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Dead Fury

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FSudol is back with a brand new animated horror feature and if you're a fan of his first film City of Rott, you're sure to enjoy Dead Fury...maybe. As with his last film, Sudol handles the animation, character's voices and the film's score and the hard work and attention to detail that went into this film is just phenomenal; everything about Dead Fury was impressive. Everything that is, except for the story.

It was obvious to see that Dead Fury was culled from horror classics and you've just gotta respect Sudol's passion for the source material but the film was overly talky, at times it felt purposely padded with unnecessary dialogue, and the constant, eighty minute barrage of sarcasm, cursing and berating grew to an almost unbearable level. The negative banter between characters had become so overwhelming that I wasn't able to find one single character to sympathize with; I wanted each and every one dead. Now, aggravating dialogue and unlikable characters aside, Dead Fury did entertain me, just not as much as FSudol's first film. The first time around, all the cantankerous chatter worked well, this time around it sapped my energy.

If you're one of those folks interested in finding subtext, it's there. Whether it was FSudol's intention to include it or it was just a natural extension of the script I can't really say but Dubya himself could have taken a lesson from this film's sermon.

Dead Fury wasn't a bad flick at all, just not my cup o' tea. If I wanted to sit around for an hour and listen to people whine and belittle one another, I'll pay a visit to my mother.

What can I say...?


1) (VOICE) ACTING: I thought that the voices were done very well, with the exception of the female character, Jen. I'm guessing that one of the two MALE voice actors did her voice with the aid of a sped up tape recorder(?). It was horrible. Jen's voice was like that of one of Alvin & the Chipmunks, and it just wasn't good at all. I found it difficult to understand what the character was saying at times. I realize that Mr. Sudol wanted to keep a tight rein on control of this project, but in my opinion, a female voice actor should've been hired for the part of Jen.

2) PRODUCTION: The animation has improved from the first feature (City of Rott). I really found nothing to complain about as the sound effects, background music and animation were great.

3) THE CAUSE: You'll have to watch and find out yourself!

4) THE ZOMBIES: Well, as in other movies of its type, (the Evil Dead trilogy, The Demons trilogy) the big debate will continue on. Was it zombies, or was it demon possessed dead people returning from the grave? You decide.

5) NUDITY: None.


FINAL: Overall, this is a fun movie. Dead Fury is filled with enough sarcasm and humor to tickle anyone's funny bone. The director obviously loves the genres that he is parodying, and it shows. In lesser hands, this could have been another spoof gone bad. Other than the character of Jen's voice, I really found little in this movie that I didn't Like.


RATING: 4.5 out of 5