Happy Hour #31 - Shaun of the Dead (feat. MauLer)

You've got red on you. Join the Longman and myself for Part 2 of our journey into the legendary Cornetto Trilogy, as we discuss the zombie comedy that started it all - Shaun of the Dead.
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[@Antoniusan]

Most fantastical aspect of the movie: news tells the truth

[@Zathren]

Time to find better news sources for more truth today.

[@SpartyCubsFan]

Ha, spot on mate

[@benjamingrant5970]

News....being....honest???? What sort of David Lynch style esoteric fever dream are you describing???

[@masonmiller7991]

To be fair you only hear out of context snippets, they could be explaining how its rottenophobic to be fighting the zombies.

[@anthonyhiggins9799]

@@masonmiller7991 They specifically tell people to kill them by damaging the brain or removing the head.

[@jakenbakepyt3402]

There's a great small detail I think you guys missed. The tracking shot of Shaun going about his morning where he walks down the street to the convenient store he original goes in, goes to the fridge, pulls out a diet coke only to change his mind and get a regular coke. Then him and Liz get into a fight where she mentions he never sticks to his diets or works out. The following day when they repeat the tracking shot but the world has gone to shit, he goes to the store and pulls out a regular coke only to change his mind and get a diet coke because of what Liz said. It's something I didn't notice right away but it's a great little character detail.

[@InfamoussDBZ]

The Drinker is wearing the same red tie that Shaun wore in the movie for visual effect, or he just got back from a visit with Tatyana.

[@ronin_0421]

Or...he's copying MauLer's white shirt and red tie lol

[@InfamoussDBZ]

@@ronin_0421 That's a good question fellow viewer. It got me thinking. He could have a professional career that he doesn't want to jeopardize with a webcam, and does wear a red tie and white shirt each day.

[@ggt47]

He looks nice.

[@shinobifirecracker6671]

Was it a tie for visual effect or was the tie just…part of the costume…? Plot thickens. Though, I’m sure the ones in charge will say it was part of his costume. Don’t polish turds, friend

[@Ganon999]

He's actually Agent 47 after a long day

[@blackdragoncyrus]

"There's a girl in the garden." "... What?" "... In the garden, there's a girl."

[@Brownie-ms6sv]

Loving the Shaun alike shirt and tie combo, nice touch 👍

[@nickoftime5759]

You’ve got red on you.

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

“We’re coming to get you Barbara” is also a reference to “Night of the Living Dead”.

[@solarsailer4166]

Yes. Nice catch.

[@rrson648]

My GF and watched night of the living dead a few months before seeing Shaun. We both burst out laughing in the theater at that line. Sadly, we were the only ones who got it.

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

@@solarsailer4166 Why thank you, cheers!🍻

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

@@rrson648 That’s amazing though ha. I now know that drinker’s not checking comments lol cause it’s such a weird deep cut (I randomly realized after 10 viewings of each film haha) Cheers bud to you and your girl 🍻

[@ThomB1031]

@@rrson648 When they released the remaster of Night of the Living Dead I caught up... but I was at least ten years late to the joke.

[@StubbornBullet]

As soon as they mentioned Pete's name all that went through my head was: Pete? Peeeeete? OI PRICK!... Nah he's not in

[@miner69er75]

Can't wait to watch this later. One of my favourite films and two of my favourite film critics/KZbinrs. Hail to you both.

[@archstanton9073]

I know people love Hot Fuzz (and it is good) but this is my favorite of the Cornetto Trilogy. I remember when this hit theaters out of nowhere in the States. I just wanted to see it because it was a zombie horror comedy and then completely falling in love with the movie. I had no idea who the people who made it were (Spaced didn't have a DVD release in the States at the time) but my friends and I immediately set about finding more stuff from pretty much everyone involved. One of my friends got their hands of a regionless DVD player and the British DVD set of Spaced and we ended up loving that too. But Shaun will always be one of my favorites. Great movie who's cleverness and giddy heights are rarely reached by films these days.

