Shaun of the Dead - The Memorable TV DVD Review

There comes a day in every man's life when he has to get off the couch... and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it's up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entrée.

SO IS IT ANY GOOD?

Simon Pegg (who co-wrote the script) proved he had an eye for comedy when he came up with the excellent Channel 4 slacker sitcom Spaced and this gruesome comedy homage to the movies of George A. Romero is full of belly laughs and classic moments.

Very much a continuation of the style found in Spaced, Pegg's Shaun is a slacker supreme who is so caught up in his own problems (girlfriend is issuing ultimatums, mother is being a pain) that he doesn't even realise at first that zombies are amongst us and even when he does he still finds it hard to get himself motivated.

There are some great set pieces, especially the opening sequence in which the town wakes up to its daily routine is very smart and the saving of the records scene and the final showdown at the town local - The Winchester. Shaun of the Dead is still a horror movie so there is a certain amount of gore but its tempered by enough humour to not exactly make it palatable but to still keep you watching. More proof that when it comes to comedy the Brits have it down pat. Good stuff.

ANY SPECIAL FEATURES?

Missing Bits is a whole heap of out-takes and deleted scenes, Raw Meat features casting tapes, Simon Pegg's Video Diary and a look at special effects, next up is TV Bits which features extended scenes of the television shows that Shaun watches in the film - including shows that Shaun & Ed show up in as well as an interview with Coldplay and there is also an audio commentary from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis.