SHAUN OF THE DEAD - **Official Discussion Thread** [Archive]

B_Dez_Fafara

04-05-2004, 09:35 AM

I'll try and sneak in a notepad for you guys when I go to see it as soon as it comes out here...

It'd probably be easier if you just snuck in a tape recorder. Unless UK theaters are run differently compared to ours, you shouldn't have any problems with sneaking it in. Plus, your hands will thank you later on. God, that sounded faintly dirty. :P

Anyway, my money is on this flick coming out in the States around wintertime '04 at the least, springtime '05 at the most. If more then that, I just might have to invest in a region-free DVD player and a copy of this movie. Then on to bigger things... :)

Darth Abominus

04-05-2004, 09:58 AM

If more then that, I just might have to invest in a region-free DVD player and a copy of this movie. Then on to bigger things... :)

There's no need to buy a region-free. Just convert your existing DVD player into a region-free. :mrgreen:

C. Flesh Rotting

04-05-2004, 10:12 AM

Soon enough there will be copies floating around the market here and if I can get one cheap I'll see if there's any chance of sending it to Dead Kev (or someone else equally reliable) to pass it on to anyone who wants it and is able to make copies. Although, if anyone does get one of these they'll have to promise to be buying it when the official release is out because we wouldn't want to get into any legal trouble or rip off Shaun of the Dead.

Darth Abominus

04-05-2004, 10:16 AM

Sounds like a plan. :D

Sadogoat

04-05-2004, 01:22 PM

Well, I'll be down at my local theatre this Friday to see it on it's opening night. I'm looking forward to Shaun alot, anticipating it'll probably be the best zombie flick I see this year (Dawn was good, but not great IMO....and I don't have alot of hope for the Res Evil sequel).

As for U.S. release, I hear that one of Universal's subsidary studios - Focus Films - have picked up US distribution rights. No word on a release date yet though...

DocZomby

04-05-2004, 03:07 PM

Damn you goat boy! I want a release date!

Darth Abominus

04-05-2004, 06:07 PM

If they ever release it here, I'm going to have to look far and wide to find it. They don't show stuff like that here where I live. I live in the middle of nowhere. I pass the Sawyer home every day on my to and from work. :)

Disgusting Duo

04-06-2004, 04:22 AM

e're just going to have to wait until some more knowledgable folks start posting here.

Well, we are two of the zombies in the movie (rather weird to see our mugs on the trailers, TV spots, posters, magazine articles, etc) and the current plan is to release it stateside at the arse-end of the summer, probably as the "comedy alternative" to the DVD/VHS issue of the Dawn remake. Both are distributed by Universal, but they always stipulated that Shaun of the Dead only come out after Dawn, so as to protect their investments.

The same thing is going to happen with Shaun of the Dead that occured with 28 Days Later, where it is released in the UK 6 months earlier, and the UK DVD issue of it comes just before it hits US theatres, leading to a rush of copies being imported. Some distributors never learn.

It's a shame, but a really funny gag was dropped from the final cut. It was shooting with the 2nd unit while were doing our undead thang. It involves kiddies running out and getting something nice to eat from and Ice-cream van/truck. Only in this case, it was a gang of zombified children ripping out the guts of the driver of the van. Everyone on set that day said was hillarious to watch, and the kids had a ball, but it just didn't make it.

hatefuldisplay

04-06-2004, 05:34 AM

So, DD, plans are to hopefully release by August/September? That would definitely be incredible.

Darth Abominus

04-06-2004, 09:57 AM

Nice to meet you guys. I'm looking forward to the movie. :wink:

Angelus

04-06-2004, 08:42 PM

Darth Abominus

04-06-2004, 10:35 PM

Just make sure you guys post some good reviews of the movie for us. :wink:

Bad Zombie Night

04-07-2004, 02:19 AM

My, My, My!
That's some avatar you got there Angelus. :shock:

Darth Abominus

04-07-2004, 10:32 AM

Can you tell who she is, BZN? Looks like either Chloe Jones or Jenna Jameson to me.

Bad Zombie Night

04-07-2004, 11:05 AM

I duuno.
I haven't really noticed, but her face is not the thing, I'm trying to looking at.

Disgusting Duo

04-07-2004, 11:37 AM

If it helps any US views to triangulate a possible sateside release, we have just heard the Italian release date is 20th August. Shit, they're opening it on our birthday. Might be a good excuse to hop over to Rome again and get tanked and scare the shit out of good-looking Italian women in the audience by double-teaming them when we appear on screen!

kmfdm56

04-07-2004, 05:15 PM

hmm man i want this movie to come to the us soon , im tired of watching the trailer and being so sad thats its not here.

Darth Abominus

04-07-2004, 05:16 PM

Might be a good excuse to hop over to Rome again and get tanked and scare the shit out of good-looking Italian women in the audience by double-teaming them when we appear on screen!

Maybe you'll run into Monica Bellucci. :oops:

Disgusting Duo

04-08-2004, 07:17 AM

Straight from the skeletal horse's mouth!

Simon Pegg said yesterday that they have a US distributor on standby, and the movie has been tested in a few places (namely Austin, TX to get a plug from Harry Knowles) and in the next week or two, Shaun of the Dead is being tested in New York to see how it is recieved.

A sooner release date hinges on how these screenings go.

We are looking forward to seeing it on Saturday, and hoping to get in for free... :D

Darth Abominus

04-08-2004, 10:43 AM

Straight from the skeletal horse's mouth!

Simon Pegg said yesterday that they have a US distributor on standby, and the movie has been tested in a few places (namely Austin, TX to get a plug from Harry Knowles) and in the next week or two, Shaun of the Dead is being tested in New York to see how it is recieved.

That sucks. I'm just down the road from Austin. A pity I didn't know about this. :(

Sadogoat

04-08-2004, 12:56 PM

Read a recent interview with Edgar Wright and it seems that they sent George Romero a copy of Shaun Of The Dead and he loved it. Here's the details/quote:

Q: Do you know what George A Romero thinks of Shaun Of The Dead?

A: We sent it to him and it was an incredibly nerve-wracking Friday because we were trying to work out the time difference between Florida and the UK going, "My God, he must be watching it now, oh my God!" And so me and Simon were both having kittens, and then he [Romero] called our producer and then gave him his home number for us to ring him and stuff. He just loved it and he was really flattered. It was a surreal experience having heard his voice on so many different commentaries and then actually speaking to him. He was really up for it and said "If you come over to the States then I'll come along to a screening". It was just bizarre, absolutely bizarre, because the film would not exist without him.

Nice to know it has the 'seal of approval' from the 'Godfather' of the genre... :)

Disgusting Duo

04-08-2004, 01:00 PM

Don't get too cut up about missing the Austin screening, as it looks like it was organised exclusively for the staff of Aintitcool to ensure global publicity before the UK release and to help grease the skates for distribution in other countries.

Favourable reviews from screenings might just boot the gates open for a US distribution. If you want to get every little gag, in-joke and just appreciate the movie completely, then to bridge the gap we suggest you track down both series of the teams previous TV project Spaced. Shaun of the Dead is Spaced gone zombie, and there is a zombie sequence in one of the episodes.

To watch Spaced beforehand is like having watched Manhunter before seeing Silence of the Lambs.

Darth Abominus

04-08-2004, 07:10 PM

Nice to know it has the 'seal of approval' from the 'Godfather' of the genre... :)

I agree. Now I really want to see it. :D

B_Dez_Fafara

04-08-2004, 07:54 PM

Likewise, but I wonder just what they were thinking using a tetherball. I mean I know it's a comedy, but Jesus... :lol:

Darth Abominus

04-08-2004, 08:01 PM

Disgusting Duo

04-09-2004, 09:57 AM

I wonder just what they were thinking using a tetherball.

In the movie, the Shaun & co are trying to get to safety at their local pub, but garden-based zombie attack rears its ugly head. With only what's immediately to hand available to take care of the undead fiends, one of the girls gestures to Shaun to use the swingball set to run one of them through with the sharp, pointy end.

Being terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought, Shaun thinks she means using it to batter the approaching zombie around the head with the ball, almost like a Disney version of an iron ball & chain. He tries it, finds it totally ineffective, and gives up.

We just saw a clip of the movie on TV, and it had a tight close-up of both us! We don't even remember that piece being shot, so it came as a very pleasant surprise. :D

Darth Abominus

04-09-2004, 10:05 AM

Being terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought, Shaun thinks she means using it to batter the approaching zombie around the head with the ball, almost like a Disney version of an iron ball & chain. He tries it, finds it totally ineffective, and gives up.

That's actually what I was thinking when you said tetherball.

Sadogoat

04-09-2004, 10:22 AM

Only four hours to go until I'm sitting in front of that cinema screen.... :D

This film is going to kick some.

Darth Abominus

04-09-2004, 10:25 AM

Yea, yea. Rub it in why don't you? :(

Sadogoat

04-09-2004, 10:28 AM

Heheheh...I promise to post a review when I get home. From what I've seen on various film review sites so far, it's been pretty much enjoyed by all. Most ratings have been around 4/5 universally.

I hope the tickets sell well and it makes enough money - then Simon & Edgar can look ahead at their suggested sequel, From Dusk 'Til Shaun. :mrgreen:

Darth Abominus

04-09-2004, 10:43 AM

I hope you enjoy. We'll be awaiting your review.

Sadogoat

04-09-2004, 05:29 PM

B_Dez_Fafara

04-09-2004, 05:31 PM

Awesome! Looking forward to reading it/ :)

Bad Zombie Night

04-09-2004, 05:54 PM

Craig

04-09-2004, 07:45 PM

I just got back from seeing Shaun Of The Dead and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've posted up a review right here in this forum (http://www.allthingszombie.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2857#2857) since I figure the moderators want to keep this board free of reviews.

