Director: Dominik Hartl
Writer: Armin Prediger, Dominik Hartl (Screenplay)
Starring: Laurie Calvert, Gabriela Marcinkova, Oscar Dyekjaer Giese, Margeaete Tiesel, Karl Fischer
Plot: Zombie action in the Alps: a group of young snowboarder is stuck in a remote mountain ski resort, where an all-night aprés-ski party soon turns into a hellish nightmare of zombie mayhem.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Horror Comedy
Story: Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies starts with locals of the alps trying to find a way to make fake snow to keep the tourist trade going strong. Meanwhile extreme snowboarders Steve (Calvert) and Josh (Giese) are performing for cameras with Steve’s girlfriend Branka (Marcinkova) trying to keep the hotshot in line.
When Steve’s latest showboat leaves the three friends stranded in a small alps resort that is the least of the problems, as the locals are slowly starting to turn into zombies thanks to the latest invention. Steve, Josh and Branka all must find a way to safety.
Thoughts on Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies
Characters/Performance – Steve is the hotshot snowboarder who has gotten a reputation of being difficult to work with and this is no exception as he finds himself getting into trouble once more leading to his team being left on the mountain resort. Branka is the long-suffering girlfriend of Steve’s who is getting tired of him letting him down but this zombie outbreak gives him his last chance. Josh is the inexperienced snowboarder about to get his big break but only a supporting character.
Performance wise, I feel everyone is good in this film, they all understand their roles to make it all work without somebody trying to steal the show.
Story – The story bottles down to snowboarders versus zombies, this is just the traditional zombie comedy by putting the location in a randomly unlikely place which can add different weapons into the story.
Comedy/Horror – The comedy comes from just what could be used to kill zombies in a ski resort with one incident involving ski sticks being very clever funny. The horror is all generic zombie material.
Settings – The setting is important for this film because it adds to the comedy and unique style this film wants to have.
Special Effects – The practical effects are all good but a couple of the snowboarding scenes you can the green screen being used.
Final Thoughts – This is a fun horror comedy that fits right in there with the best and enjoyable ones.
Overall: Horror comedy fans of the genre can all enjoy.
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