I guess I got already inoculated by previous "zombie" movies I've seen, all of them coated with serious story lines. Some were convincingly magnificent (e.g. Dawn of the Dead), some are slightly stupid (like 28 weeks later), while others where plain stupid but entertaining (such as Land of the Dead). But when it comes to disgust and entertainment, as far as I can remember, Braindead had made laugh almost to death, while the rest of my friends squirmed and screamed in disgust watching it. This is the first time I saw a British film that made this zombie hype excitingly and worthily watchable. Since I saw Simon Pegg first in Hot Fuzz I know he excelled well more enough in Shaun of the Dead. He's performance here is even deeper. His comedic talent isn't saturated to the extent of impairing his dramatic abilities. Nevertheless the film worked well. It was hilariously charming and plain, simple scary. The cast were also awesome, see Kate Ashfield there for example. She's a straightforward, understanding, simple and frank girlfriend of Shaun (Simon Pegg), but just like Ed, Diane, David and the rest of the cast swayed me with their offhand and persuading performances. The comedy and bit of drama was cool. It mixed well how the story of the film progressed, very much anticipating. But if I were to compare its cheesy factor of horror zombie flick familiarity I guess Braindead was cheesier in that term. But the rest was cool and brilliant. I deem it's cooler than the latter. I've watched this film few times and I get to love the character more and more. It never wears out for my taste.
Review of Shaun of the Dead