Yeah, I replied to Sadogoat's review with my own review of the film, too. It is the best zombie film I've ever seen, and no, I'm not overstating or making that up. The comedy and romance elements work a treat and it managed to scare me in quite a few places, too. Simon "Shaun" Pegg and Nick "Ed" Frost are fantastic, with Frost stealing every scene he's in.

Darth Abominus

04-09-2004, 08:29 PM

Yeah, I replied to Sadogoat's review with my own review of the film, too. It is the best zombie film I've ever seen, and no, I'm not overstating or making that up. The comedy and romance elements work a treat and it managed to scare me in quite a few places, too. Simon "Shaun" Pegg and Nick "Ed" Frost are fantastic, with Frost stealing every scene he's in.

I really want to see this now if you think it's the best ever.

Bad Zombie Night

04-09-2004, 08:43 PM

Yeah, I'd say that's really going out on a limb, or putting your reputation on the line. But, if you're saying it's that good, then we have to take your word for it, until you're proven otherwise. :wink:

Darth Abominus

04-09-2004, 10:19 PM

Maybe he just hasn't seen that many zombie movies. :)

Sadogoat

04-10-2004, 05:26 AM

Well I don't consider it the best zombie film ever - George's original Dawn still holds that spot in my esteem. But I certainly rank Shaun very high up on the list alongside Jackson's Braindead. It just works and appeals on so many levels, and it's just sheer class all over. I certainly think no self-respecting zombie fan should (a) miss it, or (b) fail to appreciate it. I just hope it gets Stateside so everyone can get the chance to go see it (and further boost ticket sales to help a possible sequel get made).

Craig

04-10-2004, 07:37 AM

Maybe he just hasn't seen that many zombie movies. :)

Trust me that isn't the case, I've seen tonnes. The thing you need to remember here however, is that I'm a massive Spaced fan. As a result I saw much more in Shaun of the Dead than those who aren't or have not seen the show.

But another thing is, as much as I love Romero's trilogy there comes a time when we have to accept that even archetypal movies will be bettered.

Sadogoat

04-10-2004, 07:46 AM

But another thing is, as much as I love Romero's trilogy there comes a time when we have to accept that even archetypal movies will be bettered.

Very true, but I've not seen many examples of such improvements yet. There are odd exceptions - I may be crucified for saying this, but I think Savini's modern remake of Night was much better than the classic 1968 original (especially the zombies themselves). However, I can't say the same of the new Dawn. Sure, it was a good action flick and was enjoyable for what it was - but it was missing alot of the elements that made the 1978 version so esteemed and beloved.

That all said, Shaun is probably the best zombie film to appear since Braindead and Dellamorte Dellamore in the early 90s. I didn't care much for 28 Days Later, I detested most of Resident Evil, and Undead was a good entertaining flick, but no landmark classic in the making. But of course, this is all my personal opinion :)

Darth Abominus

04-10-2004, 10:23 AM

Very true, but I've not seen many examples of such improvements yet. There are odd exceptions - I may be crucified for saying this, but I think Savini's modern remake of Night was much better than the classic 1968 original (especially the zombies themselves).

I kind of agree, Sado. If you look at them as individual movies, then the remake is alot better than the original. But I personally go by the "there-wouldn't-be-a-remake-without-the-original" rule. I always give bonus points, so to speak, to the original movie. If I was ranking the two NOTLDs, I'd probably rank the original ahead of the remake by like a few percentage points. :wink:

Bad Zombie Night

04-10-2004, 08:06 PM

Well I don't consider it the best zombie film ever - George's original Dawn still holds that spot in my esteem. But I certainly rank Shaun very high up on the list alongside Jackson's Braindead.

If this film is on the level of Dead Alive (aka Braindead), then I'm ready to buy my tickets now, or get the DVD when it first comes out. I know you mean, it's not exactly like Dead Alive, but it is a High Camp horror film, unlike Dawn of the Dead. I've seen the Shawn trailer, and it just looks like to me, its gonna be a really fun Zombie film.

Sadogoat

04-10-2004, 08:14 PM

Well, Shaun Of The Dead and Braindead are pretty much 'kindred movies' since they are both 'rom-zom-coms' (the only others I can think of are Cemetery Man and ROTLD3). Both films focus on a romance between two characters that is put to the test by an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies and during which they have to overcome their own inner demons to conquer all (with Shaun, it's Shaun's lack of responsibility & commitment; and with Braindead, it's Lionel coming to terms with his father's death and escaping the domineering will of his mother). Braindead is by far the gorier of the two films, but Shaun has some nice head shots, neck bites, and a pretty brutal dismembering (ala Savini / Day Of The Dead style). Both films are also very much the product (style & humour-wise) of their respective countries.

grifflik

04-10-2004, 08:15 PM

Agree. Based on what I've seen and heard, I'm really looking forward to viewing this flick.

Darth Abominus

04-11-2004, 10:41 AM

If it's even half the movie that Dead Alive is, I'll be happy. :mrgreen:

Disgusting Duo

04-11-2004, 04:25 PM

We just watched the movie, and it was a weird experience.

How could it not be? Seeing zombified versions of ourselves in a 40ft screen milling around the streets of London, and popping up at the end to be swiftly off'd by deft swings of a golf club by Jessica Stevenson.

We roared with laughter every time we appeared, in the same way the late, great David Warbeck used to whenever he was in the audience of one of his movies (Dave damn near pissed himself when he saw the Beyond at the Eurofest 10 years ago).

We had been propping up the local pubs beforehand, and spend an hour in the cinema's bar downing Jack Daniels, and split a bottle of scotch during to movie, so we were in a smiley mood.

What was very cool was that a bunch of people in the audience recognised us and said things like "good one, guys" as the end credits rolled.

A pretty good experience...

Craig

04-11-2004, 06:51 PM

Well I've just come back from seeing it a second time on the cinema, and I'm well and truly up for a third visit next week if my sister gets her arse in gear.

DocZomby

04-11-2004, 08:23 PM

Very true, but I've not seen many examples of such improvements yet. There are odd exceptions - I may be crucified for saying this, but I think Savini's modern remake of Night was much better than the classic 1968 original (especially the zombies themselves).

I kind of agree, Sado. If you look at them as individual movies, then the remake is alot better than the original. But I personally go by the "there-wouldn't-be-a-remake-without-the-original" rule.

Thanks Darth for making that point. I have a hard time thinking of ANY remake that was better than the original. None that I can think of.

Craig

04-11-2004, 09:23 PM

Very true, but I've not seen many examples of such improvements yet. There are odd exceptions - I may be crucified for saying this, but I think Savini's modern remake of Night was much better than the classic 1968 original (especially the zombies themselves).

I kind of agree, Sado. If you look at them as individual movies, then the remake is alot better than the original. But I personally go by the "there-wouldn't-be-a-remake-without-the-original" rule.

Thanks Darth for making that point. I have a hard time thinking of ANY remake that was better than the original. None that I can think of.

Ocean's Eleven and The Thing come to mind.

DocZomby

04-11-2004, 10:16 PM

I stand corrected. :mrgreen:

Bad Zombie Night

04-11-2004, 10:29 PM

Braindead is by far the gorier of the two films, but Shaun has some nice head shots, neck bites, and a pretty brutal dismembering (ala Savini / Day Of The Dead style). Both films are also very much the product (style & humour-wise) of their respective countries.
Now you've really convinced me, to wanna go see it. :shock:

Darth Abominus

04-12-2004, 04:05 AM

We just watched the movie, and it was a weird experience.

Does anyone else get a creepy Borg vibe from these guys? :lol:

j/k fellas :hug:

Disgusting Duo

04-12-2004, 07:22 AM

Does anyone else get a creepy Borg vibe from these guys

You will watch Shaun of the Dead. Resistance is futile.

Well, at least the Borg would have planned a simultaneous release for the movie, unlike other distributors... :wink:

Ashnack

04-12-2004, 07:51 AM

Ocean's Eleven

Sacrilege!!!! The Chairman of the Board will be judging you for this one someday.

DocZomby

04-12-2004, 09:31 AM

:lol:

That's the most enduring characteristic of the Borg: Stable management :mrgreen:

Craig

04-12-2004, 11:13 AM

Creature-Corner has just posted a review of Shaun of the Dead. I like to think if Creature-Corner as a more serious, horror-themed version of AICN (at least the bloody guys at CC can write) but I agree with every word thrown at this review:

http://www.creature-corner.com/reviews/shaunofthe.php3

5 out of 5 :D

DocZomby

04-12-2004, 11:16 AM

Cool beans :mrgreen:

Darth Abominus

04-12-2004, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the link, Craig Biggio. :wink:

Sadogoat

04-12-2004, 01:58 PM

Yeah, I read the Creature Corner review earlier today. It was an excellent write-up and I thoroughly agree with it.

I should get my copy of the Shaun soundtrack in the post tomorrow - now all I wanna know is the DVD release date :mrgreen:

Darth Abominus

04-12-2004, 09:42 PM

You Brits are some lucky bastards. :wink:

sizemore

04-13-2004, 01:39 PM

Nice thread.

When I saw the movie some of the extras were sat behind us and they mentioned how hard it was to eat breakfast on the set at 6am with so much offal and guts all over the place.

Normally I hate overhearing conversations in the cinema but I didn't mind that one bit.

DocZomby

04-13-2004, 01:39 PM

Yeah, they get the cool accents. We here in the states all aound like we just finished grade school. :oops:

Disgusting Duo

04-13-2004, 03:25 PM

When I saw the movie some of the extras were sat behind us and they mentioned how hard it was to eat breakfast on the set at 6am with so much offal and guts all over the place.

Dunno about that, we just found a load of the catering on the movie pretty ropey anyway. The dreaded "pork baguette" was pretty terrifying, with a greasy pork chop stuffed into french stick along with some Paxo and apple sauce. Or the (literally) heart-stopping spaghetti bolognaise!

