Shaun of the Dead VS Zombieland... Which One Wins?!

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#1 ms555
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Im trying to decide which one is better for me to buy for my ipad, so i decided its best to ask u guys out there for ur expertise These two movies are considered the two major zombie comedies (and practically the only ones?).... Which is one is better u guys think. Most importantly which one is more....."rewatchable"
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#2 squitsquat
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shaun of the dead

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shaun of the dead

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#4 biggest_loser
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This debate yet again. Shaun of the Dead because the first half is close to something resembling a satire. It has genuinely clever stabs at British life instead of just relying on the response of "omg Zombies!" like in Zombieland. To be fair, Zombieland has some very funny scenes too, even if its not particularly imaginative. Shame they underused Emma Stone though.

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#5 ms555
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shaun of the dead

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Is it laugh out loud funny? Cus those brits have a more subtle sense of humor lol
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#6 biggest_loser
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[QUOTE="squitsquat"]

shaun of the dead

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Is it laugh out loud funny? Cus those brits have a more subtle sense of humor lol

Its more clever than subtle. You don't have to have some sort of high brow sense of humour to get it.
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#7 chilly-chill
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Should have put a poll.

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#8 ms555
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This debate yet again. Shaun of the Dead because the first half is close to something resembling a satire. It has genuinely clever stabs at British life instead of just relying on the response of "omg Zombies!" like in Zombieland. To be fair, Zombieland has some very funny scenes. Shame they underused Emma Stone though. biggest_loser
This topic is common?haha im sorry! I didnt know i just wanna know cus of my personal dilemma
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#9 Diviniuz
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I can say Shaun of the dead without any doubt in my mind, but zombieland is a really good movie nonetheless

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#10 ms555
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[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="squitsquat"]

shaun of the dead

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Is it laugh out loud funny? Cus those brits have a more subtle sense of humor lol

Its more clever than subtle. You don't have to have some sort of high brow sense of humour to get it.

How about zombieland on the other hand, how is its comedy factor?
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#11 dercoo
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Zombie Land

*on a side note, why is text color not working:cry:

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#13 chilly-chill
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The only thing about Zombieland was the double tap thing.
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#14 biggest_loser
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How about zombieland on the other hand, how is its comedy factor?ms555

I can't remember a lot of it since I saw it a while ago but it has arguably one of the funniest cameos of all time lol

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#15 ms555
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The only thing about Zombieland was the double tap thing. chilly-chill
So im sort of getting the impression zombieland isnt even in the same league as shaun of the dead? I dont understand how it got 90 on rt then lol
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#16 flipin_jackass
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I enjoyed Shaun of the Dead. I thought Zombieland was ok...
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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]The only thing about Zombieland was the double tap thing. ms555
So im sort of getting the impression zombieland isnt even in the same league as shaun of the dead? I dont understand how it got 90 on rt then lol

You underestimate the amount of British on this board

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#18 SOedipus
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Zombieland. Must have seen it five times.

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#19 washnwax
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Should have put a poll.

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Hot Fuzz.

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#21 ms555
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[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="chilly-chill"]The only thing about Zombieland was the double tap thing. dercoo

So im sort of getting the impression zombieland isnt even in the same league as shaun of the dead? I dont understand how it got 90 on rt then lol

You underestimate the amount of British on this board

I guess so, hahaha! I always heard shaun of the dead was a classic. But i also know jesse eisenberg is one of the best young teen actors in hollywood right now. Both scored basically the same with critics so thats why i think i expected the winner to not be so obvious
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#22 CADMAN_3
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They both have good things about them. Love the double tap thing in Zombieland along with the whole Twinkie thing is pretty funny and the whole Bill Murray part is funny as hell. Shaun of the Dead also has some great things in it. Love the part when they're throwing everything from the house at the zombie and when they start throwing the records is pretty funny. I say get them both...

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#23 hbk7137
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Zombieland is great. Personally i thought Shaun of the Dead was lame. The first half is funny, but it quickly becomes your standard "trapped in a building fighting off the zombie hoard and getting picked off one at a time" movie. A lot of the humor disappears towards the end. Zombieland stays funny throughout, and feels less like a standard zombie movie.
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#24 Diviniuz
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Should have put a poll.

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#25 Dark_Knight6
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Definitely Shaun of the Dead.

