# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/41 "2012-11-01T22:32:06Z")
Bill Murray almost pushes Zombieland ahead. But not quite, Shaun it is. Love 'em both though. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/42 "2012-11-01T23:06:29Z")
[Here is a Cracked article](http://www.cracked.com/article_20020_7-movies-that-put-insane-detail-into-stuff-you-never-noticed.html) that highlights some details hidden in \*Shaun of the Dead \*(listed #4 on the page). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/43 "2012-11-01T23:59:25Z")
_Zombieland_ is largely a comedy with some zombies in it (biggest clue–nobody dies, BM notwithstanding). _Shaun_ is a bona fide zombie movie, and one of the best, period. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/44 "2012-11-02T00:00:01Z")
I really like both movies, but _Shaun of the Dead_ is one of my all time favorite movies. ---
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/45 "2012-11-02T00:03:06Z")
We have these team huddles every damn morning at work, and I try to end as many as I can with “There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is an ‘I’ in ‘pie’.” My vote is for _Shaun_. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/46 "2012-11-02T00:05:06Z")
I don’t watch horror movies. Don’t like 'em. Don’t get the appeal. But I liked _Shaun of the Dead_. I thought the entire beginning where everyone is just sleepily going through the motions of their life and you’re wondering just when the zombies come in and thinking “that guy in the background, is he a zombie? ok, no, he’s just some guy” was just a spectacular commentary on modern life. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/47 "2012-11-02T00:14:51Z")
_Zombieland_ is an extremely entertaining comedy horror film. _Shaun of the Dead_ is a damn near perfect film. Extremely well written and constructed, brilliantly acted and directed, both funny and poignant, both realistic in characterisation and absurd in setting. Also, Bill Nighy \> Bill Murray. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/48 "2012-11-02T01:05:39Z")
Like Jesse Eisenberg, _Zombieland_ was neither fun nor funny. _Shaun_ all the way. But the double tap is always good advice. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/49 "2012-11-02T01:17:33Z")
_Zombieland_ was pretty good. _Shaun of The Dead_ is great. I really like British films so that is also a factor. As others have said, watch _Spaced._ ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/50 "2012-11-02T01:19:45Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > Also, Bill Nighy \> Bill Murray. Absolutely. ---
**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 2, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/51 "2012-11-02T01:22:14Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > _Zombieland_ is largely a comedy with some zombies in it (biggest clue–nobody dies, BM notwithstanding). Zombies die. Lots of zombies. One of my favorite bits of action movie-ness ever is Tallahassee in the caged in carnival booth. And I was actually amused and surprised that he survived since it seemed like it was going to be the stereotypical big Noble Sacrifice moment. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/52 "2012-11-02T01:37:59Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > Bill Murray almost pushes Zombieland ahead. But not quite, Shaun it is. Love 'em both though. The Bill Murray cameo is the thing I HATE about Zombieland. I still like it but it’s not a patch on Shaun Of The Dead. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/53 "2012-11-02T01:44:31Z")
I really like both movies, but Shaun edges Zombieland by just a bit in my book; I have a bit of a thing for Brit humor, and Bill Nighy is an absolute slice of fried gold in Shaun. That being said, I did like the chemistry/dynamic between Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg (and their characters) more than I did between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. But the supporting cast in Shaun pushes it over the line FTW, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/54 "2012-11-02T03:42:01Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Don’t make choose. Who would ever have guessed that I would have two favorite Zom Rom Coms? What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/55 "2012-11-02T13:12:46Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > Shaun is REALLY REALLY good until like the last half-hour… and then it falls flat. Once you get to them trapped in the Winchester and they need to start killing off characters ‘just cuz’ I lose interest. This is why I voted Zombieland. The dirty old pub had such promise for the finale, and they wasted it. I particularly disliked the bit where that Queen song plays on the jukebox - very unfunny. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/56 "2012-11-02T14:00:08Z")
Shaun is a great movie with lots of great moments but i spent every single moment of zombieland laughing my ass off, i’ve watched it three times and there are still things i’ve missed from laughing too much. ---
**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 2, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/57 "2012-11-02T14:32:15Z")
I voted for Shaun, but I wanted to go back and see Zombieland again. I was surprised to find the whole movie up on youtube (with a fair use disclaimer–I doubt that will keep it from being taken down). I enjoyed the first half, but the curio-shop smashing scene didn’t work for me and I sort of lost interest after that. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/58 "2012-11-02T16:23:29Z")
Its got to be Shaun, easily. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/59 "2012-11-02T16:27:50Z")
I enjoyed them both, but thought that Zombieland was more fun. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555/60 "2012-11-02T16:33:16Z")
I really like both movies. I’ll concede that Shaun is more intelligent and objectively probably the better film. But Zombieland is much more fun, so that’s how I voted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555.md?page=4)