An immensely entertaining ride from start to finish

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2009)

Since there isn't that much of a connection between the two... apart from both being parodies of zombie flicks... I will not draw many comparisons to Shaun of the Dead. It's sharper, has superior dramatic moments as well as more direct references to classics in the genre, and the British humor is tough to beat. Neither spoof in the manner of only poking fun at scenes you remember from other films and adding gross-out jokes. The laughs are the main point here, but the horror aspect(it does bear mentioning that this does not convey a constant threat) does work as well(and the scenes that are ripped straight out of a film of the genre are excellent), and this tends to balance it all pretty well. Material is a little hit and miss, and it gets overplayed and tries too hard once or twice, but it is almost exclusively hits, and for the majority of its short running time, this is utterly hilarious. The action is beyond awesome, and somehow does not get old at all. This is well-directed, and not just "for a debut", either. You can somewhat tell that this was originally developed to be a TV series pilot. The cinematography and editing are impeccable. While there is one or two times where this goes where you *know* it will, it usually surprises, and it never stays with the same situation for so long that you get accustomed or bored. This also works well as a road-movie and buddy comedy. All of the characters are interesting and not annoying. The parts are all well-cast. Music is well-selected and fitting. This has plenty of gory, bloody violence(and creative means of death), a moderate amount of strong language and some sexual dialog. I recommend this to any fan of the genres that this falls into. 8/10