Shaun of the Dead
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Shaun of the Dead
I give it an <b>A</b>. Pretty f-in' great movie all around.
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Hey,at last a film we brits saw six months before you lot, rather than vice versa. Simon Pegg is a genius, and this is a gerat film. Not rotl but clever. Wry. And a film, I think, that actually benefits from its britishness.
Check out (if you get it over there) Spaced. Sitcom by the same people, only two series. Comedy gold, already.
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Check out (if you get it over there) Spaced. Sitcom by the same people, only two series. Comedy gold, already.
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I haven't had a chance to go see it yet (think it just came out here this weekend maybe?) but the first time I saw an ad in the paper for it my first thought was "I have to go see their movie because that is the best title EVER." And was glad to come across great reviews since then.
Let cake eat them.
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Addendum - I bought the DVD of SotD yesterday and amongst a plethora of pretty cool extras, there is an audio commentary by the Zombies. All the way through. Just reading it on the box made me laugh out loud in the shop, and the security guard gave me a death-stare and flexed his truncheon-hand ...
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It exploits both OLD and NEW zombie movies in comedy formuser wrote:I'd never heard of this movie until minutes before I saw it, and it was very hilarious. For a long time now, I've been saying that there needs to be a well-done comedy that really exploits the silliness of old zombie movies--I guess someone finally heard my cry. A+.
I've never been into English movie exports..but 28 days later and shaun of the dead have been awesome. (Monty Python movies are killer as well)
I really enjoyed this film on many levels. I really like how English movies (and that trigger happy television show) add inovative music to the soundtrack. I can get into that. (I hate trigger happy tv by the way)
This flick had just enough gore (I could have used a lot more) to make it a horror film... enough comedy to make it a comedy.
At first I thought I could do without the drama...but afterwards...I realized that the drama help glue the parody of it together. It needed to be there to make the silliness, well... silly. Also, it allowed the main charactor to build and progress. It essentially developed the main charactor while everything was happening around him.
IT STARTED KINDA SLOW... I was thinking...'oh great' what have I paid to see this time..sorta attitude...but right as I was thinking that..it picked right up and took me for a nice enjoyable ride. It was the perverbial cherry on my great weekend. (even though the bucs fell to 0-4)
Go see it. Now.
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You haven't seen it yetthe human cello wrote:I'm thinking I'm going to see Shaun of the Dead this weekend. I honestly wouldn't have even bothered if you guys hadn't all ranted and raved about it. Thank you Songfight!
I hope you like it. I would feel guilty if you felt you'd wasted yr cash / allowance / luncheon vouchers
100 posts and am I still a blue baiter? No I'm a bad penny! Hooray (though I was hoping for either MC Post-a-Lot or 15-16 Puzzle's 'A New Player)
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101, and you're a "bad penny."
"Warren Zevon would be proud." -Reve Mosquito
Stages, an album of about dealing with loss, anxiety, and grieving a difficult year, now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/stages
Stages, an album of about dealing with loss, anxiety, and grieving a difficult year, now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/stages
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Ah yes, sorry I was trying to credit a source and clearly have mistaken someone else for you.15-16 puzzle wrote:*whoosh*
I was hoping that rather than 'A Bad Penny' (which is cute but imo should be saved for serious postiness), >100 posts would end up with the tag-line either being 'MC Post-a-lot' or in deference to the old board, 'A New Player'.
Is that the sound of an approaching 'whoosh' I hear?