Cowboy Zombies

"Cowboy Zombies" (aka "Walking Dead in the West") is a zombie movie, and that is reason enough for me to sit down and watch it. Which I did. Which I now regret, because that is about an hour and a half of my life that was flushed straight down the drain. Sure, I had my expectations about this movie being another one of those awful low budget zombie movies. And it was. In every sense of the meaning.

The storyline here in the movie was quiet simple to grasp and easy to follow. However, it was just a bit too simplistic. And it didn't help to further the movie in any way that the character gallery was every bit as mundane and pointless as the rest of the movie. That just meant that you didn't invest anything in the characters and as they died off you barely even flinched.

The zombie make-up in the movie was low budget. You know what I am talking about. The type where they just threw on some grey powder on the face and a few fake cuts and bruises, and forgot about the rest of the body. Yeah, that is just an awful thing to put in a zombie movie. When you make a zombie movie, you have to go all in on the make-up and special effects. This kind of horrible zombie make-up is not even up to a level where it is laughable. It is just downright sad.

I managed to endure to the bitter end of "Cowboy Zombies", but to no avail, because the movie never improved for the better. And I must admit that more then often were my attention elsewhere. This movie does not make for a memorable addition to the zombie genre.

This film was wonderfully put together, with great use of imagery and sound. Didn't take long for the film to pick up pace, jumps into action immediately. The film set up the plot very well, unlike some films you understand whats happening throughout the movie. The acting was good,with minimal over dramatization. This is one of the better zombie independent films I have watched in the past. The opening scene catches your attention with a wonderful use of sound. This is a great film that I would recommend to any western or zombie lover. Despite the title this s indeed a film that can be seen with family due to its non use of gore or violent graphics.

02/21/2019 This movie has those slow walking zombies which I really like. (the fast ones scare me/I'm old & fat and have the speed of a dead dog) There are no words to adequately describe the acting of all involved? The principle characters were the townspeople butt my standout favorite was the little miglet. I watched the directors cut of this movie butt this film version lacks the scene where the little guy hog ties a zombie and makes mad passionate man love to him which gives the little guy zombie fever in his lower unit. It's apparently a killer because the townspeople ran away right after that and left him write there under the twin yellow arches as a McMiglet Happy Meal. Unlike one of our presidents one of the last things the little guy said was " I DID have sexual relations with that zombie man. He called him "Monica". Why? Thank goodness the injuns showed up and saved everybody in the end. And it was nice to see folks wearin those arrows through their heads (the ones with the wire headband in the middle). Wonder if I can still buy one of those today? They were cool when I was a kid and you were playing Indians and Indians. (I live in Delaware where liberal Democrats control everything and they don't allow any guns so it's impossible to play anything cowboy without yer trusty six shooter) Again why? A sloppy fun movie all over the place. Get hammered before you start, that'll make this thing seem real. Bon Appetit

This film begins in the Arizona Territory in April of 1876 with a marshal by the name of "Frank Wilcox" (Paul Winters) sneaking up on 3 outlaws who are fast asleep. Although he has a rifle pointed at them the outlaws decide to draw their guns which leads to two of them being killed and the other wounded. Then all of a sudden something similar to a lightning strike reanimates the dead outlaws who then attempt to attack the marshal. It's at this time that the scene essentially shifts to 2 outlaws being hung in the nearby town of "Crumpet" for their assorted crimes. Sure enough, the same strange light appears and even though both outlaws are dead they come back to life again-as do all of the other dead people in town. And within no time all of these zombies are attacking all the living people around them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that prior to watching this film I expected something with a bit more humor and was pleasantly surprised to see that it actually had a serious plot. Don't ask me why but I just expected something different. Unfortunately, my cheerful mood was soon diminished as I discovered that the movie suffered from the usual issues associated with a low-budget production which included bad acting, a weak script and poor special effects. That being the case, I have rated this film accordingly. Below average.

Why do the zombies sound like Curly from the Three Stooges? Arf. Arf! Oh man, I laughed so much throughout the movie especially during sound queas. With the captains on, you'll know what I mean when you see it.

Don't expect the movie to introduce new elements, it is low budget, but it is funny, yet very cliche. With so many zombie movies made, I feel like the well of ideas is running out for companies, both major and small to create something worthwhile.

However, it is a good movie to laugh at it.

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