Stars: Johnny Rey Diaz, Christina Licciardi, Lindsay Sawyer, Talia A Davis, Trae Ireland, Isaac Reyes, Fiona Rene, Joseph Michael Harris, Nick Principe, Aaron Moses, Randall Yarbrough | Written and Directed by Jeremy M. Inman
To be fair, you know what you’re in for with any Asylum movie that is homaging a bigger-budget Hollywood flick… After all it’s become de rigueur for David Michael Latt and co. to produce what have been affectionately dubbed “mockbusters” for all the big Summer blockbusters: films such as Transmorphers, American Battleship, The Terminators, Almighty Thor, Battle of Los Angeles, and Avengers Grimm. But watching a mockbuster from The Asylum doesn’t neccesarily mean audiences are in for a terrible time, there are often sparks of genius within their films – be it some great casting or an inspired plot.
Case in point: the aforementioned Avengers Grimm, which used the Avengers film format to tell a...
To be fair, you know what you’re in for with any Asylum movie that is homaging a bigger-budget Hollywood flick… After all it’s become de rigueur for David Michael Latt and co. to produce what have been affectionately dubbed “mockbusters” for all the big Summer blockbusters: films such as Transmorphers, American Battleship, The Terminators, Almighty Thor, Battle of Los Angeles, and Avengers Grimm. But watching a mockbuster from The Asylum doesn’t neccesarily mean audiences are in for a terrible time, there are often sparks of genius within their films – be it some great casting or an inspired plot.
Case in point: the aforementioned Avengers Grimm, which used the Avengers film format to tell a...
- 10/10/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here is your early warning that The Asylum will be trying to capitalize on another blockbuster release. This time Darren Lynn Bousman's 11-11-11 is being clearly copied to swindle wayward buyers out of their hard earned dollars. The Asylum's doppelganger this time is 11/11/11 and unbelievably, they have another title copying Bousman's film called 11/1/11. Notice the removal of one digit here folks. All three films involve themes of a spiritual apocalypse, with The Asylum's version much lower budgeted.
This reviewer would love to interview someone at The Asylum to find out how well these copies perform financially. Apparently they are successful as this film production and distribution company has created dozens of films that copy blockbustes. To test your film knowledge, try to identify the films copied in the following titles: Battle of Los Angeles, Paranormal Entity, Transmorphers, Titanic II, The Terminators and The Day the Earth Stopped. How well did yo do?...
This reviewer would love to interview someone at The Asylum to find out how well these copies perform financially. Apparently they are successful as this film production and distribution company has created dozens of films that copy blockbustes. To test your film knowledge, try to identify the films copied in the following titles: Battle of Los Angeles, Paranormal Entity, Transmorphers, Titanic II, The Terminators and The Day the Earth Stopped. How well did yo do?...
- 9/20/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm The Dead Zone (Horror Channel)
Johnny Smith had the perfect life, until he went into a coma for six years. When he awoke, he found his fiance married to another man and his son not knowing who he is. Even Johnny’s changed, one touch and he can see things. The death of Bruce’s father, Pastor David Lewis leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the “road not taken.”. Season Two, episode 12.
9.00pm Derailed (Syfy)
A secret agent teams up with a cat burglar to stop terrorists stealing a deadly virus being transported on a high-speed train. However, the situation becomes more fraught when the hero discovers his family is also on board. Action adventure, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Laura Elena Harring,...
8.00pm The Dead Zone (Horror Channel)
Johnny Smith had the perfect life, until he went into a coma for six years. When he awoke, he found his fiance married to another man and his son not knowing who he is. Even Johnny’s changed, one touch and he can see things. The death of Bruce’s father, Pastor David Lewis leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the “road not taken.”. Season Two, episode 12.
9.00pm Derailed (Syfy)
A secret agent teams up with a cat burglar to stop terrorists stealing a deadly virus being transported on a high-speed train. However, the situation becomes more fraught when the hero discovers his family is also on board. Action adventure, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Laura Elena Harring,...
