Shaun of the Dead! The first in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Cornetto Trilogy. I guess you gotta throw Nick Frost in there too. Much requested, excited to break it down this week. Here's everything right with Shaun of the Dead!
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I love how the ending is literally just 'yeah, the Army showed up and sorted it' something almost every other zombie film says will never happen.
I’d say that’s the only bad part about this movie because it’s so cliche in most horror movies involving zombies or aliens.
@Dick Balls • 30 years ago everyone and their mums in the country owned guns
Actually reminds me of World War Z (the novel, not the movie) because the Army DOES show up to try and sort it, but get so bogged down with journalists and trying to treat the horde like a living enemy (most tactics are designed to rout the enemy, not entirely decimate them)... needless to say, the first attempt was an absolute clusterfuck.
When he jumps the fence but fails it’s the same as in hot fuzz when He literally says “have you never heard of a shortcut”
@@Dark_Mishra what zombie movie has the army coming in and actually doing their job and beating them? I honestly can't think of one... World War Z would be the closest one I can think of... seriously, the cliche is that the Army are a bunch of screw ups or super corrupt and either totally fail or make things worse
Sooo, does this mean we're heading into "Everything Great about Hot Fuzz" soon?
Pretty sure he's doing the whole trilogy.
@@tristansmith8824 Don't tease me. I've been hurt before.
@@eldorados_lost_searcher He is! He announced it on twitter a few days ago!
An "Everything Great about" Trilogy sounds great
Was just about to comment this. Wright's masterpiece.
When Brits say, "What's that supposed to mean?", we're actually inviting the person to be even more antagonistic, so we can punch them in the face. 😀
@@teernomukherjee5145 definitely did happen, no 4 yr old would ever say that to another 4 yr old 🤣
Yeah lol
Yeah 😂
That is accurate
American yank
Fun fact: Every person that brings up shaun having red on him becomes a zombie
Best zombie movie in history, now let's a grab a pint and wait for this pandemic to blow over
Meet you at the Winchester
for sure lol, this and 28 days later are my personal favorites
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@@xgropo but it's shut at 10pm....
I see you got my message!
More points because the “He’s not my boyfriend” “Thanks babe” lines are a callback from Spaced
One of the best comedies of all time
Love spaced 👍🏼
Watched this before spaced and the bit in spaced were someone's says it's your boyfriend and he goes he's not my boyfriend I said thanks babe Tim said it then me and my dad both laughed
I hope Americans understand how quintessentially British this film is
As an American that absolutely love British films and tv shows, I do.
what does that mean? No, what does quintessentially mean?
Honestly there are two national british drinks PG tips and Guinness beer
@@foxxyplays3744 fuck off, Yorkshire tea is the only way!
@@foxxyplays3744 as long as you realise Guinness is both Irish in origin,and stout. But I suppose claiming a successful Irish thing is British is about as British as it gets
A win you might not pick up on if you aren't British/don't know many older British people is how hilariously accurate Barbara and Phillip are. "I've run it under cold water" and "i didn't want to cause a fuss" are both absolutely my dad and nannas reactions to being bit by a zombie respectively
As an Australian with British grandparents, what you said.
The quintessential "stiff upper lip" - downplay everything and show little emotion... classic Brits.
Or "I don't know. I've shut the curtains." I'm not British btw but my grandma was
Americans are trained to ignore physical injuries because of our for profit healthcare. What's your excuse?
@@Werewolf_Korra what's your point with being a d!ck?
I literally cannot hear "Don't Stop Me Now" now without picturing hitting zombies with sticks. It's embedded in my brain.
Same! Over a decade later as well!
YEEEES!!!!! I've said the same thing to my best friend many times 😁
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That song gives you so much energy you want to bash heads with a shovel!
@@fredb3400 its also a really great song from queen that you almost never hear.
Point of order: a "prang" is a very minor accident; a scratch or a dent. In this case it's being used in the "just a fleshwound" sense, as we tend to do.
Great reference to The Holy Grail 😊
Thanks for the explanation
Tis but a scratch
lol nice
The cherry on top is the realisation that ed actually damaged the car real bad but considered it a minor accident by saying pranged it instead of trashed it or something like that
Fun fact: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost did a skit together recreating their plan to go to the pub but it was for toilet paper (it was made when everyone was joking that toilet paper would run out). It was great.
Love that
Link?