If makeup played any part in making mealtimes unappealing, then it would be that we had to have our facial hair plastered in "blood", which was the classic sugar-syrup & red dye variety. Everything that went down the hatch got a thick coating of sugar, and yes that does include the pork chops having a glaze...

Darth Abominus

04-13-2004, 04:56 PM

If makeup played any part in making mealtimes unappealing, then it would be that we had to have our facial hair plastered in "blood", which was the classic sugar-syrup & red dye variety. Everything that went down the hatch got a thick coating of sugar, and yes that does include the pork chops having a glaze...

Sounds yummy. :?

Dagnammit

04-13-2004, 08:33 PM

Well, I've seen it twice now and I think my initial excitement has died down enough for me to actually write about it without urinating all down my jeans... uh.... uh-oh, maybe not :shock:

Anyway, what do I have to say about this film? I'm gonna keep it short, 'cos bowel control goes next.

In my opinion, this film stands very nearly shoulder-to-bloody-shoulder with Dawn of the Dead '78 as one of the best zombie films ever to splatter down the screen. We get heapings of social commentary, truly lovable characters, more belly-bursting laughter than BrainDead, more great lines than Evil Dead 2, more gore than you can eat in a year, and one of the funniest denouments I have ever seen. Oh yeah, and more Romero references than you can shake a severed leg at - they even used music from the original Dawn! This film tears the Dawn remake screaming limb from limb, and is a far more respectful and relevant revival of Romero's work than Zach Snyder could ever pull off (no disrespect to the guy, his film was a seriously good piece of entertainment but there really is no contest).

See it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:

Darth Abominus

04-13-2004, 08:43 PM

I like how you broke it down and explained everything for us, Dag. Good stuff, man. :wink:

Bad Zombie Night

04-15-2004, 05:53 PM

Dag, I'm gratified to see another Shawn report card with flying colors, because it makes me want to see it all that much more. As far as Zach Snyder's attempt at remaking Dawn '78, I think most agree, that Dawn '04 never tried to dupe the original. They went out and filmed a completely different story, and seemly used the Dawn backdrop as a marketing ploy. The only thing that Dawn '04 had in common with the original, was the shopping mall setting, and they didn't even attempt to exploit that part of the story as the original did. :2cents:

Sadogoat

04-15-2004, 05:58 PM

Bad Zombie Night

04-15-2004, 06:14 PM

I must have read at least 30 or 40 online reviews of Shaun now, and every single one of them except one praised the film and awarded it at least 4 out of 5. It truly is one of the finest zombie films in a long time (I'd say the best since the days of Braindead and Dellamorte Dellamore). That said, I'm somewhat miffed that it's only at third spot on the UK Top Ten - beaten over the Easter weekend by Scooby-f*cking-Doo 2. Damned easy-to-please kiddies and their dying-to-please parents.
Ahhh, who cares about Scooby-Doo 2, Sadogoat.
Kiddie flicks have always meant big business, and that will not take away anything from Shawn's achievements. :wink:

Btw, What did the one bad Shawn review have to say?
Just curious. :shock:

deadite

04-15-2004, 06:35 PM

Hi guys & ghouls.
Went to see Shaun Of The Dead last friday & call my biased coz I live in England but that was the best zombie film I've seen since 28 Days Later.

It had everything, comedy, action, melodrama & a good spattering of gore & even some Zombie gut-munching. Also there are some nice but not blatantly-rub your nose in it-obvious nods to a few genre films & even one to Reservoir Dogs. Shaun works for Foree Electrics for instance & there's a throw away reference to 28 Days later near the end.

It's actually a pretty gory film for a 15. For instance you actually see someone get torn apart (a nice homage to Day) rather than the sanitised "I'll just nibble on your arm so you'll turn" as was the case in the re-make.

Something that will add a little twist to any US viewers is the fact that we have a zero gun policy over here which has been held up in the film & that adds a nice level to the proceeedings as there isn't a gun in sight........ well not many! & they come up with some hillarious ways of dispatching the undead. Look out for that vinyl!

It's also another good example of how to make a film without the "If we throw enough money at it it's bound to be good" theory. No flashy FX although one or two zombies are killed in some interesting & hilarious ways.

The cast do an exemplery job too considering there are quite a few characters, but I think that's partly due to a good script. The main thing that works with the characters is the fact that no one has got a clue what to do. No ones a hero, although some are accidentally which adds to the empathy of the characters. No Rambo wannabes here, just people scared & not knowing what the **** to do when faced with a shuffling, flesh hungry zombie (who would?).

For those that enjoyed Spaced I guarantee you'll love this film. As you probably already know it's buy the same director of the series & it does play like a long episode. Although it still holds up as a FILM & not an overlong TV episode.

On the technical side the photography is good in that the 2.35:1 format is used to good effect & the sound is pretty good without being obtrusive (there's some nice use of the original Dawn track in places without overusing it).

As for laughs there are plenty. Tank up on some beers & go see it with some buddies & you'll be rollin' in the aisles.

"You've got some red on you"

Sadogoat

04-15-2004, 06:42 PM

Darth Abominus

04-15-2004, 09:23 PM

I must have read at least 30 or 40 online reviews of Shaun now, and every single one of them except one praised the film and awarded it at least 4 out of 5.

Just curious. What did the one bad review say about it?

Sadogoat

04-16-2004, 01:49 AM

Ummm....I answered that in my last post. Even gave the link to the review..... :roll:

Bad Zombie Night

04-16-2004, 04:04 AM

Ahhh, who cares about Scooby-Doo 2, Sadogoat. Kiddie flicks have always meant big business, and that will not take away anything from Shawn's achievements. :wink:

Oh, it certainly won't diminish the fact that Shaun is an awesome film, but it deserves to have that No. 1 slot. I want the film to do well because:

a) I want it to get further abroad (ie. to the States, Australasia etc.) and better box office returns mean more chance of that happening. If the film doesn't do well locally, it's less likely to get wider international distribution.

b) I want a sequel (if Edgar and Simon are serious about doing From Dusk 'Til Shaun).

Btw, What did the one bad Shawn review have to say?
Just curious. :shock:

You can read it yourself here (http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/s/shaun_of_the_dead_2004.shtml). It's the lone voice of dissent amongst the praises and accolades of the many.

Your points were well received.
Believe me, there's nobody who wants this film, to come to the US than me. Hopefully, once these reviews come out, maybe they'll consider on expanding the viewing area. Shawn doesn't have the name recognition like Dawn does, so people may be a little slow to react. Hopefully everything will work out for the best.

I read the lone negative review, and it's also the critic's only review on file, at that web site. I usually like to follow up, and see what other articles they write, to get s feel for their tastes. I might discover a pattern to their style of critiquing, and that might give me a window into the mind, of the person doing the talking. He didn't write any other reviews, so I had to look at the one review for what it was. It seems to me, he couldn't connect with the humor in the picture, much less follow the story line, unlike everyone else who saw the film. Even without seeing the film, I could tell there were some social messages imbedded in the story, that he had trouble locating. Maybe he doesn't really care for horror movies, or doesn't approve of the idea of mixing horror with comedy. One another thing, I forgot to mention, was he openly admits he has a tendency to "giggle."
Do you know any guys that "giggle?" :lol:

Btw. Nice signature. Is that you? :mrgreen:

Sadogoat

04-16-2004, 08:47 AM

Btw. Nice signature. Is that you? :mrgreen:

Yup (although I still prefer my avatar pic incarnation). :mrgreen:

Disgusting Duo

04-16-2004, 10:04 AM

One shitty review we read was one in that legend of literature The Daily Mail. Chris Tookey gave it 3 stars out of 5, saying that "it is nowhere near the masterpiece some are calling it, but it is undemanding fun that knows its core audience". Prick.

He went on to say that if you go in with low expectations you will enjoy it more. Bear in mind that this is the arse-rag that still has its values firmly entrenched in Victorian times, and few people worth listening pay attention to his dickhead anyway.

We sat in our (kind of) local cinema, and the place was unusually full for a wednesday evening. In fact, the last week it played in the tiny screen 2 but they have not only kept it for another 7 days, but have even bumped it into the huge screen 1 due to popular demand! Bollocks to these kinds of jaundiced reviewers, the public really are voting with their arses on seats.

And yes, we did get recognised during the screening...

CChenery

04-16-2004, 03:24 PM

http://www.petitiononline.com/SHAUNUS/petition.html

Trying to push for a US release :)

DocZomby

04-16-2004, 03:34 PM

My signature is in but I think I'm only number three on the list. Let's get to work people. :mrgreen:

Sadogoat

04-16-2004, 03:38 PM

I've signed it too, despite the fact I've already seen the film. But I strongly believe it deserves overseas exposure and should get US distribution.

DocZomby

04-16-2004, 03:40 PM

Preaching to the choir man. :)

CChenery

04-16-2004, 03:42 PM

Don't worry. It's only been up for five minutes :)

DocZomby

04-16-2004, 03:45 PM

Geez, I suppose I could have looked at the posting date to realize that. I feel silly. Anyway, keep on signing people! Perhaps we could get a sticky put up in the same fasion as the "Horror 100" voting site. What say you Dead Kev? :D

CChenery

04-16-2004, 03:58 PM

That would be great!! I'm looking for personal glory or anything, I just really want this to get released!!!!

DocZomby

04-16-2004, 03:59 PM

You mean you're NOT looking for personal glory or anything right? :wink:

CChenery

04-16-2004, 04:01 PM

? Oops! Proofreading was never my thing! :)

Yes, I meant I am NOT looking for glory :)

Thanks for being my eyes :)

DocZomby

04-16-2004, 04:18 PM

It's tough to decide what's a typo and what isn't and then you need to decide if it matters! As for me, I never make such mistakes while I'm prunting on this wabshite.

:doh:

Darth Abominus

04-17-2004, 10:29 AM

Ummm....I answered that in my last post. Even gave the link to the review..... :roll:

Sorry about that (actually, I'm not). :evil:

sin

04-21-2004, 07:32 AM

I saw it yesterday, and it was really good..

