10 Days to Halloween - Shaun of the Dead (2004) - October 30th 2012

Welcome back to '10 Days to Halloween'. We're only one day from Halloween and I decided we need a bit of comedy on this blog. So let's talk about one of the funniest horror films ever made, Shaun of the Dead. This film is a British made film that parodies some of the greatest zombie movies ever made. The main characters are believable yet ridiculous at the same time and the atmosphere is full of chilling and heart wrenching moments but also is very funny at the same time.

Now some of the shots in this film are great, they take a lot of shots out of context and make the look very action orientated. Most of them are shots of Shaun (Simon Pegg) switching on the kettle or closing a door, but with use of zoom and some very cleverly edited shots, these look a lot like action shots.

The humour in this film is very satirical and very British but it does lend itself to an international audience. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's writing is great and helps this film in what it is trying to achieve.

Now I really don't want to spoil this film for anyone who hasn't seen it yet but then that means that this post will be very short. So, let's talk about the zombies. The zombies are your average Romero zombies, shambling monstrosities who want to eat you, not your brain but you. The action between the cast and the zombies is very clever and there are some very hilarious moments.

I'm going to end this post here, I really don't want to spoil this film. So go watch it! Or the zombies will come and eat you, not your brains, but you!

That's it for today folks, come back tomorrow, that being Halloween, for our last film in this countdown.


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