@@SoulOfWynter It should be this video: kzhead.info/sun/lpehpdammaCInGg/bejne.html
@Stevean2 Not as disappointed as your mother is when it comes to you. Her son doesn't even have common sense and buys into conspiracy theories, a proper nutter, poor woman.
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"fellas, is it gay...?" -cut
I was wondering why no one was mentioning this... is it supposed to be a joke to insinuate that it's dumb to love an Ex?
@@michaelevans4265 It's a meme making fun of dudes with huge insecurity issues regarding their masculinity.
@@apanapandottir205 oooooh clever
@@michaelevans4265 The joke is that he refers a guy loving a girl as being gay, when in fact it is the literal exact opposite of gay. Hence the bewildered face Shawn makes.
@@snorgardark1908 I think it's because in England childish boys consider any lad talking about emotions to be 'gay' (which isn't automatically about homosexuality, but more that it is 'lame'). Most childish insults aren't directly connected to their literal adult translations, but the joke in this movie was definitely made because of every level that it works at
Everything great about the Cornetto Trilogy: Simon Pegg ✅ Nick Frost ✅ Edgar Wright ✅
The whole bloody series ✅
Everything great about the Cornetto Trilogy: Everything ✅
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@@goldenhawkalumni5341 what are you talking about
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"Fellas, is it gay to love your ex-girlfriend?" I just about died laughing
Yes
Yh only gay men fall in love with women obviously 🙄😂
you missed a line after philip died, where shaun said that he wasn't his dad, but corrected himself and said that he wasn't his dad ANYMORE, showing that he finally accepted him as his father. it was touching.
The most depressing thing about the ending bar scene is the fact that all of shauns friends died asides from liz, right before the military arrived to save them. If they made the right choices they would've probably be all alive.
"The Mist" intensifies Oh, and Dianne lives
Hold my The Mist
Diane lives! She managed to beat up some zombies with What's-His-Name's severed leg, and then climbed up into a tree to sleep 'til morning. _It was in a separate comic though, but that comic is still considered canon, so._
@@fandomcringebucket It was also on the extras on the dvd version
8:58 oh, by the way, Harriet Jones, former Priminister!
Yes, we know who she is.
Yes, we know who you are.
im a doctor who fan former doctor who fan i now love u for the refrence
Yes, we know who you are
You know nothing of any human, and that will be your downfall.
Bill Nighy's deliver of "I ran it under a cold tap!" never fails to make me laugh.
My favorite is right before that when Shawn comes in with the bat. A flat; I'm still alive
His delivery of every line in the movie makes me laugh, even his dying heartfelt speech to Shaun, because it’s still a spoof of real zombie movies/tv where in the middle of flesh-eating-chaos there’s always some ridiculously long amount of time for a deep soulful speech.
Haha yeah. It’s such a Brit fix all thing to do
Here in America we chug four tons of alchohol while unloading and entire SMG mag into there chest, of course the bullets usually reflect off our gargantuan stomachs and we go eat some Barbecue at Jones Barbecue Foot Massage
I like the fact that it also appeared to treat his infection and he’s not turning.
The funniest scene in the whole movie was when the reanimated zombie was still using a wheelchair. That was such a brilliant idea. It went by so fast that one could have easily missed it. I almost choked on my popcorn.
A lot of this movie is just rewatching it to see all the ridiculous background gags that are only there for a second, in the back. So much work, planning and love was put into this 'zombie movie'.
9:52 And twenty years later I get the joke: the driver of the Knight Bus in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was "Ernie Prang."
The more you know...
'prang' is not all crashes, it is specifically a small or inconsequential accident involving minimal damage, so Ed's line is classic British understatement
I cannot tell you how excited/happy I am right now! Don't be forgetting Hot Fuz and World's End now will ya?
My feelings exactly
The best trilogy to exist
@@dominikbooth7449 facts
He did post on his Twitter about all three, so he’ll most likely do them all.
I'm surprised he hasn't done them yet. They're full of gold dust
minor nitpick: 'prang' is not all crashes, it is specifically a small or inconsequential accident involving minimal damage, so Ed's line is classic British understatement and an attempt to make his failure seem less bad by using a term less severe than what he actually did. The joke is even funnier if you actually get the nuances of English slang
I LOVE the "I'm sorry Shaun." Especially the "I'll stop doing it when you stop laughing." "I'm NOT laughing!" Mirrored as "I'll stop doing it when you stop laughing." "...I'm not laughing." It's SO heart-breaking.
