Just realized "we're coming to get you Barbara", said when they are on the phone with mum, is a parody of "they're coming to get you Barbara" from Night of the Living Dead. Brilliant. Thanks for the wonderful reaction. Cheers.
@@rockero1313 Was the same for me for a long time too, but Hot Fuzz has grown to me even more over the years, so for me it's Hot Fuzz first, than Shawn, than Worlds End.
Theres tons of easter eggs and foreshadowing in the film, but my favourite small detail is Shaun promises to take Liz to "The place that does all the fish." When the camera does a quick cut to Shaun opening the phone book to call the restaurant, its name is "The place that does all the fish"
The most depressing thing about the ending bar scene is the fact that all of Shaun’s friends died asides from Liz, right before the military arrived to save them. If they made the right choices they would’ve probably be all alive.
The vinyl throwing scene has a lot of great jokes for music geeks in it. Not willing to throw The Stone Roses debut album, but being more than willing to throw their follow-up album 'Second Coming' is my favourite.
In case anyone is curious, Stone Roses' debut album was a huge, huge hit in Britain. People went mad for it. There was a very long wait for a follow-up, like five years, with lots of people looking forward to it and expecting something great. Hence they chose the second album title, "Second Coming," which, turns out, was not especially well-received.
Fun facts: Shaun (Simon Pegg) and the woman who played Yvonne (Jessica Hynes), wrote a show years before this movie, called ‘Spaced’. Also, it had the same director, Edgar Wright, and Ed (Nick Frost) and Pete (Peter Serafinowicz) also starred in the show. Simon Pegg came up with the idea for the movie after there was an episode of ‘Spaced’ where his character had been playing ‘Resident Evil 2’ all night and dreamed that he was living in a zombie apocalypse.
Yeah if I remember rightly, it was a mix of them wanting to do a zombie movie after making the Spaced episode, and the idea of what they thought would happen if Dawn of the Dead took place in the UK where there are no guns.
There's an unspoken rule. Never tell anyone that Prince is dead. If someone is lucky enough to be walking around thinking that Prince is alive and making music, YOU LET THEM. Don't disillusion them! Envy them. The same rule applies for David Bowie.
"I did not call Dianne a failed actress!" But he did call David a 🐈 🤣🤣🤣 Lotta great jokes in Shaun of The Dead. The channel flipping joke is really good, as are a lot of the editing gags. Fantastic and usually comedic editing has become Edgar Wright's thing. Definitely continue 'The Cornetto Trilogy' with Hot Fuzz.
I'm in this movie. I used to drink with Michael Smiley who played Tyres from the Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jessica Stevenson show "Spaced", we're both Zombies outside The Winchester Tavern, I got paid a quid for the day then we all went out drinking in Soho still in make up. Seriously fun times. Simon Pegg is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, he introduced me to my lovely wife who also played a zombie in the film.
this movie needs soooo many rewatches to get every little detail. the first morning of the zombie apocalypse is a exact repeat from the morning before. before everything started you can notice little things like the guy fainting or the guy eating the pigeons, ARMY trucks passing, hints in the news. the running gag about the "you got red" that starts with ink and ends up with blood. the flowers he bought for his mom ended up in her hands anyway. the trampoline jump to save his man was a homage to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" almost everyone around Shawn on the first day ends up as a zombie. and many more things. Fun Fact: when Shawn slips in the store that first ZA morning, the slip was improvised by Pegg. it looked so funny that Wright kept it and added the sound in post production.
Oh, the obnoxious friend who is dismembered is played by Dylan Moran, an Irish standup comic who wrote and starred in one of the greatest British TV comedies, "Black Books". It's brilliant and demented.
@mazzysmainframe I think I saw Black Books before I ever knew Bill Bailey as a stand up comic. Watching that piano episode now really comes to life. Lol.
condolences on the loss of Prince. I wish i had all those years to forget he is gone! also, the phone bit as a millennial i can confirm its satisfying to chomp on a phone and that plastic casing sound it makes in the movie is spot on. My favourite joke in this is now lost in translation. its where ed is taking photos of Shaun and Mary the zombie, and after she falls it cuts to them stunned, not sure what to do, then ed starts rolling the camera to the next frame to take another photo before Shaun bats it away. I would think most people born after 2011 wouldn't have ever heard that noise or even used a disposable camera. Loved your reaction!
My favourite part of this whole movie is that both times Shaun walks to the store are pretty much one shot, and they’re direct mirrors of each other. This is definitely part of Edgar Wright’s masterclass
Fun fact, when Prince died, many unpublished/unproduced albums were found in his vault. He wrote an entire concept album about Transformers....my life is incomplete until I hear that album.
Oh, I'm so sorry you found out about Prince's passing in such an unexpected and delayed way. A true treasure and absolute artist. A musical genius that transcends his short time on this planet.
And like we got with the Corneto movies, there is an unofficial second movie with nearly the same cast called Fierce Creatures. Nowhere near as good but forth the watch.
Out of all the things I might have expected going into watching this reaction from you, an entire section devoted to your appreciation of Dire Straits was definitely not one of them. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
😎👍 As numerous other commenters have mentioned, this was the first movie in a trilogy that involves the same cast of actors, but playing different roles. The other two are "Hot Fuzz" (2007) and "The World's End" (2013), all directed by Edgar Wright. I'm glad to see you've decided to not cling too tightly to your original mission of watching every film listed on the IMDB's "Top 250." There simply aren't enough fun comedies of this nature on that list. 🧟♂ Another funny trilogy like this, that involves all the same actors playing different roles is "Waiting For Guffman" (1996), "Best In Show" (2000) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003). You might actually be familiar with some of the actors in those, as they're all either American or Canadian. You're always a blast to watch.
