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"What we have is a problem with the damn climate. Every year it's getting warmer. So we can soon forget about skiing, you know. It's like the Arabs losing their oil. "

Frankly, the film title was the only reason why I wanted to see this movie. Admit it. Such a film title appeals to the imagination. You know up front you can expect an über-ridiculous horror full of kitsch and cheap horror effects. Eventually I was expecting a similar result as in a Bavarian porn from years ago. These were satirical soft porn films where you could admire a shapely bosom from a lusty Bavarian farmer's daughter occasionally. But otherwise it was merely suggestive. Even the movie titles were more exciting and more titillating than the content of the film itself. The same goes for "Attack of the lederhosen zombies" . It's obviously a satire on the zombie genre and focuses more on the comedy part than on the horror section.

I was pleasantly surprised by the opening scene with a wide view over the Austrian Alps. Unfortunately, this panoramic view looks slicker than the gore, bloody zombie scenes at a later stage. The makers of this Austrian zombie satire don't like wasting time though. So you don't have to wait half an hour before the first infected victims appear. This time it isn't a uncontrolled virus that's the cause of the epidemic, but a chemical substance which has been brewed by the local ski-lift owner to produce artificial snow. Who invents such stuff? When an interested investor attends a demonstration, this goes awfully wrong causing him to swallow the chemical crap. Well, and this is the beginning of a lot of trouble.

A piece of advice. Don't take it all too seriously. But then again, which zombie movie should you really take seriously? To be honest, this is the first time I thought the combination of humor and horror wasn't that bad. It's obvious that the emphasis is more on creating comic situations than making the film scary. It isn't really creepy or exciting at all. And stating that this is a real thigh-slapper (which is customary with those lederhosen ) is also a bit exaggerated. There are some chuckle moments (that zombie with those ski poles getting stuck in a stairwell) and some sly tongue-in-cheek jokes ("It's all downhill from here"). But don't expect more.

The only acting performance I could appreciate was that of Margarete Tiesel as the voluptuous Rita. The protagonists are clearly not recruited because of their acting skills, but rather because they know how to snowboard, I guess. The most irritating piece was the dance-scene with Steve (Laurie Calvert) and Branka (Gabriela Marcinkova) demonstrating their best dance moves. Kind of funny but the fragment was a little too lengthy. In terms of makeup used on the creatures, this obviously couldn't match the zombie movies with a significantly higher budget. The gore scenes, however, were gross enough with a multitude of spraying blood, decapitations and winding intestines (although they looked plastic). Unfortunately, however, the zombie deer looked like the work of a taxidermist. "Attack of the zombies lederhosen" is not a sickening zombie-movie, but tries to be unique in the current stream of zombie movies we have to swallow the last few years. It's not the type of film one would say "It's so bad, it turns out to be good". But it's a close call.

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If there's one horror sub genre that truly outstayed its welcome for far too long by now, it's undoubtedly the zombie-comedy. Particularly since Edgar Wright's fantastic "Shaun of the Dead", there's an oversupply of literally hundreds of wannabe refreshing and original zombie flicks in all kind of shapes, settings or specific situations. We've had Nazi zombies, zombie boy scouts, zombie beavers, Cuban zombies, Russian zombies, Aussie zombies, zombie strippers, retired zombies, baby zombies, intelligent zombies, mockumentary zombies, space zombies, ex-girlfriend zombies, drug-addicted zombies, football zombies, political zombies, cowboy zombies, zombie nerds, handicapped zombies and I could probably list another few dozen of zombie variations… The thing with these flicks is that they are light- headed and easily watchable, but gradually becoming so damn mundane and tiresome. Personally I have decided to skip 99% of the 'zomedy' spawn and only still watch the occasional one at a festival or together with friends while getting drunk. Zombies in traditional Austrian garb and roaming around in an après- ski resort are gimmicks that hadn't been done before yet, so here's the movie with the all-summarizing title "Attack of the Lederhozen Zombies". The worldwide premiere took place at the Brussels' International Fantastic Film Festival around midnight, so ideal place and circumstances for me to switch off most of my brain functions and enjoy the bloodshed along with the rest of the outrageous festival crowd!