I just realised: The reason Shaun's pen leaked, was because it burst when he got hit by that football
Oh shit!
I can't help but mention Edgar Wright's brilliance. Every movie he's directed, I've loved. This is one of his greatest masterpieces.
sup
I’ve accepted you’re everywhere
Praise @Just Some Guy without a Mustache
Maybe he should direct a DC movie or something else outside of Marvel.
Seen a Wes Anderson movie recently?
I love the bit at 11:12 because Yvonne is living a different zombie movie (which we see at the end) but it’s even funnier because her friends are bigger actors than Shaun’s friends (Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith (more of a writer), Tamsin Grieg, Matt Lucas and a woman I don’t recognise) so it seems like Shaun’s the b-side zombie movie as it were.
Julia Deakin the name, she was the landlady in Spaced
@@misterf2923 Thank you. Unfortunately, I haven’t watched Spaced yet.
@@ew6483 I hope you have by now!
@@smokeandkippers Thank you for checking up on me! Unfortunately no, but it’s still on the list (it’s a long list).
@@ew6483 You won’t be disappointed. It’s well regarded as one of the best series to come out of modern British comedy. If you enjoyed SOTD then you’ll love Spaced.
Any time someone asks me how I'm doing, I always respond with, "surviving." Thanks "Shaun of the Dead"
Im glad im not the only one that does this. Movie quotes are my family's life. Especially the Simon Pegg movies
Everything great about Shaun of the Dead: *plays entire movie*
15:50 just to kind of add another layer of subtext to the call back line: we see earlier on Yvonne has a group like Shawn's but we don't see any of them in that final scene not even in the background. "Im glad somebody made it" kind of implies she lost her whole group
im so glad someone else seen this cause when she does say it she looks like shes been through hell, its not just a call back to what she said she genuinely must have thought that she was the only one left alive
That's 1 possible take ...but another possibility is that Yvonne saw that Shaun & Liz were clearly by themselves when they were last seen by Yvonne in the company of four other people. Given that Yvonne is firmly characterized in the movie as a smarter, overall more "got it all together" person than Shaun, it is plausible that Yvonne made sure her entire group made it to safety, then rode along w/ the British Army to The Winchester because she figured Shaun & his people were quite likely trapped & beseiged by The Assailants. Her saying "Glad *somebody* made it" was then acknowledging that only Shaun & Liz managed to get out of the Winchester alive, "but hey ... at least not everybody died!"
@@zenkim6709 that's my exact take on it. The way she said sounded like she thought of it as a 'silver lining' to her efforts in getting the military to the pub. But i did go far into thinking that the military would never show up there if it weren't for Yvonne because only she knew that Shaun and Co. were there. So I think, that she meant it as a sigh of relief that her efforts didn't go in vain.
I figured everyone died in Yvonne's group but when she says I'm glad somebody made it I figured that was a way of saying Shaun and Liz actually succeeded as a couple and that their relationship was the one that made it. I also think this movie is really about Shaun's transition into adulthood. All the events seem to be about Shaun letting go of the past and moving into a different more responsible kind of life.
I always thought of it as a way of giving Shaun the win - he fought the whole movie and him and Liz got out alive. Even though going to Winchester eventually resulted in everybody else's deaths, everyone in Yvonne's group died except for her, and she's meant to be the "perfect" parallel of him, meaning Shaun did something right at least.
What a great video about a great movie! Theres one detail that you missed: When Dianne taught the bunch how to act like a zombie, she wanted to see expressions. She said, that Barbara had a great expression of a zombie, even though Barbara wasn't acting, because she was spaced out. This was excellent foreshadowing, because Barbara was already bitten at that point, which would turn her undead later.
That scene is my dad and big sis fav scene. Bcus we caught on it later that she was spaced out
I hope Americans understand how quintessentially British this film is
@@juanitaperkins4833 yeah we get it dont repeat a top comment
Something about Nick's smooth delivery of certain lines is always gold "My how you've grown!" "yeah you better believe it"
I remember finding this in the 5 dollar bin at blockbusters over a decade ago. I watched it…then I watch it again and then 50 more times. I fell in love with it and it’s sad that it’s such a criminally underrated movie.
I got the whole cornetto trilogy in a set outta one of them bins at a shoppers drug mart in Ontario!
