Queen songs will never be the same again

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2004)

*** SPOILERS ARE INEVITABLE ***
Where to begin... The start seems like a good place. The first shock of the night was after watching the trailers, when the film certificate appeared. "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed". What the?! It turned out the cinema had mixed the reels up, but that was one major shock!
After moving down two screens, and having to endure the Orange mobile advert twice (British cinema-goers will know what I'm talking about, it's the one with Alan Cumming in it), the correct film finally started. Hoorah for the right film being shown! Anyway, the start, mostly prior to the film's narrative beginning, is a great satire of modern life - zombies, or just stuck in a routine?
While the film isn't made around the shocks - other than the bathroom scene, I cannot remember even jumping slightly at any other point - it stays true to the zombie genre. The zombies are stupid and lurching, and don't run (unlike in the remake of the film's semi-namesake, "Dawn of the Dead" (2004)). The SFX and make-up teams really did a good job with the zombies and gore, with it being some of the most realistic I've seen in a film that isn't strictly a horror.
While I didn't get any of the "Spaced" (1999 TV-series) in-jokes - I watched that but don't remember much of it, and nothing in particular - they almost all flow perfectly with the script; for the ones that don't, I just assume that I don't find them funny due to general ignorance. There is also a beautiful scene in the pub when the jukebox just starts playing Queen's "Can't Stop Me Now" ("it's on random" is the excuse), and the subsequent fight is perfectly choreographed, complete with flashing lights! (Its really not as bad as I make it sound here.)
While some "deep meaningful" moments occur later in the film, it is made up for in the final section, after the rather convenient appearance from the Army. I'd tell you about it, but that would ruin it even if you do like spoilers! Suffice to say that it is OMGlOLROFLl01LMAO!!!1!!!1! (or "hilarious", for the internet users with brains). American audiences will have to swap the name "Trisha" for "Jerry Springer", but otherwise, all is good. I say go say this film, if you have a brain that any zombie would die for!
PS Hoorah for British film-making! Finally, I recognise the TV channels and news anchors that are starring!