High up in the Alps of Tyrol, Austria, the megalomaniac resort owner Franz has developed a monstrosity-machine that supposedly turns liquid into pure and fresh snow regardless of how warm the outside temperatures are. His plan is to beat global warming and make the skiing season last all year, and thus he invited a Russian industrialist over to give a demonstration and hopefully receive financial support. The demonstration goes horribly wrong – or what else did you think – and the Russian inhales green fumes that almost instantly turn him into a zombie. Meanwhile, three stunt- snowboarders are stranded atop of the mountain as well and Rita's après-ski hut is getting ready for the end-of-the-season party that will last all night. They all come together for one hellish night of bloody mass annihilation and schnapps! The film doesn't feature any gag or kill that you haven't seen numerous times before in other movies, except now the massacres are done with the sharp edges of a snowboard or ski poles instead of the more conventional armory. According to writer/director Dominik Hartl, the concept idea comes from observing drunken winter sport tourists at the après-ski parties in Tyrol. People drink too much schnapps or beers, lose their dignity and stumble around the snowy landscapes as if they are drooling, brain dead zombies. My family and I go on skiing vacation in Tyrol every year and I can definitely confirm that the comparison is very accurate. Heck, I probably even wandered around there looking like a zombie myself! What Dominik Hartl does quite well is referring, both obviously as well as subtly, towards legendary sequences of other genre milestones. The opening sequence is a beautiful homage to John Carpenter's "The Thing", the artificial snow liquid looks exactly like the green goo in Stuart Gordon's "Re- Animator", the mingling of the zombies between the regular party- goers is a big fat wink towards Edgar Wright's "Shaun of the Dead" and Rita's bloody stroll with the forage chopper is very reminiscent to the lawnmower scene in Peter Jackson's "Braindead".

Lederhosen Zombies is yet another zombie flick in a horror genre that's already overcrowded with shuffling, undead munchers.

This time the setting is a ski lodge/mountain resort somewhere in Europe. In itself, this is novel idea, as is combining zombie killing with a snowboarding theme. These elements are cleverly interwoven and oddly enough, work well together.

The acting is pretty reasonable too, for a B grade flick. There's good chemistry between the cast and the performances are, as convincing as is possible, for a nonsensical horror spoof of this kind.

Where this film fails to thaw, for me, is its noticeable lack of black humour. The whole proposition screams or at least "moans", comedy. There are a few exposition based, set pieces, that could be construed as mildly amusing but they never really spark. Whats really missing here is a more exaggerated, "over the top", treatment with zany characters and some good, well thought through comedic narrative.

The result is a film that's moderately watchable but, for the most part, is brain dead in the humour department. Which is a shame, as there is so much comedic potential inherent in the material. Six out of ten from me.

I liked the sound of this zombie film, but having watched it I couldn't help but be very disappointed.

To be fair it was well filmed with some impressive shots of the mountains and some gore scenes that made me start to break a smile.

Where the main problem lies is the script.

This clearly wants to be a funny zombie film but as well as missing out on any real humour someone seems to have forgotten that the best comedy zombie films still have shocks and make you root for the main characters.

There was no peril and I didn't have any empathy for the main character so it all felt a little pointless.

Whilst this has a short running time I did find myself checking my watch after about half an hour and had my first moment of horror,when I realised there was still 45 minutes to go.

Overall a missed chance as snowboarding zombies is a very appealing concept.

What an awful film. I have no idea what other reviewers are thinking, anyone would think this was to the zombie spoof genre what Godfather was to gangster films. I did not laugh once and the gore and special effects were worse than a Sinbad film. The only thing worth watching in the film was Gabriela Marcinkova who is extremely beautiful. Avoid at all costs.

What would you get if you took elements from "The Thing", "Shaun of the Dead", "Cabin Fever" and "Night of the Living Dead" and mixed it all together? Well, I would say that you'd end up with something like "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies".

This is a zombie comedy that takes place in the Alps. Here you have two snowboarders and one of their girlfriends stuck at a mountainside tavern, unable to reach the bottom of the mountain and thus not being able to get to transportation, as night falls upon the mountain. However, an experiment to create fake snow has unleashed a deadly infection which turns people into a ravaging zombies, and the night has just begun...

Right, this is a fairly straight forward, albeit a bit too generic storyline. Sure, it was entertaining, especially because of its originality. But it just didn't really bring anything new or exciting to the zombie genre, and that was sort of a hindrance to the movie.

The acting in "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" was quite alright. They had a group of fairly diverse talents on the cast list, so there is bound to be something for just about everyone here.

As for the special effects, which are all-important to a zombie movie. I will say that the special effects team behind "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" stepped up to their task and delivered quite well. The effects were good, and the zombies looked good. And there was just enough gore here as well to keep most gorehounds happy as well.

"Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" did suffer from being a quite generic zombie movie. And by that I mean that you will not see anything here that you haven't seen in other zombie movies already. On that account, the movie lacked creative thinking, and that permeated into all layers of the movie. However, don't get me wrong here, "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" is still an enjoyable and watchable movie, it just didn't stand out in the genre.