No one underrates these movies? Worlds End is the mist underrated of the trilogy and i wouldnt even say thats very underrated
Just a heads up, "that guy" is legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran.
If there EVER is a sequel (and there shouldn't be, this movie is perfect) it Should be titled, "Night of the Living Ed."
Wright has said they threw around a title called "from dusk till shaun" but in the end decided the original movie was too perfect to try and replicate in a sequel, which I'm also glad
@@brians6646 it's the one Lord and Miller used for the alternate universe in Into the Spider-verse! Miles Morales got to watch that sequel
Thank you for recognizing that some things are perfectly complete as they are and that not everything good needs to be continued until it's bled dry.
In Into the Spiderverse, Miles Morales' alternate universe has a sequel to Shaun of the Dead. It's called "From Dusk Till Shaun"
@@ImperialWarrior6490 fun fact. This fact is actually pointed out in the Everything Great about Into the Spiderverse video
I don't know why but that slip after closing the fridge cracks me up every time 😂
Same. The first time I saw it I thought I'd die laughing! 😂
legitimately my favourite joke in the movie
That’s my favourite joke in a film full of great jokes! So brilliantly subtle, it always cracks me up!
A detail that I love is that during Shaun’s plan he gets less and less apologetic about killing Philp. Plan 1: “I’m so sorry Philip.” Plan 2: “Sorry Philp.” Plan 3: “Sorry.”
I remember getting my mom into this movie, when she was alive. She wasn't a fan of zombie movies, but this one always made her laugh.
Thats honestly pretty wholesome
This is crazy I had the same memory of showing my mom this movie when I was younger she passed earlier this year and everything reminds me of her ❤️
@@SMT486 So sorry for your loss. Did your mom have a crush on Simon Pegg ? Mine definitely did.
@@darkangel_1978 no I love him but my mom said he looked like a little pig 😂
@@SMT486 Simon Pigg
Of course there's only a few dozen British actors. Half this cast was in "Doctor Who".
Simon Pegg - The Editor Nick Frost - Father Christmas Penelope Wilton - Harriet Jones Bill Nighy - the museum curator I'm sure I've missed some
@@jamesdaniels487 Jessica Hynes (Yvonne) was in two episodes as Joan Redfern :)
@@GreenGoddessLita of course she was, and I forgot Matt Lucas as Nardole too
@@jamesdaniels487 Don't forget Tamsin Greig as the nurse in The Long Game, Reece Shearsmith as Gagan Rassmussen in Sleep No More, Peter Serafinowicz providing the voice of the Fisher King in Before The Flood
I believe in the 2 degrees of Dr who. Every British actor has either appeared in doctor who or appeared in a show/film with someone who has appeared in dr who
One of my favorite small details is how Shaun's mother presses her hand against where she was bit in almost every scene she is in after the bathrobe zombie.
Funfact: the actor playing the Winchester owner actually requested everyone legitimately hit him, even though he was in his 70's. Good thing he had experience as a stunt performer.
Actually, it’s implied Ed didn’t leave the door open, since the last person out and in (he went the shop, remember? Ed has been inside the whole time) was Shaun, so Shaun just said ‘it wasn’t me...’ and when Pete claimed he believed it was Ed, Shaun didn’t confirm or deny and just let him believe it. Just another example of stellar Edgar Wright writing
alphadawn2015 lennon np! CinemaWins missed some things out but also pointed out new things I didn’t know! It’s not his fault though, Edgar’s films are so full of stuff like this it’s almost impossible to catch all of it! I think it was worthy of a 2 parter like Hot Fuzz tbh
Stellar Edgar Wrighting.
Dave Brohman listen here you little shit 👀
@@therealsulaco no 😂🤣
@Stevean2 ah, thank you for the info!
I'm only 1:30 in so I'm not sure if it's something that the video comes back to, but I feel you missed a win for the visual metaphor when Liz and Shaun are talking about Ed and how he keeps coming between them being together, whilst Ed is literally framed between the two of them.
And her friends are also between them. Yes. Loved that detail.
Nick frosts little mannerisms when he delivers a line! Just makes everything so brilliant "I'll do it on the night" "and there's a rifle over the bar". He's always doing something that makes it realistic. A comic genius.
I generally like a lot of realism in movies, so while I did laugh pretty hard, it wasn’t my cup of tea. However, this video made me realize how it’s not JUST a dumb zombie comedy; every line in the beginning connects to the end in some big ways. I appreciate this film MUCH more now.