[@slimjimpui]

I think that Shaun is better paced and even when shit gets crazy towards the end; it keeps the stakes high so it never seems farcical. Hot Fuzz has a great build up but it falls through in the execution of the action stuff in the third act. Once I gauged that I was watching something akin to those insufferable Channel Awesome anniversary crossovers where everyone is screaming and throwing stuff at each other I kinda zoned out

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

One clever directorial aspect of the film that I liked is how, thematically, the film is all about how we (represented by Shaun) are all so wrapped up in our daily motions, that we often miss or overlook major events in our lives, and downplay the significance of the wider world around us. And to convey this, _many_ of the shots in the first half of the film are filmed from either a medium or close up of Shaun, to the point that Shaun himself takes up much of the screen in many of the early shots of the film. We only drift away from this hyper-focus on Shaun at key moment when he is interacting with/noticing things happening in the world. Talking with Pete, noticing odd behavior of pedestrians, etc. And it's because of this framing that Edgar Wright is able to frequently interject various aspects of Shaun's personal life; whether it be an arm, a telephone, or a person's face; as a complete to surprise to distract from what's going on. As the film progresses, the camera more frequently wanders away from Shaun; focusing on other characters, filming from a more comfortable distance, and including more group shots, to reflect the fact that Shaun is getting a wider and wider perspective on his life and the apocalypse that is engulfing his world. As his perspective widens, the perspective of the camera and the films focus also _physically_ widens.

[@mudcrab3420]

The best part about seeing a stranger dressed as Shaun at a party or the like is you can then just casually pause while passing and.... "You've got red on you."

[@PracticalTacticalFedeli]

These two are fucking legends. If you’re ever in the USA you always have a place to stay on my ranch

[@JokerJoestar]

Send em to the ranch!

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

Send them ON A FARM

[@filiporvik2782]

Where did you learn to house people? ON A FARM!?

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

I'm not sure the would be safe on your Ram Ranch.

[@josephleishman1982]

I think Misery had a semi-similar plot 😁 someone note this guys name

[@Bonez0r]

2:00:11 "Or these weird villain origin stories where you're trying to paint your villains as likeable anti-heroes." Kind of the same as painting a certain criminal individual who was killed last year and has been celebrated as a hero by the left ever since. I sense a pattern.

[@PoperoniNews]

Shhhhhhh. Don’t bring that up. They aren’t ready for that one yet

[@alexmc69]

Who? I'm wracking my brains..

[@Bonez0r]

@@alexmc69 Saint Floyd, patron saint of fentanyl users.

[@theinnerlight8016]

@@Bonez0r the divine fentanyl, killer of more than 100k Americans per year. Compared to 18 unarmed black people killed by police in 2020, or the 264 police officers killed in the line of duty, that's not worth much newstime...

[@WolfmansGotNards]

2:19:29 - Thanks to Big Al for trying to get The Drinker to do a Collab with me haha! We can dream!

[@glenmcl]

I just rewatched this today. 17 years ago I got 10min in and switched it off, was not what I expected. Today, I thought it was brilliant. Silly ending in the shed though. Overall well written, funny and the drama set pieces were great Thanks for the push into rewatching.

[@jetnavigator]

I thought the ending was great.

[@RRTNZ]

Cheers Drinker you garrulous glenmorangie guzzling gent ! Started listening to this this morning ( local time) before work. Looking forward to having a chuckle along with you and my Welsh brother MauLer. Will have to rewatch SOTD now !

[@randomperson-up5vt]

Saw most of this live, can't wait to finish it up.

[@arattactician5697]

When you talked about Hot Fuzz, that got me curious and I checked out the three flavors cornetto trilogy and I'm so glad I did. These movies are amazing. A nice breath of fresh air to be sure. Thank you for introducing me to the trilogy through Hot Fuzz!

[@mudcrab3420]

No one mentioned that the 'dogs can't look up' line came from the making of Spaced? There was the ep in season 2 where Colin the dog, after feeling unloved, had started sneaking next door for attention. There was a scene where the doggo was running across the lawn to the gap in the back fence and Daisy from the upstairs window was calling to him. (well her - doggo actor was actually a gal doggo) The plan was that Colin would look up to the window, but then keep walking to the hole in the fence, but despite the fact they would call from the upstairs window, the dog would always turn and look horizontally towards the house's back door. Edgar became convinced from that that dogs literally could not look up and I think it became a running in joke with him and Pegg. (we had a doggo that would do similar. We would look out the kitchen window and see him 'up to something' and tap on the window to let him know we could see him. He would always look at the back door rather than the window. I guess doggo minds work on the fact that they know they can hear you from the window, but if you are going to come out you are clearly going to come through the door, hence they watch the door to see if you are coming out or not.)

