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#Shaun of the Dead
tough garnet
A zom-rom-com. The zom moments are effective, the dramatic parts hit me in the right keys
hybrid gate
Shaun of the Dead used to be my favorite of the Cornetto trilogy, but in the last year I watched them all again with the GF, and though SotD still holds up very well for a comedy made 20 years ago, It didn't hold up QUITE as well as Hot Fuzz, which is still brilliant.
I love this film. Got nothing but good things to say about it.
But Hot Fuzz is better and is the choice for space.
dapper stirrup
I need to watch it again. I like Hot Fuzz more each watch. Up until my last watch, I didn't think there was a chance I'd put it over SotD. Now I'm not sure.
hybrid gate
Both are brilliant films. I love Edgar Wright. But to me, the choice of hot fuzz is clear.
minor stratus
Ohhh! Going through this now but the "Ash" mention is also a reference to the band Ash, who's song Orpheus is on the soundtrack. More Ash facts though! Edgar Wright was dating Ash's guitarist Charlotte Hatherley at the time, and he directed the video for one of her first solo songs Bastardo, which also features Lucy Davis.
minor stratus
I love this movie, and I love Edgar Wright. But my (I guess) hot take is that this is by far the best film in a very solid career, and maybe the only one in which the narrative doesn't get buried by other things he's trying to do.
hybrid gate
It makes me think that Paul and Amy need to do an episode where they conclusively make decisions about the one movie that prolific directors get on the list.
Obviously Edgar Wright would be discussed, but it would be nice to finally make a conclusive decision on people like Spielberg, Scorsese, Tarantino, etc
Need to do a few more Miyazaki films before making a decision on him
spare anchor
SotD influenced me to nickname any bar I’m currently frequenting “The Winchester”
hybrid gate
But back on topic, what i really love is that though SotD is a comedy, I love that it takes the sad moments seriously. Pegg does a really great job acting when his mom is dying.
dapper stirrup
It makes me think that Paul and Amy need to do an episode where they conclusivel...
They have discussed that in each of the season finales when updating the list. Typically they limit the discussion to movies they cover, but sometimes they throw out suggestions for future episodes (which is why Jurassic Park ended up getting covered)
steel kelp
The mention of 28 Days Later just reminds me that we didn't get the promised episode on that seminal film, and instead got one on a lame Matt Reeves' Apes sequel.
steel kelp
Shaun of the Dead used to be my favorite of the Cornetto trilogy, but in the la...
i preferred Hot Fuzz to Shaun of the Dead since i first watched them (which was before World's End was released). maybe if i ever watched Spaced i'd appreciate Shaun more
minor stratus
Spaced is really, really good. I can see why P&A mentioned it as sort of spiritual sequel but stylistically its very much its own thing.
warm sparrow
I’m a huge Edgar Wright fan and Shaun of the Dead is my favorite. We read “You’ve Got Red on You” for the Paul Scheer Book Club. Really fascinating read and super cool book design. It was a bit ago, but I remember the part around the DP just not getting why he needed all the shots and that causing friction on set. I think it’s a good example of out of the box thinking that tries to get shut down by people that are straight line thinkers. Especially from an unproven movie director.
tough garnet
I remember the book! Yea e.g., the whip pans must be a pain to shoot (over and over)
amber flower
Brilliant comedy.
The way be runs it out gives you your first clue.😁
fluid sail
What they said about them just finding spaced fans to be extras in a zombie movie reminded me of a film I watched earlier this year Pathogen (2006) that was written and directed by a 12 year old and they made a making of documentary that was also fascinating, and during the finale, they were able to get a local grocery store closed off, and a lot of the extras were just ones they recruited from outside the store from earlier in the day.
I love this movie. I remember it really affecting me when I was younger and when I watched just a month ago, it really still resonated with me, most films from that era really don’t have that effect on me anymore. It’s also how you feel about spaced, because I still think that is one of the best comedies of all time. I remember being really excited for hot fuzz and run fat boy run (not a Wright film, but Simon was the star) and remember really being upset because I didn’t like them. There’s just something about Shaun that really gets to me, I don’t know if it’s the emotional depth I see in it that I don’t see in something like Hot Fuzz, but I think it will always be my favorite Wright film.
also re: soho, I also think this has an incredible soundtrack, and really love the style of the film even if you can see the end come from so early on