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Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2005)

I rarely catch standard (non-SciFi/Space Opera) movies at the theater, preferring to catch them on video some time later, and I just watched Shaun of the Dead last weekend. I'd heard good things about it, and was looking forward to seeing it.
I was not disappointed. Some of the humor may be a bit British-centric, but overall the movie translated very well to the States, as I think there are a lot more "Shauns" and "Eds" over here than our TV shows or movies might lead one to believe.
The fact that "Shaun of the Dead" combines so many elements (comedy, horror, drama) may confuse some Americans who have grown too used to one dimensional plots and characters in our movies (thank you, Hollywierd), but overall I think plenty of Americans "get" this movie quite well.
And for my money, it was one of the better movies I'd seen in a very long time. I'd just seen Revenge of the Sith the day before (during which I checked my watch several times and almost nodded off), yet I scarcely budged during Shaun of the Dead, and immediately watched the movie again, looking for more details the second time around (one of the reasons I like video better than theater), and found that I enjoyed Shaun of the Dead better on second viewing.
Overall, I'd consider Shaun of the Dead an excellent comedy, liberally sprinkled throughout with romance, horror, and dramatic elements in a very workable (and watchable) fusion of fun, pints, peanuts, Winchesters, mothers, and the odd zombie.