One obscure reference is when Shaun says "you've been to a lock-in" to Liz. Edgar Wright previously directed a music video for a song about lock-ins called After Hours by The Bluetones.
For those unaware of what a lock-in is... It's when a pub (bar) locks up (closes up) but allows regular customers to stay in and drink after the legal licensing hours. You get a lot more detail from the song and the video is based on Bugsy Malone.
You're not wrong, Whimsory. You have developed some impressive movie-reacting chops and grown quite a bit during your sojourn as a first-time film reactor. I caught your debut, and I salute you for keeping it up. You're truly a professional, and I admire the work you put into each and every video. Kudos.
@@Gankztaidk I never had an introvert girlfriend? But every girl I’ve been with they always want to go out places, go out to eat and meet up with friends, go here, go there, to the club. I just want to chill at the crib sometimes.
It should, however, be noted that some introverts even make a career of playing music in front of very large crowds. For instance, Neil Peart was an introvert (which seems like it would rhyme, but actually doesn’t).
These are the oldschool George Romero style zombies. He invented zombie movies, made a bunch of them, and his zombies don't get much smarter or faster than this. Except everyone's favorite, Bub.
Some other fun zombie movies: * Warm Bodies - Basically a variant of Romeo and Juliet. Could have been terrible, but turned out to be surprisingly fun. * Dead Alive - An early move from Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings). Utterly silly and over the top, and exceedingly gory in a variety of silly ways. * Night of the Living Dead (remake) - Directed by George Romero's f/x guy, Tom Savini, it's a really good update of the original zombie movie. * Fido - One of the most creative zombie movies out there, with a great performance from comedian Billy Connolly * Zombieland - A great road trip/odd couple/romcom/zombie movie. Lots of fun.
Does noodle become a zombie? Watched it a zillion times and I never noticed. Now I'm questioning if he's even called noodle. The lad that works with him that says it first
Both Zombieland movies are great. Another funny zombie movie is Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse. Or from Europe for example Cockneys vs Zombies, Dead snow or Doghouse. Zombie comedies are great 😀
Every time I get any kind of cut or gash, naturally I clean it with tap water, or run under the tap. And all I think of, every time without fail, is "I'm quite alright, Barbara. I ran it under a cold tap."
I always loved the amount of research you do for your outros. But holy crap, you even listened to the albums they mentioned in the film?! That is next level! But yes, sadly Prince was one of the casualties of 2016. Which at the time many regarded as the worst year ever. I guess because they hadn't lived through the seven years after it yet... 😅
Wimsory, i just wanted to tell you that your reactions and your altros are always the highlight of my day. Nobody else is in your league when it comes to fun and quirkie altros, that oddly contain major amounts of info and trivia type stuff. You're a special blend of smarts, sarcasm, sass, humor, quirkiness, and looks that is so very rare to find in one person. Im a huge fan and want to thank you for the many smiles, chuckles, and absolute joy you bring....never ever ever change...there's no room for improvement as far as im concerned. ❤
@@deepermind4884 whatever dude....is your life so empty that you have to search the comments to point out someones typing or spelling errors just to make yourself feel better? You know...like you tried with that pretentious screen name you believe fits your shallow self. Im just thankful my life is full of joy, so i dont need to be an internet grammar cop.
@@burnout_2017 Wow, I didn't mean to upset you. You used a word twice I'd never seen, with the same spelling, & I wanted to know what you meant by it. These days, new terms come along frequently & I'll have no idea what it is. So I asked. I had no idea that would mess with your joyful existence so much that you'd have to start insulting me. The "pretentious" screen name is actually there as a low-hanging target to make clear who's a petty, damaged soul & who's not. Get well soon. And you're welcome for showing you how to spell "outro". Use it in good health.
Fun fact (And there are many in this film) He throws the Dire Straits album in this film, but they make it up in the 2nd film (Hot Fuzz) by including them in the soundtrack. If you want a directional/editing masterpiece by the same director (Edgar Wright) watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The world; a great film.
Dire Straits rules. Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists to ever pick up the instrument. I agree about Private Investigations, also the outro to Tunnel of Love is amazing
Edgar Wright is a master filmmaker. His ability to transition from scene to scene only gets better as he goes. Also excellent at both foreshadowing and callbacks. Look out for those carefully on the rewatches.
Great video on Shaun of the Dead. I enjoy rewatching these in compressed fashion alongb with your commentary. Also, as massive Monty Python fan I thought your reaction to Holy Grail was perfectly appropriate. They did very zany humor and audiences back then came in knowing their sketch show.
Didn't expect a long Dire Straits tangent in a Shaun of the Dead reaction! I freakin' love Private Investigations. Such a dark, film noire type of mood with beautiful instrumentation. That and Telegraph Road are my favorites.
The scene in the back gardens where the two groups of survivors pass each other. The other group is a who's who of British comedic acting talent - Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith, Tamsin Greig, Jessica Hynes, etc
So happy you enjoyed this! This is a hilarious film and a wonderful homage to George A Romero's Zombie films. Some more trivia: When asked by an interviewer why they chose to have slow moving zombies instead of running zombies, Simon Pegg simply replied, "Because death is not an energy drink." Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright considered a sequel that would replace zombies with another monster, but decided against it, as they were pleased with this movie as a stand-alone product, and thought too many characters died to continue the story. The proposed title was "From Dusk till Shaun". Many of the zombie extras are fans of Spaced (1999), which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the Spaced Out fan website. For more Zombie movies I also suggest the Night of the Living Dead remake from 1990, Dawn of the Dead from 1978 and Day of the Dead from 1985.