I've been so burned by reuploads from the sinnier-side of these videos that every time I see a knockout upload like this I double-take. that is to say, nice movie, nice video
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Hey dude, how ya been doing?
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Agreed
Its about freakin time! Also *FUN FACT*: at 7:56 when Ed is holding the bloody shovel, he's holding it over the exact spot where he is bit later in the movie... really makes you appreciate Edgar's attention to detail
Any other director and I would think it would just be coincidence but there was no coincidence with a Edgar Wright film
Something in Shaun’s character development I never caught until now - he totally fails to motivate his team by delivering a quote at the beginning(“There’s no I in team, but there IS an I in pie”), and absolutely nails it in the Winchester with his Bertrand Russel quote.
Can appreciate Penelope Wilton? She added those convulsions on her death and others were worried it was going too far. She stuck with it and gave us something truly heartbreaking. Also, you may not notice but when Shaun is talking to Barbara in the kitchen, a shadow movies on the wall. This is to signify the hoodie zombies finding them.
I always say "I'm quite alright Barbara, I ran it under a cold tap" if I get any kind of injury. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Fun Fact: During the filming of “Shaun of the dead”, one of the extra’s in zombie make up turn to Edgar Wright and said, “this will definitely be straight to video”. But, the extra didn’t realize he was talking to the director of the movie.
Do you know what happened to the extra?
@@criterionconnoisseur113 AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@@manny6939 Lets just say, it was a good thing the extra was wearing so much makeup.
@@criterionconnoisseur113 😶😨😨😨😨
Saucy 15 no I don’t, but I remember Edgar laughing about it
This movie was so ahead of its time; quick-witted humor, editing, the references, the little details, original storytelling, and the amazing duo that is Simon and Edgar. I really like that over the past decade people have come to genuinely love it too.
The thing I love about Edgar Wright, not just his great editing style, but also the fact that everything in the second and third acts is foreshadowed by the first act and you feel like you’re being rewarded for noticing everything, ie, the people from before they became zombies, sorry, z-words, or even just the references to earlier in the movie.
I've always felt that Shaun of the Dead is a perfect film, could not be improved upon in any way, and has aged well, still fantastic many years later.
The Cornetto Trilogy is absolutely legendary
The sequences of "wait for this to all blow over" was our work catchphrase during Covid. So funny.
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are objectively the best comedy acting duo
I feard that the "shortcut" joke that links this movie and Hot Fuzz would never appear, I'm glad I watched till the very end haha
Not only to hot fuzz, but also to the World’s End
This is one of the few movies that gets better every time I see it. It was one of my first horror movies that I saw around 8 years old and it introduced me to the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost duo and “Don’t Stop Me Now”. Everyone, never forget this movie.
Same
Same
8. fuck that makes me old, confirmed. am old as fuck. Fantastic movie though
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"Prang" in English usually means the result of a small crash, like denting something, so, when Ed says he 'pranged it' and the car's a write-off, it's funnier for us Brits. :D
In the electronics store scene, Shaun makes a reference to "Ash" feeling under the weather. This could be an Evil Dead reference as well.
I think one of the greatest strengths of the Cornetto Trilogy is how each movie begins as a parody of their genre but ends as an exemplar of it. It really shows how much Penn, Wright, and everyone else involved in these films love what they do and what each film is about to the point where they can seamlessly, and lovingly, tear down a genre's tropes before building it back up again, all the same film.
The little known fact that I know is that this movie is the only zombie movie with a wheelchair zombie (she's in the seen when they're crossing over to the pub and faking the zombie sounds) and it made segway for like a whole new generations of zombies
Zombies on Segways? Now it's getting out of hand!
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@@goldenhawkalumni5341 uh, how does that relate to my comment...?
@@kitabuna5797, it doesn’t. I just feel bad for my guy. My favorite zombie movies are Train to Busan, Dawn of the Dead Remake, 28 Days Later, and Shawn of the Dead. Most of these movies were made in the early 2000’s. Great time for zombie movies. We need more original zombie movies.
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5:31 don't miss how he slips on unseen blood on the floor. Seriously. Edgar Wright is a genius.