[@johnmurdoch8534]

I dont know if you touch on this but regarding Philip..i like how shaun starts off by shrugging off that he has to kill philip and then imagining his plans going through in that montage and in each one he kills Philip in a smooth and cool way ..but when he actually gets to the house its suddenly difficult and you feel for Philip. Movie knows how to do comedy but still make us care about characters.

[@AHermitTakesaWalk]

I feel morally compelled to point out that it was Wayne's World that started movies using Bohemian Rhapsody. I would have expected an old man like Drinker to remember that, though it might have been before Mauler's time.

[@ericnorman2176]

If Critical Drinker and Razorfist did an after-hours on 80's Predator, the tubes would explode and all the cats would escape!

[@chucksenhowzen9740]

“How are you doing” “Surviving”

[@mudcrab3420]

I have actually gotten into the habit of answering that to questions in real life. I mean most of the time it is true, but also a little miffed no one has ever called me out on it as a movie reference.

[@Fenixx117]

You've got red on you Thanks for this! The Cornetto trilogy are some of the best comedy movies ever made.

[@jackobrien47]

that scene where they're throwing all the stuff and he's like "nah that's rubbish". use they line in so many videogames

[@tomdadada]

There are no wasted moments in this movie. Every little second is used (visually, tonal, dialogue, music, etc.) in the best possible way to create THE BEST (BRITISH) Zombie-flic. 20:45 Good point! The thin line, mixing comedy and a true horrorfilm was quite dangerous. So many movies try and totally fail. But Edgar Whrigt, Pegg & Frost totally hit the sweet spot! Thats what makes this film so rewatchable and beautiful. You easily connect with all characters; you laugh, fear and even die with them. Masterpiece

[@ISheolraver]

Will novel "Ghost Target": Drake: "You've got red on you, Cole." Brilliant.

[@germanmagicstories]

Shaun got me with the trailer too. After they run over the guy and asked if he's allright made me go have it for my DVD collection

[@Activated_Complex]

Love that this was a Spaced reunion for the cast. You guys caught so many things I missed. Great video, thanks guys!

[@starshineraiser6729]

This is one of my favorite ever movies. The visual atmosphere is another star of the show.

[@Ravishrex1]

Really in the top 5 zombies films of all time.

[@davidgannon5388]

15:55 - when Ed takes the phone from Sean and says, "We're coming to get you, Barbara!", it was a deliberate homage to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." The original line is at the beginning, when Barbara's brother is teasing her in the cemetery, saying, "They're coming to get you, Barbara!" Fun fact: Romero was at the premiere, and Simon/Nick were talking to him after the film, and they asked him what he thought of the homage. He didn't recognize it! They had to point it out to him!

[@philipontacos7568]

I adore this movie. It is a perfect movie.

[@djassassinuk]

Yes Mauler!! WHIPLASH is outstanding!!

[@leeinnes7127]

My favourite of the three films

[@sethran8592]

Simon Pegg does the voice for the chamberlain in Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and he’s frickin brilliant.

[@pyregazer9210]

Thought the series was really good, but don't know how much of that is nostalgia. I saw the OG film when I was just a wee lad in the drive-in movies. It was a double feature with E.T. and I liked Dark Crystal much more.

[@captbuckyohare5585]

MmmmmmmHmmmmm..

[@junperignon]

Notice how when they started to talk about army of the dead the lights on drinker were off whilst when talking about Shaun of the Dead the light comes back. Amazing visual metaphor by the director.

[@Grouncontrol]

Love the sequence at the beginning when saun is walking to the store in the morning. Some of the funniest shit!

[@mr.pudding51]

The people living their zombie lives in the opening credits are the real zombies later in the film.