hello whimsory this is the first video of ours i have run across and i would just like to say that the editing is exceptional. you create very concise storytelling by cutting out the fat without leaving any story beats on the cutting room floor. I will definetly check out your channel. lol btw you do seem like a delightful young lad but the quality of your editor's work really grabbed my attention
Your comments about how dumb everyone was made me laugh. There IS a team who are making all the right choices, led by Yvonne, but this isn't their movie. Great reaction as always! ❤
You know I've always wondered if her group ACTUALLY survived. Because iirc, she is the only one who returns at the end thankful that someone survived. It's entirely possible that her group got wiped out despite making all the right moves
One of my favorite movies of all time. Infinitely rewatchable along with the other two in the trilogy. I'm sure I won't be the only one to request that you complete The Cornetto Trilogy aka The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. The other two in order of release are Hot Fuzz and The World's End. The films are not directly related story-wise to each other, but have the same actors and recurring jokes and gags. Great trilogy of movies. Great reaction Whimsory. Love the effort you put into your videos.
Hi Whimsory, thanks for another great outro. You did miss one thing in your research this time. This film is the first one of a trilogy called the Cornetto Trilogy. This was a horror spoof, the second (Hot Fuzz) is a cop spoof and the third (World's End) is a Si-Fi spoof. All are great and I would love to see you react to them all. By the way a Cornetto is a type of ice cream cone, you can see one in Shaun's mouth as he walks home form the shop near the beginning of this film. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next instalment.
One of the great things about Edgar Wright (the director) is that he doesn’t make the same movie over and over. Every movie is different from the last, even when he’s using the same actors.
Check out the British gem named Spaced. That’s the first work of these guys (Pegg, Frost, Wright). You’ll see many familiar faces there after watching this movie.))
another great reaction - your hard work always shows. 2 movies come to mind on the back of this - 'Paul' another Frost/Pegg collaboration and 'Train to Busan' a true classic of the Zombie genre.
Gonna talk about Prince any time i can. He is still my favorite musical artist. Funny, today I have been listening to "Sign 'O' the Times" and just turned it off to watch your video. I think you have eluded to being a musician and Prince is known as a "Musician's musician". Tons of great music. Ever considered music reactions? Also he has some movies out. you may have heard of one of his little films "Purple Rain"? And my personal favorite, in glorious black and white, "Under the Cherry Moon". (The soundtrack to that one is my favorite Prince album. It is called "Parade" and you should REALLY listen to it. So Beautiful and brilliant. I would venture to say you have never heard anything like it.) Love your channel.
Great reaction! I discovered you at the "Poppie Awards" at Popcorn in bed. Your two personality clip was funny as hell. You're very creative. Good job! By the way "Love over gold" is one of the records I would take to an island to live for the rest of my life, if I had to.
Did anyone else besides me come over to see her channel after seeing her and 2 on the Poppies? Nothing like adding another channel to the subscriptions page. Love the awards you did at the end. I have to see more now.
'Hot Fuzz' is defly the best of the Cornetto trilogy ('World's End' is a bit disappointing), but they did another movie, 'Paul', which was a real labour of love. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun and Ed) are best friends in real life, and are also massive nerds, so in 'Paul' (which is about an alien who has escaped from Area 51) they are really just playing themselves. I'd love to watch your reaction to that one! 🥰
9:48 a fun little easter egg, we're coming to get you barbara is a reference to the original night of the living dead, where they say "they're coming to get you barbara"
One of his best movies he wrote an entire movie around song choices. He also syncs up the action on screen with the sounds/music. You saw that a little bit with the Don't Stop Me Now bar scene.
I love that the whole backstory of what caused the zombie outbreak is played on the TVs in the background at Shaun's work but everyone in the show ignores it. I especially like the reporter saying the army was called in and truck roll by and then a few seconds later they roll by the shop showing they are at ground zero.
ALL of the tv personalities in the film were real tv personalities over here in the UK, Plus the voice of Keith Chegwin. Also pretty much everyone in the intro, from the supermarket workers (Mary), to the people queuing and the hoodies turn up as zombies.
Great reaction 👍. You just went waay up in my estimations for that Dire Straits rant, Private Investigations is my favourite too it's the GOAT. Ps. The newscaster is a real UK newscaster, I howl with laughter watching someone so straight laced in a film like this 😂.
This is in my Top 5 all time movies. Whimsory, this is the best reaction/review channel on RUclips. Please do more reviews. If you can’t do 1 a week, do 1 every two weeks.
I love this film and can talk about it for a very long time. The foreshadowing is unreal and the writing is at a very high standard. A few of my favourite bits are, Ed reveals the entire plot in the pub after the break up. Liz going from wanting to travel and going on adventures, to having an easy life. Because once you survived a zombie apocalypse nothing will quite live up to that. Also Shaun's growth from hog lumps hitting him in the face to grabbing them with confidence. Fantastic way to show him growing and taking life by the scruff of the neck. Now you must finish is awesome trilogy Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End. You will not be disappointed.
This is Edgar Wrights tribute go George Romero and his original "Dead" trilogy. "Night of the Living Dead (1968), "Dawn of the Dead" ('78), and "Day of the Dead" ('85). So many direct references in this to those movies. George was actually the first person outside production Edgar showed it to when it was finished. He loved it... so much he gave Nick Frost and Simon Pegg cameos in his zombie revival movie Land of the Dead (2005).
I so totally love that you spent so much time talking about Dire Straits. I met Mark Knopfler a few years ago and Dire Straits has always been one of my favorite bands. I love your channel and you are so entertaining to watch. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you, Whimsory! 🧟♀ This is my favorite of Edgar Wright's comedies. If you'd like to compare to one of his dramas, try LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021). I love it, too... saw it in the cinema. He does action, as well... BABY DRIVER (2017).