When I first saw this I was expected to kick off into a crazy road house action zombie film, but it didn't and I thought it was a bit flat. Then I saw it again and I thought it was too emotional. THEN I watched it again (years between) and noticed soooo much detail and now I can honestly say it is in my top 5 films of all time! It is a joy to watch! I watch it a few times a year with a beer and smile. In fact watching this has highlighted even more call backs and references that I hadn't noticed. I think it is rather perfect.
I feel like the phrase "You got red on you," has an extra layer to it for Shawn. While at first it is used to point out Shawn is a screw up (so much of a loser that he can't even handle a pen properly) and obviously later refers to the blood from the zombies, there are a couple different extra meanings one can pick up on. The first could be that Shawn has the death of his friends on him, since his plan of rounding everyone up and going to the bar essentially got Ed and Liz's friends killed. The other alternative meaning is that Shawn is becoming more of a leader and is taking more charge in his life, red is often used as the color of leadership (think Power Rangers, Optimus Prime or The Powerpuff Girls for example).
I love how they treated zombies as actual slow moving creatures, not the fast moving crap we saw in World War Z.
I like the world war z zombies. They are actually a threat unlike these slow zombies
I mean, it’s kinda the point that the zombies aren’t meant to be a threat in this film, because they aren’t the focus of the film. They’re more like something used to carry the story forward
@@sirpugsalot6113 In my opinion, the thing that makes zombies scary isn't that they're necessarily an individual threat, but that they're effectively an encroaching tide that can't be stopped. They're easy to eliminate and are slow, but most of the time you'd run out of resources to fight them well before they ran out of numbers to throw at you, and all it takes is a single slip up, getting bit just once or caught off guard for a moment, for them to win. There's plenty of monsters out there that are powerful and fast, or that can easily outmatch the target they're after, but they don't tend to capture the sheer exhaustion and hopelessness that comes from slow zombies. More than that though, and as this movie shows, it's ultimately about them being a threat that allows for the characters to build up and have relationships, unlike most horror monsters and fast zombies......
The world war z zombies are actually scary.
I agree. The thing that made zombies scary was the mass of uncaring horde slowly creeping up on you with nothing you could do about it. Sure, you could take one or even a dozen out, but there are millions of them. Fast zombies shouldn't exist. There's plenty of fast monsters that could take their place and be even more scary.
A genuine pleasure to see someone else who appreciates Wright's little signatures that make such a huge difference without you realising at the time.And great to hear the "Spaced" references.
I never realized, but the “how’s that for a slice of fried gold” line is where nick frost’s Instagram handle came from
I can't believe you're only just now doing this movie. I honestly thought this was a re-upload but then realized I was confusing you with Mikey.
Me too! 💯
Hot Fuzz and The World's End next please!!!
This was such a tough movie to get right. At times the emotions are so strong you're like "eh am I still watching a comedy?" But the way they just soon it so quickly again is truly awesome. Always loved this movie and surprisingly it's aged really well ❤️
13:55 That scenes even better cos he actually did it in Hot Fuzz
False: this is not a full upload of the entire movie.
@alphadawn2015 lennon everything great about Shaun of the Dead IS the entire movie so .... You know, sarcasm
Fun fact: Some of the staff during production thought that Edgar Wright was a bit too new to be able to pull of a movie like this on such a small budget. Those two walking scenes from the house to the store and then back were some of the most complicated scenes to film, and he filmed them both. On the same day. On the first day of filming. No complaints after that.
Yeah that was such a flex by him. "Oh im too new to handle this film? Here's this really complicated scene that I just knocked out earlier that took you 6 years of film school to figure out how to do it properly..... now if you'll excuse me I have to write down some witty 'dumb' dialogue that will take multiple watches just to catch all the references, callbacks, foreshadowing and inside jokes"
Shawn of the Dead is the greatest movie ever. Hot Fuzz is up there as well. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are amazing together, they craft gold.
One thing never get's enough credit is the score for this movie, the sound and music on this Film were top notch
The "short cut" scene in Hot Fuzz is such a perfect call-back to the one in this movie.
In works end as well
All 3 movies use that joke, but it goes differently for Simon's character in each of them.
@@thegamingcook785 Good for you. I was responding to the OP without reading the replies, I wasn't responding to you.
@@thegamingcook785 And your unnecessary "I already said that" isn't rude?
@@thegamingcook785 🙄 When there's no @, then it's directed at the OP. I use both mobile and PC, so I know you know that it doesn't show you the replies unless you actively seek them regardless of your platform. So, I wasn't talking to you, I wasn't correcting you, and you should start assuming that people who aren't @'ing you haven't read your comment.
