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Shaun of the Dead (2004)

300px-shaun-of-the-dead1 Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis, Kate Ashfield
Director: Edgar Wright
Country: UK
Genre: Comedy, Horror

Shaun of the Dead isn’t the first to mix movie genres, but it certainly is one of the most successful on recent years, especially the horror realm. It’s first and foremost a comedy, setting up jokes rather than scares but it shouldn’t be discredited as a horror film as it has a conclusion equal to that of any of its many influences (Romero obviously and especially.) It brings together a quaint love story, but also a tale of friendship and finding a balance in life… sometimes the only thing that brings balance is the zombie apocalypse. There’s no question why this has reached such high levels of cult status as it’s got more than a handful of hilarious and memorable scenes, including one that will never allow me to hear “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen again without laughing my ass off.

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