Why SHAUN OF THE DEAD is Still Hopelessly Romantic

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[@RyanHollinger]

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[@batoutofmel4959]

I would love to see a deep dive on the Bad Ben series. But I'm excited about this video also!

[@solemnlament9757]

Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love to see you cover the miniseries 'Over The Garden Wall', always gets me into the Halloween Spirit!

[@ethanluce4451]

It's a bit obscure, but there's a great underrated ʼ70s demonic horror movie called Brotherhood of Satan I'd love to see you cover

[@larrytrusty4770]

Please do the movie "Dogtooth"!

[@nathanwood1561]

You should do Brotherhood of the Wolf

[@fireflybutton1939]

Can we all just agree how much the cornetto trilogy shows how much of a diverse actor nick frost is? First he's a typical chavy slop, then he's a big puppy of a guy, only to lastly be a mature serious type. The guy has serious range

[@RyanHollinger]

As does Pegg!

[@fireflybutton1939]

@@RyanHollinger oh totally!

[@fmsyntheses]

'I'm sorry, Shaun.'

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

It really does show their skill as actors when you legit can't mix up the different roles. Each character is so different from the others they genuinely feel like different people.

[@Logitah]

Couldn't agree more! He is SERIOUSLY talented!

[@wstine79]

I love how they recreate Shaun's boring morning routine with the zombie aftermath flair to a T. And how every normal extra at the beginning of the movie became a zombie later on.

[@jjenk911]

I have my boring routine, too, and I'd probably do the exact same thing. But I am more aware of my surroundings.

[@petemartell677]

I live in a city with an opiod crisis and I swear thats what my bus commute looks like anyway. It would take me awhile to notice if actual zombies were around.

[@TheAngelThatCry]

To save money, they did the scenes the same day back to back to stay as consistent as possible

[@KingOfGaymes]

That scene is so cool, I particularly find it funny when he just gives the money to the zombie cashier

[@himynameis3664]

​@@KingOfGaymesWasn't there no cashier there at all? He just leaves the money on the counter

[@sydposting]

I was literally just thinking about this movie the other day! The subplot about Shaun’s stepdad in particular, and how in his last moments he *apologizes* for not being as good a father as he could have been. The fact that, as a zombie, his instinct is to turn the radio off speaks to how that was just his “wiring” and not something done out of hate or annoyance towards Shaun specifically. He’s a gruff dude that was trying his best. Bill Nighy was perfect for the role.

[@Claymann71]

Billy Nighy played a SUBLIME 'hate-able *sshole'. If I rate an Actor on how much they emotionally effected me, he's up there with the Top 10 Best Actors as Villains. I agree. He's not motivated by Hate so much as Apathy, the true Opposite of Love. He was even somewhat 're-deemed' in the end. Damn good writing!

[@CutiePatootiest]

So😊

[@marvellousm]

I really like the idea about the story being about Shaun trying to "grow up" and largely screwing it up. It's a reminder that ultimately, none of us have all of life's answers and we're all just winging it no matter how "in control" we have convinced ourselves we are.

[@trinaq]

Poor Dianne, not only is she a failed actress, but she knows full well that David is only dating her to be near Liz. At least she managed to survive by eating David's leg, and keeps on a Christmas Card Correspondence with Shaun and Liz.

[@richardgreathead5735]

Love those plot hole comics

[@NobodyC13]

Dianne deserves someone better than David.

[@tonyjrdeets]

And then Chucky's daughter Set her on fire. This woman just can't catch her break.

[@sheadoherty7434]

I love how the film writes David to be as hateable as possible then gives him a very over the top death.

[@boynamedalexxx]

@@tonyjrdeetsnot the same actress.

[@mikeosredkar8804]

I don't think there's ever a "too late" to talk about Shaun of the Dead. One of the funniest, generally scary, and intriguing movies I've ever seen. It's so much more than the sum of its parts.

