Shaun of the Dead

This is one of the few Edgar Wright movies I haven't already blogged about! It's actually not one of my favourites but still very funny and fantastically British.

It's basically your classic zombie survival movie, except in this the lead roles (played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) are a bit slow on the up take, and  even after they have realised what's going on, they're more inclined to panic and run off on crazy missions than to actually try to stay safe.

What I love about this movie (and this applies to most stuff by Edgar Wright) is that it's funny and perhaps a little silly without being slapstick or derogatory the way that a lot of modern Hollywood comedies are.

If you've seen and liked Hot Fuzz, then you'll love this. Otherwise, I strongly recommend both!

Awesome new Superhero Movie covers!

Today I thought I'd kick things off by talking about the new "Reel Heroes" covers which have been released by Universal studios for a whole host of their comic-book and superhero movies. I actually stumbled across these quite by accident while walking through my local HMV store, and ended up coming away with Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead on Blu-ray. I would have bought Scott Pilgrim vs. the World too, if they'd had it in stock, but then along came Amazon and all was put right.

Overall I'm pretty happy with my purchases. The covers are of a good quality (they're card sleeves, slightly embossed, with the same design on the inside case) and look great on a display shelf.