Criticism of The Asylum
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The Asylum is best known for producing titles which appear to capitalize on productions by major studios. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.[1][2][3]
History
The Asylum became known in 2007 when similarities between the distributor's titles and those of major studios were reported. For example, the film Transmorphers, bears a number of similarities to the film Transformers, which was released theatrically two days after the release of Transmorphers.[1][2] According to Latt, "I'm not trying to dupe anybody. I'm just trying to get my films watched. Other people do tie-ins all the time; they’re just better at being subtle about it. Another studio might make a giant robot movie that ties into the Transformers release and call it Robot Wars. We’ll call ours Transmorphers."[1] In 2008, 20th Century Fox threatened legal action against The Asylum over The Day the Earth Stopped, a film believed to capitalize on The Day the Earth Stood Still.[4]
Output
The studio's productions have been called B movies and "mockbusters".[1][3]
Rolf Potts of The New York Times described Transmorphers as having "no recognizable actors, no merchandising tie-ins and a garbled sound mix. Also unlike Transformers, it has cheap special effects and a subplot involving lesbians."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Potts, Rolf (October 7, 2007). "The New B Movie". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07wwln-essay-t.html?_r=2&ref=magazine&oref=slogin. Retrieved on 6 February 2009.
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Caplescu, Romulus (October 24, 2007). "Invazia pseudoclonelor". Bucharest, Romania: Adevărul. http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/2007/invazia-pseudoclonelor.html. Retrieved on 6 February 2009. - ^ a b "Movie 'Mockbusters' Put Snakes on Trains". National Public Radio. December 8, 2007. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16986812. Retrieved on 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Fox takes action against 'Day the Earth Stopped' ". The Hollywood Reporter. November 11, 2008. http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=ES0iIblMoA%2B88kva%2FK775HP%2BMWDGdHmVkvfquUAHmu%2BCSsG3RMNzRp5028HMxTj%2BQahO6lGTHR%2FX%0AD4rklCatECLxQyWqoLgf0U6q4brNwaS%2Bec%2FJOJhEePAVLUYAfZkB0lUM29YS4U4Io0ju9EuqXixm%0AY9KNvVHM%2FN4nBwfHjMHCZqP8qPla1WOfZ3T2vj7kfrAhrL5kLPN393gymA8HBdiPQ9gwGnNUENr6%0AZecsnIbn%2B%2FH65qFTyODOP8%2Bf3XflLZVTT3wKJPSiOpU0WA0vIsr5OeSCa%2FFhZ06g9WoYfblMBV1s%0AYauNgNcPiuSUJq0QIvFDJaqguB%2FRTqrhus3BpMBgUcPA%2B%2BDz. Retrieved on 6 February 2009.
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