[@NoMoreCrumbs]

Nick Frost said that he was basically exactly as parasitic to Pegg in real life as his character is to Shaun. He couch surfed in Pegg's apartment for years. Also as one 29 year old to another, i also understand the horrible urge to flee from real adulthood. All I can say is this: your comfort zone will kill you (nearly literally in the case of the film)

[@Kagomai15]

Yeah he said Shaun is 29 and I went- oh shit so am I now, oh god 😂

[@j-skullz]

As someone also around this age I will add that adulthood is gonna look different for different people, and sometimes it takes time to find the "flavour" that is right for you- and that can also change over time. Don't try to force yourself into a box. One thing I have learned from growing up is literally everyone is just fcking winging it, like I kind of knew this as a kid but I had no idea it was this bad lmao. We're gonna be fine guys😂

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@Kagomai15Jesus I’m 28. I remember watching Shaun of the Dead as a kid.

[@Kagomai15]

@@DeathnoteBB the only one I saw as a kid was Hot Fuzz, I think I was 13? About midway through my dad to himself goes "oohhh maybe this wasn't the right movie for my 13 and 9 y/o kids" but he thought it was gonna be different, I think the trailers tricked him lol Watched it again around 22 with my girlfriend and thought it was great, and then the Movies with Mikey video about it came out and we had to watch it again just because hahaha. I finally saw the other 2 of the trilogy as well. I think Hot Fuzz is my favourite but they're all great.

[@FisherKing9633]

I honestly believe this movie is the finest Z word film ever made. One thing that sticks out to me is that it the ending a nearly pitch perfect depiction of life after COVID. You know, the world changes irrevocably… but things kind of go back to normal. Z-words still exist, but they’re working menial jobs or are isolated, people argue about best safety measures on live tv, and the world just kind of keeps going. An anti-apocalypse.

[@Logitah]

A welcome change to all those apocalypse narratives I tells ya!

[@zach1997ism]

I think David is the play on that asshole (can’t remember his name) from night of the living dead who turn out to be right about staying in the basement. Sure he is right about a lot of things in the movie like Shaun’s leadership and plan and that staying where they were really was the v better option. But at the same time I argue that being right about something doesn’t stop him from being a useless scumbag. He doesn’t help at all with their situation sometimes even making it worse. Reveals how much a toxic boyfriend he is and doesn’t hesitate to shoot Shaun and his mom despite being a “pacifist” and despite criticizing Shaun at every turn he still goes with him. If the apocalypse is a metaphor for change than it shows that change can sometimes bring out peoples most toxic traits

[@Syurtpiutha]

To paraphrase The Dude: 'He's not wrong, he's just an asshole.'

[@oliverjamesatkinson]

There's something so fundamentally British captured in these films that I cannot help but adore, cherish and relate to. Ontop of being hilarious, relatable, well performed, edited, shot written and directed. The budget for these instant classics are likely low all things considered and they are truly as good as when released. They have aged extraordinarily well.

[@antheathetiefling8581]

One thing I kinda love about the trilogy is how it subverts itself in all three films as displayed by Nick and Simon's characters Shaun: Simon - the relatable screw up Nick: the unchanging cras firend Fuzz: Simon- the completely straight man Nick : the loveable screw up World's End: Nick - the relatable straight man Simon the unchanging screw up

[@WikiSorcerer]

And of course you'll need to cover Paul; the red-headed step-child of the Trilogy.

[@helenagackowska8398]

Paul was so good haha

[@Milo_Malo]

i fu--ing love these movies, the level of love, care, and joy you can see in each of them is invaluable

[@jabyalex7868]

Are you sure you fu--ing love them?

[@TJones-zw9mw]

The idea of “Staying home to avoid disaster” hits a lot harder in a Post Covid World. I need to watch this movie again.

[@trinaq]

I love how everything Ed says in his description matches the events of the film. Edgar Wright is a genius when it comes to foreshadowing.

[@rorylynch7775]

“We’ll have a Bloody Mary first thing, a bite at the King’s Head, couple at the Little Princess, stagger back here, and bang, back at the bar for shots.”