Ed shouting "We're coming to get you Barbara" on the phone had me rolling on the floor ! hahahah

Bad Zombie Night

04-21-2004, 09:42 AM

Yeah, several people have said, there are many comedy homages in this flick.

Darth Abominus

04-21-2004, 10:10 AM

I'm not so sure I like the idea of that. I'd much rather see horror homages than comedy homages.

Mervin Chip Chipperson

04-21-2004, 01:29 PM

I just saw it yesterday, easily one of the best zombie movies ever, and probably my third favorite of all time (after NOTLD '68, '90), I can't wait for the dvd

I was actually kind of worried about this movie being too much like spaced, I mean I like spaced and all but I don't think the show has the proper tone for a horror movie, especially since it is rooted in comedy, but none of the references/acknowledgements to the show really bothered me

I don't want to be redundant so I won't get into it any further than that ...most of what I would say would pretty much be an echo of most of the rave reviews available already

dead cell

04-21-2004, 08:53 PM

:drinking: The site for Saun of the dead was pretty cool check it out.

Darth Abominus

04-21-2004, 09:36 PM

Mervin, what do you mean by "spaced?"

Mervin Chip Chipperson

04-22-2004, 12:04 AM

Mervin, what do you mean by "spaced?"

its a pretty good BBC show made by the same people that made SOTD, there is even an episode about zombies, I think it might even be mentioned earlier in this thread, or maybe it was before the forum was nuked

Sadogoat

04-22-2004, 12:56 AM

Yep, in Episode #3 of Series #1, Tim (Simon Pegg) has been playing Resident Evil 2 non-stop on the Playstation - and begins to hallucinate that he's seeing flesh-eating zombies around his home (and again later on at an after-show party). You can definitely see some of the early inspirations of Shaun Of The Dead in there...

Darth Abominus

04-22-2004, 09:32 PM

analogzombie

04-28-2004, 07:34 AM

I saw this the other night, in less than legal means. I must say this is the best zombie comedy ever made. hands down better than ROTLD, I mean it. And if you ask me, as far as a zombie film goes, its more enjoyable than Dawn of the Dead 2004. Sure the zombies don't run in this, who wants them to anyway, but the storyline, plot, characters, and everything else that goes into making a film, is better. With knowing homages to the Romero trilogy as well as 28DL this movie romps in its genre, it doesn't attempt to redefine or reimagine anything. Its just ahppy being what it is: a hilarious comedy and a fantastic zombie film, and much better than Undead which was pure cheese.

"choke on 'em"

Darth Abominus

04-28-2004, 10:33 AM

analogzombie

04-30-2004, 02:38 AM

I saw this the other night, in less than legal means. I must say this is the best zombie comedy ever made. hands down better than ROTLD, I mean it. And if you ask me, as far as a zombie film goes, its more enjoyable than Dawn of the Dead 2004.

Wow. That's saying alot. I hope when I finally see this flick, it lives up to all the hype.

I think you'll enjoy it very much. And even though Dawn2004 and Shaun are different styles of zombie film (comedy vs. action) I really enjoyed SOTD more. Maybe its because its simply a better movie than Dawn2004. As a film it flowed better, and I didn't get those instances, as with Dawn, that I felt scenes were unnecessary or done poorly. In other words, SOTD held my attention and kept me in the story the whole ride. As there were aspects of Dawn that were much less effective than others, i feel it suffered. However I am hopeful that some of the extra 25 minutes rumored to be included on the DVD of Dawn will remedy some of the plot deficincies.

At any rate, SOTD is a lot of fun and an excellecnt addition to the genre. And given the overall quality of the genre I think it will be remembered as one of the better films. Just to give you an idea of where I am coming from right now my top 10 zombie films would be:
-NOTLD
-Dawn OTD '78
-28DL
-Shaun of the Dead
-Dawn 2004
-Day OTD
-Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
-Zombie
-Undead
-Rotld

kmfdm56

04-30-2004, 04:50 AM

just from the one sceen in the preview were the mans phone rings and hes in the zombie horde, you can tell the movie is going to be good.

Darth Abominus

05-01-2004, 05:40 PM

At any rate, SOTD is a lot of fun and an excellecnt addition to the genre. And given the overall quality of the genre I think it will be remembered as one of the better films. Just to give you an idea of where I am coming from right now my top 10 zombie films would be:
-NOTLD
-Dawn OTD '78
-28DL
-Shaun of the Dead
-Dawn 2004
-Day OTD
-Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
-Zombie
-Undead
-Rotld

That's good company. I'm sure the movie is great. I can't wait to see it.

Disgusting Duo

05-05-2004, 07:35 AM

I'm sure the movie is great. I can't wait to see it.

We're sure you'll like it!

The past few weeks has been bloody odd, as we have been "recognised" or "spotted" everywhere we go. When out at a trendy music store yesterday, this cute punker girl came up to ask us if we WERE the two guys from Shaun of the Dead.

We went to see it again yesterday, and sure enough everyone noticed it was us. The funniest of all lookers was a gang of about 10 schoolkids (aged about 16/15) who saw us from across the road and stopped dead with their jaws hung open. It wasn't too glamourous for us, as we were downing cans of beer at the time... :drinking:

It is gratifying that we ended up being the last two zombies to be "offed" in the movie, with nice big close-ups as the camera whip-pans from one of us getting clubbed and falling over to the other doing the same.

This has been a very nice experience for us, and we hope that when the movie finally gets released stateside, it will fall into the loving fans of zombies and good humour. :D

Sadogoat

05-05-2004, 07:37 AM

[quote]
It is gratifying that we ended up being the last two zombies to be "offed" in the movie, with nice big close-ups as the camera whip-pans from one of us getting clubbed and falling over to the other doing the same.

....which, of course, means you probably won't be in the sequel if Pegg and Wright ever do make From Dusk 'Til Shaun. :D

Darth Abominus

05-05-2004, 04:36 PM

....which, of course, means you probably won't be in the sequel if Pegg and Wright ever do make From Dusk 'Til Shaun. :D

You never know, man. If Matthews and Karen made it into ROTLD 2, anything is possible. :)

Sadogoat

05-13-2004, 12:05 PM

Ok, it looks like a U.S. release of Shaun Of The Dead isn't too far away. A recent review of the film over at Ain't It Cool News was from a viewer who saw it at a test screening in Kansas. And, of course, this would logically indicate that moves are underway to bring Shaun Stateside very soon.

TheUberJumbi

05-13-2004, 02:11 PM

Sadogoat

05-13-2004, 02:30 PM

Um....could you shorten that "HAHAHAHA" line a bit? It's pushed alot of the post text off the right hand side of my screen. :(

TheUberJumbi

05-13-2004, 02:39 PM

Ooops... there you go. Hehe

Darth Abominus

05-16-2004, 04:35 PM

This is excellent news. Thanks for the scoop, Sado. :hug:

Sadogoat

05-17-2004, 01:42 PM

Uh-oh....seems that the news may not be so good. From Creature Corner today comes this report:

"The UK's Shaun of the Dead may hit US shores early next year (pity). According to Variety, Focus Features' genre banner Rogue Pictures is eyeing to unleash Shawn in a 1,000-print run."

2005 is quite some time away yet. Anyone in the US with a multi-region DVD player might be better off just buying the Region 2 DVD when (or if) it gets released in the UK in October.

Apology

05-17-2004, 01:56 PM

Ohhhhh I can't wait... err, oh yeah I saw it a month ago. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Sorry, just rubbing it in to every American's face. It's about time considering you always get the movies before us. NOW ITS PAY BACK!

Meh. you guys had to wait 3 yrs to get the new mario gaem

flenser

05-18-2004, 03:30 AM

TheUberJumbi

05-18-2004, 04:17 AM

Darth Abominus

05-27-2004, 09:48 AM

Anyone in the US with a multi-region DVD player might be better off just buying the Region 2 DVD when (or if) it gets released in the UK in October.

That's what I plan to do. :pray:

Dagnammit

05-27-2004, 07:05 PM

If it has a confirmed US release date by the time its released on Region 2 DVD, I'd advise you to wait it out. There's really nothing quite like seeing a "proper" zombie film for the first time on the big screen! :evil:

Dagnammit

06-09-2004, 11:38 AM

From Romero's own mouth (or rather, his keyboard - quoted from the Q&A section of the Diamond Dead website): "I thought Shaun of the Dead was an absolute blast, I really liked it a lot."

Zombie Hime

06-16-2004, 11:05 AM

I just watched Shaun today. It was quite funny.
I recognized 2 actors in Shaun from the TV show "Office."

analogzombie

06-20-2004, 01:02 PM

when when when, will it come out staeside??

Bad Zombie Night

06-20-2004, 01:05 PM

2005 is quite some time away yet. Anyone in the US with a multi-region DVD player might be better off just buying the Region 2 DVD when (or if) it gets released in the UK in October.
I think I'll go the the R2 DVD route, or look for a bootleg copy.
Well Ebay, here I come! :evil:

Sadogoat

06-20-2004, 02:15 PM

The bootlegs aren't hard to find. I have a very good quality VCD copy sitting on my hard-drive right now - something to tide me over until I can buy the official DVD release.

corgi37

06-21-2004, 02:08 AM

Hey, i see Bill Nighy is in it. He's a great actor! He was in "Still Crazy", a hilarious movie about a washed up rock band that came out a few years ago. I just saw a magazine here in Oz that featured an article on Shaun. Looks kind of ok. Same mag also had a quick over-view of the zombie genre, a great spread on "my" Charlize Theron and ELish Cuthbert on the cover. Man, that Elisha is one hot girlie. So, maybe, Shaun of the Dead will get an Aussie release. Straight to dvd i reckon.

corgi37

06-30-2004, 10:07 PM

Sadogoat

07-01-2004, 02:34 AM

No!!!! Cinema release after all. October 28 opens here. Well, according to the paper. I just cant see it. Maybe a few indie cinemas will show it. I think after RE comes out, the zombie genre (as far as mainstream people go) might be on its last legs. FIngers crossed Dead Reckoning and a sequel to Dawn 04 gets made 1st.

