Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
| Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard | |
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| Directed by | B. Harrison Smith |
| Written by | B. Harrison Smith and David Agnew Penn |
| Starring | Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Mischa Barton, Felissa Rose, Gabrielle Stone |
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Class of 85 |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard is a 2015 zombie horror film. It was released on video by Anchor Bay Entertainment on February 3, 2015.[1]
Plot summary
There are only a few of the living left in the zombie infested planet. In the town of Elwood, young people are trained by an ex-soldier to fight zombies with paintballs. When Elwood is running out of provisions, they must battle through the zombies to get more food and paintballs.[2][3]
Production
The film went into post-production in 2013. Its special effects were created by Toby Sells, who has also done work for the television series The Walking Dead.[4] The writer and director B. Harrison Smith said of the production, "The goal was to integrate the paintball aspect organically, so that it made sense".[4]
Release
It was released unrated and direct to video on Blu-ray and DVD.[1] The video release includes three special features—a video from the YouTube channel Bloodbath & Beyond with the users on the site of the film, a look at the film's productions, and a behind the scenes look. None of the special features are in high definition.[5] It has a 1080p HD transfer that has a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio mix. The subtitles are in English and Spanish.[5]
The film had a showing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[6]
Reception
Staci Layne Wilson, writing for Dread Central, praised the acting and the effects, but said that "the lackluster plot and shaky-cam cinematography are bound to have more viewers diving for the fast-forward button early on, skipping to the end and not missing a thing in-between".[2]
Martin Liebman, of Blu-ray.com, wrote, " Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard is a film that tries too hard and ends up lacking the tighter cohesion necessary to tell a better, richer story".[3] High-Def Digest's Bryan Kluger wrote, "'Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard' lacks any real sense of direction, horror, and gore. It also tries too hard to be something more than it actually is".[5]
References
- 1 2 "Paintball Movie “Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard” (2015) Exclusive Trailer". Social Paintball. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Layne Wilson, Stacy (February 2, 2015). "Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard (Blu-ray / DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Liebman, Martin (January 31, 2015). "Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Alexander, Chris (October 15, 2013). "Paintball and Ghouls Combine in "Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard"". Fangoria. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Kluger, Bryan (May 5, 2015). "Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard". High-Def Digest. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard". USC School of Cinematic Arts. Retrieved April 14, 2017.