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Stars:
Simon Pegg as Shaun
Kate Ashfield as Liz
Nick Frost as Ed
Lucy Davis as Dianne
Dylan Moran as David
Plot:
Life is going nowhere for Shaun. He spends his life in his local pub, The Winchester, with his best mate Ed, has issues with his Mum and neglects his girlfriend Liz.
When Liz dumps him, Shaun finally decides to get his life in order. He must win back the heart of his girlfriend, repair his relationship with his mum and face up to the responsibilities of adulthood.
Unfortunately, THE DEAD are returning to life and attempting to eat the living. For the newly inspired Shaun, this is just another obstacle. In the face of a full scale ZOMBIE EPIDEMIC, armed with a cricket bat and spade, Shaun sets out with Ed in tow, to rescue his mum and grudgingly his step-dad, his girlfriend and even more grudgingly her friends David and Dianne and take them to the safest most secure place he knows, The Winchester.
Awards:
Won:
| British Independent Film Awards (2004) | Best Screenplay (Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright) | |
| Empire Magazine Awards (2005) | Best British Film | |
| International Horror Guild Awards (2004) | Best Horror Film | |
| Saturn (2004) | Best Horror Film |
| BAFTA (2004) | The Alexander Korda Award For The Outstanding British Film Of The Year (Nira Park, Edgar Wright) | |
| BAFTA (2004) | The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director/Producer Or Writer In Their First Feature Film (Nira Park (Producer)) | |
| British Independent Film Awards (2004) | Best British Independent Film | |
| British Independent Film Awards (2004) | Most Promising Newcomer (Nick Frost) | |
| Empire Magazine Awards (2005) | Best British Actor (Simon Pegg) | |
| Empire Magazine Awards (2005) | Best British Actress (Kate Ashfield) | |
| Empire Magazine Awards (2005) | Best British Director (Edgar Wright) | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards (2005) | Best Breakthrough Filmmaker (Edgar Wright) | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards (2005) | Best Screenplay, Original (Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright) |
Extras:
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Outtakes
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
I still enjoying this movie. I already watched it multiple times. I had even seen this one at the cinema when it was released. A friend of mine wanted to see it (because it is a Zombie movie) and I agreed because I enjoyed the series "Spaced" and therefore was curious about it.Rating:
(From Tom's Horror Marathon 2012 on October 21st, 2012)
Member's TV Reviews
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by Dragonfire
1. Pilot
No one is ever safe, least of all Sarah Connor and her son, John. Tired of running from the machines, Sarah decides to stand and fight.
My Thoughts
I thought this was a good start to the series. Certain things were like the first two movies, but I thought that still worked. It made sense to me that Sarah and John would still basically be living on the run even though they thought they had stopped Skynet and Judgment Day in the second movie. Sarah was tied to the explosion at Cyberdine and Dyson's death, so it was believable to me that the police and even FBI would be looking for her. It didn't seem as...believable that Sarah would have gotten in the situation she was at the beginning of the episode though. And I thought something else just didn't work right either.
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Despite the few..issues I had with the episode, I still really enjoyed it. I loved seeing Summer Glau again. Some of her expressions did remind me a bit of River, but it was still a different character.
2. Gnothi Seauton
New future, new identity. Cromartie, the battered but relentless Terminator programmed to kill John Connor, resurfaces.
My Thoughts
I enjoyed this episode as well. It worked well to follow what was set up in the first episode with them getting settled in a different time and everything.
I would have liked if there had been a bit more explanation for a few things though.
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I still liked the episode, but the few things I mentioned in the spoiler did bug me..and the more I think about them the more they bug me. Hopefully those sort of things won't be happening all the time..if they do, I see myself getting really irritated at times.
3. The Turk
He's just a geek with a hobby. But is the computer chess program Andy Goode developed the beginning of the end?
My Thoughts
I did enjoy this episode as well. It was interesting to see John and Cameron going to school and the explanation they came up with to explain why she was setting off the metal detector. I also liked how this episode set up a new potential way for Skynet to possible start. I didn't notice any issues that irked me in this one.
I think the cast is doing well. I think I like Sarah from the movies a little better..but that doesn't mean this version of the character is bad..just different.
So far, even though I was irked by a few things, I still really enjoyed these episodes and am ready to watch the next disc.
(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 15th, 2009)