Shaun of the Dead [$5 Halloween Candy Cash Offer] [Blu-ray] [2004]

You know the type of movie. The main character is just moving along in life, happy, drinking beer, playing video games, and not cleaning up his place. Suddenly BANG, the zombie apocalypse happens. One of the funniest films of the past few years, Shaun of the Dead manages to skewer and lovingly address the zombie genre made popular by George Romero and other horror directors. The entire cast is great, especially the two main characters played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The HD is great quality and The surround is very active, with the zombies growls coming from every direction during key scenes. This film is pretty much an aural and visual assault on the senses. The extras are the same ones you can find on the regular DVD release but they're entertaining at the least. I'd recommend this disc whole heatedly to comedy fans and horror fans alike. The Steele book looks awesome.

Shaun of the Dead is the first installment of the Cornetto Trilogy, aka the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz, then The World's End, all written By Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. Said trilogy is a must for anyone with a good sense of humor, and a wonderful introduction to the joy of British humor, even for those who don't usually like British anything. What's not to like? There's plenty of gore, a love story, the brand of humor that comes with the story of a grown man working a dead-end job and clinging to his youthful freedom, action, a great soundtrack, endless quotability, and astounding replay value due to recurring jokes you might not catch until the seventh time you see it. It's never dull or boring, and has sweet references to many zombie horror favorites without ripping anything off. This version is well fortified with special features that are actually entertaining, and don't spoil the movie. In fact, seeing many of the special features helps you realize how well the whole troupe works together as far as writing and acting. Buy now!

I'm not an Edgar Wright or Nick Frost or Simon Pegg fanatic; and sure, there is a bit of nostalgia around this movie for how many times it was watched as a group during my freshman year of college ... but I do find that it was just a well-edited, straight-forward, mish-mash of fun and heartfelt sillyness and seriousness. I haven't really liked any of the follow-ons, they all veered into adding more, stretching out the pacing to a breaking point, and messing up the mish-mash so badly that it just become a total mess of tones that leave me feeling like "what is this movie even trying to be?!?". But this one I think is that reigned in first, but not really first ("Spaced" was already there), effort that is just that right amount without trying to oversell its thin premise. Neat steelbook and it comes with the UltraViolet copy -- all good.

Zombies have become serious subjects in recent years, what with the phenomenal run of "The Walking Dead" and its super-serious approach to the zombie apocalypse. This satire/parody created by the English team of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright is a perfect antidote for anybody tired of the whole allegory spawned fifty years ago by horror maestro George Romero. This is the movie that Monty Python might have made had they stayed together. The edition I bought on sale comes in a steelbook case--even better! This makes for a perfect Halloween night at the movies.

I'm definitely picking up the Steelbook editions of the rest of the Cornetto Trilogy! Great packaging and displays nicely. Great features and extras, and the digital copy is just gravy. Shaun of the Dead is certainly one of my favorite movies. Director Edgar Wright did a phenomenal job with creating this film that is not only funny, heartwarming and cool, but also is packed with great homages to the zombie genre and his other bodies of work (i.e. Spaced). Simon Pegg and Nick Frost careers have certainly catapulted since this movie.

Shaun of the Dead is one of those movies everyone needs to see at least once. If you ever wondered why so many people love Simon Pegg or Edgar Wright, this is the film that started it all for them. It's a fun film with a surprisingly refreshing and original take on the zombie film (something that is no small feat). It has everything from the quirky British humor to intense zombie chase and even a few shocking twists and turns along the way. The set comes with a DVD copy as well as an iTunes digital copy and ultraviolet. To top it all off you also get a spiffy steelbook case with some great cover art. Definitely a must buy for any Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright fans.

While I absolutely adore this movie, my first steelbook purchases were the Universal Monster ones. Granted, perhaps I'm spoiled with the great collages used on the insides, but I expected this one to be similar since Universal also unleashed this waste of metal and plastic onto collectors. The menus are the exact same sidebar to the left as every other release. Definitely got for $5 if you need to add the film to your collection, but don't expect it to be as beautiful as the Alex Ross releases.

This is a hilarious zombie movie, and the first from the same people who brought you Hot Fuzz. This movie is funny and sticks to the storyline very well. The movie is about Shaun who is down on his luck and life, and how he organizes himself back to normal, while all of England is being attacked by Zombies. Just as Hot Fuzz mostly makes fun of action movies, this movie makes fun of the typical zombie movie, and it makes you laugh while doing so. Also the extra features are great. You will also love how everything looks in HD. Pick this movie up regardless of what format you have. It's a great movie and will make you laugh. Also pick up Hot Fuzz.