Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
A young militia is all that stands between a coming dead horde and their rural town decimated by the fracking industry.
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- Cast:
- Mischa Barton , Billy Zane , Dee Wallace , Felissa Rose , Gabrielle Stone , Brian Anthony Wilson , Brian Gallagher
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If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Don't listen to the negative reviews
Admirable film.
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
I love this movie it's different from other zombie movies see the other people who talking crap about the movie is a hater cause they mad cause that ain't in a movie and plus the movie is mostly a survival movie they was focus on the characters then the zombies and that's good in away I love the story these other people out here are hating so all the actor's was good so and yep they are making a sequel so I'm get ready for it and plus Harrison Smith did a good job on the movie I liked everything about some people are use to like other zombie movies cause of more gore and seeing people getting ripped to shredds well I can careless what other people think of the movie cause it haves a great story and that's what people be missing out on in Zombie movies and I can't wait till the sequel comes and Michael kean he a good actor I don't know why people are hating on him for at least he making money I'm just looking for it to the Sequel I know the sequel will be good as the first one
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The market is completely saturated at this point in time with zombies. No matter where you look, there is a flesh-eater behind the corner, looking to take a bite of an appendage and turn you into the bloodthirsty undead. You just can't escape it. So of course, Harrison Smith (the guy who brought you the Corey Feldman gem, '6 Degrees of Hell'), had to let us know what he thought about the zombie genre and what new and fresh ideas he could bring to this world.Despite some impressive sweeping shots that make this low budget zombie film look almost like a Hollywood blockbuster, as well as a few known actors such as Dee Wallace Stone, Mischa Barton, and Billy Zane, this zombie film never really goes anywhere nor does it pack a big and powerful punch like it desperately wants to. Even the title is a bit misleading. 'Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard' does not in fact contain elephants nor a graveyard. Instead, the film centers on a town called Elwood, which is fenced off and looked after by a group of people who have dubbed themselves the 'zombie killers'.The leader of this pack is Billy Zane himself, who proves to be the only one worthy of discussion in this film, because the rest of the dozens and dozens of characters are either on screen for a couple of minutes only, or their characters are so poorly fleshed out, that you can't begin to care for anything they do or say throughout the entire film. This town of Elwood seems to be the last place on Earth for human survivors to rest easily, due to the zombie apocalypse that was brought on by oil fracking. Yes, you read that correctly, oil fracking. Due to the caution the survivors use and the zombie killers doing their job, this town has stayed relatively safe.However, there is something much more sinister than zombies trying to get in that might jeopardize the citizens of Elwood. And that is the main conflict we are dealing with here, which is a decent set up. Like in George Romero's Undead franchise or John Carpenter's 'The Thing', humans themselves may just turn out to be the real threat against each other, and that's what Harrison Smith tries to convey on film, but in doing so, he forgot to place zombies in his actual film. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not.Sure, zombies do show up, but it isn't until the final moments of the movie. Prior to an antic-climactic zombie horde towards the end of the film, we only see zombies from a distance if at all. Hell, I can't even remember a zombie munching down on anyone before the end, hence there is not a whole lot of gore or blood here. The dozens and dozens of characters in the film don't amount to much and their over- the-top melodrama, whether it be a love triangle, pregnancy, cancer, or something else, completely detracts from the situation at hand. Not to mention that all of these story lines receive enough attention, because they don't.There are times when 'Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard' seems self aware of what exactly it is trying to be, but there are so many references or paying tribute scenes and dialogue to other films, that the story never really progresses past the fact that a director just wanted to throw in everything he thought he liked about zombies into one movie, and that's a shame, because it had promise.
Engaging horror movies can be made on a low budget. This had a budget and it's terrible. It doesn't challenge the audience or up the ante to where we care about the characters. There was little drama, gore, and horror, all destroying even a little chance of a decent climax. The acting was decent enough throughout. By the end credits, I was happy that it was over.It's a rough, choppy watch that somehow makes intersquad paintball seem more interesting than actual zombie fighting. This mentality leads to some atrocious examples of how overused CGI can sink an entire production when done wrong. Who knew that a horror movie could drain all the fun out of mutated zombie animals?
When I recognized the first 3 actors in this cast, Mischa Barton, Billy Zane, and Dee Wallace, I thought there must be a decent attempt at making a good zombie movie. Wrong! All 3 had forgettable performances and the only shocking thing (not really because I didn't care) was all 3 died before the final 10 minutes (not counting the credits).Some of the main ingredients for a good zombie film are good-looking gory zombies, special effects, people getting eaten, and ZOMBIES! There's hardly any zombies till the end of the movie, and you hardly see any of them up close. The ones you do are lame. The worst looking zombie in The Walking Dead is far superior to any zombie in this movie. The makeup stinks, effects are non-existent (except for lame headshots), and not one good zombie munching scene.This movie is boring and lacks any qualities of a good zombie movie. Bad acting performances all around, but the worst by a landslide is Michael Kean. The guy can't act and he's annoying. I would've given this movie 2 stars if he got killed. The doc played by Brian Anthony Wilson looks like Uncle Phil from the Prince of Bel-Air. This movie is only for hardcore zombie fans who will waste 90 minutes of their life.