[@hollandscottthomas]

Wright's habit of foreshadowing the entire story in the first act of the film is SUCH a good trope, and makes his movies so rewatchable

[@LuxuryPossum]

Jessica Stevenson goes by Jessica Hines professionally now. This is seared into my brain from watching the Spaced episodes with commentary a bunch of times. She introduces herself as "Jessica Hines nee Stevenson" every time. Those commentaries from the boxset are really fun. They have commentary by Hines, Pegg and Wright, with celebrity guest fans of the show like Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino (who hardly ever does commentary for his own films), Patton Oswalt, and Bill Hader.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

2:30 Hot Fuzz shocked me with how super gorey it was and still how much of a horror touch it had

[@RyanHollinger]

Oh trust me, I have a lot to say on that!

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

@RyanHollinger at some points I think it might be frightening than this film

[@snorpenbass4196]

Personally I think it's because HF covers English whodunnits, American cop shows _and_ slasher movies and classic 70's cult horror (as in, horror about cults) in its satire.

[@AWoody87]

The Clocktower scene... u know what I mean... fuck that got me all these years ago :D

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

@@AWoody87 definitely did not expect that

[@Wraiven22]

This movie has stayed in my Top 4 on Letterbox’d since the day I got one. It excels at everything it tries to do: tension, comedy, commentary, horror, sad moments of loss, etc. I’m so glad they kept the horror as a serious backdrop to the plot instead of going straight comedy.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

I bloody adore this film. I nearly got to be a Zombie extra, but stepped away as I din't fancy wearing special contacts for hours! lol Such a smart movie.

[@kingbash6466]

Used to have this film as my favorite of the Cornetto trilogy. While that shifted more towards Hot Fuzz and the World's End nowadays, I still adore this film just for how unbelievably funny it still is. The plan scene still lives in my mind rent free to this day.

[@ultimablue9778]

I love the trilogy because it gives you the feel of not being a movie geared towards massive profits and being played for the maximum amount of eyes. It's a movie made for movies sake. A great story to just enjoy, not to break the box office.

[@187mrsmith]

I feel like Shawn of the dead is what we all think we would do if we was caught up in a zombie apocalypse

[@urbanspaceman1]

Wright and Pegg's attention to detail is what makes these films just perfect. I love them dearly.

[@aaronhughes4338]

One of my favourite KZbin channels breaking down one of my favourite movies! What a time to be alive!

[@commodoreRumbleshanks]

I actually agree with what you said at the start about worlds end as i ended up appreciating that film more as i related more, sadly, to Simon Pegg's Gary King. It really is the most underrated of the three

[@emiink]

Babe wake up, new cornetto trilogy video just dropped

[@MandleRoss]

I loved how they took the American concept of the shopping mall as a place that the zombies would gravitate toward as it had been important and central to them somehow while alive, and turned it into the pub location for the British setting. Lovely.

[@fumblebee5862]

The first time I watched Shaun of the dead I had just barely turned 10 and it scared me so bad I wouldn't stand next to a window for a week. Having the opportunity to grow up and re-watch this movie many many times it never ceases to amaze how perfect the movie is. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the rest of the trilogy!

[@alexroy5854]

Fun fact! I had seen this movie a few times growing up and had never gotten to finish it. I thought I did, mind you, but I only saw up until the friends appeared to be surrounded and about to die. It was YEARS until I had seen the (somewhat) upbeat ending lmao

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

This reading of Shawn of the Dead is so fucking poignant. As someone who was abused and then abandoned, I was forced into my own uncomfortable period of growth but I just got off the phone with a TV exec who loves my script and wants to help me get it optioned as a feature and this is 1.5 years after my abuser left me in a state close to suicide. Some things changed but some things stayed the same. I am just a lot more focused and a lot freer than before. Seeing your reading makes me feel better about my life and makes me love this movie even more. I'm super glad you decided to talk about it.