From what I read on Upcoming Horror Movies awhile back, they said Shaun is looking at a 1000-screen run. Whether that's true or not, I don't know (they also said it was getting a 2005 release).

At any rate, I found this today....presumably it's initial artwork for the Shaun Of The Dead Region 2 DVD release (due October 11, apparently):

http://goat.gamegossip.com/temp/sotddvd.jpg

As for DVD extras, this is what I've heard will be included (but not limited to):

- 7 minutes of deleted scenes
- Commentary with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
- Commentary with the cast
- Behind the scenes featurette

Apparently, Simon Pegg has discussed doing a special "censored" version of the film as an extra feature, with all of the profanity edited out in comedic fashion.

Threl Kaar

07-01-2004, 02:43 AM

ive heard so many good things about this movie, once i find one im buying it for sure.

smashbot

07-01-2004, 07:38 PM

My brother took me to this gaming convention last weekend in Columbus, OH. Boy was it full of nerds.

But, of note to zombie fans is this:

1. I met 3 of the zombie/actors from the original DawnOTD. Very nice people. One of the actors asked if I had "ever heard of it." I thought about this board (and although I'm not a big poster, I read it a lot) and thought of you guys... you would have loved it. They were also screening DOTD, Evil Dead (the makeup guy from that was there) another independent zombie movie (name escapes me). Unfortunately, my brothers aren't huge zombie fans, so I didn't end up watching any of the films.

2. More importantly, some guy was selling Shaun of the Dead on DVD for $20, along w/ some other recent zombie flicks (like the Australian gunslinger one -- I forget the name of it at the moment). Surely this had to be an illegal bootleg, right? I was going to purchase it, but I didn't have cash on me. I came back the next day (saturday) with the money and his booth was gone. :x I don't know if the cops shut him down, or he just sold out all his videos (unlikely) Maybe he only paid for one day of the convention, but why wouldn't you set up shop on a friday and not saturday?

It was a huge disappointment. Anyone know where I can get a legal or semi-legal copy? I missed out on a huge opportunity. :doh:

Sadogoat

07-02-2004, 03:19 AM

There are no 'legal' copies yet. It's not officially due out until October (as I mentioned in my previous post).

ASH-groovy

07-02-2004, 04:13 AM

Anyone know where I can view the trailer cause I lost the link to it?

Pain

07-03-2004, 09:32 AM

If you go to the official website at www.UIP.co.uk/rom/zom you should be able to view the trailer and also a new trailer :clap:
When you log on go to The Vault and it should be in there. Hope this helps. :evil:

Sadogoat

07-09-2004, 01:52 AM

Good news for those Stateside....it seems Shaun Of The Dead will be arriving in the US earlier rather than later (and before the UK DVD release). Here's the basic blurb (reported by Fangoria):

"Focus Features' genre division Rogue Pictures will release the eagerly awaited Shaun of the Dead on September 17 in the U.S. The British horror/comedy, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg, will also have its North American premiere at Montreal's FanTasia film festival Friday, July 23. Wright and Pegg also wrote Shaun, in which the slacker title character and his best friend attempt to rescue Shaun's mum and ex-girlfriend in the midst of an all-out zombie invasion of London."

preacher

07-13-2004, 06:55 AM

i liked shaun of the dead, but i dont think its this brilliant masterpiece that a lot of people are maintaining it to be.

Its always nice to see a new zombie movie, and the film was obviously made and written by people with talent and it was a quality production but for a comedy it wasnt that funny, the romance wasnt really believable and the horro not that frightening. id only give it 7/10. which is disapointing because i think spaced is the sitcom for my generation.

Alien

07-13-2004, 11:28 PM

Shaun of the dead is a runty film. it has it's funny parts but zombie comedy don't match and it just gets so stupid. When they pretended to be zombies and walked through the crowd towards the pub I just walked out the cinema. Very runty!

preacher

07-15-2004, 09:55 AM

i thought the bit where they pretended to be zombies was great. that and while they beat the guy to the Queen song and when the two groups passed each other and the other groups filled with all these british sitcom actors from league of gentlemen, little britain etc. Its a shame that it wasnt funnier. Id love to have seen a spaced movie, this was ok but a lot of people are going to be disapointed. Return of the living dead was about as funny.

Sadogoat

07-21-2004, 11:46 AM

Here's the list of extras that will be on the Shaun Of The Dead DVD release in the UK, due in stores on September 6th:

- Commentary by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright

- Commentary by Pegg and co-stars Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis,

- Commentary with stars Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton

- Commentary by...zombies!

- "Man Who Would Be Shaun" feature in which Simon Pegg and Nick Frost impersonate Sean Connery and Michael Caine

- A new Funky Pete sequence in which Pete's swearing sequence is re-dubbed.

- Three comic strip sequences will fill in some of the plotholes (such as how did Ed get from the cellar to the shed) (This probably includes the short comics strip "There's Something About Mary" that was published in 2000AD).

- "TV Bits" feature which carries extended versions of the TV shows within the movie (Coldplay on T4, It's a Knockout Zombies, Trisha etc)

- A Raw Meat making of featurette

- Five trailers and TV spots

- Three Zombie pic galleries

- Storyboard comparison

- A Zomb-O-Meter trivia track (sounds like fun!)

Cybopath

07-21-2004, 05:28 PM

Great!, looking forward to getting it on sept 06. Commentary by zombies? lol

flenser

07-22-2004, 10:30 AM

Finally picked up a copy of SotD on dvd and I can quite honestly say it is excellent!

'You got red on you'

Mervin Chip Chipperson

07-22-2004, 11:06 AM

Where'd you get your copy?

Sadogoat

07-22-2004, 12:20 PM

I'm willing to bet it's a pirate/bootleg copy since the official release is over a month away yet.

And on that subject, DVD Times has more information on the Region 2 release - specifically more details on the extras. What interests me is that there will be three comic-style "plothole" sequences (with voiceovers from the original actors) that cover events not shown in the film. Like what happened with Shaun when he led the zombies away from the Winchester. Or what happened to Diane after she left the pub. And how Ed got from the basement to the shed. Nice of Pegg & Co. to fill in the missing details :D

You can read the full article here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=12229).

i-eat-ears

07-24-2004, 04:10 AM

Those extras sound great. I watched a pirate copy :doh: and apart from the, er, high quality standards (would be nice if the voices were timed to match the mouth movements) I've missed out on that now :-(

Will have to make up for it by buying a proper copy when it comes out.

flenser

08-03-2004, 08:04 AM

I'm gonna have to get rid of my copy in time to buy the official release then...

And I'm going to have to buy Dawn '04 while I'm at it. :-)

Disgusting Duo

08-05-2004, 07:01 AM

We have a preview copy of Shaun of the Dead winging its way to us as we type. Not because we are in the movie, but because we review discs for a (kind of) living. Those journalism passes with distinction finally paid off!

We are probably on the extras somewhere, as we were interviewed twice and the camera was trained on us during the rehearsals of our on-screen demises.

We still get recognised everywhere, ranging from "You guys were in Shaun of the Dead," via "You're famous, aren't you," to the sadly predictable "You two are rich, aren't you"? All very nice, though!

We had to turn down the offer of being zombied up for some promotional work for the day of release with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Edgar Wright and Lucy Davis in London because we are at the other end of the country on that day. Bugger!

i-eat-ears

08-05-2004, 04:00 PM

You lucky, lucky, people (as quoted from Spaced if you follow Mr Pegg's other works) :)

I think I would have paid for a helicopter flight if it meant I could do the promotional thing. After all, you are rich... aren't you :lol:

Sadogoat

08-05-2004, 06:31 PM

According to a recent interview with George (Romero), it looks like both Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright may appear in zombie cameos for Land Of The Dead. Somehow, I kinda figured this might happen. :)

Jiisu

08-05-2004, 06:41 PM

any word on a US release date yet for Shaun?

Dr. Logan

08-05-2004, 09:34 PM

LOL!! Love it!! Will definitely have to see this one!! :lol:

Sadogoat

08-06-2004, 11:56 AM

any word on a US release date yet for Shaun?

September 27th I believe.

Sadogoat

08-09-2004, 04:25 PM

The Region 2 DVD release of Shaun Of The Dead has been reviewed over at DVD Times. If you're going to pick this up, you can read it here:

Shaun Of The Dead Region 2 DVD Review (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=12405)

deadwiz

08-27-2004, 02:12 AM

i loved this movie...one of the best ive seen in a while...cant wait to see it on the big screens in the US september 24!!! :clap:

Zombie Minotaur

08-27-2004, 04:50 AM

Want Shaun. Want Shaun NOW! Screw Resident Evil, want Shaun.

rom1

08-27-2004, 08:29 AM

Hi C Flesh Rotting,

You seem to have interesting zombie movies.I just wanted to know whether you had copies of recent zombie movies such as "Dead Life","DOTD 2004" for instance.Thanks.

Zombpete

08-30-2004, 05:56 PM

Shaun of the Dead UK release 6th September.
I have my copy reserved.
I think there is also an exclusive sleeve too!!

Irongeek

08-31-2004, 08:55 PM

I saw an xvid of a DVD screener of it and thought it was great. Don't worry, they will still get money from me since I plan to take some people to see it in the theater when it comes out and also buy the DVD when it comes to the states.

Monkey Mech X

09-01-2004, 09:04 AM

I plan on seeing it too. The version I downloaded was sub-par.

daemonfondler

09-01-2004, 10:28 AM

wah, this is a huge thread...

I saw the movie a few months ago, it was hysterical, i've rewatched it many times, to catch more and more subtle humourous add in's. i really hope they do a sequel, if the rumours are true.

