Fido
|
List Price: Our Price: $5.31 You Save: $9.67 (65%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $4.99 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases |
|---|
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Movie Reviews of Fido
Movie Review: Don't miss this, especially if you love to laugh.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the funniest and best made films I've seen in a long time. There are just a handful of movies that I've loved enough to see more than once in the theatre; and I saw this one twice in two days. The attention to detail makes this wonderful to look at while the script and acting make it delightful to experience. Director Andrew Currie is flexible enough to combine satire, comedic timing, and even stylistic acting in this movie without slowing the pace or compromising the material. He gets flawless performances out of every actor, even his child star (K'Sun Ray). The Lassie references are loaded with critical humor. This movie is a perfect departure from the Matrix movies for Carry-Anne Moss, who gets to flex her comedy muscles, here. Whether you love or hate classic horror thrillers, you'll love laughing all the way through this one.Movie Review: ALTERNATIVE ZOMBIE WORLD FOR ALTERNATIVE ADULTS ONLY
Summary: 5 Stars
FIDO takes place in an alternate past where heroism in the Zombie wars (rather than WWII) defined masculinity and social status. Here, Zombies are tamed by a control collar; the failure to own one of these indentured dead is tantamount to not having a TV set. Some awareness of the nature of the 1950s (including the film OLD YELLER), as well as at least a rudimentary sense of irony and satire, may--from the sound of other reviews here--prove to be critical in the enjoyment of this fine film. For narrative writers and film-makers, this is a must-have. Deleted scenes will have anyone who lives by story-telling arguing whether or not the director went too far in trimming out vital aspects of the plot to keep the narrative ball rolling at a fast clip. Highly recommended for those who enjoy fine film making--and, yes, it's a whole lot of fun.Movie Review: Get your own head coffin
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes this is a zombie movie, but it is so much more...vintage 1950's retro " Leave it to Beaver " civilized society thrust into the world of the undead. A virus brings back the undead and mankind is forced to live in gated cities, the zombies have been turned into domestic "pets" with obedience collars and owning one is a status symbol, sound funny yet? The story revolves around one family with a lonely boy, and his relationship with his new "pet". This is a brilliant comedy where the zombies are more likable than the people who own them, played by a great cast and try to guess who the zombie is...This was made to appeal to a younger crowd but has lots of adult innuendo as well, and zombie lovers will not be let down. This movie is a unique classic and very very funny, take a chance but make sure you buy a head coffin...Movie Review: What does this movie say about "others?"
Summary: 5 Stars
I think this movie has a subtle subtext which is really quite hefty. If you grew up in the 50's, like I did, you could easily place the face of an "African-American" or "Illegal Immigrant" over the face of a Zombie and what do you have? I thought it was interesting that the zombies were heavily involved in lawn care and park maintenance (Mexican Zombies?). There were subtle touches throughout the movie - in one scene the Dad is in bed flipping through a magazine. Instead of reading "LIFE" which was the scribe of the 50's-60's - he's reading "DEATH." And, when his lovely wife tells him (the clueless nut) that she's pregnant (about 9 mos) he exclaims "I can't afford another funeral." Because, that's all he's living for, is death.
Sweet, sweet ending.
Movie Review: Golly, Mrs. Cleaver! That's A Swell Zombie You Got There!
Summary: 5 Stars
That just about sums up the movie. I loved the way this thing looked - the huge Buicks (or are those Studebakers?) the Lucy dresses, the martini glasses, the backyard barbecues, all that 50's stuff. Fabulous, just fabulous!
And what a wonderful, warm hearted (if cold-fleshed) zombie Billy Connelly gives us! Truly a zombie you could settle down with and call your own.
Not really violent at all, except for a couple of scenes, and those are so obviously cartoony that it really didn't impact me as being a violent movie at all. It's more about finding out about true friendship and loyalty - it may come from the least expected places! Like a zombie!