[@ohartradio]

I find a fascinating yet additionally tragic connection between Shaun and Oppenheimer. That being Shaun's half-baked heroic plan ends up becoming the proverbial bomb that destroys his comfortable world. It was interesting how you noted how ironic it was that if he had done nothing, his friends probably would've had a better chance at survival. But I can imagine many in his situation would probably think similarly in wanting to keep their friends and family safe. However his sudden ambition - albiet selfish - to become a hero ends up leading him to a devasting future that he has to live with. I love this movie to death and as hilarious as it is, it has some pretty deep and dark themes that even on my (idk how many times I've watched this at this point) umpteenth time watching, there is always something new to discover.

[@fmsyntheses]

Spaced was pure magic and has never been reproduced, even by Wright and Pegg.

[@MovieMan9991]

Arguably the best British film trilogy ever, excited for the next two vids

[@tinyhobo2042]

It's 5 years later. I am in Ryan's literary analysis class. He coined the word deromanticisation.

[@DeathnoteBB]

What

[@BiaZarr]

The Cornetto Trilogy is my favourite film trilogy, and this month is my birthday month, sooooo i'm gonna take this as a birthday present, so thank you very much, Ryan!

[@brettclarke3817]

This movie is mine and my mom’s favourite movie of all time. We’ve watched it so many times and always find something new about it like “oh there’s that guy from earlier but as a zombie”. So glad you covered it and excited for the trilogy

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

I loved watching this movie for the first time and seeing everything playing out in the background, and all the little hints they were dropping. I think it's one of the best examples of how to introduce a zombie apocalypse ever caught on film

[@ddenti99]

OMG THE CORNETTO TRILOGY FINALLY 😍😍😍😍😍

[@anubusx]

Imagine we got a fourth one!!!

[@AnnoyingMoose]

I LOVE the shirt you're wearing in your closing narration because "You've got red on you"!!

[@alexcoyg3281]

The TV channel switching scene is one of my favorite bits of all time

[@face3408]

"By a cast of well known comedic bunch of UK actors" *shows doppelganger group instead of the main characters* now that's fecking editing 😂 good on ya mate. Can't wait for the rest of the trilogy

[@solemnlament9757]

Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love to see you cover the miniseries 'Over The Garden Wall', always gets me into the Halloween Spirit!

[@seankurkjian4096]

I honestly appreciate this video a lot. Not just because its your usual analysis of horror films and the like but that you stayed true to your word and avoided discussing all the points that had been rehashed about the film since its release almost 20 years ago.

[@MisterAnonymous1000]

I love this film. I watched it first when I was really young, between 5-8. I enjoyed it for its comedy and horror, but now as an adult, I have grown to appreciate the more adult themes that are present throughout. Largely everything you described in the video. I relate a lot with Shaun, I'm at that point in my life where changes need to be made and I can relate to Shaun's reluctance or hesitation to change. Great video, looking forward to part 2.

[@MightyMurloc]

I'll admit, with the title, I was expecting a SCATHING critique that would Remove Pop Culture's Rose Coloured Glasses regarding the Cornetto trilogy (IE, De-Romanticising) it. I'm glad you love these gems as much as the Vox Populi

[@hello_robot]

I first watched Shaun of the Dead as a teenager, and re-watched it recently as a 31 year old. It's been a completely different experience. As a teenager, it was a funny physical comedy, where the characters were like these grown ups who were silly and a bit stupid. As a 31 year old, it's been a sobering experience of watching full grown adults screw up their lives over and over again, walking around in their day-to-day as emotional zombies, taking their relationships and lives for granted and choosing to fuck them up. Let's just say that finishing my late-20s in apocalyptic lockdowns did a number on my mental health and perspective on life. I love coming back to movies after a decade or two - good movies grow up with you, and Shaun of the Dead does so gracefully. I rewatched the entire Cornetto trilogy recently, and really looking forward to your thoughts on the other two. The World's End surprised me the most on rewatch, because I'd forgotten how ultimately bleak the ending is. (And the thought of loved ones being replaced by Blanks, without even being noticeable, was a genuinely horrifying concept that I didn't grasp fully when watching the first time.)

