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Fido, a review by Tom

Fido (2006/Canada) IMDb | Wikipedia (United States) Director: Andrew Currie Writing: Robert Chomiale (Writer), Andrew Currie (Writer), Dennis Heaton (Writer), Dennis Heaton (Original Material By) Length: 92 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
David Kaye as Narrator
Jan Skorzewski as Eating Zombie
Kevin Tyell as Zombie's Victim
Andy Parkin as Dr. Hrothgar Geiger
Lynn Pendleton as 1940's Mother

Plot:
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.

Awards:
Won:

Genie Award (2007)

Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design (Rob Gray, James Willcock )

Nominated:

Genie Award (2007)		Achievement in Costume Design (Mary E. McLeod )
Genie Award (2007)		Achievement in Music - Original Score (Don Macdonald )

Extras:

• Closed Captioned
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• DVD-ROM Content
• Featurettes
• Outtakes
• Photo Gallery
• Scene Access
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Trailers

I first saw this movie at the FantasyFilmFest a few years back. The premise is a little like the ending of Shaun of the Dead spun further. What happens after a zombie apocalypse if zombies are domesticated and hold like pets.
Nice enough idea, though the movie battles with keeping this premise fun. But I still enjoyed it though.

Rating:

(From Tom's Horror Marathon 2012 on October 6th, 2012)

The Expendables, a review by Dj Doena

Synopsis: Most of the important 80's action dudes join one side or another and then seriously kick one another's ass.


I thoroughly enjoyed this old-style movie, its simple plot and its kick-ass action. And just when you think they've blown everything up already, they blow some more stuff up. 

(From The Expendables on September 8th, 2010)

My PILOT Marathon, a review by Rich

BONES - SEASON ONE - PILOT



In the series premiere, Dr. Temperance Brennan (or "Bones" as she is often referred to as), a forensic anthropologist, is met with the task of uncovering the identity of a set of bones which have been deliberately hidden in a lake. However, after identifying the bones, imprisoning the murderer turns out to be a politically sticky business. Bones gets help from FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who convinces his boss to let Bones be his partner, since she's an expert in her field.

I viewed this with high expectations having read a lot about the author. Sadly this is definetely not one of the best pilots I've ever seen, I didn't expect to see the main lead punching half the cast and being so 'angry'. I have been informed though this does not continue into the series. The episode was predictable and less dramatic than I anticipated, albeit the ending was good.
Acting was slightly stiff and David Boreanaz's quips didn't work for me, on initial assessment I would classify him/his character as a weakness.
However, despite the overall disappointment, and bearing in mind it was only the pilot episode, I will give the series a chance and watch a few more episodes in the future.
 






(From My PILOT Marathon on May 16th, 2008)