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!).

"Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" is the kind of movie you'd expect to spawn a line of sequels and a devoted cult following. Horror fans will watch "Lederhosen Zombies" and appreciate director Dominik Hartl and crew's stylish use of practical effects while casual movie-goers will sit back, bring out the popcorn, and have fun with this jam-packed, new- age horror flick.The film opens against a backdrop of the Austrian Alps with pro-snowboarder Steve (played by baby-faced Laurie Calvert) shredding downhill, hoping to score the deal of a lifetime. When his antics get him into trouble, he loses a sponsor and a way out of the mountains. Steve, girlfriend Branka (Gabriela Marcinkova), and buddy Josh (Oscar Giese) seek assistance at a nearby pub but discover their only way out is, of course, temporarily unavailable until further notice. The film then spirals deeper, darker, and bloodier down a neon scape of carnage as if straight out of a late 80s horror flick.Like a horror flick out of the late 80s, there are also laughs and humor interspersed throughout. It's 2017, though, and the humor here is self-aware and ironic. "Lederhosen Zombies" takes jabs at the classic horror/zombie film formula while telling its own story. It's not as satirical as, say, the "Scary Movie" franchise, but it's in the same vein. If you're looking for new horror films to sink your teeth into, watch "Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies" on your next Friday night movie binge.

"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.More reviews here : http://bit.ly/1KIdQMT

Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies is a hilarious and refreshing mix to the Zombie genre that has taken itself too seriously for too long. Director Dominik Hartl - not to mention his outstanding team of make up and special effects artists - do a great job at making this film stand out from your average ZomCom. With the humorous spin on the turn of events, it brings the laughs in thick and fast from the opening snowy descent and don't let up until the very end. In a twist of events, a local entrepreneur conducts a scientific experiment to create artificial snow on the Alps when he accidentally spews his green slime into the mouth of a potential investor. Things go from bad to worse when the ingredients to his fake snow unleash a horrendous Zombie epidemic that infects a nearby ski resort and mutates the wildlife. This film shows you all the fun that can be had in a gory Zombie movie without taking itself too seriously. If you love the thrill of Zombie killing gore with hilarious twists, I highly recommend watching this movie.