Why is this piece of *beep* movie producing company still allowed to make movies??
How are these retards any different from the copycats that produce shoes named "Adibas" or "Mike" ???
Those ppl get hard jail when they are caught, but these movie *beep* get to make $ wtf.....
Beat it!
Go back and hang out on the Hollywood blockbuster threads. When horror lovers see these Asylum movies they know exactly what they're in for and so should you. If you don't like it simply don't watch it.
There is no need to try to be a sheep/troll herder here so you can get other troll backslappers to agree with you. Just don't watch Asylum movies and you will save us and you a lot of aggravation.
what the hell r u talking about?
This is not about not liking their retarded movies, this is about they scamming people into watching their crap, by naming it like popular hollywood blockbuster movies!
Asylum walks a fine line. They "play" with the title of mainstream productions, releasing cheapo films, most of the time horrible, to dupe fools into renting what they may think is the "actual" film. Instead they get their crap productions.
I suspect they survive because they aren't a threat to major studios. Piracy is the main target of the big studios, and pursuing a crappy little studio who actually is using "similar" themes or titles of major blockbusters in small basement-budgeted productions would cost more in legal fees than anything. If things wre different, though, I don't have a doubt they would have already been erased out of existence.
On the other hand, how many people you know dumb enough to mix "TransMorphers" with "TransFormers"? Especially when one DVD costs 0.99 and the other 30 bucks?
That said, I've seen a bunch of Asylum "movies" and I must they they are HORRID. It's not a matter of money, but of caring about something. With more effort into their little flicks they should be able not only to still make money, but to produce some funny/scary little movies to enjoy.
*beep* you Asylum....stealing everyone's ideas to make trash.
Transmorphers, Titanic 2, This....GO out of biz already.
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Right because your average idiot doesn't know the difference between Transformers and Transmorphers or Abraham lincoln Vampire Slayer and Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies.
Simply don't watch the movies if you don't like them.
"Average idiots" DON'T know the difference. And that's a sad fact.
There are still tons of people who don't know what Bluray is and/or think you can play it on a DVD player, still refer to DVDs and "tapes", see TV ads for Theatrical releases and try to rent the DVD (sometimes before it's released in theaters), STILL complain about "the black bars" when talking about widescreen, get confused and upset when a foreign movie is in a different language, etc.
If you doubt any of what I said, go to a local video store (if you still have them) and either hang out for a while and listen to the customers. Or better yet, ask the employees. No promises on what they know, however. I once heard a cashier at Blockbuster complain to a customer that a Bluray was a "Fullscreen" version because it filled up his HD Screen and didn't have the black bars. I jumped in and tried explaining aspect ratio, only to get a blank stare and a "Whatever" response. Try explaining any of the things listed above to the "average idiots" and that's the response you will get. "Whatever". Either in a non caring way or they laugh about their mistake while refusing to learn for future reference.
Like it or not, "average idiots" are out there in full force. You may not interact with them, but they are out there.
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Maybe you should do a bit more research next time you buy or rent a movie. Not their fault that you are so stupid that you confused it with another movie.
I was a zombie in this and I think the shooting schedule was roughly a month or so and budget was well under a million, so that explains a lot.
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The idea behind Asylum is not so much to "trick" customers, it's that a LOT of the expense in filmmaking is in the marketing. Asylum's business model is to make films, but not market them. Instead, they make films that have similar titles and themes as unreleased Hollywood big budget blockbusters, then, as soon as marketing for these films starts, they release theirs. They really don't care about the quality of their films. They only want to make a sale, which they are pretty much guaranteed to do by piggybacking on a big budget marketing blitz that someone else is paying for. The film's budgets are preset based on what they think the marketing is going to bring in, and occasionally they will try to throw in a washed up star for good measure.
They DO get sued, in fact, they DID get sued recently for "American Battleship." The lawsuit was dropped after they agreed to rename it to "American Warships."
