to mind "it’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine…" This is not your typical zombie film; unlike most films that feature the undead this one is actually intentionally funny.
Shaun of the Dead is almost like an internalized Mystery Science Fiction 3000, instead of sitting in front of the screen making fun of the action the characters here do a great job from within the film.
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is an average guy, the sort of guy that like to hang out in the local pub, the Winchester, has a girl friend, a pair of mismatched flat mates and a dead end job at a local electronics store.
www.hometheaterinfo.com /shaun_of_the_dead.htm   (1085 words)

  
 The DVD Journal | Quick Reviews: Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead enjoys the weird distinction of being one of 2004's funniest comedies and one of the best zombie movies ever made — better than the same year's Dawn of the Dead remake, better than 28 Days Later, way better than Resident Evil.
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a 29-year-old Brit who does little more than play video games, work retail, and knock back pints with his layabout housemate Ed (Nick Frost) — much to the consternation of Shaun's considerably more grown-up girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield).
Shaun of the Dead looks great, with a couple of long tracking shots following Shaun to the corner market before and after the plague that are Raising Arizona-audacious.
www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/s/shaunofthedead.q.shtml   (437 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead
The most amazing part of Shaun of the Dead that it is both an effective zombie movie and an effective movie that mocks zombie movies, along the same lines of Scream.
Shaun of the Dead is, in essence, about a guy realizing what is important in life.
Shaun of the Dead isn't a great movie, but it is a lot of fun in a smart-ass way.
www.haro-online.com /movies/shaun_of_the_dead.html   (657 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead - Movie - Film.com
Shaun and Ed grab whatever is at hand to repel the attacking zombies, summoning reserves of strength they didn't know they possessed and straining muscles they forgot they had.
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is an ambitionless electronics salesman whose idea of grabbing life by the throat is chugging beer at the local pub, the Winchester.
Shaun works at an electronics store and tries to hold on, minus commitment, to his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), but he hangs happiest at the Winchester Pub, where he and his mates, including the chubby, game-obsessed Ed (Nick Frost), regularly drink...
www.film.com /movies/shaunofthedead/6130715   (414 words)

  
 Review: Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead's niche is much closer to the one occupied by Evil Dead 2 (and its sequel, Army of Darkness) and Tremors.
In Shaun of the Dead, the shuffling, slack-jawed creatures are stand-ins for those of us who have become so desensitized to life that we're existing in a vacuum of routine.
Shaun of the Dead is a movie that one might not expect to work at first glance, but, for those who don't mind a little laughter with their zombies (or perhaps it should be the other way around), this is an unusual source of entertainment.
www.reelviews.net /movies/s/shaun_dead.html   (771 words)

  
 Hollywood Gothique: Shaun of the Dead (2004) Review
Along the way, there is some nicely done character interaction Shaun's friends, family and acquaintances get on each others nerves during a crisis situation that involves some unpleasant choices (do you let your mother come back from the dead as a zombie, or do you put a bullet through her brain?).
The title SHAUN OF THE DEAD is an obvious homage to George A. Romero's 1979 DAWN OF THE DEAD.
Ironically, SHAUN was released in 2004, the same year that saw a DAWN OF THE DEAD remake; in fact, SHAUN's U.K. release was delayed two weeks to put some breathing room between the two films.
www.hollywoodgothique.com /shaunofthedead2004.html   (1020 words)

  
 shaun of the dead
Shaun toils in an appliance store; at age 29 he's settled for whatever life hands him, as long as he can go to his favorite pub at the end of the day and get sloshed with Ed.
That Shaun and his self-absorbed friends -- including aspiring actress Dianne (Lucy Davis) and her wimpola boyfriend David (Dylan Moran) -- would ignore the growing evidence of the undead is perfectly credible.
What follows hews closer to gut-wrench than to belly-laugh, though our heroes remain riotous in their consistency; when the power comes back on, and everyone is straining to keep quiet to hide from the zombies outside, Ed does something spectacularly stupid yet absolutely in character.
www.angelfire.com /movies/oc/shaunofthedead.html   (584 words)

  
 cakeyvoice: shaun of the knitted dead
Shaun of the Dead is excellent, one of my favorite movies ever, and your dolls are unbelievably cool.
I know this is the wrong place to admit you have never seen Dawn of the dead but I have seen Shaun of the dead (because my husband loves dawn of hte dead) and it was hysterical.
Shaun of the Dead is a favorite movie of mine and my husband.
electricbiscuitonline.blogspot.com /2005/11/shaun-of-knitted-dead.html   (571 words)

