Better than I thought, actually it was amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2004)

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Whether or not you like Simon Pegg and the odd but refreshing British comedy he has introduced over the last few years remains to be seen but I think he has answered his critics with Shaun of the Dead. There are some good zombie films but I am not a keen fan but if I was to say the best one then Shaun of the Dead is miles ahead compared to the rest because I thought it was bloody brilliant.
There is nothing you can say that would convince me that this film was a bad film. Everything about it was just amazing from the story, the gags, the violence and the classy fast paced editing. I wouldn't even call this a cheap shot at Dawn of the Dead even though it is clearly better though I do like the original Dawn of the Dead. Shaun of the Dead has the right to call itself an original zombie film as it has it's own story and no one else's.
Instead of shopping malls we've got pubs which is more better watching especially if you're British because you get al the jokes better. Also we have our very own hero in the shape of Shaun and what makes this even better is it's sense of humour. Dawn of the Dead had this but Shaun has it much more and is a black comedy more than anything.
The beginning scenes where Shaun is oblivious with what is going on around because of his own problems is just great and hilarious to watch because it doesn't look obvious that he is ignoring it. It just happens to be that he is looking elsewhere and has his mind on different things at the start of the chaos. What I loved a lot about it also was how everything that was happening around Shaun but he wasn't noticing all the news reports and military trucks going past every five minutes until Shaun becomes aware of the situation.
It was great to see so many comic characters together in one movie as well like Lucy Davis from the Office and a tiny cameo from Martin Freeman. Bill Nigh also was good as always but had a more serious role more than a comic one and of course Simon Pegg who is not the next anybody when comparing him to other characters. You could say he is the next Ricky Gervais or Steve Coogan but he is not, he is Simon Pegg and he has just brought the best screen debut film for an actor to the big screen for the first time and has outdone everything he was capable of. There is even enough time to have some very emotional parts which will get the better of you.
There are many British comedies that have be turned out over the last few decades but I can honestly say that this is the best since Monty Python bring brought a film to the big screen and that's a fact.