I can't recommend the film enough, even for folks that aren't into the zombie genre can easily get into it!

Sadogoat

09-01-2004, 12:12 PM

Pegg has said there are no plans to make a Shaun Of The Dead sequel. They were talking about doing "From Dusk 'Til Shaun" early on, but decided that they didn't want to risk ruining the reputation of the original film by making a potentially sub-par follow-up. Instead, Pegg and Wright will be making an action/buddy movie next - in the same style as Shaun - but 'parodying' the action genre instead. And, of course, they've yet to do their zombie cameo stints in Romero's new Land Of The Dead.

Zombie Minotaur

09-03-2004, 02:53 AM

Holy crude! Shaun of the Dead commercials are on tv?!?!

Since I'm in college, my ability to watch the tub is limited to the 5 minutes I just saw. While watching, I saw the Shaun commercial. I didn't know Shaun was going to be big enough to warrent ads during CNN.... For some retarded reason I thought Shaun was going to be on the down low. That means I'm going to have to fight for tickets. :axe:

Cybopath

09-03-2004, 11:28 AM

Can't wait till Sunday! my friend works in WH Smith and will be getting me a copy of the brand spanking new "Shaun of the dead" DvD :D. At a discount I may add.

Us in the Uk getting a DvD before the Us even gets it in cinemas, Not often we can say that lol.

We still have had no sign of "The Punisher" or "Bubba Ho-Tepp"

Sadogoat

09-03-2004, 02:32 PM

According to an email I got from Play.com, my copy of Shaun Of The Dead was shipped out to me on the 2nd. Which means I should have it tomorrow morning at the earliest, or Monday morning. Groovy :D

Zombpete

09-03-2004, 04:05 PM

According to an email I got from Play.com, my copy of Shaun Of The Dead was shipped out to me on the 2nd. Which means I should have it tomorrow morning at the earliest, or Monday morning. Groovy :D

Fantastic! I cant wait to see what extras are on the DVD.

Cybopath

09-03-2004, 07:28 PM

Fantastic! I cant wait to see what extras are on the DVD.They look pretty good. Amazon.co.uk has a list also Return of the Living Dead part 2 will be released on DvD as well as Dawn 2004. UK

Zombpete

09-03-2004, 08:51 PM

They look pretty good. Amazon.co.uk has a list also Return of the Living Dead part 2 will be released on DvD as well as Dawn 2004. UK
DVDs of the Dead. I cant wait!

Sadogoat

09-04-2004, 09:55 AM

My copy of Shaun arrived this morning. Watched through all the extras and was both impressed and entertained. Also listened to the Pegg & Wright commentary, which was both humorous and informative - particularly in pointing out alot of tidbits about the film that I hadn't hitherto noticed.

i-eat-ears

09-04-2004, 01:59 PM

I'm going to have to buy the DVD, and get rid of my pirate copy. The extras sound worth it.

MaxKemosabe

09-05-2004, 01:38 PM

Shaun of the Dead is to be released sept. 24, right? In the u.s., I mean. My question is will it be released nation wide on that date, or is it some sort of "independant l.a. and new york theater" kinda deal?

trubadur

09-05-2004, 04:15 PM

heheh "noob warning" I posted somewhere else that I just loved "Shaun of the dead" .. *opps* ah well here it is in the right place!

Zombie movie meets Guy Richie... Couldn't have been better :-)

Zombie Minotaur

09-05-2004, 05:19 PM

corgi37

09-05-2004, 10:39 PM

Its on my "To buy" list.

Pain

09-06-2004, 02:41 AM

Well, this thread has quickly became a place for the Europeans to go and talk about how cool it was.... I don't wanna feel left out so I'm going to give my own review right now (even though it won't be released until the 24th).

Aw man, that movie was sweeeeeet! That one time when the other character killed the zombie...whoa, I didn't expect him to do it like that. And all those jokes! I thought that was going to explode.

I already purchased the DVD and its in my left hand right now. How awesome am I? It hasn't been released in Hawaii yet so I'm gonna go a rub it all in their faces.

I give this movie two thumbs up.

As a European, it makes a nice change to get some movies released over here before the U.S. gets them. :evil:

We've just been lucky that we had Shaun, 28 Days Later and Dog Soldiers made here which are some of the better horror flicks of recent years.

We're still waiting for DotD '04 to get a DVD release, as it's been put back again. Thank god for multi-region players! :lol:

Cybopath

09-07-2004, 01:50 PM

GOT IT yesterday for 14.99:D.

Watched it at my mates house. kick ass speciel features and the animated menue is cool. This is def one of my top 5 zombie films.

3 thumbs up (2 mine and the other fell off a zombie)

Pain

09-08-2004, 03:33 AM

Got it a couple of days ago. Well worth the wait. Extras are cool too, especially watching Simon Pegg and Nick Frost doing a scene as Michael Caine and Sean Connery from The Man who would be King!
Gonna watch it with one of the four commentaries tonight! :evil:

Cybopath

09-08-2004, 05:52 PM

thorgw

09-09-2004, 07:03 AM

I thought it was a great film, felt sorry for the mother though. They tryed something new in it which was cool. funny but cool. i figured they would get caught walking to the bar.

by the way was the theme song the same one from dawn of the dead (not the remake) i think it was the same music they played in the mall. there was no words just music. i think it was the theme song. i would have to check now. darn.

thorg

evilzombie20

09-09-2004, 08:02 AM

Check out the new site

http://www.shaunofthedead.co.uk

It's really good. :lol:

evilzombie20

09-09-2004, 11:29 AM

I'm working on a fansite for SHAUN OF THE DEAD, check it out.

My Site (http://www.geocities.com/shaunofthedeadcentral)

Cybopath

09-09-2004, 02:08 PM

I'm working on a fansite for SHAUN OF THE DEAD, check it out.

My Site (http://www.geocities.com/shaunofthedeadcentral)Cool. As far as I'm concerned Shaun of the Dead is one of the 5 greatest zombie films of all time.

evilzombie20

09-09-2004, 02:10 PM

Most definitely, but what else do you think my site needs? I can't quite put my finger on it.

gettowitch

09-09-2004, 06:10 PM

I haven't seen this and I have a best friend who wants to see it with me. The problem is that she doesn't like a lot of violence. She can watch stuff like Buffy or Angel, but not anything too gorey. Don't tell me to get a new friend either damnit!!! For all of those that saw it, is there a lot of violence, the kind you wouldn't take a five year old to see?

hatefuldisplay

09-09-2004, 07:50 PM

I am not certain I would take a five-year old to see this one, GW. As for violence and gore, I would honestly say it's safe for a fan of BTVS. There are a few spots that might make your friend turn away, but I would say it would be fine. Hope this helps a bit.

Cybopath

09-09-2004, 08:02 PM

There are a few really gory bits but it's funny watching someone who doesn't like gore watching them lol

Pain

09-10-2004, 07:16 AM

Hey Pain can u flick threw the audio tracks while watching the film? I have to go back to the menu

Not sure yet, i havn't tried. Will let you know. May check it out tonight :lol:

Fanboy

09-10-2004, 08:18 AM

George Romero has given SOTD his official seal of approval. Interviewed by Total Film magazine at the Horrorfind Weekend convention in Maryland, he had this to say (following is lifted direct from article):

"I thought it was sensational" said Romero, "I just loved the movie. It's hilarious without being a spoof and its very generous to the genre. Those guys are so talented. Anybody that loves the genre has to go see this movie. Simon (Pegg) deserves an Oscar for 'Best Performance in a Zombie Flick'."

From the mouth of the master, people.
:)

Sadogoat

09-10-2004, 01:40 PM

Romero was the first to rave about it and that was months ago. Since then, it's also received high praise from the likes of Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, David Carradine, Robert Rodriguez, Greg Nicotero, Ken Foree, and Eli Roth - all of whom attended screenings of the movie during the recent Pegg/Wright/Frost US promotional tour.

Fanboy

09-10-2004, 03:58 PM

The One Man Atrocity

09-11-2004, 02:46 AM

Cybopath

09-11-2004, 11:07 AM

Got my copy this week, watched it last night (thank heaven for my NTSC/PAL All-region player!).

So good! It definately jumps into the upper ranks of zombie films.

And yeah, it has the Goblin track from Dawn. There is another happy little tune at the end of the credits that might sound familiar as well!

It has three tracks from Dawn.
The first is during the logos( I think we all noticed this lol).

the second is when Shaun is going over what the should do "..sit down, have a cup of tea and wait for this whole thing to blow over"

And the third is the mall goink you can hear this on the TV when Shaun flips to the Fun House thing with the zombies..also it's at the end of the credits.

Fanboy

09-13-2004, 05:55 PM

You should check out the episode of 'Spaced' (the series Simon Pegg et all were in before) where they end up in the Resident Evil game. Classic!

Lasakon

09-13-2004, 06:50 PM

You should check out the episode of 'Spaced' (the series Simon Pegg et all were in before) where they end up in the Resident Evil game. Classic!
Better than both Resident Evil movies combined.

Zombie Minotaur

09-14-2004, 02:22 PM

Dead Kev's interview was awesome! Can't wait to see it!:x

I wish I could watch that "Spaced" episode, too. Freakin' America....

Lasakon

09-14-2004, 02:53 PM

Dead Kev's interview was awesome! Can't wait to see it!:x

I wish I could watch that "Spaced" episode, too. Freakin' America....
There is a thing called the internet. You can use it to watch shows you might not have seen otherwise.

Zombie Minotaur

09-14-2004, 03:36 PM

Do you have a link?

Lasakon

09-14-2004, 04:06 PM

Do you have a link?
At http://www.suprnova.org/ under Tv shows category-Other.
It uses Bittorrent.

i-eat-ears

09-15-2004, 06:01 PM

I know this is almost definitely mentioned earlier in the thread but it's late(ish) and I want to go to bed so I'm not reading 17 pages....

