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Shaun of the Dead

(2004)

DIRECTOR Edgar Wright

CALL IT... The Spoof-tacular British One

PREMISE Shaun (Simon Pegg, center) is a loser chap who works in an electronics store in London, lives with his best mate Ed (Nick Frost, right), and spends copious amounts of time at his favorite pub, the Winchester. After the dead come back to life, he holes himself up with Ed, his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield, left), and a few others at the pub.

BEST ZOMBIE The zombie who responds by grunting at just the right moments to complete Shaun and Ed's singing of ''White Lines'' outside of the pub.

GORIEST DEATH How about most absurd death? Shaun and friends killing the zombified pub owner to the tune of Queen's ''Don't Stop Me Now.''

WHAT EW SAID ''The filmmakers, clearly fans of the genre, have got the 'zom' and the 'com' parts down cold.'' EW Movie Grade: B+ (Read the review)