Before Shaun can save his relationship, however, he's got to fend off a horde of zombies that are slowly taking over the city. Joined by his immature and ever-present roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun excels at nothing except drinking pints of ale and watching television, which causes friction with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield). Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-ownedĮdgar Wright's horror-comedy film, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, follows the title character (Simon Pegg) through his mundane life in London. The interplay between the escaping characters is warm and genuine, even while the entire premise must be suspended in order to settle in. The violence is so over-the-top and cartoonish as to be laugh-inducing rather than distressful. I am frightened by "real" horror films and don't watch them, but this doesn't fall into that category. It is funny, tongue-in-cheek, while still addressing issues of relationships - with a girlfriend, best friend, mother, step-father, and favorite bar. While it is easy to pass this off as just another zombie movie, it is a quantum above (and probably inspired) similar films of ordinary folks against the undead. I missed watching this movie, so seeing a disk-only offer was a no-brainer for me. Somehow my disk of this movie was misplaced (I'm blaming the kids who take movies over to other kids' houses to play) so I only had the case and not the disk itself.
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