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'Shaun' is its own genre: romantic comedy zombie flick
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Shaun is determined to win back his girlfriend Liz, determined to
expand his horizons beyond the corner pub, determined to stop mucking
up.
Shaun's so focused, in fact, that he's failing to notice the dead
are coming back to life all around him.
Written and directed by Edgar Wright, the British film "Shaun of
the Dead" is a tribute to, and a spoof of, all those zombie flicks
that, as a rule, must have the words "Dead" or "Blood" or "Waking" in
them. Serious horror film fans may h...
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Wit dawns early in this 'living dead' send-up
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Bare-bones 'Shaun' is dead-to-rights humorous
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Bare-bones 'Shaun' is dead-to-rights humorous Think "The Full Monty." Think George Romero. Then moosh them together while thinking: "Brains, braainss!" What you come up with is "Shaun of the Dead," arguably the most intelligent, hilarious sendup of the horror genre seen in decades. And just like
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LIVING DEAD.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; ... people around him fainting in the streets. There are suicides on the Underground and the only thing on TV seems to be constant news footage of some emergency. At its most basic level, Shaun of the Dead is a comedy homage to the original Dawn of the Dead, the ...
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Review: Edgar Wright film "Shaun of the Dead"
All Things Considered (NPR)
; MICHELE NORRIS All Things Considered (NPR) 09-24-2004 Review: Edgar Wright film "Shaun of the Dead" Host: MICHELE NORRIS Time: 9:00-10:00 PM MICHELE NORRIS, host: George Romero's 1968 horror movie "Night of the Living Dead," about a community overrun by flesh-eating zombies, is regarded in film
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Dead-on `Shaun' infuses fresh blood into zombie film genre.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: Stephen Schaefer Once upon a time in Merrie Olde England, low-budget horror hits from Hammer Films were an industry all to themselves. That was the '60s, an era of Christopher Lee and undead vampires. However, a new era of goofy horror is dawning. Following last summer's hip 28 Days Later,
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