As a fan of horror movies who also enjoys an effective comedy movie (there are fewer effective comedy movies than there are effective horror movies, in my humble opinion), I'm not a big fan of the blending of the 2 genres. In my experience, it very seldom works ("Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" is one of the few successful mergings that comes immediately to mind). "Shaun of the Dead" is a good movie-- I laughed throughout-- but it's a good comedy movie; the "horror" part is sort of peripheral to the rest of it. Make no mistake-- what horror there is is pretty gruesome (you won't find more explicit "gut-chewing" scenes in "Dawn of the Dead"...well, ok, you will; but the gore that there is in "Shaun of the Dead" is pretty explicit), but this is a comedy movie, not a comedy-horror movie, and certainly not a horror movie. Make no mistake about it. Part of the fun...for me, at least...was in relating to the characters; I could imagine that these blokes might well have been me and my hard-drinking, drug-abusing cronies had we had the misfortune to have been born in England instead of NJ. If there's a "social message" contained within the film (George Romero used to claim he was making social statements with his films, but a friend of mine once remarked...and I tend to agree with him..."Who is he kidding; social statement? People watch these movies to see zombies chew the shite out of people-- that's it!"), it's that there's not a lot of difference between undead "zombies" and heavy-drinking, worn-out drones trying to make a living in dead-end jobs. A very good, very entertaining film, but I still say-- comedy and horror DON'T mix.

Liked the movie, but it's not anywhere near a "horror" movie, hence the "1".  As a movie in and of itself, it's a "4".

LAME SHIT IS NOT A SCARY MOVIE

funny horror movie, who would have thought

FUCKIN' HILARIOUS! Love it.

FUNNY

kinda dumb

awesome!

lol.....great:)

this movie sucks!!!!

not at all scary very boring

not a fucking horror movie its a fucking comedy movie retards

haha, really? love it

eh looks stupid.

best zombie movie ever

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun!

  Cool, funny, scary sometimes.

What is with people rating films they haven't seen? They should be deleted immediately.

funny stuff

Not exactly a horror flick but still worth five stars anyways for the sheer entertainment value.

Stupid movie!

FUNNY

Sorry Phillip!

I laughed my butt off!

hehehe...funny w/ zombies.

I just saw this on TV today and I didnt even realize it was a comedy.  Seeing it the first time, I thought it was more action/horror genre.  Could have been funnier.

I love a zombie movie and this one is right at the top.

I'm sorry if you don't get it - this one is close to a perfect blend of comedy and horror.

This flick has some good zombie lore, but I never got into it. I know that the critics got the vapors over it, but I remain critical.

Hilarious and smart. Horror and satire together? Classic.

I dunno, personally british comedy has the same effect on me as british porn, dry and awkward. And it wasn't even a horror movie but I'll give it a decent rating out of spite, since it was better than most of the actual so-called "horror" movies on this list, like the steaming pile of film that they call the ring.

a lot of fun

I thought this film was overrated at first, but after seeing it again, I realize why so many people love it. It's funny and greusome, though some of the intended comedy misfires. Most of it is right on cue, though. One of the better zombie films out there...4 and a half stars

Fresh and funny look at the zombie genre. I really enjoyed this movie. Who would have thought the undead, blood, and gore could be so funny!

Stupid, but funny. Not really horror. I like the cricket bat.

This was a comedy, and it was pretty funny too, It just wasn't a horror film.

This is a real sleeper movie, and had me laughing out loud throughout. My favorite scene: a hung-over Shaun wanders out of his house to go to the store. Still unaware that zombies are overrunning his neighborhood, he brushes off the approaches of the undead, saying "sorry man, i don't have any change." As someone who is approached by zombies (usually of the crack variety) every single time I step out of my apartment, I could relate to Shaun's confusion.

This is one my favorite movies. It has everything, comedy, romance, gore, drama. Shaun and Ed are so likeable you can't help but be amused by them. This cant be classified as pure horror though.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. A witty, well made film, that bends two genres.

It was more of a funny movie!!!