Shaun of the Dead (Movie Review)

Like several of my friends, I was very skeptical of this movie. In fact, I had absolutely no plans of going to see it. Man am I glad that I changed my mind. It is one of the funniest movies I have seen this year.

This movie is quite obviously a spoof of zombie films, Dawn of the Dead in particular. The story revolves around Shaun, a regular, boring kind of guy who spends most of his time playing video games, hanging out with his friend Ed, drinking beer at a pub called "The Winchester" and disappointing his girlfriend Liz. One day, people all of a sudden begin to turn into zombies. However, Shaun and Ed are too busy getting drunk at "The Winchester" to notice. Even the next morning, Shaun walks his normal route to the conveience store and is totally oblivious to what is happening around him. When Shaun and Ed finally notice their first zombie (in the backyard) they are convinced that the girl is just really drunk...until she tries to rip Shaun's throat out. How does Ed respond to such a brutal attempt on his friend's life? Well, he runs inside to get a camera to take a picture of the entire event. This is just an example of the type of hijinks that occur throughout the movie.

After realizing that the world is under attack by zombies, Shaun and Ed develop a plan to save Shaun's mom and girlfriend...and the adventure begins. At some point, Shaun and Ed decide that the safest place for them to hide is at "The Winchester," because nothing takes the sting off a zombie invasion quite like an ice cold pint of beer...and peanuts. Shaun and the gang find a variety of ways to avoid their enemies, including a hilarious scene in which they act like zombies to fit in and escape.

Shaun of the Dead is a comedy with plenty of horror mixed in for the ride. The gore is kind of cartoonish but it works. If you like zombie movies or just horror movies in general, I highly recommend that you check this movie out...I've already seen it twice.