Synopsis… -Tickled Pickle -Throwing Dire Straits is rude. -Fart Jokes are funny. -Whimsory is NOT mature 😁 -Heartwarmingness is now a word -if you don’t climb trees, Whimsory will pout and think of you as dumb 😎. Anyway, thanks for the awesome reaction, stay safe and cheers 🍻! OH YES, you should think about watching Some Kind of Wonderful if you’ve not seen it. It’s fun and I think I’ve only seen one reaction to it on here.
Hello Miss Whimsory!😊 You might have heard this film is part of the Cornetto Trilogy. This is the first film. The next film is "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and the final film is "The World's End" (2013). All three films star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in different rolls. "Hot Fuzz" is the best IMO. Great reactions to your very first film in the Cornetto Trilogy, Miss Whimsory!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 Are you brave enough to continue?😉
This movie shaped my entire life. Literally every multiplayer zombie game I've ever played inevitably ends in a moment where we're beating a zed with sticks and someone starts singing, "Don't stop me now" etc. "You got red on you" is uttered more often than "how are you" in my family. And Cornetto? Never ever will I say "drumstick" when talking about the American ice cream that comes closest. It's Cornetto until death do us part.
My all time favourite movie. Love the way they reuse the script but for different situations. Love ya work mate. I recommend The Crow for your next watch
This is part of what is affectionately known as "The Cornetto Trilogy" because each movie features a Cornetto ice cream cone - it was Edgar Wright's attempt at getting an endorsement from Cornetto. This, "Hot Fuzz", and "The World's End" are an awesome trilogy featuring Edgar Wright as the director and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as the two leads. Each movie is a brilliant send-up of their respective genres. "Shaun of the Dead" sends up zombie movies, "Hot Fuzz" sends up buddy cop movies, and "The World's End" sends up apocalypse and alien invasion movies.
Yeah, but Fulci’s does _all_ the fish. Other places might do some of the fish, and perhaps even most of the fish; but do those other places do _all_ the fish?
Just realized "we're coming to get you Barbara", said when they are on the phone with mum, is a parody of "they're coming to get you Barbara" from Night of the Living Dead. Brilliant. Thanks for the wonderful reaction. Cheers.
dang ya beat me to it lol
Funny little story about that: George Romero didn't catch that reference either when he first saw it.
Why would she watch a parody of zombie movies without having watched any zombie movies... doh. That's putting the cart before the horse.
I never caught that before! Nice, thanks!
This entire movie is an amalgamation of reference.
Highly regarded since the release on limewire🤙🏻
Obligatory 'Cornetto Trilogy’ please
Yes please🐺
Hot Fuzz is cool too
... (yarp)
this is the best one but all 3 are great, totally different kind of movies
@@rockero1313 Was the same for me for a long time too, but Hot Fuzz has grown to me even more over the years, so for me it's Hot Fuzz first, than Shawn, than Worlds End.
You have to watch all three it a must.
@@rockero1313 I’ve gotta go Hot Fuzz number one. I usually really don’t like cop movies but I just love the humour in it so much
Theres tons of easter eggs and foreshadowing in the film, but my favourite small detail is Shaun promises to take Liz to "The place that does all the fish." When the camera does a quick cut to Shaun opening the phone book to call the restaurant, its name is "The place that does all the fish"
and its called Fulci's another zombie film maker
The most depressing thing about the ending bar scene is the fact that all of Shaun’s friends died asides from Liz, right before the military arrived to save them. If they made the right choices they would’ve probably be all alive.
In a deleted scene, Dianne survives in a tree 👍 with David's 🦵 😅
They definitely should have teamed up with the Great Value versions of themselves when they ran into them. LOL
It's called "stress".
And it brings the movie at least a little bit of reality.
@@iKvetch558'Great Value', that's perfect!😆
@@LordVolkovIt's not a deleted scene but a short comic. There's also one for Mary, the girl in the garden.
The vinyl throwing scene has a lot of great jokes for music geeks in it. Not willing to throw The Stone Roses debut album, but being more than willing to throw their follow-up album 'Second Coming' is my favourite.
Lmao
In case anyone is curious, Stone Roses' debut album was a huge, huge hit in Britain. People went mad for it. There was a very long wait for a follow-up, like five years, with lots of people looking forward to it and expecting something great. Hence they chose the second album title, "Second Coming," which, turns out, was not especially well-received.
@@noodle_fc I like it...
Fun facts: Shaun (Simon Pegg) and the woman who played Yvonne (Jessica Hynes), wrote a show years before this movie, called ‘Spaced’. Also, it had the same director, Edgar Wright, and Ed (Nick Frost) and Pete (Peter Serafinowicz) also starred in the show.
Simon Pegg came up with the idea for the movie after there was an episode of ‘Spaced’ where his character had been playing ‘Resident Evil 2’ all night and dreamed that he was living in a zombie apocalypse.
There's also a nice Tim and Dawn reunion from The Office
Yeah if I remember rightly, it was a mix of them wanting to do a zombie movie after making the Spaced episode, and the idea of what they thought would happen if Dawn of the Dead took place in the UK where there are no guns.
Not to mention that Tyres is in the crowd of zombies outside of The Winchester.
pete was awesome as the tick
@@omegashinra7672there are guns it's just the general populous don't have them. Mainly illegal immigrants and criminals have them.
There's an unspoken rule. Never tell anyone that Prince is dead. If someone is lucky enough to be walking around thinking that Prince is alive and making music, YOU LET THEM. Don't disillusion them! Envy them.
The same rule applies for David Bowie.
