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This actually looks like a British comedy film that might actually be good!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 20 March 2004 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm really looking forward to it, even though horror movies aren't really my thing

― jellybean (jellybean), Saturday, 20 March 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't see it being so much a zombie movie so much as a movie-length episode of Spaced. With added zombies.

Evidently this is going to be the best film this year, and I will be very sorely disappointed if it isn't.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 21 March 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I am just scared that the trailer has all the best bits in it.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 21 March 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Note to self. When clicking on www.movieguide.co.nz to see potential trailer, dont bother. Fskcing popups tried to run scripts and install a trojan on my work pc! Bastard.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 22 March 2004 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Useless Shaun of the Dead trivia: both former members of Orlando are in it! (Tim Chipping as one of the main zombies, Dickon as butchered extra).

It is going to rule so hard.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Monday, 22 March 2004 05:28 (twenty-one years ago)

My flatmate saw it the other week, and said it is actually, genuinely one of the best films ever.

www.romzom.com

Nice article about it in the Independent on Sunday yesterday too, complete with Tim Chipping's "My Life as a Zombie" anecdotage.

Can't wait can't wait can't wait.

― Marianna L, Monday, 22 March 2004 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm really hoping this will be as good as people are saying. If only so I no longer get the awful sinking feeling when I read/hear the words 'British comedy film'.

I wuv Spaced and I hope the same style doesn't spread too thinly when stretched over 90 minutes.

― robster (robster), Monday, 22 March 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Apparently this blog has something to do with 'roots level' 'guerilla' 'marketing' for SOTD.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 22 March 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not building up my hopes as i fear it may be rub (but secretly i hope it is marvy)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 22 March 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Moi aussi; have deliberately paid no attention to the pre-publicity. I want to just turn up. I think I might see it on the day it comes out, but I will have a stonker of a hangover as it is the day after me birfday innit.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I also foolishly excited and hoping not to be disappointed. Release day?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

April 9th.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Adam and Joe were doing fast Zombies v Fast Zombies on the weekend radio show (as Jo is in Shaun) which I'm sure we did in the 28 days later thread. Also Lucy Davis is in it, making her Dawn of the Dead

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

Revive!

I expect many of us have now seen this - over Zombeaster weekend.

I thought it was pretty great. More, much more than a triple-length episode of Spaced.

Without lurching too far into spoiler territory, scenes that will live long in the memory - the second trip to the convenience store, the cinder path encounter with the other (doppel)gang(er), the entire speeding Jag sequence.

Watching Morons From Outer Space last night in bed (and having worked on Drop Dead Fred at work recently) it struck me that SOTD so spectacularly bucks the trend for bright Brit TV comedy falling flat on the big screen that I... I don't really know what to think. Perhaps Edgar Wright is the new Terry Gilliam, exchanging the epic for the specific.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 12 April 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Edgar Wright is Luke "Sleepy Jackson" Steele in disguise.

Haven't seen this yet but only because I have incredible self-control and have agreed to wait til Tuesday so as to accompany a busy friend.

Played some of the soundtrack & dialogue (specifically, I-Monster's "The Blue Wrath" and "Can I get...any of you cunts...a cup of tea?") at the ICA the other week, much fun to hear it LOUD. Oh it's gonna be good. And Dylan Moran! And Lucy Carrott! Woohoo!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, I watched morons from outer space, last night, too. cookie went to bed but I could not help myself. it made me think that I do not want this film, more. the not wanting began because I do not like simon pegg.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Simon Pegg is the poet of the crap. The gag with the cornetto was perfectly timed and quintessential Pegg.

I was pleased and surprised to find out from Mr. The Internet that Pete had not previously been both in Spaced (as Daisy's Ex) and Black Books (as the Shipping Forecast guy) but also the voice of Darth Maul.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 12 April 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete = one half of the Look Around You team and, less illustriously, part on the ongoing Hardware debacle.

