Shaun
of the Dead
If
you enjoyed John Wayne as the Quiet Man reviewed in the last edition,
Shaun may not be for you. This British
movie cost me just just �2.99 from
Play.com, probably because it�s been screened now on ordinary tv
(ITV2) but it gets four stars in the Radio Times.
If you�re, like Shaun, so sad that the only thing you can think
to do if you have spare time is to go down your local pub (oh dear, oh
dear, and we�ve been telling you that the Pub is the Hub!) then
this film might be seen as a warning to you. It�s described as �a
romantic comedy with zombies� but if you already know Dawn of the Dead,
then you have a head start on the rest of us. Shaun is played by Simon
Pegg from �Spaced� - I don�t say acted, because he�s just himself.
Also in it are Rob Brydon, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis from The Archers,
Martin Freeman from The Office and a wonderfully convincing Jeremy
Thompson from Sky News advising the public to �remove their heads or
destroy their brains� (the zombies�, that is).
There
is lots of gore which you don�t take seriously, but
whole movie is laugh-out-loud funny - don�t watch it if you are
recovering from abdominal surgery!