# Zombieland or Shaun of the Dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555 "2012-11-01T12:53:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/1 "2012-11-01T12:53:57Z")
which do you think is better? By better, I mean more entertaining, you liked it better, would prefer to watch one over the other given a choice ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/2 "2012-11-01T12:55:38Z")
Shaun leads all comers, 1-0! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/3 "2012-11-01T12:57:19Z")
Shaun. Let me state for the record though that a) I really enjoyed Zombieland and this does not imply that it is a bad movie. I thought it was really good but b) Iā€™m British, so Shaun works for me more due to the inherent ā€œBritishnessā€ of it hitting my main cultural touchpoints. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/4 "2012-11-01T13:15:51Z")
I vote for _Zombieland_. I far prefer comedy that still works on the level of a serious movie, while from what I remember _Shawn of the Dead_ was more of a funny-for-the-sake-of-funny movie. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/5 "2012-11-01T13:18:15Z")
I liked Zombieland, but loved Shaun. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/6 "2012-11-01T13:28:58Z")
I like both but _Zombieland_ is one of those trap-movies where once I see a moment of it, Iā€™m on the couch until it ends. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/7 "2012-11-01T13:42:45Z")
Both are really good movies. Tell you what, Iā€™ll come back and vote in a year or so. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/8 "2012-11-01T13:48:53Z")
_Shaun of the Dead_ for me. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/9 "2012-11-01T13:57:21Z")
_Shaun_. I just saw _Zombieland_ for the first time last night and while it does have its moments, I guess Iā€™m more attuned to British-style humor. Plus, the zombies in _Shaun_ seemed more, er, canonical. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/10 "2012-11-01T14:01:04Z")
I like Zombieland a LOT. In fact, sometimes, I freak out in public restrooms, waiting for a zombie to come in under the stall. But I own a copy of Shaun of the Dead and watch it at least once a month. The list of lines that have fallen into our personal conversational lexicon is crazy. Two common ones: ā€œTwo seconds!ā€ ā€œItā€™s been a funny sort of day.ā€ (My Fellaā€™s favorite character out of all of them is Barbara.) Dammit! Now Iā€™m going to have to go watch it again! ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/11 "2012-11-01T14:18:05Z")
_Shaun_ for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/12 "2012-11-01T14:34:13Z")
Both good movies, but \*Shaun \*is the winner. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/13 "2012-11-01T14:37:43Z")
I always enjoy Shaun of the Dead but the first time I saw it I got a sense that there were references that I just wasnā€™t picking up on. The most glaring being the strange girl that Shaun seemed to know on the street - and who was there at the end - but really had no real reason to be in the movie. Then I saw the British sitcom ā€œSpacedā€ and it all made sense. If you are a fan of Shaun of the Dead I strongly recommend you check out Spaced. The last I checked it was available on Netflix Streaming. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/14 "2012-11-01T14:50:06Z")
Iā€™ll take Simon and Nick over Woody and Jesse any day. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/15 "2012-11-01T14:58:42Z")
\*Zombieland \*was great, but \*Shaun \*is a superior movie. Itā€™s very intricately crafted to weave together an engaging personal story, a classic zombie story, masses of references and homages to classic movies and other Pegg/Frost work, AND lots of internal callbacks. For instance, a lot of what Ed says in offhand comments comes true: ā€œThe next time I see him, heā€™s dead,ā€ and the next time they see Pete, heā€™s a zombie. Also a bunch of his descriptions of the people in the bar get echoed later in their deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/16 "2012-11-01T15:04:54Z")
I like both but after watching both on tv several times Iā€™ve found Shaun has more re-watchability. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/17 "2012-11-01T15:31:55Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I liked Zombieland, but loved Shaun. Concur. My only regret about _Shaun of the Dead_ is that I saw _Hot Fuzz_ first. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/18 "2012-11-01T15:45:17Z")
Thatā€™s a tough choice but Iā€™d have to say Zombieland because, Bill Murray! ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/19 "2012-11-01T15:56:11Z")
Too hard to choose. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/20 "2012-11-01T16:13:29Z")
Zombieland, easily. Woody Harrelson brings an irreverence to the screen that Shaun canā€™t touch. BM cameo, and Eisenburgā€™s neurotic unlikely survivor is even more unlikely than the blokes from Shaun. With Eisenburgā€™s narration, Zombieland is the closest thing to a Woody Allen zombie movie weā€™ll ever get ā€“ and that alone is a hilarious premise. The satire is more biting (hi-OH!) in Zombieland. Shaun of the Dead just resurrects (HarHar) the satire from Dawn & Day. It brought nothing new to the table. Zombieland has the guts (rimshot) to tell fat America that the fattest die first, e.g. ā€œCardio.ā€ With rules like ā€œDouble Tap,ā€ Zombieland is a fresh slice of Americana circa 2000s. Really, just in viewing the [opening credits](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYP46ecl4Y), the contest is over. I knew I got more than my moneyā€™s worth when I saw those high-speed footage scenes paired with ā€œFor Whom the Bell Tolls.ā€ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555.md?page=2)