Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and
review at least one horror movie a day for
the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, Bellamy heads across the pond and discovers some of the British can be a little bitey.
That's
right, about bloody time I got to this one! Viewed now as a modern
classic (oxymoron?), Shaun of the Dead has become the new template
that seemingly all horror-comedies are based on, and for good reason,
it's easily the best in the last decade. More of a loving homage as
opposed to a parody, writer-director Edgar Wright, as well as Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost, obviously admire and respect this ghastly genre as it
shows in just about every frame. George A. Romero would be proud, and
I'm pretty sure that he was! Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star as the two
main characters, lazy and unmotivated in life, shambling through life
one pint glass or bag of "pig snacks" at a time until one evening the
dead mysteriously begin to rise, and, yep, you've got it, ZOMBIES!!! How
would two regular guys react in such a bizarre, surreal, and
frightening situation? Well, once they actually notice that the world has
gone to hell their survivalism kicks into high gear, they quickly
gather some supplies and formulate a plan: get to the pub! Wait, pick up
those who are closest to them first and THEN... get to the pub, much
better. It's impossible to not at least grin throughout the majority of
the runtime, the chemistry between the leads is honest and real, the
laughs are genuine and earned, and there's real heart here too, y'know,
before it gets torn out by zombies. I would also like to make note that
the zombies in this movie are "slow-moving zombies" which is how it
should be. In many recent horror movies of this type, "fast, running
zombies" have been popular and although there are many who enjoy that,
I'm a purist and believe that shambling and groaning is the only way to
go! "KILL THE QUEEN!"
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