Shaun of the Dead (2004)
★★★★ — Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Edgar Wright had directed the cult British sitcom Spaced (alongside Pegg and Frost) before making the jump to features with this 2004 horror-comedy, which arrived during a notable zombie revival period that included 28 Days Later (2002) and the Dawn of the Dead remake (also 2004). Made for a modest $6 million through Big Talk Productions (the company behind much of Richard Curtis's work), it performed well beyond expectations at the box office and launched what Wright and Pegg would later dub the "Cornetto trilogy", a loose thematic series completed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013). The film was a breakthrough for all three of its leads and established Wright as a director with a very particular eye for visual comedy and genre literacy.
The best comedy zombie film. Arguably one of the best British films of all time too. I watched this the first time when it came out and I reckon I've seen it probably 50 times. It's the only film in the cornetto trilogy I enjoy and as a fan of zombie films, Edgar Wright stayed very true to the Romero source material. The story is paced well and the writing is really funny. Would recommend.
Rating: ★★★★ | Year: 2004 | Watched: 2025-04-05
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