David Bowie is dead? NO!
Don't remind me that David Bowie existed. :(
Dead? No, not dead the way you know it. They are with us always.
They’ve just… um… permanently retired, after their long and successful careers.
What Bowie is dead aww no!!!!
That’s right, Bowie. We still have Bowie.
"I did not call Dianne a failed actress!"
But he did call David a 🐈 🤣🤣🤣
Lotta great jokes in Shaun of The Dead. The channel flipping joke is really good, as are a lot of the editing gags. Fantastic and usually comedic editing has become Edgar Wright's thing. Definitely continue 'The Cornetto Trilogy' with Hot Fuzz.
And the failed actress bit was actually her opinion and not Shaun's.
Came for the Shaun of the Dead reaction, stayed for the Dire Straits rant 😂😂 one of my favourite movies and bands ever ❤️
I'm in this movie. I used to drink with Michael Smiley who played Tyres from the Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jessica Stevenson show "Spaced", we're both Zombies outside The Winchester Tavern, I got paid a quid for the day then we all went out drinking in Soho still in make up. Seriously fun times. Simon Pegg is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, he introduced me to my lovely wife who also played a zombie in the film.
"You lucky people!"
@@richardrobbins387 Oi Oi!
Well fuckadoodledoo to you, jog on!
And now you're raising your zombie children
this movie needs soooo many rewatches to get every little detail.
the first morning of the zombie apocalypse is a exact repeat from the morning before.
before everything started you can notice little things like the guy fainting or the guy eating the pigeons, ARMY trucks passing, hints in the news.
the running gag about the "you got red" that starts with ink and ends up with blood.
the flowers he bought for his mom ended up in her hands anyway.
the trampoline jump to save his man was a homage to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
almost everyone around Shawn on the first day ends up as a zombie.
and many more things.
Fun Fact: when Shawn slips in the store that first ZA morning, the slip was improvised by Pegg. it looked so funny that Wright kept it and added the sound in post production.
Oh, the obnoxious friend who is dismembered is played by Dylan Moran, an Irish standup comic who wrote and starred in one of the greatest British TV comedies, "Black Books". It's brilliant and demented.
And even if it’s just one episode (and just a bit part in some cases) for some of them, oh my, so many familiar faces appear in that show.
Black Books is one of the funniest shows ever made :D
@mazzysmainframe I think I saw Black Books before I ever knew Bill Bailey as a stand up comic. Watching that piano episode now really comes to life. Lol.
Welcome back Whimsorbeanie. This is part one of the Cornetto Trilogy. The next is Hot Fuzz.
Whimsorbeanie, Is perfect.
She's like Batman; What is Whimsory like under the Beanie??
condolences on the loss of Prince. I wish i had all those years to forget he is gone! also, the phone bit as a millennial i can confirm its satisfying to chomp on a phone and that plastic casing sound it makes in the movie is spot on. My favourite joke in this is now lost in translation. its where ed is taking photos of Shaun and Mary the zombie, and after she falls it cuts to them stunned, not sure what to do, then ed starts rolling the camera to the next frame to take another photo before Shaun bats it away. I would think most people born after 2011 wouldn't have ever heard that noise or even used a disposable camera. Loved your reaction!
My favourite part of this whole movie is that both times Shaun walks to the store are pretty much one shot, and they’re direct mirrors of each other.
This is definitely part of Edgar Wright’s masterclass
Ed in the pub saying the same lines in different contexts is another fantastic example.
Fun fact, when Prince died, many unpublished/unproduced albums were found in his vault. He wrote an entire concept album about Transformers....my life is incomplete until I hear that album.
I suspected there was more to Prince than meets the eye.
This is the most mind-blowing thing I've read all year.
Yeah, there are a lot of dead musicians and writers with unreleased stuff.
Oh, I'm so sorry you found out about Prince's passing in such an unexpected and delayed way. A true treasure and absolute artist. A musical genius that transcends his short time on this planet.
My night just got 1k times better because Whimsory is watching my fav Simone Pegg flick with Harriett Jones as his mom.
I can't help but wonder who Flydale-North is going to get to replace her in Parliament.
Yes, we know who she is. 😉
@@0okaminoNIce! 👊
Oh, the Prime Minister!
In the pub, the entire plot of the film is revealed in one monologue sitting if you go back and listen lol
'A Fish Called Wanda" is an amazing British comedy, 😆
And like we got with the Corneto movies, there is an unofficial second movie with nearly the same cast called Fierce Creatures. Nowhere near as good but forth the watch.
@@LizardBrainMineralsAgreed on all points!
Loved that as a kid!
Out of all the things I might have expected going into watching this reaction from you, an entire section devoted to your appreciation of Dire Straits was definitely not one of them. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
"Private Investigations"? Aah! A kindred spirit... 🤗
from all reaction channels your way you do it is really unique and stands out.
Its really enjoyable to watch
😎👍 As numerous other commenters have mentioned, this was the first movie in a trilogy that involves the same cast of actors, but playing different roles. The other two are "Hot Fuzz" (2007) and "The World's End" (2013), all directed by Edgar Wright. I'm glad to see you've decided to not cling too tightly to your original mission of watching every film listed on the IMDB's "Top 250." There simply aren't enough fun comedies of this nature on that list. 🧟♂ Another funny trilogy like this, that involves all the same actors playing different roles is "Waiting For Guffman" (1996), "Best In Show" (2000) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003). You might actually be familiar with some of the actors in those, as they're all either American or Canadian. You're always a blast to watch.
Whimsory with the Beetlejuice pants 😁👍🏽
Made my day, a new Whimsory reaction and it's to this brilliant film. Am I right in thinking this reaction is shorter than your usual reactions?