Sometimes however it IS pretty nasty and people DO get tricked... they recently released "11/11/11" to piggyback on Darren Bousman's "11-11-11". Asylum's title has slashes instead of dashes. A lot of people see that as interchangeable, and so far it's actually managed to trick a good number of people who are far from idiots and actually do know better... they just didn't look close enough at what they were picking up. In fact, Asylum released a Blu-Ray of 11/11/11. Big Air did NOT release a Region A Blu-Ray of 11-11-11. If there isn't a lawsuit on that one, there should be.
actually it was if you watch that interview with the dude who plays ole Abe. 3 and a half weeks. & is this prolly is a way to get money for the vampire abe lincoln film that's coming out in August isn't it? but honestly it really doesn't bother me. i havne't seen it yet mind you. but how many versions of "Piranha" are there or killer sharks or snake films that were either made when a big budget or a low budget film hit the theatres & sometimes the rip offs are better than the one it's based off on.
i've only seen 'I am Omega" & that was a decent little flix. not great by any means but a decent film. like someone said if you go in & expect a lot from them than you will be dissapointed. even though i've only so far seen only 1 of their films. at least that i know of. they i'm sure have done some decent ones as well.
it's really not that big of a deal. weather Asylum puts ripoff's out or another company does. it's still going to make money regardless if it's any good. i mean look at 'Roger Corman' he's my favorite producer/director of all time & he's done some great movies yes. but he's also put out a LOT of sh*t too. & all of them made money! & yes he's done rip-offs as well. many of them. he may not name them the exact name like some companies do. but he still makes them every now & than.
Anyone dumb enough to rent an Asylum flick like "Titanic 2," "Alien Vs. Hunter," "Transmorphers" or "Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies," under the mistaken impression that they're getting the "real" movie, deserves what they get.
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i agree, it kinda reminds me of the people who years ago when "Malcom X" & sorry for my bad spelling. he he anyways when that 1st came out in (1992) my brother was working in a video store. & they of course had documentaries out on the shelf about the man. the real dude. anyways, these dumbasses would rent this thing all the time & think it was the ACTUAL DAMN FILM! even though the film
at the time was still in the theatres! they than would get pissed that they paid their hard working money i of course am guessing on what they'd say. & well you know the rest. dumbasses ya know?
Exactly. I'm tired of society coddling stupid people all the time. It's not like they're actually mentally challenged or anything. Just stupid because they can't take 3 seconds to actually think about something or read half the cover. If they fall for it then it's on them.
shareMichael Bay sued them for Transmorfers. Asylum won the court, they broke no copyright. They also been sued for 10.000 years BC, but that didnt work out either. They dont break copyrights, they walk around them.
Adibas or Mike are not jailed. Jailed are people who make shoes and name them Adidas or Nike. Asylum maes those movies just to produce money so they could invest into other, better, projects.
They fill a nicnhe of cliche cheesy horror. They have thier fans.
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The only lawsuit that Asylum won was the one against age of the Hobbit,apparently they were trying to convince people that was the actual Hobbit movie,yeah the names sound similar but i don't get how people get that mixed with the real Hobbit movie
sharewell i heard stories of kids wanting to see transformers and mother bringing back transmorfers back instead since she glanced it looked similar so she jut picked it up. so yeah people do get that mixed up, and even more so on internet stores where poster and title is all you see before pressing to watch most of the time.
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Abraham Lincoln is a historical figure, and his name can't be copyrighted. I think the idea of him facing mythical monsters (whether vampires or zombies) is vague enough that it doesn't really enter into copyright, either. For it to be illegal, Asylum would have had to significantly copy the plot, characters, etc., of the other film.
If someone puts out a pair of jeans, and throws a "Levi's" label on them, that is infringement. If they have a very similar design (back pocket stitching, logo, etc.,) but are called Levvi's, they may or may not get in trouble. If the knock-off jeans aren't close in design, they probably won't get in trouble. If they stole a shipment of Levi's jeans, and put their own label on instead, they would get in trouble.
Since I haven't been following the new releases, I had only vaguely heard of an Abraham Lincoln horror film, that seemed to be getting good reviews. So, when I saw "Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies" at the store, I thought it WAS the original, for a moment anyway. Then I saw the studio, and knew it was the knock-off.
It's all in what you actually pay attention to. It's that simple.
shareAm I the only person in the world who purposely buys Asylum movies, and I know EXACTLY what I'm getting? Asylum's great.
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Actually, the big studios owe a debt to Asylum, because it shows them the chinks in their blockbusters that someone can exploit.
Up to them to seal off the cracks.
Suing Asylum would be like Hefner suing Guccione.
By the way I prefer "American Battleship"(Mkbuster) to "Battleship"(Bkbuster) because it doesn't have Rihanna in it.
Why would they get sued? This movie is about zombies not vampires and legally they could have made a movie about vampires,i can legally make a movie about Abe Lincoln fighting vampires,if i am not using their exact script and characters then i am fine. Spoofs and Mockbusters are considered fair use.
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