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

Your point about Worlds End growing on you as you aged has me rethinking the entire film. I watched it when i was at a point in life where my friends and i were always doing things and always havjng a blast. Now that I'm 33 and have almost no friends, i yern for those days again. The film probably resonates a lot more with me now. Ill have to give it another watch

[@TheBabadook616]

"Stay away from jukeboxes on random" lmao Great video, you actually brought up a couple of things that I didn't know about/ hadn't considered before (which surprised me, since I literally consumed everything about the trilogy I could get my hands on, including audio commentaries, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and countless rewatches) Can't wait for the upcoming parts (especially your take on The World's End, it's my favorite of the three by far)

[@carney626]

I can't tell you how long I've waited to hear your voice covering this trilogy! It's so good you were able to finally feel comfortable to film it and as someone who has watched hours of break downs you still added fresh takes!!

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

A whole video on Spaced would be amazing!

[@KingOfGaymes]

Okay but David’s death is one the best zombie movie deaths imo, like it’s brutal.

[@lozzimusprime]

Hot Fuzz > Shaun of The Dead and Worlds End. As a murder mystery nerd and lover of action cop films/TV shows, it has to be number one. Great to finally you seeing covering the trilogy.

[@Thimble-berry]

Great points! I think the reason I didn't like World's End back when I saw it as a teen was because I thought the heart of the trilogy was supposed to be the tight bromantic friendship between Pegg and Frost's characters, so the dynamic of their characters in World's really soured the film for me. But you're totally right--Ed was not good for Shaun. They are a stellar duo because of the actors, but their friendship definitely wasn't the heart of the film. I guess I never stopped to rethink these films because I haven't seen any but Hot Fuzz as an adult. I'm definitely going to have to marathon them now that I can view them more complexly. Thanks, Ryan! Looking forward to the other retrospectives.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Personally I feel like Hot Fuzz at least did have their relationship as the heart of the film

[@user-et9mc6gv3y]

I have been waiting for your video! Thank you for putting your time and energy into making these videos for us❤

[@maiaw.9394]

Love this angle for the analysis!

[@sandspider247]

Really wanted to watch this early in case it gets taken down

[@blueberrypanquakes]

I think you can also read Shaun's plan dooming everybody as a nod to Night of the Living Dead, where the obnoxious Harry is right about the cellar being the safest place, and Ben's need to be "boss up here" causing most of the characters' deaths as the zombies get in through the windows and doors.

[@Cuiasodo]

Fun fact, Dianne actually ALSO survives, as revealed in some DVD special features for the film. There was a deleted scene where she showed back up during the epilogue and a set of motion comics that detailed some of the events that happen off screen (including a pretty hilarious one about how Shaun had to keep slowing down while leading the zombies away from the pub, because he kept handily outrunning them). One of the other motion comics details how Dianne managed to evade the surrounding zombies after she ran outside by using David's severed arm as a kudgel and then climbing a tree to wait for the army to rescue her... during which she ate some of David's arm for sustenance. Grim, but hey, she made it out alive!

[@averyvanderlouw1193]

People might not believe me when I say this but I first saw this movie when I was probably 4 years old and this was one of the first movies that I actually remember (even though my family had obviously taken me to dreamworks films and stuff before hand). My dad would play this on his DVD player a lot after him and my mom got divorced, we’d sit in his apartment and he’d put this movie on almost every time I went to his place until we moved out of it a year later. I didn’t remember much about this movie until I watched it again when I was 12, and now at 23 years old I consider it my favorite zombie movie

[@staytuned2L337]

Im so glad you're getting up to this

[@WordUnheard]

15:35 Nice use of the word exacerbate. I permanently inserted that word in my vocabulary after seeing this movie.