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both are definitely worth watching imo. both are funny zombie movies, just depends on which youre in the mood for

SotD is much more witty while the humor in ZL is more blunt.

basically british comedy vs american.

also, ZL has a lot more action in it

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#27 ms555
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both are definitely worth watching imo. both are funny zombie movies, just depends on which youre in the mood for

SotD is much more witty while the humor in ZL is more blunt.

basically british comedy vs american.

also, ZL has a lot more action in it

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Somebody just mentioned that shaun of the dead starts strong but sorta wears out in the end. What do you think about that, u think zombieland might be better at being consistently entertaining?
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#28 chilly-chill
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Who cares what everyone else thinks? Just rent both, then get back to us.
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#29 ms555
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Who cares what everyone else thinks? Just rent both, then get back to us.chilly-chill
That would be ideal but a mans got a budget haha. So one will have to do
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#30 chilly-chill
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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]Who cares what everyone else thinks? Just rent both, then get back to us.ms555
That would be ideal but a mans got a budget haha. So one will have to do

You could proly rent both for $5 :lol:
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#31 Sword-Demon
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[QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

both are definitely worth watching imo. both are funny zombie movies, just depends on which youre in the mood for

SotD is much more witty while the humor in ZL is more blunt.

basically british comedy vs american.

also, ZL has a lot more action in it

ms555
Somebody just mentioned that shaun of the dead starts strong but sorta wears out in the end. What do you think about that, u think zombieland might be better at being consistently entertaining?

yeah, i guess it does. things get more and more hectic towards the end, so some of the wit disappears. it's still funny, just not as funny as the first half. now that I think about it, the same thing happens in ZL. there's not nearly as much comedy towards the end, and there's a lot more action going on instead. I guess I'd say ZL is more entertaining since when it isnt being funny, theres the action to keep you interested. SotD doesnt do that as well
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#32 ms555
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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"][QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="chilly-chill"] I want to buy a movie for my ipad. Ur suggestion would mean i pay 5 buys per movie, judge them, and then decide which one to buy. Thats an extra ten bucks! Haha, ontop of the ten i planned on spending
[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="Sword-Demon"]

both are definitely worth watching imo. both are funny zombie movies, just depends on which youre in the mood for

SotD is much more witty while the humor in ZL is more blunt.

basically british comedy vs american.

also, ZL has a lot more action in it

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Somebody just mentioned that shaun of the dead starts strong but sorta wears out in the end. What do you think about that, u think zombieland might be better at being consistently entertaining?

yeah, i guess it does. things get more and more hectic towards the end, so some of the wit disappears. it's still funny, just not as funny as the first half. now that I think about it, the same thing happens in ZL. there's not nearly as much comedy towards the end, and there's a lot more action going on instead. I guess I'd say ZL is more entertaining since when it isnt being funny, theres the action to keep you interested. SotD doesnt do that as well

Thats a great point thanks!
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Zombieland because I've never watched SotD.

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#35 mitu123
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Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland isn't near as good.

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#36 almasdeathchild
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i liked zombie land better shaun of the dead wasnt one bit funny at all

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#37 csftar
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Hot Fuzz.

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Scott Pilgrim.

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#38 DJ_Lae
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Shaun of the Dead, although Zombieland is pretty good too. Shaun is simply better.
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#39 mitu123
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[QUOTE="AtlanticRock"]

Hot Fuzz.

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Scott Pilgrim.

Yeah, I prefer that over Hot Fuzz by far.

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#40 LZ71
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While I enjoyed both a lot, I would go with Shaun of the Dead.
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#41 campzor
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i cant stand british humor...so zombieland (as i enjoyed it more)

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#42 D3nnyCrane
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Good question... I'll go for Shaun of the Dead, simply because it had more roll in the aisle funny moments.
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#43 Guybrush_3
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Both Movies are great but I have to give it to Shaun of the Dead. It's just brilliant.

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#44 WiiMan21
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Shaun of The Dead, ZombieLand was different, while SoTD was more survival.

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#45 Saturos3091
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Zombieland was pretty boring I thought. The action wasn't good enough to be entertaining, and I didn't really like their attempts at black humor. The wit in SotD and humorous scenarios made it far more enjoyable, while Zombieland was more of a juvenile coming-of-age story.

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Zombieland.
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Shaun of the dead, no contest.

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Shaun obviously.

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#49 KnightSkull
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Shaun of the Dead is one of the best, and funniest, Zombie movies ever made. Zombieland is good but not great.

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Hot Fuzz.

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