The Undead Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2009)

Shaun of the Dead truly is a masterpiece. One of the greatest films of all time. Perfectly cast, amazing direction and a truly original script. It has smart comedy, gross-out humor and touching and relatable scenes and characters. Truly defined by its characters and comedy, this film is a horror film gone right. If you've seen Spaced, or missed out on this and saw Hot Fuzz, you know the team of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is always going to be immensely entertaining, smart and hilarious. This is not a spoof, as much as it is an homage, as is Hot Fuzz. Where this is an homage to films like of course, Dawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz is an homage to 70's and 80's action films. This film has something for everybody and it has hit it to the tee for me. This movie is absolutely perfect and is one of my favorite films of all time. The true-to-life relationship between Shaun and Ed with Shaun and Liz. All of the cast is perfectly chosen while the rest of the film has you either laughing, crying or in a bittersweet state. The feelings you get from this movie is a feeling you should get from just about every great, classic comedy: Happy and completely enthralled into the plot. The truly perfect balance of comedy, horror and romance. They are not disrespectful or mocking the zombie genre's history, they make it better. One thing is certainly for sure: George A. Romero has officially been topped.