Just watched SOTD tonight and really enjoyed the references from other films like Foree Electricals where Shaun works and Al Fulchi Restaurant. Sorry for undoubtably repeating but if it's worth saying once why not a few more times :lol:

kmfdm56

09-15-2004, 06:22 PM

i dont know if my theater is going to have this movie, it didnt have house of 1000 corpses but it did have house of the dead. i think i have about a 50-50 chance of seeing this movie in a theater.

Alien

09-15-2004, 08:08 PM

I will continue my point I made from the topic I created which was locked. Shaun of the dead is a krap film. And no, people who love the Romero films will not necessarily like Shaun. None of my friends like Shaun of the dead and no way is it a zombie classic. I think it's funny to a certain degree but it's just making fun of zombie films and sadly it just gets too stupid. I mean, a group of people standing together pretending to be zombies and they walk past hundreds of the undead and the undead fall for it? Come on! These guys didn't even disguise themselves, they just walked with a limp!

I also expected to be insulted because I have obviously hit a nerve. I'm sorry I am not like most of you but that doesn't mean I have any less right to post views on a film. Why insult me and show obvious offence to my words? Truth hurts maybe? Look, I don't think a film is good just because it has a zombie in it which seems to be the case with most of you! Would I expect most to agree with me about Shaun???? Hmmm.....I don't really know about that but I'll tell you one thing for nothing, it didn't excactly go down a treat with the public in the UK.

Admittedly it isn't total krap like Fulci stuff but no way is this a good film and it certainly didn't get the best of reactions in my local cinema. The film just gets too stupid for it's own good which is ahame as it starts off ok. It's like a soap opera that has just gone on for too long. Indeed, if Fulci films get praise on here you will find most things would. By the way, please refraim from insults. I'm commenting on films, not claiming to sleep with your mother.

Lasakon

09-15-2004, 08:41 PM

I have to come to the conclusion that Alien simply hates anything and everything good.

Mervin Chip Chipperson

09-15-2004, 10:05 PM

I have read tons of reviews and opinions on this film, and Alien is literally the only person I know of that didn't like it, and he doesn't just not like it he totally hates it. Imo SotD is somewhere in the top 10 zombie movies of all time.

TumerousAnus

09-16-2004, 06:01 AM

Hi , I have just registered to the forum purely to reply to this Guy - "Alien", I can't believe anyone with an interest in Zombies could slag Shaun of the Dead - particularly in such an ill informed way.

"I mean, a group of people standing together pretending to be zombies and they walk past hundreds of the undead and the undead fall for it? Come on! These guys didn't even disguise themselves, they just walked with a limp!"

That's the joke you moron THE FACT THEY ARE DOING IT SO BADLY IS WHAT IS FUNNY!!

"it certainly didn't get the best of reactions in my local cinema" "I'll tell you one thing for nothing, it didn't excactly go down a treat with the public in the UK."

I went to see it in a packed Friday night house in Leeds and the audience was vey mixed - old age pensioners, students, middle aged couples, townies etc. And everyone was laughing their tits off - if you read the review on this site it tells you that the film grossed more in the UK than both 28 days later or Dawn of the Dead 2004. And if the British Public did not like it how come it is now top of both the DVD rental and purchase charts - incidentally also the best DVD for price I have bought- packed with stuff.

I can only conclude that you are one of those people who jealously guards your interest in zombies like a secret code - like being into a cool underground band and then going off them because everybody else starts to like them but they don't 'get it' like you. I think the reason you don't like it is because it is SO popular and appeals to the Mass Market and your like Oh but you don't know what I know and haven't seen this obscure Italian Zombie film or whatever - get over yourself, the real cool thing about films like Shaun is that they will get other new zombie films commissioned - like 28 days influenced the Dawn remake. For a struggling British film industry Shaun is a godsend so support it!

Jiisu

09-16-2004, 07:33 AM

Well said TA. Though you may never return I commend you on thwarting Alien's harsh judgement of a seemingly excellent film. I don't believe in piracy so I haven't seen the film yet as I live in the US, but theres a sneak preview on friday night so I hope to add to this chaos late friday night or saturday morning.

But back to the topic at hand. Alien, you cannot dispute the idea of Shaun being a sucess in the UK and its more likely than not success here in the states. It seems like a great zombie romp with the character development most zombie flicks lack. You may not like it, but films like Shaun and Dawn 04 are allowing other zombie movies to go into pre-production. If it werent for this recent uprising then Land may not have even began its process.

And another thing. If you know for a fact people will disagree with you then why bother posting anyways? It seems more like you enjoy shaking up the flow of things by being negative.

I for one am glad Shaun is as successful as it is, as I was glad for Dawn 04 and 28 Days Later. The age of Zombie Movies has come again. Lets hope it stays this way for a while.

Cameraobscura

09-16-2004, 12:55 PM

.I don't really know about that but I'll tell you one thing for nothing, it didn't excactly go down a treat with the public in the UK.

um what makes you think this? me and my work collegues watched it the other day *during our lunch breaks of course ;)* and even the one guy who hates zombie movies loved it so much so he even went out and rented it to show his mates who loved it too

The film just gets too stupid for it's own good which is ahame as it starts off ok.

how does it get too stupid? ok so them pretending to be zombies scene wasnt great and very realistic but it was funny as hell seeing their half arsed attempts at trying to imitate them!

Cybopath

09-16-2004, 08:09 PM

Hmmm.....I don't really know about that but I'll tell you one thing for nothing, it didn't excactly go down a treat with the public in the UK.

Where'd u get this information? Shaun came out a week after Dawn 2004 in the Uk and stayed in the charts alot longer. It also beat Scooby Doo for the top spot, I'm not saying Scooby Doo is a great film but it was a kiddie film released during the Easter Holidays and so was a pretty hard movie to beat. Every one i know, and they're all from the UK beleive it or no, Liked or Loved the film.

Triplez47888

09-16-2004, 10:52 PM

Well I can't really agree or disagree with Alien yet... but I did see the trailer for it and it looks awesome. I just hope some theater in my area has it because it said it was going to be a limited release.I can't wait until next week!

hardcoreone2

09-16-2004, 11:13 PM

I can't wait to see this film either. If DeadKev gave it a 5 out of 5, it's got to be awesome

Zombie Minotaur

09-17-2004, 03:56 AM

I'm trying to rally my floor mates in my dorm to see this movie. I've got my roommate on board already. Now, I shall move onto the neighbors!

i-eat-ears

09-17-2004, 07:52 AM

About Alien's comment about it not going well in the UK - everyone I know loved it! And I think Lasakon is right, Alien doesn't like anything. BTW Alien that isn't an insult, it's an opinion. We're entitled to them as well http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/sprachlos/speechless-smiley-013.gif

Jiisu

09-18-2004, 08:27 AM

Well I saw Shaun last night at the screening by my town and Ive gotta say it was excellent. I just think Alien is far too critical.

Sadogoat

09-18-2004, 09:19 AM

About Alien's comment about it not going well in the UK - everyone I know loved it!

Yes, well you have to constantly remember three things with Alien:

1) In his world, only his opinion is 'truth' - so if you like a film he hates, you're 'wrong' because the 'fact' is that it's 'crap'.

2) In his world, 'facts' are only facts when he wants them to be and when they fit in with his opinions. Current example: Shaun Of The Dead 'did not do well in the UK' according to Alien and his version of 'the facts'. However, the actual facts show that it was a box office success - moreso than other recent zombie films shown in the UK - and the vast majority of reviews gave it glowing praise. It has also been a DVD bestseller in the UK now as well (being No. 1 on Play for several weeks running). But then again, in Alien's view, all of these REAL facts are lies because Point #1 is in effect - ie. everyone and everything else is 'wrong' because Alien says so.

3) Alien will argue that everyone is entitled to their opinion (so he can express his), but if your opinion isn't the same as his, you may as well not voice your opinion because you're automatically wrong/misguided/lying.

Pretty simple really.

Zombie-A-GoGo

09-18-2004, 01:54 PM

Oh, what would we do without Alien? :lol:

Anyway...I caught this, finally, at a sneak screening last night, with the intro and Q&A from Edgar Wright (who was very, very kind in taking a moment to sign mine and a friend's posters, in spite of some serious jetlag.) I thought it was fantastic. I had such a great time with it. My friend asked where I would rank it, with films like Dead Alive and Evil Dead, but I can't really do that right now. I've seen those movies so many times, it'd be unfair to try to rank it, frankly, until I watched the thing to death. But for the first viewing, I loved it.
And it's really great to see a filmmaker, who's obviously such a fan, get all this recognition from the filmmakers he admires (Jackson, Raimi, Romero.) You can't help but be so happy for the guy.

Oh, byt he way, DeadKev, Kudos on the interview (which I held off reading until I saw the movie.) Nice job! :)

DocZomby

09-18-2004, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the scoop Go-go! I can't wait to catch it! My comic book guy offered me passes for a sneak preview this last thursday and it was all I could do to not just blow off work for the sake of my zombie love. Alas, the desire for a regular paycheck won out, I will be seeing it next week.

And Sadogoat...
Thanks for the facts

EatMe

09-20-2004, 02:50 AM

I finally saw this movie on friday and it was great!!! I laughed my ass off and was thrilled about the gore in the movie. I would recommend this movie to any zombie buff out there.

Zombie Minotaur

09-23-2004, 11:02 AM

one word:

TOMORROW!

goesaround

09-23-2004, 07:33 PM

I'm one excited guy. I know most of the people that would walk into my bookshop would think I was nuts to be this excited. Wow just wait until Romero's....

Zombie Minotaur

09-24-2004, 05:01 AM

Another word:

TODAY!!!

