An Instant Classic Zombedy

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2004)

I am a big fan of zombie flicks. Among my favorites are the Romero trilogy, the Night remake from 1990, Dead Alive, and Versus. Now Shaun of the Dead can easily be tossed up there with the best.
What troubles me is everyone calling it a satire or a spoof. It isn't satire. It deals with the zombies very seriously. It is a zombie movie. In the zombie movie sense it is fantastic. It also has plenty of comedy. Here's where people say it's really a comedy and not a horror movie. Who says horror can't have funny moments? Dead Alive was a spoof. Shaun is a legit zombie movie with a lot of comedy. A perfect mix of both genres.
Early on there is a lot of foreshadowing for the impending epidemic. This was handled so well, these guys are clearly fans of the classic. In fact the visual FX artist worked on Dead Alive. I'm glad to see someone sticks to the old school zombies. The modern ones are not what zombies should be. It makes them lose their charm. And it seems Romero is heading in the modern direction in hopes to start a new franchise that builds off of the originals. I hope he reinvents and not destroys the genre that he made famous.
You can't say Shaun of the Dead doesn't have enough horror. You can't say it's really a comedy. It's really a zombie movie. The Zombie flick fall into it's own genre. Shaun is a great zombie movie with a lot of fun and a great story. If you see one zombie movie this year, make it Shaun of the Dead.