One of those scousers who, somehow, sounds less than entirely convincing as a scouser when called upon to drop the elocuted sheen.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 12 April 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

What part did Tim from Orlando play? I don't remember any particularly prominent zombies. Not that I'm suggesting playing up minor roles should be second nature for someone who is still "from Orlando" :)

Will they even release this movie in the states?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 12 April 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

andrew, now it is your turn to text me to finish my zine.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 12 April 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Tim is very prominently featured on the poster(s); didn't spot Dickon though. Apparently everyone who was ever gonged off at the Comedy Store by Alexei Sayle is in the crowd scene outside the pub*.

As for a US release - maybe not unless aintitcool.com (they're Spaced-bonkers) has some great wedge of influence in these matters. Every DCer and NYCite I know is clamouring for a US Spaced release but music clearance issues will probably always thwart this.

(* - I can't prove this)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 12 April 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The music is excellent, and provides a laugh before the film even starts.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 12 April 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

it is great, me and meg and ptee saw it on saturday, i completely agree with your points jonesy/YMOF

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 07:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Ed and I went to see it last night and enjoyed its utter Crouch End-edness. To reveal spoilers would only EXACERBATE problems, though.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i was impressed! i was worried about studentyness stretched out too long too but they balanced it nicely.

― prima fassy (mwah), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete S was not Daisy's ex in spaced, but the guy (Dwayne) who "nicked" Tim's previous girlfriend.

Dawn of Dead better than I expected to be, Shaun about what I expected. I laffed, but didn't bust a gut, like. a good movie, not heat's ('sleb induced) 5 stars, but good allthesame

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It was so Crouch End it hurt. Much fun in location spotting. But agreed, Wright always had a very cinematic way of directing Spaced (put it like this, you actually noticed the direction unlike most sitcoms). Homeless man was Horton jupiter out of I Came From the Stars...I Saw Them. I shall start getting Cornetto's for breakfast.

The most interesting thing I though was actually how touching the whole thing was. Very, very entertaining - obv not best film ever but rather fun. Acres better than 28 Days Later. Pity they didn't use the real Winchester though.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, not knowing N8 like you foax, I was revelling in its specific nonspecificity - that shop, pub, flat conversion, near-Deco block could've been any Londonburb. OK, maybe a very white one.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:18 (twenty-one years ago)

haha yes i did like the 28 days later crack at the end

― prima fassy (mwah), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:21 (twenty-one years ago)

CLASSIC.

I was pleased to note that The Shepherds in Highgate is briefly mentioned. Me and another ILXor once scored full marks in the pub quiz there.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete, I noticed that particular extra too but DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING (and you might want to googleproof the name BTW). Actually, he may have hit the height of his fame with this!

Cast had that north London realness aspect down pat - you could imagine all of them cooling their heels in a market research call centre whilst waiting for their lives to happen. Also the refrain 'yeah mate, nothing right now' rang true - it was all terribly well-observed inna microcosm-as-macrocosm way. Any sign of Sean Whooooo? in the zombie nation, because if not he's the only c-list CrouchEnder not invited to partake of the dodgy contact lenses.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Strange as it hasn't been The Shepherds for a while though...

http://www.fancyapint.com/thepubs/pub2071.htm

(xpost)

― robster (robster), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Which might be why the line mentioning it went something like "What about The Shepherds? They do [something I can't remember] now."

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

it will always be the shepherds to me...

...also at the end, do they say they're going to The Village for sunday lunch?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Going to the shop bit reminded me of that Kylie video.

I don't know any of the people in it, or any of the places.

I thought it was very good, top entertainment, ideal for an Easter weekend at your mum and dad's.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:34 (twenty-one years ago)

also penelope wilton = CLASSIC mum behaviour

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:39 (twenty-one years ago)

apart from the being shot in the head by offspring?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:42 (twenty-one years ago)

oops, sorry mum...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

[also might we want a "some spoilers likely" in the thread title?]