[@CraigWard]

@20:00 also in that sequence when Shaun is going to the shop when he gets a drink he picks up a CocaCola but when he goes a second time after getting drunk and wanting to get Liz back (unknowingly surrounded by zombies) he picks up a Diet Coke. The start of his self improvement. The subtle touches in this movie are a masterclass.

[@davidgannon5388]

20:04 - the wedding guy in the shop who turns up as a zombie (missing an arm) at Sean's house is an actual paraplegic, missing an arm!

[@solarsailer4166]

Sad I missed this live, but so glad you guys covered this. Is Drinker wearing a kilt? Seeing him in a kilt for the Highlander video was fantastic!

[@nickoftime5759]

That made me happy too 😌

[@InfamoussDBZ]

That was him at his funniest. I think he loves playing The Drinker. But his writing insight is what makes it stand out immensely from countless movie reviewing youtubers.

[@BadgerOff32]

It would be interesting to have a discussion about Spaced now. Going back and watching it after the Cornetto Trilogy has happened, you certainly notice where a lot of their ideas for the films originated from. There's the famous zombie episode where Tim (Simon Pegg) has done a load of cheap speed and does an all-nighter playing Resident Evil, then the next day he starts freaking out and seeing everyone as zombies. There's the paintball episode where they take it way too seriously and Mike (Nick Frost) has an overly dramatic 'death' scene after being hit by a paintball. There's Peter Serafinowicz playing a right prick in Duane Benzie There's the Robot Wars episode where their rival Dexter is kinda similar to the Andies from Hot Fuzz. There's a lot of parallels

[@samgott8689]

Oh, by the way Mauler, I swear to Christ, you are to movies what Dan Carlin is to history, taking forever and a day to put out epic content that explains in detail how movies/history are even more fucked than we ever imagined.

[@seancollett6]

Required viewing for my Editing students each semester. Great film!!!

[@emuman09]

Such a classic just like hot fuzz. For some reason haven't got round to watching world's end yet. I need to get on it!

[@jakeblankenship1408]

MauLer/Drinker, take a look at The Long Kiss Goodnight. It stars Geena Davis and occupies a strange point in time.

[@andrewconrad2859]

A very good movie that seemingly no one, myself including, expected to be good. And Geena with the short blonde bob was smokin' hot.

[@jakeblankenship1408]

@@andrewconrad2859 #accurate. And some of the best lines ever for Sam Jackson. "Yeah I'm a Morman. That's why I just smoked a pack of Newports and made this drink."

[@andrewconrad2859]

@@jakeblankenship1408 😆👍

[@rightpa]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@DrGonzo123456789]

Shaun of the dead...my all time fave zombie flick. Or should I put it more appropriately... a rom zom. Great podcast, even with you two recalling the funniest moments had me laughing out loud.

[@thisisfyne]

Just as I was done watching the Hot Fuzz Happy Hour AND the movie itself, this pops off! That's awesome! Pouring myself some rum and here we go! Edit: I like that at the beginning they go right into the contrast between Shaun and David. It made me realize that as far as storytelling goes, we're much more favorable to incompetent characters with good intentions than characters that are correct but with ulterior motives or an arrogant attitude. Most characters in this movie embody who Shaun should or shouldn't be (the most obvious being Ed and their flatmate Peter Sefruhkfflsdkjfsky), it's such a well crafted film!

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I think that goes to show how much we, as people, value intent; we're willing to forgive flawed people whose intentions are good, so long as they are capable of improving and that their flaws aren't critical/dangerous, but a smart and logical person with ill-intent is someone to be mistrusted.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I had the honor of showing this movie to my little sister sometime a year or so ago. My sister is someone who generally prefers animations, not really into live action films for the most part, but she really likes Zombieland and Scott Pilgrim, inclusing the Scott Pilgrim movie by Edgar Wright. So, I billed this movie to her as "Like Zombieland, but made by the guy who did Scott Pilgrim, also it's British." And that was enough to get interested. I thoroughly love this movie, and while I think Hot Fuzz edges it out just slightly, I have a bit more of a personal attachment to this film in the Cornetto Trilogy for that reason. (Also, I wrote an essay on this film in college; pretty rudimentary stuff by my present-self's standards but it got me a perfect mark none-the-less, so I'll take it).