One obscure reference is when Shaun says "you've been to a lock-in" to Liz.
Edgar Wright previously directed a music video for a song about lock-ins called After Hours by The Bluetones.
For those unaware of what a lock-in is... It's when a pub (bar) locks up (closes up) but allows regular customers to stay in and drink after the legal licensing hours.
You get a lot more detail from the song and the video is based on Bugsy Malone.
You're not wrong, Whimsory. You have developed some impressive movie-reacting chops and grown quite a bit during your sojourn as a first-time film reactor. I caught your debut, and I salute you for keeping it up. You're truly a professional, and I admire the work you put into each and every video. Kudos.
Thank you so much!! That means alot!! ☺️
I need me an introvert girlfriend to be lazy with. Just chill on the couch all day watch movies and binge shows 🤞🏽🤞🏽
Is that what introverts do?
@@Gankztaidk I never had an introvert girlfriend? But every girl I’ve been with they always want to go out places, go out to eat and meet up with friends, go here, go there, to the club. I just want to chill at the crib sometimes.
It should, however, be noted that some introverts even make a career of playing music in front of very large crowds. For instance, Neil Peart was an introvert (which seems like it would rhyme, but actually doesn’t).
It's something a lot of us can only dream of...
These are the oldschool George Romero style zombies. He invented zombie movies, made a bunch of them, and his zombies don't get much smarter or faster than this. Except everyone's favorite, Bub.
Hello, Aunt Alicia.
Some other fun zombie movies:
* Warm Bodies - Basically a variant of Romeo and Juliet. Could have been terrible, but turned out to be surprisingly fun.
* Dead Alive - An early move from Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings). Utterly silly and over the top, and exceedingly gory in a variety of silly ways.
* Night of the Living Dead (remake) - Directed by George Romero's f/x guy, Tom Savini, it's a really good update of the original zombie movie.
* Fido - One of the most creative zombie movies out there, with a great performance from comedian Billy Connolly
* Zombieland - A great road trip/odd couple/romcom/zombie movie. Lots of fun.
Love “Warm Bodies”
Planet Terror
Fun Fact: Every person that brings up Shaun having red on him becomes a zombie 😉
Does noodle become a zombie? Watched it a zillion times and I never noticed. Now I'm questioning if he's even called noodle. The lad that works with him that says it first
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I think he's in the montage of zombie workers at the end.
@Breakingbees I believe he’s the cart pusher when Shaun is flipping through the channels
Ah. Thanks guys. Just goes to show you notice new things all the time. Or get told them
"Zombieland" is an incredible zombie comedy
It's the American version of Shaun of the dead imo
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Both Zombieland movies are great. Another funny zombie movie is Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse. Or from Europe for example Cockneys vs Zombies, Dead snow or Doghouse. Zombie comedies are great 😀
Every time I get any kind of cut or gash, naturally I clean it with tap water, or run under the tap. And all I think of, every time without fail, is "I'm quite alright, Barbara. I ran it under a cold tap."
I always loved the amount of research you do for your outros. But holy crap, you even listened to the albums they mentioned in the film?! That is next level!
But yes, sadly Prince was one of the casualties of 2016. Which at the time many regarded as the worst year ever. I guess because they hadn't lived through the seven years after it yet... 😅
Wimsory, i just wanted to tell you that your reactions and your altros are always the highlight of my day. Nobody else is in your league when it comes to fun and quirkie altros, that oddly contain major amounts of info and trivia type stuff. You're a special blend of smarts, sarcasm, sass, humor, quirkiness, and looks that is so very rare to find in one person. Im a huge fan and want to thank you for the many smiles, chuckles, and absolute joy you bring....never ever ever change...there's no room for improvement as far as im concerned. ❤
What's an "altro"? Do you mean an outro?
@@deepermind4884 whatever dude....is your life so empty that you have to search the comments to point out someones typing or spelling errors just to make yourself feel better? You know...like you tried with that pretentious screen name you believe fits your shallow self. Im just thankful my life is full of joy, so i dont need to be an internet grammar cop.
@@burnout_2017 Wow, I didn't mean to upset you. You used a word twice I'd never seen, with the same spelling, & I wanted to know what you meant by it. These days, new terms come along frequently & I'll have no idea what it is. So I asked.
I had no idea that would mess with your joyful existence so much that you'd have to start insulting me.
The "pretentious" screen name is actually there as a low-hanging target to make clear who's a petty, damaged soul & who's not. Get well soon.
And you're welcome for showing you how to spell "outro". Use it in good health.
Fun fact (And there are many in this film) He throws the Dire Straits album in this film, but they make it up in the 2nd film (Hot Fuzz) by including them in the soundtrack. If you want a directional/editing masterpiece by the same director (Edgar Wright) watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The world; a great film.
LETS GOOOOOO!! 🗣️
Dire Straits rules. Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists to ever pick up the instrument. I agree about Private Investigations, also the outro to Tunnel of Love is amazing
Edgar Wright is a master filmmaker. His ability to transition from scene to scene only gets better as he goes. Also excellent at both foreshadowing and callbacks. Look out for those carefully on the rewatches.
Yet again, I find myself staggered by Whimsory's hat collection
Great video on Shaun of the Dead. I enjoy rewatching these in compressed fashion alongb with your commentary.
Also, as massive Monty Python fan I thought your reaction to Holy Grail was perfectly appropriate. They did very zany humor and audiences back then came in knowing their sketch show.
Didn't expect a long Dire Straits tangent in a Shaun of the Dead reaction! I freakin' love Private Investigations. Such a dark, film noire type of mood with beautiful instrumentation. That and Telegraph Road are my favorites.
