In essence, if you love Spaced then you'll enjoy this. Anyway, ignoring this issue it is important to note that the film is a very British affair and is aimed at a very particular sense of humour. A point to note for all those moaners, is that this film went into production before the remake did. Although the makers were cursing themselves for the unfortunate timing of this film's release with the (much bigger budget) remake of Dawn of the Dead - however for me this served as a rather nice experience after the straight-scares of Dawn. Shaun and Ed devise a plan to keep safe and rescue Shaun's mother and ex. His plans take an unexpected turn when he and Ed eventually notice that London's populace has mostly given into a virus that turns them into, well, the Z word. Fed up with this, his girlfriend dumps him, leaving him with the words of his other flatmate ringing in his ears - `sort your life out'. He hangs out with his slobbish friend and spends every evening in the Winchester pub. Shaun is in his late twenties and works in a electrical store with teenagers. Title (Brazil): "Todo Mundo Quase Morto" ("Everybody Almost Dead") Note: On 05 February 2012 I saw this film again.
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The news on TV in the end of the story is hilarious. This film is recommended for specific audiences that liked the black humor of "Braindead", "Frankenhooker" or "Idle hands", just to mention some examples. The story has a British humor, and some situations are really funny, since the two heroes are authentic morons that recall Beavis and Butt-Head or even the lazy characters of "Idle Hands". "Shaun of the Dead" is a funny parody of "The Night of the Living Dead" with potential of cult-movie. Shaun plots a plan to rescue his mother and Liz and bring them to the Winchester, but his sanctuary is surrounded of zombies and things do not happen as planned. When a satellite returning to Earth has some problems over London, the dead return to life and eat human flesh of those alive.
Shaun and Ed share a house with Pete (Peter Serafinowicz), who hates Ed. The department store salesman Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a real loser, having a routine life that is bothering his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield): every night they go to the pub Winchester with Shaun's best friend, the moron Edward (Nick Frost), and Liz's friends Dianne (Lucy David) and David (Dylam Moran). Okay, so I still don't know if dogs can look up, but watching this film is a fine and fun experience. The ending is a little too dark in places but nevertheless the film's winning streak of black comedy makes it worthwhile.
Okay, so the overall plot is familiar, but the individual jokes, humour, and physicality of it pay off in dividends. The reason the film is so successful is because of the originality. The film is chock-full of references even the pre-credits production titles have the music from DAWN OF THE DEAD on them! There are plenty more scenes that you'll miss but that repeat viewing will show. The supporting cast, of seemingly every British TV comedian in existence, is also fine, with Penelope Wilton and Bill Nighy as Pegg's parents particularly good. His brutish friend Ed, as played by the strangely familiar Nick Frost, steals every moment he's on screen, proving to be the better than Johnny Vegas. Pegg, who I'd never watched before, is great, with his typical everyday looks and impeccable timing. Simon Pegg is the star and his crew from SPACED do most of the work behind the scenes. As a zombie film, it's also cool, what with social referencing, sometimes astonishing scenes of gore (we've got people being impaled, beaten, and in one outstanding moment, Dylan Moran getting his guts torn out and his legs torn off) and loads and loads of suspense and action. It works brilliantly as a comedy, with tons of laughs (the dart in the head scene is still my favourite) and plenty of witty repartee. A great caste, a cracking, laugh-a-minute script and a distinctively British twist on the old-fashioned zombie proceedings make this one to watch. Appearing from out of the blue, this is a reminder of the good things that British cinema has to offer.
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