[@thomasbarrett5676]

Also details like Pete has a scorching red mark down his body, because he clearly was in the shower standing under hot water all morning. Just one of hundreds of details Edgar Wright didn’t have to put in, but he did it anyways and gives the film much more authenticity and humour on multiple viewings. Baby driver is another good movie I’d recommend.

[@glenschroeder301]

2 of my favorite people! And my favorite set of movies!

[@kjtj397]

Bruh the bad batch is super good!

[@AdamDawson1984]

A horror comedy that also subverts the horror genre is Dale and Tucker Vs Evil.

[@HulkCrow]

I love that movie so much!!

[@jpdominator]

Two wonderful fellows. You both need to continue for another 70 years, or how many ever years I have left in the simulation.

[@PaulSmith-nb6md]

Glad so much respect is given to this movie. It is so amazing

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

Did anyone else notice the cashier person in the shop as a zombie holding open his hand for the change :')

[@tommern84]

You guys need to review : The Evil Dead movies and Ash VS Evil series.. THEY are just F-ING H Y S T E R I C A L!!

[@scottjohnson1596]

Love Shaun! Thanks for this. I totally agree with the chatter about True Romance. I would love to hear your opinion if that movie. One of my all time favorites. I'm sure you'll appreciate it.

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Surprised to hear about rider in the rain..i got the dvd like 20 years ago. Good movie

[@zombiecop77]

What about Phillip? Everyone else's stories concluded one way or another. Mum was put down, Ed stayed in the shed like a "thick fuck". Even Diane hung out in a tree till things blew over. Is he still in the Jag?

[@gregket]

Great stream Drinker with Mauler, the leader of The Toxic Brood. Oh, btw, I bought a bottle of Highland Park 18 year, thanks to your previous suggestions. It is very smooth, well worth to drink with family and friends.

[@frickjames4089]

Drinker, you necessity for sanity, I'd love to see you make a video (or short) of the movie Pursuit of Happyness. Such a gut wrenching and real recognition of how hard and cold the real world can be to someone trying to follow their dreams. Along with a man figuring out how to be a single parent during all this struggle. If you haven't seen it, definitely recommend good sir!

[@paranoyd70]

As an American and only speaking for myself...British comedy is always hit or miss with me. I wasn't expecting to like Shaun of the Dead, but considering it was a zombie movie which is one of my personal favorites, I decided to give it a watch anyway (years ago)...and I absolutely loved it. I watched Hot Fuzz as well, but just thought it was okay. And a little off topic, but damn I miss Benny Hill. That Brit was a genius, and it saddens me how he was one of the first casualties of the woke Leftist mindset that was starting to gain ground. Benny Hill is missed but never forgotten.

[@Cris-ut9pc]

i’m an American as well but i love British comedy. i guess it’s more of a taste thing. shows like Peep Show, Black Adder, The Inbetweeners, Green Wing are all fucking hilarious. i’m from the south too where you’re more likely to see a Confederate flag than a British person, something about their sense of humor kills me.

[@polarissucks]

Had to go watch it after. So good.

[@AllCarsUnited]

My favorite comedy zombie flick for sure

[@jackx3546]

Love it, Cheers drinker. Mauler you rock too

[@fifth1613]

Army of the Dead as a satirical action comedy would've been amazing... minus Zack Snyder.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

it was great. Perfect direction

[@jackx3546]

Sean slipping on the blood puddle in the store and not even looking XD

[@gusargoan]

You can pick your friends, but can't pick your family. This the gist of the movie.

[@itzybitzyspyder]

I love how he asks what 'exasperate' means then uses it later in the movie.

[@ThomB1031]

During the dvd in the mail days, I saw the trailer for 'Shawn of the Dead' before the movie 'Layer Cake'. Both movies I have watched many times since.

[@rantmilk2545]

“He’s got his arm off!” I had to pause the movie from how badly it killed me.

[@Bonez0r]

2:54:06 I second that, _One Cut of the Dead (2017)_ is hilarious! It's alright in the beginning, then about a third of the way in it becomes hilarious and the last third is even funnier. Very original idea, I've never seen anything like it. I think it even won the audience prize at the film festival where I saw it.

