Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Mad Cow’

Written by Scott Edwards

There is something to be said about knowing the lay of the land where you are at. If you know where you are and where you are going, you will not get lost on the journey you are about to take. But there are so many things that can happen during your trip, you might find that the roads less traveled are that way for a reason as they can throw a wrench into your plans. Keep looking towards the ending, as it is always there and waiting for you to reach it, because if you don’t, somebody will be more than happy to take your place.
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Charlize is trying to make a better life for herself and working at the hunting lodge has been great for her, but she just needs more. With a roommate that does not share the same values as she does, she just needs someone to take her away from the lameness. Little does she know that there is about to be a massive change in the lodge, as a half cow, half man is about to put the guests on the lodge walls, well, at least their blood.

Vince Chopper and his crew are deep undercover at the lodge, looking for anything suspicious and when they find one of the cooks torn to shreds, they have just found it. Being able to break character and knowing that there is a killer on the loose, Chopper turns on his detective switch and starts asking the right questions. Finding out he is up against a hybrid animal, he must find a way to keep all of the lodge guests safe and sound from the chainsaw carrying man cow that is hunting them down.

Seeing that Chopper is more than what his cover could have ever proven, Charlize takes a liking to him and wants to do everything she can to help. But when she starts to notice that the man cow is just upset about how it’s kind is treated, in the way of becoming hamburgers, she starts to see that there is still a human side there. Wanting to try and help the man cow and her new love in Chopper, she is forced to make grave decisions that will alter her life, along with everyone else in South Africa when a plan goes drastically wrong. It is a race against time to save the guests of the lodge against the man cow, and a battle for survival after the man cow infects the rest of the nation. 

When I see any movie description mention a half man, half anything going on a killing rampage, you bet your beets I am going to give it a view. I must admit that even though the story found a way to lose me, I loved the characters way too much to look away. Chopper was just ridiculous and with his lack of knowledge of certain things, he had it where it counts. It was really just a fun ride to get to an ending that you may never have expected, and even though there will be plenty of head shaking throughout the movie, it is not a disappointment. With a dancer ready to move on, a detective who is scatterbrained, an undercover officer that will not leave his cover, a killer man cow, a chainsaw, plenty of blood and a musical number, I fail to see how you could possibly go wrong with this little gem. Stay Scared.

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