My favorite comedy of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2018)

Good comedy is hard to do, because some people think good comedy would be a joke that is built up until it is finally done, while others think good comedy is a loud noise, like a fart or someone screaming random nonsense. It's hard to make comedy that will stay funny, but that's exactly what Shaun of the Dead does. It stays funny after I watch it multiple times. On many viewings, it was funnier than I remember it being from the previous viewing. But it's not just great comedy that holds this movie up as my favorite comedy.
The story is about a man named Shaun. He can't keep his life sorted out. He makes promises to his girlfriend, Liz, that he can't keep. All the while, a zombie apocalypse has just broken out, and he and his best friend, Ed, have to survive the apocalypse and save Shaun's mom, Liz, and her friends.
I love the story of this movie. Edgar Wright made a movie that is a funny parody of zombie movies, but is also a good romantic comedy/zombie movie alone. All of the characters have amazing chemistry with each other. Shaun and Ed act just like real best friends, mainly because they are best friends in real life. Shaun and Liz do great at acting like a relationship that is falling apart and building back up again near the end. Liz's friends, Dianne and David, are completely opposite characters. Dianne is nice and friendly, as best as she can, to Shaun, while David strongly dislikes to even hating Shaun for his actions and mistakes throughout the movie. Every character here stands out from each other.
The movie is also really well made technically. To think that they were able to get so many extras to play as the zombies near the final act is impressive to me and the lighting, camera work, and editing is great. There's very little cgi in the movie, but the cgi in the movie holds up a little. Some of the cgi hasn't aged amazing well, but it didn't bother me that much.
This is, as I've already said several times, my favorite comedy of all time, and it remains in my top 5 favorite movies of all time list. It's smart, it's creative, it's fun, it's funny, it is a masterpiece. I will always love this movie.