Alicia I love this movie so much

Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

GL84 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.

TheBlueHairedLawyer 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!

johnslegers Fido is by no means a bad film, but it has a few basic problems that make it hard to me to give it a rating higher than 6.One problem is that this film doesn't fit in any genre. While for this works to the advantage of some films as it makes them unique, it is a disadvantage for "Fido". The concept is too goofy to be considered a serious movie, the humor is too mild to generate actual laughter (at least in my case) and the gore is too mild and the whole "Pleasantville" setting is too bright and shiny to appeal to zombie movie fans while the gore and zombies themselves will upset many art house film fans. etc. Basically, the film deviates too far from any genre it is inspired by and it's not good enough in either of its deviations for this to actually work in its advantage.As a satire of suburban sensibilities and the way people treat creatures of a different species, ethnic group or class, Fido never really succeeds in making a point. Unlike satires like "How to Get Rid of the Others", "Idiocracy" or "Dr Stranglove" the message is too subtle to really have an impact on the viewer and many people probably won't even understand what message this film actually holds.Being too shallow for a satire and not goofy enough for a story a la "Monty Python", "Brain dead", "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot Fuzz" the humor in Fido never really worked for me and considering this is supposed to be a funny movie that's a major drawback.So why does it still deserve a 6? The visuals are more than decent and the concept is one of the most original concepts I've seen in a film for quite a while. That made it still a film far more worth watching than any Michael Bay crap. It's just too bad they didn't get more out of the concept than they did.

Michael_Elliott Fido (2006) ** 1/2 (out of 4) If LEAVE IT TO BEAVER ever had a pet zombie then this is what it would have been like. Cute comedy about a young boy who doesn't get enough attention from his father so he begins a friendship with his zombie servant named Fido. You see, after the original zombie outbreak, ZomCom designed a neck brace that you could put on zombies to turn them into your slaves to do whatever you want. Most people use them for chores and its this attitude that makes this film stand out from so many other zombie movies. It's hard to call this thing a horror film because the entire attitude and style makes one think of those squeakily clean morality shows from the 1950s. I think director Currie has a lot going on in the screenplay that ranges from a cute father-son relationship to some other messages like putting your job in front of your kids as well as countless other items. I don't think this is a flawless movie but the imagination is so on the mark that you can't help but enjoy it. There are several good ideas thrown out there including one where when people die they have the option to have their head cut off so they're really dead or they can return as a zombie. We also get some pretty fun scenes with zombies doing stuff humans wouldn't want to like mow the lawn, various other garden items and even some making food. The idea of zombies doing the everyday chores of humans was a funny idea but we also get some more tender moments when it comes down to the little boy not getting enough attention from his father while the zombie is always there for him. Carrie-Ann Moss is very good as the sexual mother and Billy Connolly makes for a very memorable Fido. K'Sun Ray is good as the little boy and the rest of the supporting cast fit their roles nicely. There's some minor gore scenes but if you're looking for a straight, Romero type film then you're going to be disappointed here. The entire idea of zombies being trained to do normal things might sound stupid but this film actually makes the idea work. This certainly isn't a masterpiece or anything ground breaking but it's pleasant enough for fans of the genre.