Line #3 YMMV/TheAsylum


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2	* BileFascination: There's a devoted cult following of people who watch The Asylum films to see just how bad they really are. Though in many cases they turn out to be SoBadItsGood.
3	* FranchiseOriginalSin: The 2005 DirectToVideo adaptation of ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' made a surprising amount of money, mostly through serendipity that it was a very faithful adaptation that happened to coincide with [[Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005 a far more lavish one]]. Seeing quick dollar signs in their eyes, video rental stores bought The Asylum's cheaper movie in bulk, [[TheMockbuster hoping to make a quick buck from moviegoers who couldn't tell the difference]] (Blockbuster Video alone purchased a quarter of a million copies), which brought The Asylum enough money that ''they'' started seeing quick dollar signs in their eyes, quickly leading to their current notoriety for ''intentional'' mockbusters.
4	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: ''Series/ZNation''. From a studio known for low rent mockbusters comes a well received and successful ZombieApocalypse series.
5	* HilariousInHindsight: In response to the movie ''Film/IronSky'', they released ''Nazis at the Center of the Earth'', where instead of the moon, the Nazis are hiding in the HollowEarth. Guess what the sequel to ''Iron Sky'' is about?
6	* MemeticMutation: Aside from all the usual mockery reserved ''for'' the company. ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' has become a big Internet sensation in and of itself.
7	* MoeAnthropomorphism: WebVideo/AitorMolinaVs created Ashe Ylum or Asylum-tan, a recurring character.
8	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: '''YES''', The Asylum has had ''one'' moment of these: Their film ''Film/OneHundredFeet'' got good reception and those who hate The Asylum will acknowledge this is their most original of their films.
9	* {{Narm}}: Sometimes NarmCharm, depending on the movie.
10	* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: After Creator/{{Universal}} [[http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/universal-sues-the-asylum-over-american-battleship-asylum-thankful-for-press sued them]] over their ''Film/{{Battleship}}'' mockbuster ''American Battleship'' (which was later renamed ''American Warships'' and given new cover art), The Asylum responded by thanking Universal for the press... after mocking and insulting Universal's movie. One must admit, for all their lack of class and talent, The Asylum certainly doesn't lack balls.
11	-->“The timing of Universal’s recently filed lawsuit coincides with mixed reviews of its big-budget film, ''Battleship'' -- the first movie based on a board game since ''Film/{{Clue}}''. Looking for a scapegoat, or more publicity, for its pending box-office disaster, the executives at Universal filed this lawsuit in fear of a repeat of the box office flop, ''Film/JohnCarter of Mars''. The Universal action is wholly without merit and we will vigorously defend their claims in Court. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Nonetheless, we appreciate the publicity.]]”
12	** A few months later, this was subverted when Creator/WarnerBros sued The Asylum, with [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-age-hobbits-blocked-20121210,0,6595906.story similar results to Universal's suit]], over ''Film/TheHobbit'' mockbuster ''Age of the Hobbits''. The Asylum film had to be renamed ''Clash of the Empires'' and would not see the light of day for more than two months. ''An Unexpected Journey'' got far more critical respect and was a major box office hit vis-à-vis ''Battleship''.
13	* QuestionableCasting: There's a number of past ''singers'' who have headlined these movies. Tiffany has been in ''more than one.''
14	* SoBadItsGood: Especially their "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Some Giant Monster vs. Some Other Giant Monster]]" movies, which have a cult following.
15	* SpecialEffectFailure: The standard quality for these movies, but it really says something when both the director and VFX provider of ''Transmorphers'' (Leigh Scott and Synapse FX, respectively) admit the effects are garbage.
16	%%* SpiritualSuccessor: To [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon Films.]]
17	* StockFootageFailure: In some films you could make a drinking game out of how many times they reuse stock footage. ''American Warships'' is a prime example.
18	** It's even better if you watch certain movies back-to-back, as stock footage reuse is done across movies as well. ''The Terminators'' main control building is a Japanese government building in ''Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus''; not to mention the sonar/radar/space GPS screens being exactly the same.
19	* StuntCasting: If you know about Tiffany and Debbie Gibson being considered as fierce rivals just because their singing careers took off at the same time, you'll know why ''Mega Python vs Gatoroid'' qualifies. Likewise, ''Bigfoot'' got alot of press by starring Danny Bonaduce and Barry Williams, both stars of musical sitcoms of decades past (''The Partridge Family'' and ''The Brady Bunch'', respectively). Bonus points for Alice Cooper appearing as himself.

Context YMMV / TheAsylum