The scene in the back gardens where the two groups of survivors pass each other. The other group is a who's who of British comedic acting talent - Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith, Tamsin Greig, Jessica Hynes, etc
Whenever I click on a Whimsory video I find myself smiling.
So happy you enjoyed this! This is a hilarious film and a wonderful homage to George A Romero's Zombie films.
Some more trivia: When asked by an interviewer why they chose to have slow moving zombies instead of running zombies, Simon Pegg simply replied, "Because death is not an energy drink."
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright considered a sequel that would replace zombies with another monster, but decided against it, as they were pleased with this movie as a stand-alone product, and thought too many characters died to continue the story. The proposed title was "From Dusk till Shaun".
Many of the zombie extras are fans of Spaced (1999), which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the Spaced Out fan website.
For more Zombie movies I also suggest the Night of the Living Dead remake from 1990, Dawn of the Dead from 1978 and Day of the Dead from 1985.
hello whimsory this is the first video of ours i have run across and i would just like to say that the editing is exceptional. you create very concise storytelling by cutting out the fat without leaving any story beats on the cutting room floor. I will definetly check out your channel. lol btw you do seem like a delightful young lad but the quality of your editor's work really grabbed my attention
Private investigations is my favorite song to listen to while I'm walking alone at night during a rainstorm
Classic is an often overused term but it definitely applies to this film. So well written and directed.
Your comments about how dumb everyone was made me laugh. There IS a team who are making all the right choices, led by Yvonne, but this isn't their movie.
Great reaction as always! ❤
You know I've always wondered if her group ACTUALLY survived. Because iirc, she is the only one who returns at the end thankful that someone survived. It's entirely possible that her group got wiped out despite making all the right moves
@briandurio6479 Good point! I like my headcannon better, but you aren't wrong.
she was in the better budgetted movie yvonne of the dead;)
One of my favorite movies of all time. Infinitely rewatchable along with the other two in the trilogy. I'm sure I won't be the only one to request that you complete The Cornetto Trilogy aka The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. The other two in order of release are Hot Fuzz and The World's End. The films are not directly related story-wise to each other, but have the same actors and recurring jokes and gags. Great trilogy of movies. Great reaction Whimsory. Love the effort you put into your videos.
Hi Whimsory, thanks for another great outro. You did miss one thing in your research this time. This film is the first one of a trilogy called the Cornetto Trilogy. This was a horror spoof, the second (Hot Fuzz) is a cop spoof and the third (World's End) is a Si-Fi spoof. All are great and I would love to see you react to them all. By the way a Cornetto is a type of ice cream cone, you can see one in Shaun's mouth as he walks home form the shop near the beginning of this film. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next instalment.
That last part with the "get higher baby" at ultra high pitch, definitely got me rolling!😂😂😂
“Nice eyebrows, they look like caterpillars” 😉
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Happy to see that you are back with a new video.
Glad you're back. There are a lot of zombie movies to choose from but if you want one that has humor, gore and action watch Zombieland.
I love the way one of them turns into a zombie ... and their relationship doesn't change.
My personal favorite Edgar Wright movie is Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. It came out the day before my birthday. Best present I've ever got.
A quintessential British comedy is The Full Monty. It's a perfect film and it's SO FUNNY
Great reaction and review. I saw this in the theater and it never gets old.
One of the great things about Edgar Wright (the director) is that he doesn’t make the same movie over and over. Every movie is different from the last, even when he’s using the same actors.
Excellent!!
Great day for a Whimsory reaction. 🙂
Check out the British gem named Spaced. That’s the first work of these guys (Pegg, Frost, Wright). You’ll see many familiar faces there after watching this movie.))
another great reaction - your hard work always shows. 2 movies come to mind on the back of this - 'Paul' another Frost/Pegg collaboration and 'Train to Busan' a true classic of the Zombie genre.
Gonna talk about Prince any time i can. He is still my favorite musical artist. Funny, today I have been listening to "Sign 'O' the Times" and just turned it off to watch your video. I think you have eluded to being a musician and Prince is known as a "Musician's musician". Tons of great music. Ever considered music reactions? Also he has some movies out. you may have heard of one of his little films "Purple Rain"? And my personal favorite, in glorious black and white, "Under the Cherry Moon". (The soundtrack to that one is my favorite Prince album. It is called "Parade" and you should REALLY listen to it. So Beautiful and brilliant. I would venture to say you have never heard anything like it.) Love your channel.
Great reaction! I discovered you at the "Poppie Awards" at Popcorn in bed. Your two personality clip was funny as hell. You're very creative. Good job! By the way "Love over gold" is one of the records I would take to an island to live for the rest of my life, if I had to.
Did anyone else besides me come over to see her channel after seeing her and 2 on the Poppies? Nothing like adding another channel to the subscriptions page.
Love the awards you did at the end. I have to see more now.
'Hot Fuzz' is defly the best of the Cornetto trilogy ('World's End' is a bit disappointing), but they did another movie, 'Paul', which was a real labour of love. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun and Ed) are best friends in real life, and are also massive nerds, so in 'Paul' (which is about an alien who has escaped from Area 51) they are really just playing themselves. I'd love to watch your reaction to that one! 🥰
the song being played when shaun is on the bus is called zombie nation
9:48 a fun little easter egg, we're coming to get you barbara is a reference to the original night of the living dead, where they say "they're coming to get you barbara"
One of his best movies he wrote an entire movie around song choices. He also syncs up the action on screen with the sounds/music. You saw that a little bit with the Don't Stop Me Now bar scene.
