The Story:
Fang (voiced by Norm MacDonald) is a dog who was turned into a vampire. For the last several hundred years, he has been protected by a family, passed down from generation to generation. Now he's coming to be taken care of by Ace (Collin MacKechnie), a 12 year old who is the new kid in town, and happens to be the son of the new music teacher. Yeah, the poor kid is in trouble from the start. However, maybe Ace and Fang can help each other out and make each of their lives a little better when it's all over.
This is the Citizen Kane of Vampire Dog movies.
Innocuous, harmless fun is what they set out to do, and for the most part, it's a win all the way around.
Slapstick for the kids to be entertained with, and nothing awful, nails-on-the-chalkboard inducing for the parents to endure.
Naturally, the vampire dog himself does not kill people, that would have taken this totally to a different level had they done that. : )
I mean, for anyone who has seen Black Sheep, you know if you can do a film about zombie sheep, there's really nothing you can't film...
The dog has a penchant for jell-o, instead. Red jello.
The plot mostly centers around a pair of criminals attempting to get their hands on Fang, and the dog and his boy outsmarting them at every turn.
Available to stream now on Netflix.
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: If it played in the background, it would be fine, but I'm not going to go out of my way to own it or anything. If I want Norm voicing a dog in a funny movie, I'll rewatch the first Dr. Dolittle.
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