[@gifgoldblum7940]

To make consistent the observation that everyone would've been fine without Shaun's intervention, consider: running zombie bites under a cold tap actually stops the infection.

[@Agropio]

I think about that a lot: The second bite is the one that turns Philip, and that one was entirely a result of Shaun's meddling. The initial bite seemed fairly taken care of.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Wait what? Is that canon? The zombie bite thing

[@gifgoldblum7940]

@@DeathnoteBB tbh I never considered it until watching this video, and I'm not aware of Edgar or Simon confirming that that was their intention, but it sure seems like it was, given the theme of Shaun's meddling and Edgar's propensity for subtle storytelling.

[@christianjimenez2611]

Oh fuck yeah, been waiting on this video since the Gremlins video. I love your work, man!

[@Akaritomi]

Fun fact: Dianne also survived. In the DVD extras they added some details on certain events. After David gets torn apart, Dianne now armed with his leg beats several zombies around in a frenzy before quickly realizing she's about to die. She manages to climb up a nearby tree and passes out due to exhaustion. She wakes up the next morning to see all the zombies had been killed by the military and somehow they missed the fact she was sleeping on the tree. She just climbs back down and goes home still holding on to David's leg.

[@cheeroh]

Finally! Been waiting for this one since you announced you were working on it :)

[@nmweagley]

Never been so stoked than for a Pegg and Wright vid!!

[@Ravuun]

Oh I am so excited for your videos this month on these fantastic films!!!

[@juggalochef2399]

Absolutely worth the wait after all of these years, thank you so very much Ryan!

[@sleepofgiants5956]

You did it! A new perspective on a modern classic. Cheers. Can't wait for the world's end video because it becomes more my favorite with each rewatch of the trilogy

[@lewislewis3531]

This movie has that apathetic feel to humanity also seen in Hitchhiker's Guide. The main plot is essentially a nuisance to the protagonist that he has to just deal with so he can get back to his pint/tea

[@dewkiddo2328]

Excllent video! Now I have to watch all three in a row !

[@Jason-lw7tk]

Excellent work! This was great.

[@Howardone]

once again, i can't believe you haven't covered this yet... happy you acknowledged it before i could. quality creator.

[@Xythos]

So happy, been waiting for you to cover these for so long haha

[@thekinglymantis4434]

Your videos are always so awesome, they bring a wider perspective on all these dark films i love

[@Daphnegirl93]

As a massive fan of both this channel and the cornetto movies, the prospect of getting multiple videos on them is an absolute TREAT. Even the tiny mention of TWE in that prior dissection of the Ritual got me hyped as hell so I'm excited to get a deeper dive on that one especially. Looking frward to it tysm :)))

[@shielfoxftw8279]

One of my favorite details in the film is that Shaun is the one who keeps leaving the front door open, not Ed. On the second day, Shaun is the only one to enter and exit through the front door before the tuxedo zombie walks in. It's kind of a microcosm of the film itself. Shaun is using Ed as an excuse to not take responsibility for his laziness in life, and it isn't until the literal apocalypse walks through their front door that Shaun takes some responsibility and shuts the door.

[@chillcreep4926]

11:02 okay, the "post-9/11 anxieties" portion had me ready to snort derisively, but then you mentioned foot & mouth and mad cow disease.. and now I'm remembering how many zombie movies came out around that time centered on prion disease, problems of mass agriculture, and problems of population density. I believe there was also SARS and a kuru outbreak in NZ that contributed to these fears around 2003. I love the way horror can be examined as a microcosm of societal anxieties in the past! Excellent review btw, not a "hack job" at all, good on you for kicking imposter syndrome in the butt! Excited to see your upcoming entries on the rest of the trilogy.

[@dariaefimova2498]

Geniunly your best video in a while, every frame of it just bleeds with love and passion you have for the film ❤

[@RyanHollinger]

Thank you!!