I didn’t know this 👏🏼👏🏼
I love that the whole backstory of what caused the zombie outbreak is played on the TVs in the background at Shaun's work but everyone in the show ignores it. I especially like the reporter saying the army was called in and truck roll by and then a few seconds later they roll by the shop showing they are at ground zero.
Great reaction and analysis as always Whimsory!!
ALL of the tv personalities in the film were real tv personalities over here in the UK, Plus the voice of Keith Chegwin.
Also pretty much everyone in the intro, from the supermarket workers (Mary), to the people queuing and the hoodies turn up as zombies.
Good reaction Whim. Zombieland should definitely be your next zombie movie. You'll enjoy it.
Great reaction 👍. You just went waay up in my estimations for that Dire Straits rant, Private Investigations is my favourite too it's the GOAT.
Ps. The newscaster is a real UK newscaster, I howl with laughter watching someone so straight laced in a film like this 😂.
Extraordinary! A fun Whimsory reaction video and commentary is always something to die for!
Dire Straits is great.
This is in my Top 5 all time movies.
Whimsory, this is the best reaction/review channel on RUclips. Please do more reviews. If you can’t do 1 a week, do 1 every two weeks.
I think you would love "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse." It takes itself about as seriously as this one, and it's also hilarious.
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That Dire Straits rant was very Patrick Bateman
I love this film and can talk about it for a very long time. The foreshadowing is unreal and the writing is at a very high standard. A few of my favourite bits are, Ed reveals the entire plot in the pub after the break up. Liz going from wanting to travel and going on adventures, to having an easy life. Because once you survived a zombie apocalypse nothing will quite live up to that. Also Shaun's growth from hog lumps hitting him in the face to grabbing them with confidence. Fantastic way to show him growing and taking life by the scruff of the neck. Now you must finish is awesome trilogy Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End. You will not be disappointed.
This is Edgar Wrights tribute go George Romero and his original "Dead" trilogy. "Night of the Living Dead (1968), "Dawn of the Dead" ('78), and "Day of the Dead" ('85). So many direct references in this to those movies. George was actually the first person outside production Edgar showed it to when it was finished. He loved it... so much he gave Nick Frost and Simon Pegg cameos in his zombie revival movie Land of the Dead (2005).
Fart jokes will NEVER get old.
I so totally love that you spent so much time talking about Dire Straits. I met Mark Knopfler a few years ago and Dire Straits has always been one of my favorite bands. I love your channel and you are so entertaining to watch. Thank you for what you do.
I swear I love your whispering screams...lol
Found your channel a few days ago an been having a binge on them you seem like a great person big up whimsory from the UK😁👍🏻
Thank you, Whimsory! 🧟♀ This is my favorite of Edgar Wright's comedies. If you'd like to compare to one of his dramas, try LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021). I love it, too... saw it in the cinema. He does action, as well... BABY DRIVER (2017).
Synopsis…
-Tickled Pickle
-Throwing Dire Straits is rude.
-Fart Jokes are funny.
-Whimsory is NOT mature 😁
-Heartwarmingness is now a word
-if you don’t climb trees, Whimsory will pout and think of you as dumb 😎.
Anyway, thanks for the awesome reaction, stay safe and cheers 🍻!
OH YES, you should think about watching Some Kind of Wonderful if you’ve not seen it. It’s fun and I think I’ve only seen one reaction to it on here.
I think a lot of Brits also prefer the American version of The Office, I'm British and I certainly do.
Came for the Cornetto, stayed for the Dire Straits rant! 😂
Hello Miss Whimsory!😊 You might have heard this film is part of the Cornetto Trilogy. This is the first film. The next film is "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and the final film is "The World's End" (2013). All three films star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in different rolls. "Hot Fuzz" is the best IMO. Great reactions to your very first film in the Cornetto Trilogy, Miss Whimsory!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 Are you brave enough to continue?😉
Sultans of Swing, Roller Girl, and the entire Brothers in Arms album are my Dire Straits favorites.
Thanks for this reaction!
Awesome commentary. Whims even goes to the extent of reviewing the vinyl the boys tossed at the z-words. Awesome.
This movie shaped my entire life. Literally every multiplayer zombie game I've ever played inevitably ends in a moment where we're beating a zed with sticks and someone starts singing, "Don't stop me now" etc. "You got red on you" is uttered more often than "how are you" in my family. And Cornetto? Never ever will I say "drumstick" when talking about the American ice cream that comes closest. It's Cornetto until death do us part.
My all time favourite movie. Love the way they reuse the script but for different situations. Love ya work mate. I recommend The Crow for your next watch
Your dedication and the work you put in are very impressive, and I enjoy your reactions a lot. Keep it up!
This is part of what is affectionately known as "The Cornetto Trilogy" because each movie features a Cornetto ice cream cone - it was Edgar Wright's attempt at getting an endorsement from Cornetto. This, "Hot Fuzz", and "The World's End" are an awesome trilogy featuring Edgar Wright as the director and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as the two leads. Each movie is a brilliant send-up of their respective genres. "Shaun of the Dead" sends up zombie movies, "Hot Fuzz" sends up buddy cop movies, and "The World's End" sends up apocalypse and alien invasion movies.
18:56 "Well take over, a minute."
🤯 What are you _doing?!_ Don't give it to _him!_
4:17 "No, sir, we just gave away the last table."
🤷♂Take her to another pub, Shaun. It's _London._ It's a big _city._ Take Liz to another pub.
Yeah, but Fulci’s does _all_ the fish. Other places might do some of the fish, and perhaps even most of the fish; but do those other places do _all_ the fish?
CORNETTO TRILOGY!
1. Shaun Of The Dead!
2. Hot Fuzz!
3.The Worlds End
Please watch all free of them in the future! PLEASE! 🙂