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'Shaun Of The Dead':
Ineffectual/boring romantic 'bickering' and comedic laziness two reasons to be disillusioned about this film; very fun visual jokes about 'zombie film editing' and being trapped in a car with a fresh zombie two reasons to enjoy it;
"Mention that there is a new Working Title film coming out and movie buffs will immediately get an idea of what the tone of the story will be. Working Title is mainly known for droll romantic comedies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones' Diary and, more recently, Wimbledon."
"The supporting cast, all dizzy friends and daffy parents, connect all the same dots that every Working Title comedy has to hit. The punchlines are clever, but you can usually see them coming from a few beats away, although the emergency zombie-impersonations are truly inspired."
"They pull no punches when it comes to splatter, but constantly dilute it by having the characters offer cheeky one-liners or, in effect, wink at the audience. When the humans attempt to wander through the town pretending to be zombies, shuffling their feet and moaning, the scene contradicts the Dead world so completely that fans are sure to throw up their hands in frustration."
"a mixed bag: outstanding scare set pieces like having the heroes trapped in the backseat of their car because the stepfather has refused to take off the childproof locks, followed by goofball “who’s on first” antics by the bickering leads."
"Though the image of a hung-over Shaun stumbling into the TV room and yawning with zombie-like mannerisms is smirk-worthy, Shaun of the Dead’s humor is eventually too self-consciously cute, too interested in winking at its audience while referencing Romero’s classics, for Shaun and company’s increasingly dire circumstances."
Ineffectual/boring romantic 'bickering' and comedic laziness two reasons to be disillusioned about this film; very fun visual jokes about 'zombie film editing' and being trapped in a car with a fresh zombie two reasons to enjoy it;
"Mention that there is a new Working Title film coming out and movie buffs will immediately get an idea of what the tone of the story will be. Working Title is mainly known for droll romantic comedies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones' Diary and, more recently, Wimbledon."
"The supporting cast, all dizzy friends and daffy parents, connect all the same dots that every Working Title comedy has to hit. The punchlines are clever, but you can usually see them coming from a few beats away, although the emergency zombie-impersonations are truly inspired."
"They pull no punches when it comes to splatter, but constantly dilute it by having the characters offer cheeky one-liners or, in effect, wink at the audience. When the humans attempt to wander through the town pretending to be zombies, shuffling their feet and moaning, the scene contradicts the Dead world so completely that fans are sure to throw up their hands in frustration."
"a mixed bag: outstanding scare set pieces like having the heroes trapped in the backseat of their car because the stepfather has refused to take off the childproof locks, followed by goofball “who’s on first” antics by the bickering leads."
"Though the image of a hung-over Shaun stumbling into the TV room and yawning with zombie-like mannerisms is smirk-worthy, Shaun of the Dead’s humor is eventually too self-consciously cute, too interested in winking at its audience while referencing Romero’s classics, for Shaun and company’s increasingly dire circumstances."