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VampiricClown
08-15-2006, 05:30 PM
I have a question. Why is it that Asylum rips off all other films? I mean, come on....:

Hillside Cannibals = The Hills Have Eyes
666 The Child = The Omen
When A Killer Calls = When A Stranger Calls

And my personal favorite named knock-off:

Snakes On A Train = Snakes On A Plane

Roderick Usher
08-15-2006, 05:41 PM
it's a pretty simple business model. They make films for less than $2 million and pre-sell the foreign distribution rights for nearly $1million.

The foreign market is hot for horror (always has been) and the blatant rip-off thing is purposefully employed to trick the audience (who speaks another language) into thinking this is the real deal instead of a blatant rip-off.

They then sell DVD distribution and tv rights here in the states and make decent cash doing this, so they continue.

got to admit, Snakes on a Train sounds pretty funny

VampiricClown
08-15-2006, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by Roderick Usher
it's a pretty simple business model. They make films for less than $2 million and pre-sell the foreign distribution rights for nearly $1million.

The foreign market is hot for horror (always has been) and the blatant rip-off thing is purposefully employed to trick the audience (who speaks another language) into thinking this is the real deal instead of a blatant rip-off.

They then sell DVD distribution and tv rights here in the states and make decent cash doing this, so they continue.

got to admit, Snakes on a Train sounds pretty funny

True. I just find it a bit annoying when everytime I go to the rental store, I see yet another knock-off movie.

storyteller
08-15-2006, 07:04 PM
I know the director of the Hillside
Cannibals, and him and the asylum
just do those films for sales or fun. its
really no big deal, but I see were you
are coming from though. But the films
are quite different, like snakes on a
plane and Snakes on a Train, their
story plots are totally different.
The Hillside Cannibals is based on the
True story of the Sawney Bean family,
the story that inspired The Hills Have
Eyes. 666: The Child and the Omen
are, well yeah, they are a little of the
same, but When a Killer Calls, well
lets face it, that's based on an urban
legend. there have been many movies
about that story.

storyteller
08-16-2006, 04:01 PM
So their not really knock-offs

The Mothman
08-16-2006, 04:08 PM
does anyone know this company's website?

alkytrio666
08-16-2006, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by storyteller
I know the director of the Hillside
Cannibals, and him and the asylum
just do those films for sales or fun. its
really no big deal, but I see were you
are coming from though. But the films
are quite different, like snakes on a
plane and Snakes on a Train, their
story plots are totally different.
The Hillside Cannibals is based on the
True story of the Sawney Bean family,
the story that inspired The Hills Have
Eyes. 666: The Child and the Omen
are, well yeah, they are a little of the
same, but When a Killer Calls, well
lets face it, that's based on an urban
legend. there have been many movies
about that story.

Was this a poem?

storyteller
08-16-2006, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by alkytrio666
Was this a poem?

no its not a poem, and the website is

www.theasylum.cc

alkytrio666
08-16-2006, 08:13 PM
Originally posted by storyteller
no its not a poem, and the website is

www.theasylum.cc

That is just the response I was looking for. :)

roshiq
08-16-2006, 11:43 PM
OMG!!:eek:
I have'nt seen any movie of them.....but sounds inertesting!!:D

halloweenfreak1
08-17-2006, 07:15 PM
Originally posted by VampiricClown
I have a question. Why is it that Asylum rips off all other films? I mean, come on....:

Hillside Cannibals = The Hills Have Eyes
666 The Child = The Omen
When A Killer Calls = When A Stranger Calls

And my personal favorite named knock-off:

Snakes On A Train = Snakes On A Plane

they all sucked anyway
but the hills have eyes was alrite

Roderick Usher
08-17-2006, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by storyteller
the films are quite different, like snakes on a plane and Snakes on a Train, their
story plots are totally different.

Not the point

These films have marketing plans before there is a script. Then it's up to an unlucky bastard of a screenwriter or director to try to flesh out something original giving the confines of writing a film within a pre-existing (rip-off) marketing plan.

urgeok
08-18-2006, 11:18 AM
Originally posted by Roderick Usher
Not the point

These films have marketing plans before there is a script. Then it's up to an unlucky bastard of a screenwriter or director


or in their case ... lucky - to have work.


everyone seems to get their start in either music videos or horror movies.

Vodstok
08-18-2006, 01:59 PM
all i took from this was this:


Quote:
Originally posted by Vodstok
Welcome to America! land of the brave! Home of the free! Now, leave your money and fuck off!


i am quote din vamp's sig. I am now a whole man :)


oh, and i dont care if they are hving fun, blatantly derivitive work for profit isplagarism in my book , and i cant repect it, no matter how "silly" their motives are. Writing is hard work, and it sucks when someone steals your idea.

VampiricClown
08-20-2006, 07:03 PM
Originally posted by Vodstok
all i took from this was this:
i am quote din vamp's sig. I am now a whole man :)


I was wondering if you'd ever notice that. I laughed my ass off when you posted that. I just had to use it as a quote in my signature. :cool:

StevenReynolds
08-24-2006, 06:47 PM
Dummy Corp Setting up fake

bloodrayne
08-25-2006, 05:16 AM
I have actually started collecting these movies...So far they're pretty good (a little too much nudity for me, but still not bad)...I think they are going to become what Full Moon video used to be...And, yes they DO remake some already popular movies, but that's okay, more movies for me, and if I like a movie I don't mind having more of it...


I really wish I could find their version of War Of The Worlds...It actually looks very good...

So far, all that I have is:

King Of The Ants
Beast Of Bray Road
Dracula's Curse
Death Valley:Revenge Of Bloody Bill
Frankenstein Reborn
Lethal Eviction
Detour
Scarecrow
Scarecrow Slayer
Legion of the Dead (That one's pretty bad though...Mummies, not zombies)

I have a few more, but I don't remember them all right at the moment...I'll add them as I remember them (or see them around the house)

I'm considering getting Hide And Creep, too

paws the great
08-31-2006, 05:47 PM
Asylum did alot better with When a Killer Calls.it's better than When a Stranger Calls.
Hillside Cannibals is ok.

SKOOFx
09-06-2006, 11:37 AM
I love these low budget flicks.


But scarecrow slayer si THE WORST in my opinion.


and this is coming from a fan of crappy Temp/full moon flicks.


Hell Asylum was actually pretty good. I dont remember who tossed that one out.