- 6/20/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm White Collar (Bravo)
Brand new Us crime drama in which a cop and a conman team up for a cat and mouse chase of the world’s most notorious criminals. Neal poses as a wealthy buyer to help recover a stolen painting, but it soon becomes unclear who really owns the artwork.
9.00pm Warehouse 13 (Virgin 1 +1)
This family friendly scifi drama captures the spirit of The X-Files and Friday the 13th the series. After saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve...
8.00pm White Collar (Bravo)
Brand new Us crime drama in which a cop and a conman team up for a cat and mouse chase of the world’s most notorious criminals. Neal poses as a wealthy buyer to help recover a stolen painting, but it soon becomes unclear who really owns the artwork.
9.00pm Warehouse 13 (Virgin 1 +1)
This family friendly scifi drama captures the spirit of The X-Files and Friday the 13th the series. After saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve...
- 5/21/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
When giant piranhas are on the loose and you need someone to eradicate them, Barry Williams and Tiffany will only get you so far. That is where Paul Logan comes in. The actor with martial arts training (and a degree in bio-chemistry) stars as the hero in Syfy's latest creature feature, Mega Piranha , airing on Saturday, April 10 at 9 Pm Est. Mr. Logan, who has also starred in MegaFault and The Terminators , spoke with Shock Till You Drop about the challenges of acting opposite non-existent entities, swimming with sharks, his acting background and more. Shock Till You Drop: Have you always been a fan of genre movies or is it just the way your career trajectory has taken you? Paul Logan: I love doing action. Also, I've been doing martial arts since I was 13 years-old, and...
- 3/31/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Sci-Fi Channel's name change to Syfy makes me think of a scene from the classic miniseries "Roots". The evil white man wanted to change Kunta Kinte's name to Toby. They whipped him until he said it. Afterwards, a fellow African told him they can call him whatever they want; he knows his true name is Kunta Kinte. Bonnie Hammer can use that bullwhip on me all she wants; I know that Syfy will always be Sci-Fi, and not just because the words are pronounced exactly the same.
Sat, July llth: Sand Serpents - At an isolated Taliban outpost in Afghanistan, a small platoon of Us soldiers faces a danger far greater than fanatical rebels: giant worm-like creatures that come up through the sand and devour everything in their path. Their inexperienced lieutenant has to lead them across the treacherous desert to a rendezvous point where an army helicopter will...
Sat, July llth: Sand Serpents - At an isolated Taliban outpost in Afghanistan, a small platoon of Us soldiers faces a danger far greater than fanatical rebels: giant worm-like creatures that come up through the sand and devour everything in their path. Their inexperienced lieutenant has to lead them across the treacherous desert to a rendezvous point where an army helicopter will...
- 6/23/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Friday the 13th is generally considered a very unlucky day. This should be no matter to The Asylum who must be feeling very lucky these days. How else can you explain their boldness to make a mockbuster titled The Terminators. Wanna take one guess what it's about?
If you answered "a small band of resistance fighters battle the cyborgs that have taken control of the planet" then give yourself a cookie and hope the neither Warner Brothers nor The Halcyon Company sues you so badly all you own afterward is that cookie. That title, that plot, that artwork: The Asylum must be feeling extremely cocky after surviving their recent legal dust-up with Fox over their The Day the Earth Stopped mockbuster. This takes balls.
For what it's worth The Terminators, due on DVD shelves April 28th (pre-order here, Terminator: Salvation opens in theaters May 21st), stars ex-"Party of Five" co-star Jeremy London,...
If you answered "a small band of resistance fighters battle the cyborgs that have taken control of the planet" then give yourself a cookie and hope the neither Warner Brothers nor The Halcyon Company sues you so badly all you own afterward is that cookie. That title, that plot, that artwork: The Asylum must be feeling extremely cocky after surviving their recent legal dust-up with Fox over their The Day the Earth Stopped mockbuster. This takes balls.
For what it's worth The Terminators, due on DVD shelves April 28th (pre-order here, Terminator: Salvation opens in theaters May 21st), stars ex-"Party of Five" co-star Jeremy London,...
- 2/13/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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