Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (2016) begins with a professional snowboarder attempting to snowboard down a mountain. It's the end of the season for snowboarding, and if Steve can manage to stylishly impress his special guest, he secures his sponsors for all of next season! Steve is going to drop out of a chopper, right onto the side of the mountain, and snowboard his way down! The only problem is, the mountain is covered in artificial snow, snow that has turned all the wildlife into undead versions of themselves. Will Steve impress his sponsors enough to secure his funding for next season, manage to fight off an army of zombies, and at the same time, impress his manager/girlfriend Branka? Or will the Lederhosen Horde of Zombies win the day? :-o
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies manages to successfully combine the binge-drinking fun of Oktoberfest, with the Zombies typical of Halloween movies, into a wintry carnival of horror-comedy. I thought it was appropriate for the last day in October, since it was snowing when I woke up this morning, and only 3 days ago I was wearing shorts. Man, the weather changes fast around here. Also, though I searched high and low, I could not find another movie to review in time for this post. I thought I read somewhere that Netflix would have Neon Demon for me to stream at some point this month, but alas, that seems not to be the case. :-(
So, the cast. Laurie Calvert plays Steve (the snowboarder), Gabriela Marcinkova plays Branka (Steve's manager/girlfriend), and Margarete Tiesel play Rita (proprietor of the local drinking establishment). This is a solid B-zombie-horror-comedy movie, so don't expect oscar-winning performances, and I have never seen any of the cast anywhere else. Effects are typical zombie make-up effects and foam-rubber body parts covered in gallons of blood, which is plenty good enough for me! No nudity, which is something you'd expect from this caliber of movie, but Branka is easy on the eyes. Branka, and Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies, is on Showtime Beyond if you want to check it out. I've seen it twice now, so it certainly passes the rewatchability test, though mostly for being just a fun snowboard ride. Like the sign in the movie says, "it's all downhill from here."
At one point in this movie, they're doing like a montage of body parts flying into the air as they kill zombies, and I think I saw a pair of shorts and a telephone book just randomly tossed into the air in between, just to give you an idea of how goofy-funny this movie is. (spoilers) I love the part where the bar blows up! It's shot from a distance, and looks awesome! (end spoilers) It's not all just comedy, though. There's a plot, and it's serious, and though it may not be entirely plausible, it gets the job done. And honestly, when you're looking for a sex-toy, you don't want something pretty or stylish, you want something that gets the job done. This movie may not be a sex-toy, but it gets the job done, and what more could you want in a horror movie, I ask you? Well, lots more, but hey, it's a B-movie. What do you expect?
That's all for this month, and for OHMRAT 2017! Woohooo! I've done it again! Yeah, baby, yeah! Time to celebrate with cheap horror movies, John Carpenter's horror classic Halloween (1978), and bucketloads of Halloween candy! Yeeehawwww!! Happy Halloween everybody! :-D
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