One of my favourite horror comedies!

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2016)

I've seen one movie by Edgar Wright before, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It's a great movie, but I didn't expect this movie to be anything like that, of course. Well, to be honest, since I am so used to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, it was a surprise for me how violent this movie turned out to be, even though that should be obvious when we're dealing with a movie of this genre. I didn't know much about this film before seeing it, apart from it having zombies in it, and that really doesn't tell anything. Still, I assumed this would be like Zombieland, except a few British spices.
Of course this movie is quite similar to Zombieland, or rather Zombieland is similar to Shaun of the Dead. However, Shaun of the Dead has several things that make it better than Zombieland. The humour is very different in Shaun of the Dead. It seems more... British. And Shaun of the Dead has a lot scarier moments. While Zombieland is funny action almost all through the movie, Shaun of the Dead has situations that feel almost hopeless, and you are actually terrified for the characters. With Zombieland that doesn't work, because it's such a typical movie you don't really even bother to think something would happen to the characters. It's just not that type of movie. But something about Shaun of the Dead makes you think there's no certainty anyone will survive.
The funniest thing about this movie is how slowly everyone notices that there are zombies. The audience can of course see it, and it's almost annoying how the characters ignore everything happening around them. It's funny because it could really happen. Come on, how long would it take from us to see what's happening?
Shaun of the Dead is now probably my favourite zombie movie. The plot might be typical for a zombie themed film, but that doesn't matter. It's violent, it's funny and while it might be slightly predictable, it's still entertaining to watch. This might be tied with Jennifer's Body as my favourite horror comedy I got on this ship too late, but if there's someone out there who still hasn't seen this film, watch it! If you're not put off by violence and zombies, you won't regret it.