Movie Rewind- Shaun of the Dead
August 4th 2007 09:39
On Friday, Shaun is in a rut. At 29, he's coasted through life--and still hasn't gotten very far, usually winding up at the local pub, the Winchester. His roommate Ed looks up to him--when he can take his eyes off the TV, that is. Liz is re-evaluating their relationship, particularly after Shaun fails to do something special for their anniversary on Saturday. That day, there are train delays, people fainting in the streets, TV news reporters on unexplained calamities. No, it can't be--but it is--the dead have risen. Saturday's isolated incidents mushroom into a full-on zombie assault and, once daylight breaks, it's Sunday bloody Sunday. As manners and flesh take a beating, it's time to seperate men from meat, humans from zombies, and living from undead. 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. Rounding up friends and family, they press on towards the sanctuary of the Winchester. All that stands in their way are hordes of the flesh-eating undead.
Now this movie came out in 2004 and to be honest I hadn't given it much thought until I saw the movie Hot Fuzz recently which has the same stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in it. So on a wet and cold night I was wandering around the local dvd shop and thought I would give this a look. After a diet of mainstream Hollywood movies, its nice to see something filmed in the UK, in situations you can relate too. Although Hot Fuzz appealed to me more, this is still worth viewing.
This is what the Brits do so well, subtle little things, eg the opening song is Ghosttown by The Specials (which were a ska band from the 80s), things happening in the background shots. Its the attention to detail that make these films interesting. I would say Hot Fuzz would have been more commercial as I found myself thinking hmmm that was different. But it isn't gory like the real hard core zombie movies and has more than a few comic scenes to lighten the mood.
Overall, no really my sort of movie but great to see talented brit actors taking Hollywood with I should imagine a smaller budget and creating something quite original (Hollywood take note)
My own views aside
kiwiauthor rating 7/10 (mainly for creativity)
Simon Pegg seems to have a thing for leaping over fences ( you need to watch Hot Fuzz)
Heath
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