  
 SHAUN OF THE DEAD movie review, In Film Australia
The producers of Shaun of the Dead have labeled this hilarious horror parody a "rom-zom-com" -- that is, a Romantic Zombie Comedy.
None of these characters are motivated by aspersions of heroism but, when faced with the prospect of fighting or dying in the process they sensationally, comically prevail by the strength of their wit and previously untapped inner-strength.
Stuck in the rigid pattern of his daily routines, and living like a drone programmed on auto-pilot, Shaun first is hilariously oblivious to the undead contagion surrounding him, instigating a gold mine of puns that smoothly launch the film's horror.
www.infilm.com.au /reviews/shaunofthedead.htm   (614 words)

  
 IGN: Shaun of the Dead Review
Shaun of the Dead is the story of two slackers, Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) living in a London flat with their annoyed white collar roommate Pete (Peter Serafinowicz), who thinks both men need to grow up.
Shaun has a relationship with the very understanding Liz (Kate Ashfield), but even she is getting pretty tired of Shaun's inability to act like an adult.
The plan is to grab Shaun's mother and stepfather and hole themselves in the most obvious of locales, The Winchester, of course.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/538/538309p1.html   (594 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead Fan Site
Shaun of the Dead opens with the movie’s main characters gathered at the Winchester Tavern for a few drinks.
From that point on, Shaun is completely focused on saving Liz from the zombies and winning her back in the process.
Shaun and Ed sure think so, because they immediately begin to plan ways to dispose of him.
www.shaunofthedead.com   (514 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead - Rotten Tomatoes
Shaun of the Dead aims for the head and the funny bone, and scores a major hit with both.
Shaun of the Dead isn't as funny as it's purporting to be.
Impeccable performances...crack timing...Horror plaudits aside, Shaun of the Dead is out in front as the funniest comedy of the year.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/shaun_of_the_dead   (989 words)

  
 YouTube - Shaun Of The Dead Trailer
Yeah, everyone who saw this movie told me I was exactly like Shaun and I'm a fan of zombie movies so I had to check it out, glad I did.
Shaun Of The Dead II: From Dusk Till Shaun
Shaun of the dead - One step closer - Linkin Park
www.youtube.com /watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k   (539 words)

  
 Land Of The Dead / Shaun Of The Dead (Two Discs) : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk
Land Of The Dead / Shaun Of The Dead [2005]
In 'Land Of The Dead', Zombie movies slip in and out of fashion, but it's always a special occasion when the man who helped turn the undead into a worldwide phenomenon decides to add an instalment to his ongoing saga of flesh-eating films.
With 2005's LAND OF THE DEAD, Romero positions the bulk of his story in a giant skyscraper which houses the last humans left on the planet; although his intentions are foggy this time, LAND appears to be Romero's commentary on the post-9/11 political landscape.
dvd.ciao.co.uk /Land_Of_The_Dead_Shaun_Of_The_Dead_Two_Discs__6405532   (1424 words)

