Hi everyone!
It’s Takeover Tuesday, and we’ve FINALLY gotten the hosts of the Moviedrone podcast to return to One Movie Punch. All it took was five volumes of the Marc’s Movie Impressions Preservation Society, a promo, and... dare I bring it up again... a question of the week. They are here to review one of the greatest zombie comedies of all time, and we’re super excited to have them. For a couple other zombie films, check out the extremely weird “Ravenous” (Episode #066), and the first ever zombie film, “White Zombie” (Episode #152).
Before the review, we’ll have a promo from the Moviedrone podcast. You can catch them on Twitter @movie_drone, by e-mail at moviedronepodcast@hotmail.com, and you can subscribe to their podcast at moviedrone.podbean.com. Also, be sure to check out their last review here at One Movie Punch for 1978’s classic “Halloween” (Episode #303).
And you’ll be able to catch them in October as part of Reign of Terror 2019 – 31 days of horror movie reviews and interviews, featuring yours truly, our team of critics, the Moviedrone podcast, along with a bunch of other guests and reviewers. More details later in September.
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Here we go!
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<< MOVIEDRONE PROMO >>
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STEVE: Hi, this is Steve.
MARC: And Marc.
STEVE: We are the Moviedrone podcast and we are guesting on this episode of Takeover Tuesday.
MARC: You can find us on Twitter which is @movie_drone or can get us via email on moviedronepodcast@hotmail.com. Please download us on all of the usual platforms!
STEVE: Today’s movie is “Shaun of the Dead” (2004), the comedy horror film directed by Edgar Wright and written for the screen by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.
MARC: The first of the ‘Cornetto Trilogy’, we follow Shaun as he tries to get his life back on track, whilst also fighting a zombie apocalypse alongside his best friend, his on/off girlfriend, his mum and step-dad, and some other acquaintances.
STEVE: There may be a few spoilers in the review, but these will not ruin any enjoyment of the film!
MARC: There is something quintessentially British about having a cup of tea and biscuits and waiting for things to get better.
STEVE: This film replaces tea with beer and biscuits with hog lumps.
MARC: Leading the film we have Simon Pegg as Shaun, one of life’s drifters attempting to get his life back on track from the “Groundhog Day” it has become.
STEVE: The characters are cast and written perfectly, the hero, the loser, the girlfriend who wants more, the mum and stepdad, and the friends who join the different fractions of the crew.
MARC: The opening of the film focuses on the characters meandering through life without the realisation it is being wasted.
STEVE: Highlight scenes include battling zombies with washing baskets, a mug tree and records, as well as a near closing scene of attacking a zombie landlord with pool cues to the soundtrack of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.
MARC: *sings* Don’t stop me now!
STEVE: Ah, descending into normal Moviedrone.
MARC: There are some touching scenes with Shaun and his mum, as well as some tense but superbly written pieces with Bill Nye as his stepdad.
STEVE: As a knower of that dynamic, I can concur to that.
MARC: Ah really, that good?
STEVE: That good.
MARC: Ok. Nick Frost as the clown character it’s casting brilliance as he helps elevate Pegg’s character to produce an amazing start to their acting double act.
STEVE: With some lines you will never forget like, ‘You’ve got red on you!’
TOGETHER: ‘Yeah boy!’
MARC: Oh and, ‘Can I get any of you
STEVE: Yes Marc, correct.
MARC: Right after then that...
TOGETHER: We’re off to the Winchester to let it all blow over.
“Shaun Of The Dead” is an easy watching film you will never get bored with that’s like a gentle zombie hug each time you watch it.
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (CERTIFIED FRESH)
Metacritic: 76
One Movie Punch: 9.4/10
“Shaun Of The Dead” (2004) is rated 15 and is available frequently on streaming services and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray and collectors editions like we’ve got.
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JOSEPH: Thanks, guys...
STEVE: Actually, you haven’t given my Blu-ray back of that.
MARC: Yeah, I have.
JOSEPH: Guys, that’s enough...
STEVE: No, you haven’t.
MARC: Yeah, I have, I’ve got mine.
STEVE: You’ve got mine as well.
JOSEPH: Really, I can’t even use this...
MARC: No.
STEVE: Yes, you’ve got loads of my DVDs.
MARC: I might have loads, but you don’t have DVDs, you only have Blu-ray.
JOSEPH: Can you even hear me? Is this thing on? Hello?
STEVE: Honestly, let’s carry this on off air.
MARC: Alright.
JOSEPH: Finally!