I'm actually going to delay watching Shaun a couple of weeks so that I can see it with my friends when I return home from college. They are the only ones who fully realize the awesomeness of zombie movies. It'll be freakin awesome.

evilzombie20

09-24-2004, 07:32 AM

I'm not sure if this is entirely true or not, but I think the U.S. release is cut :drool: Yahoo! Movies.com said the movie runs to be 97 minutes, well the PAL DVD says 99. Here's the thing, PAL runs a little slower on U.S. DVD players so the running time is probably 100 or so minutes, now according to Yahoo! it's 97. :cry:

Monkey Mech X

09-24-2004, 09:55 AM

Going to see it tomorrow night. Would go tonight but my friend's brother is working.

Sadogoat

09-24-2004, 07:58 PM

Well, it didn't take long for American critics to pen up their reviews of Shaun Of The Dead and, according to Metacritic, it's lowest score so far is only 63/100 - which is pretty damned good really. After the talk that American audiences might not "get the Britishness" of the film, it seems that this is not the case at all.

If you're interested in checking out a range of recent US reviews for the film, click here! (http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/shaunofthedead/)

the_klenzer

09-24-2004, 11:36 PM

Two thumbs up from me, and thats the only review that matters! :)

Zombie Minotaur

09-25-2004, 12:16 AM

Well, it didn't take long for American critics to pen up their reviews of Shaun Of The Dead and, according to Metacritic, it's lowest score so far is only 63/100 - which is pretty damned good really. After the talk that American audiences might not "get the Britishness" of the film, it seems that this is not the case at all.
Who gave Shuan of the Dead a 100? Oh, the San Francisco Chronicle. Wow, my newspaper rules.

They put the chronic in Chronicle.

Jiisu

09-25-2004, 10:08 AM

on www.movies.com in the reviews page, where they average multiple reviews into one value, it got a 4.67 out of 5. Not bad at all.

Cameraobscura

09-25-2004, 10:43 AM

slacker wankers Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal and roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), are too slack, wankerish, and blitheringly British to notice.

hehehe they said wanker
:lol:

but any way at no point did i think Shaun acted wankerish infact i wouldnt even say Ed was a wanker a bit of a prick at times but certainly not a wanker

Dead Aim

09-25-2004, 11:20 AM

The movie gets two thumbs up from me.

Dr Evil

09-25-2004, 01:13 PM

Gonna see it today with my friend Kyle. I can't wait. My friend Tyler got to see the sneak preview on Tuesday and it's really pissing me off. He's not nearly the zombie fan I am.... :x

Dr Evil

09-25-2004, 01:15 PM

BTW, the Sac Bee said it was crap and it was stupid. I hate my town. :-(

Dr Evil

09-26-2004, 01:57 PM

Just saw it yesterday.

IT WAS THE BEST ******* THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

devourthesun

09-26-2004, 05:09 PM

Saw it last night, ****ing Fantastic, I havent laughed that hard at a movie since Eurotrip

Brody

09-26-2004, 05:45 PM

This was a fun movie and I reccomend it to any Zombie enthusiast. But...

Calling it the "IT WAS THE BEST ******* THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" is above and byond a stretch. It was fun but well below DAWN, DAW 04, DAY, NIGHT, RETURN, 28 DAYS and a few others.

Sadogoat

09-26-2004, 05:50 PM

Calling it the "IT WAS THE BEST ******* THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" is above and byond a stretch. It was fun but well below DAWN, DAW 04, DAY, NIGHT, RETURN, 28 DAYS and a few others.

Matter of taste and opinion I guess. I'd choose Shaun over ROTLD any day of the week, and I don't consider Dawn '04 to be much superior to it either. That said, I don't consider Shaun to be the "best thing ever" either but I do think it was a great little zombie film.

2fttaxi

09-27-2004, 12:34 AM

AP- "Shaun of the Dead," a low-budget shocker that chronicles a slacker as he barely notices a zombie takeover, collected $3.3 million in only 607 theaters to rank No. 8. By comparison, most of its competition was far more widely available to audiences in 2,000 to 3,000 locations.

"We're just going to let it sit and percolate for another week then we're going to expand further," said Jack Foley, head of distribution for Focus Features, which released "Shaun."

Sadogoat

09-27-2004, 01:50 AM

They should have gone for wider distribution......idiots. Given the praise the film has been receiving from critics, audiences, and industry notables to date, it deserves to do better at the box office than it has so far, simply because it's limited to only 607 screens nationwide.

monicle

09-27-2004, 09:11 AM

This was a pretty good movie. Ony one dissapojnting part in which they were allowed to mosy past a gaggle of zombies. Overall though I would reccoment it for the hardcore zombie fans as well as many non zombie specific fans.

nirvroxx

09-27-2004, 09:05 PM

well it finally came out here in the states, and i liked it a lot. i really liked the comedy and the horror. they blended those two genres very well. i've watched it twice already and I would recommend it to any zombie fan or anyone that likes goos movies for that matter.

AshsKitten

09-27-2004, 11:18 PM

I loved it. I thought it was really funny. It was a great movie.

Dr Evil

09-28-2004, 02:35 AM

Alright. Maybe not the best ****ing thing ever, but up there.

My top favorite zombie movies as of now:

Shaun, Dawn, Dawn '04, Day, 28 Days Later

Mass

09-28-2004, 03:03 AM

This movie is a legend in it's own time, well worth the years wait.

Zombie Minotaur

09-28-2004, 05:07 AM

Can't wait for October 16th.

That is when I'm gonna see Shaun of the Dead with my friends.

Boo-yeah!

w1234

09-29-2004, 12:12 AM

Just got back from the theater...

SHAUN OF THE DEAD IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME! AND PROBABLY THE BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE SINCE ROMERO!

that's it, really. I thought it was great, really well done.

Dr Evil

09-29-2004, 12:54 AM

See, everybody? Here's another.

Brody

09-29-2004, 04:20 PM

Alright. Maybe not the best ****ing thing ever, but up there.

My top favorite zombie movies as of now:

Shaun, Dawn, Dawn '04, Day, 28 Days Later

In all fairness; even if you did think it was the best I should not have said anything to dismiss it! I apologize!

DEAD-KNIGHT

09-29-2004, 06:04 PM

On the official website for shaun of the dead it says we can order the movie on DVD september 6th... does anyone know where i can purchase this UK version i don't want to see it in the theatres... SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!

goesaround

09-29-2004, 07:36 PM

O.K. Just saw it. All I can say is It made me on two different levels appreciate George Romero (as if I needed it. Uh Oh! Now when ever I hear a news coptor overhead I think 'it's' starting...) The first level was on how much these guys obviously love George's work and the second level that the next best zombie movie is still while still wonderful unique still a homage movie.
Another words. Yes I loved it. You would have to be heartless and humorless not too, And I loved it when with hats off to '28 days later' he says "You cheeky money!" Wonderful. I was delighted he kept it a horror movie ..kinda,,No it was great 'but'...I'll put it to you another way. Oh G-D I so cant wait until 'Land of the Dead'. It almost makes the world situation o.k.('almost' I said) By the way nobody but nobody except G.A.R.gets the zombie pacing right. In "Dawn 04 then ran like they had to go to the bathroom and the stalls were all taken. I couldnt believe that guy..You know, her husband, Jeesh! And in this movie they moved way TOO slow. It took the tension out of the movie so there was never any real danger, or fear. I'll vote for shambling zombies every time but not catatonic!!! So all in all I loved the movie but I didn't LOVE the movie.

Dr Evil

09-30-2004, 01:27 PM

No prob, Outland Pictures. You were right in pointing out it wasn't the best thing ever, anyway.

Alien

09-30-2004, 07:10 PM

I think comedy and zombies is a very bad mixture, it doesn't work. This film is just too stupid and it's dissapointing. I mean, how more stupid can you get than this movie? Walking past zombies and pretending to be them in a pathetic way, the zombies chasing after 1 person in a large group and leaving the rest alone whilst they stand there, the calm nature od people despite what is going on, it was a complete joke and an insult to zombies in my view. This film pisses me off. And to those who seem to think I am forcing my opinion down peoples throats........."GROW UP" Enjoy what you want to enjoy indeed it's down to you. I'm sorry for disturbing your ATZ false dream you all seem to share that every zombie flick is great just because it has a walking corpse in it. After all, a forum where films like "Zombie" and "Beyond" are considered great films is indeed quite odd isn't it? Whatever, I really don't care what you say about me. Zombie films are basically a junk genre with a few exceptions and I don't like the junk. Shaun of the dead is pathetic and insults peoples intelligence.

Mervin Chip Chipperson

09-30-2004, 07:28 PM

Maybe if the tone of your posts weren't so offensive to the majority opinion you wouldn't have to defend yourself, it's like you're trying to pick a fight or something.

Alien

09-30-2004, 08:23 PM

Well, if you check through the some of the posts on this site you will find that I have been insulted on a number of occasions. I'm not trying to pick a fight at all. I am however a little defensive due to the insults people have fired at me in the past just for not liking a movie! Now that's more pathetic than anything surely! I think most zombie films are shite, sadly some people here have attacked me for that. I'm not going to change my view because of a few idiots who think insulting me in the answer. I'm not saying everyone by the way! Most people on here are pretty cool I think.

hatefuldisplay

09-30-2004, 09:40 PM

Alien, I think you're mention of zombies and comedies not mixing is fine. I like it at times. For the most part, I would prefer my zombie films serious and to the point. And, I hate to agree, but most zombie films are pretty shitty. I still enjoy them.

As for Shaun of the Dead, I enjoyed it. I loved the part where he was moping around and the world was going to shit around him. I do forward through a few areas now that I've seen it a few times, but I do the same thing with Dawn of the Dead. I did laugh out loud in several parts of this film, which is odd for me as I can sit through most comedies without cracking a sile.

Maybe it is just this forum. Who knows? I frequent a couple others and most people still tend to disagree with your opinions. PM me if you want to see them for yourself. But, you're opinions differ from most of the members and you are very adiment about sharing them. That's cool.

I used to have a number of issues with you, but I think you've toned down nicely and are no longer as antagonizing as you once were.