  
 Movie Review: Shaun of the Dead on DVD
Shaun of the Dead deals with a normal guy named Shaun whose split dedication to his best friend and his girlfriend has left the latter reconsidering their relationship.
Shaun is every guy I know — he doesn't act nearly romantic enough to his girlfriend, he plays videogames, and he enjoys just having a drink with friends while resisting the temptation to become a full-fledged adult.
Shaun of the Dead is just so much more than we've come to expect and so much more than we probably deserve.
www.thesimon.com /magazine/articles/diamond_in_the_rough/0746_shaun_dead_dvd.html   (708 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead Comes To Mobile Phones
Rogue Pictures’ Shaun of the Dead became a cult hit immediately after its film debut in 2004, as it deftly combining a romantic comedy with the zombie horror genre.
Shaun of the Dead fits into the casual gaming profile and has been specifically designed to allow gamers to defeat the zombies with one hand.
Shaun of the Dead will be available to customers of all major wireless carriers in Europe beginning in April.
www.3g.co.uk /PR/April2006/2868.htm   (592 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead movie review
Shaun of the Dead is a British film that is described as “a romantic comedy with zombies” and if you have seen the previews, it leads you to believe it is nothing more than a wacky satire on all zombie movies.
Shaun orders flowers for Mommie Dearest and as he is he thumbing through the phone book his eye glances at the restaurant section and he realizes that he forgot (who hasn't) that his three year anniversary to Liz (Kate Ashfield) is also tonight.
Shaun and Ed wake up and turn on the telli (TV) and all they see on every channel is newscasts about the little boggle going on outside but since they are distracted by the need to drink tea and play first person shooters they ignore it.
www.moviesforguys.com /comedy/reviews/shaunofthedead.shtml   (764 words)

  
 DVD Times - Shaun of the Dead
Come Sunday morning, Shaun finds himself in the aftermath of drowning his sorrows, presented with a drunken note scrawled on his fridge “Sort Life Out” but even that rather basic plan may not be easy to put into effect, as London seems to be the epicentre of an outbreak of the undead.
Shaun of the Dead is a film driven by its music, every scene contains either cunningly chosen track of the fine original score, which has been inspired by horror classics.
Shaun of the Dead is the funniest film of the year so far, and is an instant classic.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=12405   (3472 words)

  
 Monsters At Play: Shaun of the Dead Review
Shaun spends most of his time at The Winchester, a local pub that his girlfriend Liz is absolutely sick of being taken to, yet Shaun has (of course) grown accustomed to.
At its heart, Shaun of the Dead is a mild cross between Romero's zombie epics and Peter Jackson's pre Lord of the Rings effort, Dead Alive AKA Brain Dead.
While Shaun of the Dead is neither as gory nor as funny as the films it emulates, it still receives high marks for effort.
www.monstersatplay.com /review/film/shaun.php   (752 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Shaun Of The Dead [2004]: DVD: Simon Pegg,Rob Brydon,Dylan Moran,Martin Freeman,Lucy Davis,Penelope ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The masterstroke of Shaun Of The Dead is that it doesn't try to parody zombie films, but instead gives you a cute and enjoyable comedy that just happens to take place during an invasion of the undead.
Shaun Of The Dead is one of the funniest films I've seen in a while.
Shaun of the Dead is brought to you by most of the same people who made the top-notch sitcom, Spaced and it bares many of the hallmarks of its small screen predecessor: fast-paced, irreverent humour filled with pop-culture references, a great cast and stylish direction.
www.amazon.co.uk /Shaun-Dead-Simon-Pegg/dp/B0002MJT0I   (2709 words)

  
 Shaun of the Dead mistakes, goofs and bloopers
Continuity: When Shaun and Ed bring out the basket of mugs, pots and toasters etc., to throw at the two zombies, in one closeup we see Ed pick up a mug and a saltshaker, but in the next shot we see him throwing a wooden mugtree.
Continuity: After Ed and Shaun make the plan to save everyone, we see the close-up shot of the TV where the announcer is saying that nobody to try and save their friends and family.
Revealing: In the beginning of the movie, where it shows the group of nodding zombies and the Shaun of The Dead logo is on the ground, look to your left, the zombie actor stops nodding and looks around him to see if the shot is still being filmed, and he immediately goes back to nodding.
www.moviemistakes.com /film4118   (986 words)

  
 DVD review of Shaun Of The Dead - DVDTOWN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Just when you think you have seen every zombie movie known to man, along comes "Shaun of the Dead." It is a film that has its own originality yet stays traditional enough to the "dead" genre that it is easily commendable as a tribute to the old Romero classics.
Word on the street is that "Shaun of the Dead" is destined to become a cult classic, and after watching the film I can see the ever-so-apparent possibilities of that happening.
This edition of "Shaun of the Dead" is on a single disc and does have a substantial amount of extras; however, most of them are very short and not as insightful as one would expect.
www.dvdtown.com /review/shaunofthedead/14079/2570   (1731 words)

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