As I'm sitting at my computer watching the 2009 Grammy Nominees special, I can't decide what to write about for this blog. Lately, I've been kinda busy, so there haven't been a lot of movies. I've debated writing about movies I want to see, but that gets old. I debated writing about NOT movies, but that's tacky, after all, this is the Art of Film blog. Then I thought about writing about Prison Break, my new obsession, but couldn't bring myself to do it.
Until I remembered, I did watch 1 movie over Thanksgiving Break. That movie, was the comic genius called Shaun of the Dead.
For those who have never seen it, please for the love of god, stop reading and go watch it. It's totally worth it. A warning though, it's British humor, so if you don't like British humor, then avoid the film.
Shaun is a normal, everyday loser. His best friend Ed is even more lazy and pathetic than he is. Shaun is going through a rough time, struggling to find his purpose while maintaining his girlfriend of several years, Liz. Then, all of a sudden, ZOMBIES invade, and Shaun and Ed are forced to get off the couch, and save the world.
The movie is flat out great. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost give hilarious performances as Shaun and Ed respectively. The humor is very witty and fantastic. The film also adds a huge twist, with the zombies. Because of the added element of the undead, the film takes a 3 genre twist. it's a romance movie, a comedy, and a gore fest horror movie all rolled into one.
The excessive gore just adds to the funny-ness. Even being scared to death of blood, it was so ridiculously funny.
If you don't like this movie, then you probably won't like the unofficial "sequel" to the movie, Hot Fuzz, a take on cop movies.
Overall, Shaun of the Dead is a must-see for those looking for an interesting movie experience with a lot of laughs.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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