What film do you think should have won the Oscar for Best Picture that was never nominated for the award? (And didn't have much of a chance in the first place?)
It's such an easy answer: Shaun of the Dead.
What? That's my choice. Stop laughing.
Look... not only do you have a great zombie movie with some genuine scares (longtime readers will know that I have a particular weakness for zombie flicks), but there are some genuine, heartfelt moments that never slide into complete sap. The acting is top-notch, there isn't one joke that falls flat, and it even made me tear up at one point.
Seriously, if you've never seen it, rent it. Even if you "don't like horror movies." Because this is a lot more than a horror movie. It's a romantic comedy (the ads billed it as "A romantic comedy... with zombies"), it's a buddy picture, it's scary, it's funny, it's sweet, it's wry, it's got a killer soundtrack, it's a hell of a good time...
Dammit, it's why you go to the movies in the first place.
Shaun of the Dead: Best Picture of 2004. Robbed at the Oscars.
How 'bout you?
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