I watched The World's End a week ago with zero knowledge of the plot and I honestly loved it so much that I had to watch Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, too. The way Edgar Wright foreshadows, the details he puts into every scene, it is magnificient.
After 2 dozen times of rewatching this film and I'm still discovering hidden things about this film. Amazing
When this movie came out my sister and I snuck into the cinema to watch it (we were 12 and 13). We were the only people laughing the whole time.
My favourite joke in cinema comes from this film “Don’t scratch it!”
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Go watch a British sitcom called “black books” it’s got that guy in it(Dylan Moran) in his most famous roll. Simon peg and nick frost also cameo!(aswell as few other actors from this in).
And "Spaced" for those pre-Shaun references. Like "Tyres"
Watch Hot fuzz it’s got both the guys on the cover and they basically become besties in it!
Black Books is amazing. Recomend heavily, it's got Bill Baily and Tasman Greig, both amazing.
I don't think I'd enjoy a Dylan Moran roll. It'd be very bitter. Like cigarettes, piss and vinegar.
I'd be the first person to admit that I still don't appreciate this movie enough. I completely understand that Ed's a gifted comedic writer/director. I thought the World's End was hilarious and Hot Fuzz is one of my all time favorite movies. For some reason or another, this one just hasn't clicked with me to this day.... despite carrying so many of Ed's now trademark humor and ticks. But if you do indeed plan to do Hot Fuzz soon..... oooooh BOY!!
Best part of the movie: Dylan Moran as David.
You titled it wrong. It's *Everything's GREAT About Shaun of the Dead*
The "Don't stop me now" scene is my favorite piece of cinematography ever. It's when I fell in love with Edgar Wright.
It's funnier because they are actually hitting the zombie to the beat which is something most of us would do. Like when I Listen to music my walking pace matches the song.
Another brilliant bit of foreshadowing: At the start when Shaun is talking to the 17 year old working in his electronics shop he says "Look, I know you don't want to be working here the rest of you life." Then at the very end we see him, as a zombie, being used as a trolley boy slave for some supermarket.
If you loved shaun of the dead, you should finish the cornetto - trilogy. (Worlds end and Hot fuzz). I grew up with those movies and they, especially hot fuzz are masterful, if a bit gory.
A classic flick. Saw this again a few months ago. It holds up quite well 16 years later. Shaun: "Take car. Go to mum's. Kill Phil, grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?"
YEAAAAA BOOOOOOOIIIIIIII
Where's the car? I pranged it yOu wEre pArked? Yeah... Guess we'll have to take the Jag
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@@TOONYBOY its funny to use that word here in America, people look at you funny lol. My old boss asked me to repeat myself when I told him I pranged one of the trucks we got.
@@joshuaholman7760 Cool story but........ Were you parked?
I remember watching this movie as a kid and to this day I personally think this is art.
I don’t know if anyone has ever noticed but at 16:48 the tv programme says the virus was caused by ‘rage infected monkeys’ which is actually a reference to 28 days later
Hence "so you're saying it hasn't been two days short of a standard month?"
The cherry on top was the end song by Queen “You’re my best friend”
Such a classic movie, a true masterpiece
Hmm, and yet its still so unknown by most people. Though it was way worse in 05, only me, a teacher of mine and another kid I was sort of friends with knew of this movie. At least to our knowledge. Most people thought me and the other kid were just being being weird when we quoted the movie.
18:21 her delivery of the "toasties" line was the angriest, funniest and most British line I've ever heard XD
You did such a great job on this! Thanks for the work you put in on making me remember how much I absolutely love this series.
I quote 'ran it under a cold tap' with my teeth clenched whenever I get the chance (and due to me being clumsy as hell, it happens a lot) so having you include my favorite scene made my day.
The Cornetto trilogy is an underrated goddamn masterpiece.
The last in the three is the weakest IMO. Good, but a candle compared to the stars that are the first two
@13:23 for reference, Guinness released a version that was to be served from ice cold taps to rival chilled import beer, it was universally hated and didn't last long, so the fact that he pulled something from the back of such a beer mat and she's willing to cover for him
I absolutely love this channel. You do a really great job. Some things I don't notice you point out and it makes me appreciate movies even more
I watched this movie so many damn times and didn't notice Yvonne's version of the "ex-partner" was Martin Freeman.