It's the 50s and space dust has reanimated corpses everywhere, causing "The Great Zombie Wars".
A company emerged, named Zomcon, that has come up with a device that is a collar that goes around the zombie's necks and turns them into domestic servants and slaves. Our towns have been gated in and outside is "The Wild Zone".
One day, Timmy comes home and finds that mom and dad have gotten their first zombie, to help with the chores and around the house....
Sounds ominous, doesn't it? You know bad things are going to happen and there's gonna be some flesh eatin' tonight! But, surprisingly, the entire movie is incredibly lighthearted and cheerful. Sure, there's some chomp chomp going on, but it's not too bad, barely even gory!
The cast is just superb, including a very pregnant (in real life) Carrie-Anne Moss. You'll recognize many of the cast and they are just picture perfect, although I would have loved to see even more of Tim Blake Nelson.
Of special note is Billy Connolly. I am really becoming a huge fan of his. He is amazing! He can play good guys and he can play bad guys. He can do drama, action, romance, comedy. He is incredible! In this movie, he plays Fido the zombie. He grunts and groans his way through the entire movie, never actually saying a line and he is so much fun to watch. His eyes are so expressive, it's...impressive!
Two thumbs up for this movie and most definitely a PASS! If you like zombie comedies, you must see this one (Shaun of the Dead comes to mind).
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