Fido (2006)
Director: Andrew Currie
Writers: Robert Chomiak, Andrew Currie & Dennis Heaton
Synopsis: Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when FIDO eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "FIDO" will rip your heart out.
If Disney made a zombie movie, this would be it! Imagine a family film like "Benji" or "Lassie" and replace the dog with a zombie!
First and foremost, this is not your typical zombie movie. While the zombies in this movie are typical of zombies movies, this movie is not.
1) ACTING: The acting was great! There were no problems here. Everyone seemed to be very comfortable in their roles. No one seemed to be miscast.
2) PRODUCTION: This is a quality movie done right. I have no complaints. This movie was set in the decade of the 1950's and great steps were taken to faithfully recreate that era. From the cars to the homes to even the soundtrack, the viewer feels like they are in the 1950's. While there was not an incredible amount of blood & gore for a zombie film, it was there, along with an occasional arm or leg being chewed on, and was handled well. The zombie make up varied with different color faces and minimal face appliances.
3) ZOMBIES: The zombies in this one are your typical flesh eating Romero shamblers that do show signs that they remember when they were alive and also are capable of showing emotion. (Like Bub from DOTD)
4) THE CAUSE: Mysterious particles from outer space raise the dead.
5) NUDITY: None.
FINAL: This a wonderful (almost family friendly) zombie film. I enjoyed it completely, and was not disappointed at all. I would higly recommend this movie to everyone. However, if you are looking for a blood & gore, zombies on the rampage, death and destruction, action movie, then you may want to pass on this one. This is a wonderful satire, but not a full fledged "zombie movie."
RATING: 5 out of 5
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