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Slightly flaky mum: Classic Penelope Wilton role :-)

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

MAN! What a great film! AND they were listening to DO YOU SUFFER FROM MENTAL which was and is now my new favourite song, hurrah for Eighties B-Line!!! I didn't have a Cornetto but I had a 99 from the ice cream van...

Ahem is anyone up for seeing this again?

Also I am willing to bet that between us we know every single person in that film. ONE OF THOSE ZOMBIES COULD HAVE BEEN ME you know!!! Hem hem I was so tired when I came out of the cinema I was doing a pretty good zombie impression myself. I want the soundtrack. I am, possibly, a little too pleased by this cinematic offering.

PS - we stayed throughout the end credits to see if there were any extras/bloopers but nowt, but someone else has reported back that there are - is this just a Filmworks thing that cut some extras off or are I's rumours wrong0?

― sarah not at work, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps I should actually see Dawn of the Dead at some point too.

― cricket bat, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The specifics of Crouch End were overidden by the universalities of The Pub/The Flat.

Though the direction in Spaced was regularly like a film, I think a lot of people ignored that because it was often like a particular film that the director wanted to imitate.

I couldn't believe Ed was Mike Watt.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

SOUNDTRACK SPOILER

Worth staying for the credits cos you do three minutes of prime Shelley/Diggle at huge cinematic volume; several people gasped "YES!" in the Ritzy as that barrelled in. I was two of them.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't seen it yet, but this would appear to be the most ILEcentric film of all time. Apparently Tim gets his head blown off at one point in the film, but that could happen to any number of zombies.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

(pissing myself at the channel surfing bits STILL)

(late-career Buzzcocks better than no 'Cocks at all)

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

several people gasped "YES!" in the Ritzy as that barrelled in. I was two of them.

I was the other one, except in a different theatre at a different time.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Ahem that was the Ash cover version, innit - it was greeeeebt!

Ha yes lots of zombies get blown up but some people have more of a vested interest in particular zombie deaths than others, not that I am one of them though eh?

― sarah not at work, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What is the difference between Crouch End and Highgate? Is this like a Hoxton-Shoreditch thing where they are in reality the same place?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:23 (twenty-one years ago)

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I almost lived in Crouch End.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)

It's opening this Friday here in Toronto, and the promos look fantastic. I'm definitely going.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

whee!

― Symplistic (shmuel), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 07:57 (twenty-one years ago)

It's already playing in Toronto! Go today!

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i just saw it! in vancouver! movie of the year! blah blah blah!

― Symplistic (shmuel), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

From Dusk Til Shaun.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 08:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Voyage of the Shaun Treader.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Edgar W and Simon P might very well be the people to finally make the film that captures the joke I've seen in a hundred email subject headings: Shaun Of The Dead 2: Electric Boogaloo.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Bizarrely Alba is lying and Pete isn't.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

From Dusk Til Shaun

That's the one. Cheers.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Porn of the Dead is in the pipeline too according to Pegg.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Lawn of the Dead too.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Are they going to do a vegan version: Quorn Of The Dead

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Every Rose Has A Thorn of the Dead

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

As a commentary on his career after Johhny and Denise:
Vaughn Of The Dead.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)

it was retitled Bjorn Of The Dead for Svenska

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I hear Simon Pegg's getting a haircut before filming the sequel...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

this must've been the record:

Streetsounds: Crucial Electro

http://www.discogs.com/release/33203

Streetsounds put out a series of Electro comps simply titled Electro 1, Electro 2 etc untill no. 11 when it became Hip Hop Electro. But Man Parrish isn't on any of the early volumes, while there were a few releases called "Crucial Electro" perhaps filling in holes of big classics missing from the early releases.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 4 October 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Great flick! Loved it!

― redfez, Monday, 4 October 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i loved the first half! but then the ending was a letdown.

― big chaki (chaki), Monday, 4 October 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i saw this about a week ago, thot it was mildly amusing but not that much more. mebbe need more immersion in this Spaced ppl are speaking of to get it. I did really like the doppel-gang moment. Its utter oddness and the casual way it was dropped in was very endearing.

