Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		1.5
Overall		2.5

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie Review

Where the dead go to...die?

Reviewed by Martin Liebman January 31, 2015

In a world devoid of the living and filled with the walking dead, a handful of survivors, led by a man named Doc (Brian Anthony Wilson), struggle to maintain some semblance of normalcy and security in a town called Elwood. Young soldiers are trained, via paintball, in the ways of war against the zombies under the guidance of an ex-military man named Seiler (Billy Zane). They uncover what they believe to be the roots of the outbreak and come to learn that their town may lay in the path of certain destruction.

Paintball of the dead.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard tries too hard. It's evident in just about everything it does, whether its wide range of direct movie references (including Zombie films) or its desperate need to be cool, slick, smart, and profound all at once. It never quite comes together, despite some flashes of something better that are frequently lost because the film tries to please too many different wants and needs all at once. Despite its amateurish gunplay (and ridiculous looking modified guns), the movie does boast fair production values and decent performances, particularly from the more mature performers like Zane and Wilson, but it's otherwise a fairly disappointing experience that's more like a jack of all trades rather than a master of one.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard features a clean HD video appearance that provides nice, bright colors and intricate details, particularly evident in close-up shots of faces, the sporting goods "armor," and the heavily modified and bulky firearms. Black levels are fairly pale and unusually smooth, resulting in some flat scenes that are strikingly less complex than their many brighter counterparts. Overall, it's fairly representative of most any average HD-sourced transfer on the market today.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard features a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Clearly defined dialogue, quality background ambience, and authoritative and robust full-stage music are all pluses. ATVs power through the stage with adequate heft, but gunshots are a little disappointing in total, despite decent power and volume.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard contains three featurettes.

• Bloodbath & Beyond (1080p, 4:32): Jay Bond, Travis Bashir, and John Lyle discuss their visit to the film's set.
• The Look of Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard (1080p, 5:24): A look at zombie makeup.
• Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard: Behind the Scenes (1080p, 4:56): Several actors share their views on the movie.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The makings of a better movie are here. 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. It's uneven and occasionally dull, saved by a few good performances and a solid idea. Anchor Bay's Blu-ray offers good video and audio along with three featurettes. Rent it.