I really enjoyed the zombie deer, they were hilarious, and they looked quite cool as well. I think it was a real shame that they didn't opt to utilize them more and incorporate them more into the movie and give them more screen time.

"Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" scores a mediocre five out of ten stars rating, because of its generic nature. It was a shame that they failed to bring anything new and refreshing to the zombie genre, because "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" really had a bigger potential.

There's a music bit that is kind of funny and the part with the skiers is pretty neat too. But there is also a lot of downtime. You can't throw ingredients at the viewer and expect them to cook a cult classic for you. You have to do the work yourself. Again, it's OK for a low budget movie, but it could've been better too.

The title alone is almost the biggest drawing point. The inciting incident is so cliché, you might squirm a little. It's intentional and they try to sell it as funny as they can, but it doesn't quite hit the spot. There's a convenient location holding explanation and some weird characters to wet your appetite (no pun intended). But if you watch one Zombie Snow movie, let it be Dead Snow (2) ...

OK, maybe I am a little biased, because I am from Austria (hello Rainhard Fendrich...), but I don't get the negative reviews. So I would like to raise the attention to an overlooked point.

This is a horror comedy and I fear that either the dubbed version lost a lot of the funny moments or maybe the sense of this typical Austrians humor wasn't broad enough.

E.g. the drinking scene with the Russian investor: If you know a little bit about the country's history AND the actual consumption of alcohol it is perfectly set up.

So if you don't get the laughs it leaves you with a very simple story and solid handmade SFXs.

For me it's the perfect mix of humor, gore, fun and nice ideas.

I hope for more genre movies (action, thrillers, horror) made in Austria.

An amusing spoof B movie with some of the cheesiest music since 70's porn films

It is not a blockbuster. It is like the old school gore flicks like Reanimator.

Worth a watch if you are a Zombie movie film fan.

just call it dead snow 3 ... and its not good movie at all .. the best and the only good horror-comedy movie is Shaun of the Dead .. and the good thing about it , its very funny, the actors have the charisma which make people laugh at them even if they are not funny sometimes .. also the movie environment looks great . combining more then side in the group .. not 3 friends or 4 friends and thats it ... and the most important thing the Realistic of the movie ending .. zombies Movies became so shallow and does not stick in your head and does not make you engage in the story ... because they all the same .. no one want to see zombie movie in bad environment like brown streets and old houses .. the friends thing in every single horror movie is so Consumable ..

I wish I had not wasted my time. The CGI of animals is awful and the acting is forced.

If you love movies like "Shaun of the Dead" this one is for you. It takes place in the Austrian Alps where 3 snowboards are caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. They go through everything imaginable from guts being eaten in the bathroom stalks to killer a deer, the roller coaster of adventure will have your eyes glued to the screen. The casts on screen chemistry is honestly entertaining and will have you wondering what will happen next. The main character of the film, Laurie Calvert, is both funny and charming and I really can't wait to see his future performances on the big screen.

However, my overall my favorite part about this film is how it showcases female empowerment in a genuine way. Actors Gabriela Marcinková and Margarete Tiesel are not your typical damsels in distress that wait for prince charming to save them. Instead they are two epic zombie slayers that total annihilate every zombie that crosses their paths. Their performance will have you proud to be represented by two kick ass women in a zombie flick. So, if you want to watch a film jammed packed with humor, great actors, and strong women you guys seriously need to give this one a watch and thank me later!

I watched this movie with absolutely no expectations at all. Just because of the title alone. And the movie still kind of disappointed me. I didn't hate it, but it could have been a lot better. So let's talk about the good things first. The movie is actually pretty funny sometimes. Yes, there are some good jokes in the movie. There are also some really bad ones, but i have to say i laughed at some parts. Also i think the zombie make-up is actually really good. They don't just look like every zombie in every zombie movie, they actually look quite good and different. And i'd say that some of the acting is decent. Some of it is not so good, but some actors are actually doing a decent job. But the best thing about this movie for me was the gore. I love gory movies and this movie actually had some really good gore. I didn't look realistic, but that's not what i'm looking for in a movie like this. It was over the top and actually pretty awesome. Let's get into the negative stuff now. The worst thing about this movie for me was that the movie really dragged at the middle part. The movie is very very short and it still kind of bored me. And the second worst thing was the music. First of all the music was too loud sometimes. And second of all the music was terrible. It really didn't fit in at all. Also the climax of this movie just didn't feel climactic at all. It just kind of ended. I also found myself not liking most of the characters. We're supposed to care about the characters, but i really didn't. I didn't care when they died or when they were in danger. That's not supposed to happen in a horror movie. So in the end i think this movie actually had potential because i usually really horror movies that take place in a snowy landscape. Like dead snow and i even liked wrong turn 4 quite a bit to be honest. But the characters were pretty annoying and the movie really dragged even tho it is really really short. The ending just didn't feel climactic at all and the music was really annoying to me. There was some really good gore and some nice zombie make-up, but that's about it. 5/10

A lot of cheap genre films are in the "so bad it's good" camp. This isn't.

