Shaun of the Dead

Ratboy had been lent this DVD my a mate, and what better to watch on Halloween that a horror?

I was a bit unsure about a Romantic Zombie Comedy but it is funny. Our 'hero' Shaun is a bit of a hopeless case, he has a dead end job, hangs out with his slobby best mate and eventually gets dumped by his girlfriend. However, he fails to notice that the world has been taken over by Zombies. When he, and slobby flatmate Ed, finally realise this they decide to go and rescue Shaun's mum (who has revealed that his step-dad has just been bitten) and then Shaun's ex-girlfriend, before retiring to their local to see out all the fuss. Obviously this is not that straight forward an adventure and there are some excellent comedic moments along the way (plus a few to make you jump). There are the odd gory moments, but it is not too bad. Overall I was pleasantly surprised. My favourite scene is probably the one where they go through Shaun's 80's record collection deciding what ones to use on the zombies.