Shaun of the Dead
I love British films. Films like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors, Notting Hill, Love Actually. I could go on but it would be easier to just go to list all the films that Hugh Grant has been in. Now I can add another movie to my list of favorite British flicks: Shaun of the Dead.
Shaun of the Dead is fantastic comedy and social commentary. I especially like the beginning part where everyone seems like they are zombies but they’re really just plain British folks going about their boring, daily lives. The middle part of the movie is loads of fun. Most zombie movies have some super hero guy/gal who kicks some zombie ass. Not this film. We get an average bloke with a cricket bat. And as with all zombie films we get to wonder which main character gets munched next. The denouement is good fun to.
Basically Shaun of the Dead is good fun from beginning to end.
Few people outside of Brittan will recognize any of the cast and crew but they did the British TV-series “Spaced”. Come to think of it “Spaced” only ran for 2 years in Brittan so there may not be many people in Brittan who recognize the cast/crew. Nevertheless Shaun of the Dead has a TV quality cinematography to it. Not that it’s bad or anything. This isn’t a film that is based on cool filming or special effects. Although the Fx are better than those in Phantom Menace. (Note: there are no Fx in Shaun of the Dead.)
The film is simply about a guy who hasn’t gotten anywhere with his life, who has a mundane job, and a predictable social life. Basically your typical British bloke. And just when he decides to suss out his life all zombie breaks loose.