It would be possible to make a good low budget zombie horror film, purely based on a title like this, and yet here the makers have failed enormously.

1. The acting is beyond atrocious. Not "cheesy bad", just bad.

2. Characterisation is literally nonexistent. I defy you to tell the two male leads apart.

3. If you want a proper movie goof, look out for the MG3 machine gun apparently working with its ammo belt in back to front.

4. The big one: the 'bait and switch' act of the title. I recently reviewed 'Nude Nuns With Big Guns'. It's an interesting comparison, as that couldn't have been a lot better, given the limitations of its budget and subject matter; this film couldn't have done much worse.

Crucially 'Nude Nuns...' delivered on its title. '...Lederhosen Zombies' features precisely zero Lederhosen zombies, it's merely a zombie flick set in a ski resort.

Being a middle-aged lecher, I had visions of buxom ladies dressed in the 'Oktoberfest style', albeit in some stage of decomposition, and the film cheated me. This alone damns it.

2/10, purely because there were moments of the usual humour, and an MG3, which even incorrectly loaded, is a sub-zero-cool gun.

After an experiment to artificially create snow goes wrong, a skiing party in The Alps face a desperate battle to stay alive, as a group do zombies run wild.

You know full well what you're here for, if you come to a film named Attack of The Lederhosen zombies, and expect anything even remotely serious, you need a rethink on your choices.

If you're into films like Black Sheep, then I think you'll get something out of this.

There are actually a couple of decent laughs throughout, but you do have to wonder how nobody noticed that guy in the pub, he certainly didn't look too well bless him.

I thought they did an ok job with the makeup and special effects, location work was good.

Bizarre, but fun.

6/10.

How often have you really seen comedy and horror work well together? Probably not too often but "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" does a great job at fusing these two categories. This lighthearted, zombie filled film brings together every aspect of horror films and comedies to make it enjoyable for everyone to watch.

When three teens are stranded on the Austrian Alps during a snowboarding trip, you don't think many bad things could happen. But add a science experiment gone wrong, and a mountain full of zombies to the equation and then you have real mayhem. Luckily, the humor throughout keeps the spirits high and hopeful for an escape from this hellish location.

The script has cleverly written jokes that kept me laughing and a self-aware cast that notably mentions they are in some type of "zombie movie" to the audience. I noticed an 80's vibe present that also helps to give off a quirky feel.

But not to worry for all the horror lovers. There is an intense fight scene between the zombies and snowboarders that still had me hiding my eyes (mostly because I'm squeamish). If you can think of any way to kill a zombie with a snowboard, it is done in this movie and probably more. Whether there is a head being cut off or in half, a body severed, or a zombie being shot to death you will have enough gore to last you a lifetime. Basically, the special effects did not disappoint and the makeup helps make some of the most realistic looking zombies.

This ZomCom is a great flick that I really enjoyed. It is perfect for a movie night and deserving of any comedy or zombie lovers time. This spoofy film does not disappoint and should be added to everyone's movie watch list.

I can remember a time when zombie movies were few and far between but now, post Shaun of the Dead, it seems that new ones are appearing on the shelf every week and sadly the bad ones out number the good. So right from the start I didn't have high hopes with this one.. I was proved wrong. The opening scenes of snowboarding in the Alps are impressive & the horror kicks in within the first 5 minutes. And during it's relatively short running time it is well sustained. This film does pack in plenty of action and thankfully the special effects are more physical than CGI. The soundtrack has an 80's feel to it, with John Carpenter's The Thing instantly springing to mind. The characters are quite likeable and I like that it flits between English & German language. The only downside is that this is a comedy but for me the humour didn't always work. Maybe Austrian humour doesn't translate so well to English. One line, something like "what zombie movie are we in?" just made me cringe. Overall the humour is hit and miss but to it's credit the film boats some decent production values, certainly an above average "zomedy/zomcom" (I hate both of those names!).

Long gone are the times when a zombie comedy was something fresh, something exciting. Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies is one of those now countless entries to that special genre. Yes, it is not a total fail, but well, if you would ask me, why you should spend your time with this one, I really have no clue why you should. Only recommended to those lost souls who have an insatiable appetite for zombie comedies and are in need of an constant stream of those kind of movies.