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I went into watching this film not knowing too much about it. I was originally expecting a pure comedy, but that's not what it is.

While "Shaun of the Dead" is predominantly a spoof of "Dawn of the Dead", it does touch on a variety of different topics in a semi-serious way.

The title character Shaun is a 29 year old stuck in a dead end job supervising teenage co-workers. He can't seem to get it right with his girlfriend, Liz, and he never goes to visit his mother.

What makes this movie hilarious is that it took an apocalyptic event for Shaun to get his life in gear. While that doesn't sound funny, it surely is made funny by Simon Pegg's performance as Shaun.

Great dialog, a new twist on a common horror theme, and a little seriousness thrown in make this a great film. I wouldn't take anyone squeamish to go see it, but all violence is made to look obviously fake and is done in a slap-stick manner.

Catch this one when you can, it's spectacular!

I went into this film thinking that I would see an unorthodox film involving sex. I've seen many films that could fit this description such as "Happiness" by Todd Solondz and "Romance" by Catherine Breillat, but unlike those films, I failed to see a point in this one. The sex scenes were extremely grotesque in their graphic and perverse nature, especially the scene involving sodomy. I can't say I would recommend this film to anyone. The reason that it gets 3 stars out of 10 is because I think Marlon Brando was very convincing and entertaining, I just failed to see the point in this film as a whole and therefore I cannot give it a good rating.

While this film is clearly not for all audiences, it does make an interesting point about how awkward the issue of virginity is for women. Virginity is an interesting double standard that woman have to deal with in our society and this film explains that in a very direct way.

If you are an easily offended or easily shocked person, do not watch this film because chances are you will be thinking too much about being shocked to think about what Catherine Breillat is trying to say.

In my experience, Breillat makes films that are not meant to be "enjoyed" in the traditional sense, but rather analyzed and understood through thought and symbolism.

If you are not someone who likes to think about films past the surface, you may not want to watch this film.

I think there is a lot to be thought about an analyzed from this film, so if you're up to seeing something unlike you've ever seen before and you're not easily shocked, go for it.