[@nu-metalfan2654]

I think a lot of 20 and 30 somethings can relate to the character of Shaun. Shaun essentially is still a teenager and doesn’t like the idea of responsibilities, something that The Worlds End would cover as well. Speaking as a 27 year old male myself who still feels like I’m 15 years old, because nothing in my life has changed since I was 15 and I’m unprepared for adult life. But Shaun Of The Dead along with 28 Days Later also touches the themes of a sense of freedom during times of chaos. As during times of unprecedented chaos there is no laws and hierarchy, there essentially is no rich or poor. In the beginning scenes of 28 Days Later where Cillian Murphy is roaming the empty streets of London you see a big poster of a women smiling, essentially a smile for the freedom of no hierarchy. And Shaun is much better prepared for utter chaos, than the struggles of the everyday monotonous life he loathes.

[@reputation8383]

Great video Ryan! I can't wait to see you cover the other films in the cornett trilogy. I'd be really interested to see how you rank them once you have finished making your videos.

[@reeceevans4958]

great to watch one of my favourite channels covering my favourite films

[@JeremyPickett]

Ryan, absolutely no shade given for any of these masterpieces. Anyone and everyone can think of them as they want. And every time I see a take on any of them, i watch them again. They are just so good, and you can absolutely see their brilliance in previous works. Shaun is my fav, Hot Fuzz is the pinnacle, and The End is a literal gut punch of a movie. Each and every one makes me want to give my friends and family a hug.

[@nickx1754]

This isn't just one of my favorite zombie movies, this is one of my favorite movies. Checking out the Blu-Ray extras, I was really surprised how many set-ups and pay-offs, foreshadowing and depth in writing there is in this movie. As well, Ryan brought about a lot of perspectives and aspects I hadn't noticed. It was well worth the wait for this review and I'd say you accomplished your goal of saying something new about this film (I certainly hadn't thought of many of these things.) Thank you and well done, Ryan.

[@AllG98]

Glad you’re finally covering these films. Keen to see you do Last Night in Soho eventually too. Also I know you have to do it, but seeing clips mirrored from movies I’ve seen a million times really messes with my head lol

[@Logitah]

Oh Ryan! You are right after my own heart! These are some of my favourite films in existence! ❤

[@jrgdrawing4189]

My second favorite movie behind Back to the Future. I’m excited to hear about these again in some new videos!

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

the Cornetto films as de-romanticization is very true, with Last Night in Soho probably being the most extreme of Edgar Wright's filmography to visit the motif

[@aries2242]

Great video! Can't wait for the next two movies. It's now gotten me in the mood to watch all three with my bf ☺️

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

i watch the cornetto trilogy every year. love em. but there's something new to appreciate in em with every re-watch & your video is proof of that.

[@hunterontherun807]

Shaun of the dead is one of my favorite movies from when I was kid. Don't know how but I love it.

[@savannahhaire5640]

I love that you are covering these. I watched The World’s End for the first time after watching your video about The Ritual, and now I’m on a Simon Pegg binge. Most recently watched Absolutely Anything. There’s something really fun about going into a movie and connecting with everyday, average characters and then the movie doing a 180 and becoming something completely different.

[@jackula4903]

Great video! Makes me wanna watch the trilogy again

[@kerofresh]

this was a great analysis of shaun of the dead and the de romanticization angle isnt something I thought about before so its a very fresh and new take !! highly recommend reading youve got red on you its a deep dive into the production for shaun and it is a great read

[@princeapoopoo5787]

Oh yes yes yes yes, I'm so happy you're covering all three of these movies.

[@wstine79]

"We'll take car, go to Mum's, take Phil's Ray-Cons- "Sorry." - grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint with our Vessies on, & wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried HOYEVER?"

[@rosswatson3993]

I just LOVE these 3 movies. Always puts a smile on my face when I come across one of them flipping thru channels. I always stop and watch 😊

[@ChrissyPew]

Amazing video❤❤❤

[@trequor]

Now I can finally watch this :) Been waiting to binge all three videos