― H (Heruy), Monday, 4 October 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I liked it, probably more than most movies I've seen this year. Otoh, I've hated most of the movies I've seen this year.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Monday, 4 October 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I loved it, for the record. Have never seen, or heard of, Spaced, but was a HUGE fan of the Living dead trilogy when growing up.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 4 October 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Should get around to seeing this...but oddly enough, I have a situation where I literally might not have the time for a while. Which is gratifying!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 4 October 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Spaced I saw once by accident on Trio or BBC America just recently. The show sucked, but I immediately recognized the guy when the Shaun of the Dead previews started coming on. Based on the fact that I like British comedy and it got great reviews, I figured SOTD must be pretty good... and it was! But, seeing Spaced isn't going to do anything for you. The two are nothing alike.

― redfez, Monday, 4 October 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned...did you get my package?

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 4 October 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I did! I've been meaning to write, it's quite wonderful, and in fact I've sent in a request to review the Prefects CD for the AMG. :-) Thanks very much!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 4 October 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I totally disagree, the first season of spaced is a lot like shaun of the dead. there is even an episode with zombies in it.

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 4 October 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

no rush, just glad it arrived. I have little trust for the post office, and even less for the mailboxes etc turned UPS store I frequent instead. email me offlist when you get the time...

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 4 October 2004 22:11 (twenty-one years ago)

watched this last night, loved it! You can't say this is nothing like Spaced, it's practically Spaced-the movie.

It's not such a bad zombie flick as well and I was surprised at how good some of the effects were.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 08:16 (twenty-one years ago)

seeing Spaced isn't going to do anything for you. The two are nothing alike.

????

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Lots of fun.

― EComplex (EComplex), Friday, 15 October 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, that didn't work.

― EComplex (EComplex), Friday, 15 October 2004 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmmm....hot links gone?

my little rant here: http://entertainmentcomplex.blognation.us/blog/_archives/2004/10/14/160616.html

― EComplex (EComplex), Friday, 15 October 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

This movie has the best ending ever! It's...sweet.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

What was that Queen song during that one sequence at the Winchester? That shit KILLED me; mostly Di and Shaun's mom ROCKING OUT to the zombie smackdown.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

I rented the DVD of this to watch last night. It's so great.

― C J (C J), Monday, 17 January 2005 21:32 (twenty years ago)

"Don't Stop Me Now"

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:06 (twenty years ago)

This film is better than other films.

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Monday, 17 January 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

Not much to add other than I loved it. The DVD has a plot hole section where they explain what happened to Dawn (from The Office) etc. My favorite reference was of course when they decide not to use Shaun's "Blue Monday" 12" as a zombie frisbee because it's a "first edition."

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

Really need to get this, I have been lax.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

And any movie with a joke about The Stone Roses' 'Second Coming' is great by me. One of the few movies I've bought.

― jergins (jergins), Saturday, 7 May 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

wait, where was that joke?

― kingfish, Saturday, 7 May 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

"This one?"

"Well, I liked it."

― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Saturday, 7 May 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

har!

― kingfish, Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

I really liked the extra where Dianne explains her fate after she left the Winchester. She needs to do V.O. work somewhere!

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Sunday, 8 May 2005 00:14 (twenty years ago)

She was at the last LA FAP (sitting right next to us at The Cat & Fiddle obviously!).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Sunday, 8 May 2005 02:03 (twenty years ago)

Hahah, that's right. Shoulda bought the DVD earlier and then just casually asked her to sign it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 May 2005 02:45 (twenty years ago)

I got this recently too (missed it at the cinema) and yeah it rocks! Glad I got the dvd first actually, cos it meant we got to see the plot holes extras right after the film, instead of sitting there going "hang on, what happened to so and so?".

I was rather upset when Dylan got torn to bits! :(

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 8 May 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/epic-fail-photos-win-shaun-of-the-dead-legos-win1.png

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 15:00 (thirteen years ago)

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