Michael Ledo
Madcow is a spoof of the Frankenstein film. In this version a cow's head is attached to a super human body. This creature secures a chain saw and goes around killing people. The film makes fun of movie techniques used in action and horror films. It was at times amusing, but never a belly laugh. The girl reading her lines from a clipboard I thought was the best part.Guide: F-word, nudity (Lola the body double)
Leofwine_draca
MAD COW is a shot on video comedy horror film, made in South Africa for a change. Thus we have some interesting locations including a hunting lodge rather than the usual American or British woodland. I suppose you could class this film in the same vein as the likes of EVIL ALIENS, a film I thought was terrible but which looks pretty decent compared to these homemade stinkers.And MAD COW does stink, unfortunately. It's about a bunch of characters menaced by a human-cow hybrid, which is literally a guy wearing a cow head. Various weapons are used in the cheap gore scenes, while the script tries very hard indeed to be funny but fails miserably at all times. No surprise that Troma put this out, as with the poor direction and campy performances this is the typical Troma concoction and simply not worth the bother of watching.
auzz51
Mad Cow is a fast and furious comedy horror movie with the accent on the comedy. It's like a surreal roller coaster ride through horror and action movies. Although the movie is low budget, it wins the viewer over with charm, and lots and lots of gags.The plot is less important than the insane set pieces, but it centres around a mad scientist out to put the head of a cow on a human body, but of course it all goes wrong, and the fall out is a ridiculous take on action / monster flicks that unfolds into a zombie battle scene. It's fun to watch and I bet it was a scream shooting it.I watched a 'pre-screener' from a friend who went to Cannes where the film screened, he said there was a scrum of people trying to get in to see the film in a tiny theatre and a guy wandering round dressed as Mad Cow.If you're out for gore and realistic special effects forget it, if you want utterly insane, and sometimes shocking laughs then this is for you. weird and wonderful.
rebeccmorris
I just watched Mad Cow for the first time and I loved it.No, its not CGI or made on a multi million dollar budget.BUT...yes, it is funny! Its one of those indie films that given the chance could rise to be a cult classic. Clever writing gives this script the edge above other comedy horror films.And the best part? Its written in this classic Monty Python mantra that makes you bust a gut with every line. I've actually seen it a couple of times and am amazed on the things I pick up on the second or third time around.It also doesn't hurt that there is a lot of eye candy in this film...sure to please all.
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