[@hashvendetta7226]

Yes!! That movie was so clever. It ends up being really endearing too. I was really impressed how well it was made while seeming so cheap and shitty at the same time. Brilliant little movie.

[@no_lft_shft]

Omg I fucking love this movie. Also, drinker, you got red on you ....

[@goji3755]

2:08:00. I managed to talk my folks into watching From Dusk Till Dawn without them knowing anything about it. The look on their faces when the genre suddenly turns is a treasured memory of mine. If you guys DO talk about the Star Wars OT for Happy Hour, I recommend using the De-specialized Editions or the Project4K remasters.

[@AldrickExGladius]

Amazon has The Cornetto Trilogy, all 3, one box, less then $20

[@NottaChanceman]

You guys forgot to point out the most terrifying thing in this film, namely, the obscene prices for those teeny, tiny, t.v.'s for sale at Shaun's workplace. The horror... the horror...

[@mattjackson7445]

Shaun falling through the shed door mirrored by Danny in Hot Fuzz

[@kw3stone]

Loving your videos! On the zombie theme if you haven't seen Cockneys vs Zombies it's worth a watch 👍

[@flipper6582]

The BEST zombie film in my not so humble opinion

[@EasleyDone.]

Great movie, Mauler is a good guest.

[@ZG.84]

Drinker, you loquacious maverick, you hear me ask- could the audio of these amazing conversations be made available as a podcast?

[@mrcliff3709]

That would be great

[@randomdude189]

The critical drunk cast

[@osets2117]

Definitely should watch dead don't die. Bill Murray and Adam Driver are fantastic in that, which is not hard for either of them to achieve

[@jroldo8353]

The one takeaway I got from this is that people see 'The Worlds End', as the 'worst(yes i know its good, but the see it as the worst of the 3)', and that hurts me personally. I like SotD, and Hot Fuzz, but I think The Worlds End is honestly the best. I lived a wayward teenage years of being both main characters. I was often the serious best friend and the intoxicated asshole who no one could believe. That movie hit me like a ton of bricks...

[@mudcrab3420]

I think WE is my actually favourite. I didn't get it the first time and was actually a bit disappointed after seeing it in the theaters. Hot Fuzz by comparison I went straight back and watched again the next day and would have done it the third day except I had plans to catch up with mates. Was only when I picked up the DVD a few months later that WE 'clicked' for me and I really started to appreciate the characters and their story arcs more.

[@HulkCrow]

Holy shit man!! Are you wearing a tie!!?? I never thought I'd see the day!! Looking sharp, mate!👍

[@anotherdaveinparadise7671]

Yessss!!! Love these happy hours and now Drinker and Mauler team up again to discuss Shaun of the dead this is going to be funking epic. P.s Dogs can look up

[@go_rilla262]

I'll never look at 'The Wizard of Oz' the same after EmpLemon's video. Highly recommend that one.

[@ryanmcallister8919]

AND THE FRONT DOOR IS OPEN!!! AGAIN!!! 😂😂😂

[@stephenlanuto5993]

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!!! Drinker: give me a minute mate, I'm having trouble with my kilt Kurgen waits patiently - hail Drinker and Mauler, was at work when the stream was on, catching up today.

[@vermithrx1744]

David? Oh you mean grown up Harry Potter.

[@generalshockwavekingpin326]

One of the great comedy horror movies.

[@ShizaruBloodrayne]

2:37:00 I lost FULL composure. This is way too god damn funny.

[@marcychan168]

Love this move! Thanks mate❤

[@ianwright4255]

I liked Shaun of the Dead a bit more than Hot Fuzz

[@ThomB1031]

Hot Fuzz took a second watch for me to click. The transition between the start and end of the movie is pretty abrupt. Once you know it's coming it's a fun movie.

[@bigjim1488]

You need to do an army of the dead review!!

[@mikedoom7650]

Cheers to the guy in Chat that suggested HEARTBREAK RIDGE for a future stream, my favourite non western Eastwood Movie.

[@hewhobattles8869]

It took about 40 seconds for me to realize the Drinker was wearing Shaun's shirt and tie from the movie. At first i thought he was just finishing work or something