Boring

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

This one deserves all the accolades! Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish with great performances, awesome effects, and a fun plot. I was really hooked. I love the actor playing the lead zombie. He was so good, and of course, I love Trinity from The Matrix. She always knocks it out of the park.If you thought zombie movies were dead, think again. They keep finding new ways to make them interesting, and this one doesn't disappoint. The music was well done too and the pacing was fantastic. I was never bored at all despite how many movies I watch a day. I think Fido will have to go on my to-watch list for every Halloween. It's going to be a tradition in my family.

After surviving the zombie apocalypse, a small family in the suburbs receives a zombie helper who begins bonding with their troubled son and forces them to question their commitment to it when a series of deaths are blamed on the creature.Overall this one was quite a fine if troubling effort. One of the few good points here is the film's overall premise, which is one of the most creative and original ideas used here to contain zombies and their fate here, making an ingenious nature. Managing to turn the creatures into domesticated slaves and treated much like a household pet, forced into doing chores and treated like members of the family is really unique and logical way of dealing with the creatures. Not only that, there's plenty of enjoyable about the manner of treatment brought to ensure this with some rather well-thought-out explanations used to keep that a cohesive part of the story and really grounds this one quite nicely. The action here isn't all that bad either as the fact that the zombies are still threats makes the rampaging zombie through the neighborhood taking out the different townsfolk and the later scene of the team taking out the reanimated creatures in the park and the encounter with the bullies out in the wilderness come off nicely, through the big swarming battle at the compound here makes for some fun times as there's a lot of the action with the swarming creatures getting free, the panic of the workers and the rather great gore here to make for a great time. These here are enough to hold this up against the one true flaw with this one. The main flaw here is the fact that for nearly two-thirds of the running time there's no horror here, with the domestication taking nearly everything scary away from zombies by design being the biggest hurdle here as instead this is replaced with the drama about the kid growing up being bulled and bonding in a friendly manner, the father overcoming his fear of the zombies and the slight romance that occurs between the two which doesn't come close to providing this with any kinds of scares and keeps this one as a drama throughout this. Though it's enjoyable, there's little of this that becomes centered around horror scenes which is really the only thing wrong here even though it's a pretty big issue.Rated R: Graphic Violence and children-in-jeopardy.

Fido is a satire for the way society was in the 1950's, from putting out government PSA educational films about new technologies every day to the way adults covered things up (and kids knew it). What makes Fido stand out? Well, the earth in this film isn't your typical 1950's society of poodle skirt wearing, jukebox playing geeks. This film portrays a fictional version of the 1950's where radiation has turned the dead into zombies, leaving "zombie zones" fenced off from the safe living areas and the dead having to be created or decapitated to prevent infection. All this is done by a large corporation, ZomCon.Bill and Helen are a typical 1950's couple; ditz mom (feminist movement wasn't around yet) and breadwinner, if not incredibly nerdy, father. They have a son named Timmy. Timmy has a serious crush on the daughter of Zomcon's president, Cindy Bottoms.One day, much to Bill's disgust and horror, Helen purchases a zombie "pet" to do household chores, as this is the latest trend in upper-class society. The family secret is that Bill saw his father murdered by one of these zombies, and he automatically hates the zombie, enjoying electrocuting it, kicking it, etc. which Timmy finds incredibly cruel. He, contrary to popular belief, thinks the zombie may be sentient, and names him Fido. With the help of a pervy next-door neighbor who once worked for ZomCon (and has a zombie sex slave named Tammy), Timmy discovers that Fido is docile and harmless when allowed to smoke cigarettes (he died due to smoking in his former life).When ZomCon discovers Timmy's "abomination" Fido is sent away to be destroyed, and Timmy is heartbroken. Can he save his beloved zombie (who also seems to be developing a romance with Helen?) You'll have to watch it for yourself to find out, and believe me, this is one black comedy you don't want to pass up! It's hard not to fall in love with Fido as he goes through various adventures with his new "owners" and becomes a part of the family. The soundtrack, all nostalgic to the 1950's, is great, as is the acting. It was wonderful to find a zombie film without some underlying annoying environmentalist hippie propaganda message about anti-pollution too, Fido is just a simple, classic comedy that you'll love no matter what. I'm surprised it isn't in the top 500 popular movies, because it's one of the best ones I've seen in some time! Combining elements of Parents (1989), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House (1996) and the television series All in the Family, Fido is one classic you'll never forget!

Following a '50s style sci-fi zombie apocalypse, ZOMCOM develops a collar to tame the zombies for domestic use. Communities live in fenced off middle American towns. The Robinsons (Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Kesun Loder) get a new zombie (Billy Connolly). Mr. Bottoms (Henry Czerny) is the head of security for ZOMCOM who has just moved into the neighborhood with his daughter Cindy (Alexia Fast).It is a really cool idea. However after the really cool idea, it needs something more compelling. It doesn't have the needed biting comedy. It cruises along with a ultra-light monotone satire. The odd thing here is that they have muzzled Billy Connolly who is one of the funniest comedic voice around. It's not funny enough to be a light comedy if you're going to use zombies. It needs to have a much darker undertone, and it's never exciting enough as a zombie horror movie.