History Film / Transmorphers

Released as a cash-in on the (then new) Creator/MichaelBay ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film and further taking cues from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Film/TheMatrix'' franchises. ''Transmorphers'', directed by Leigh Scott, is a 2007 film released by Creator/TheAsylum.

** CoversAlwaysLie: The movie barely has any warring against giant robots.

The film focuses around what happened [[AfterTheEnd after the above-mentioned invasion]] 300 years later. A small, underground resistance group has decided to take action against the robots and reclaim the Earth. Which has since become [[CrapsackWorld shrouded in a permanent darkness]] created by said robots [[BizarreAlienBiology in order for them to live]].

* AIIsACrapshoot

* AntagonistTitle

* BMovie

* BlandNameProduct: The Transmorpher that turns into an SUV in ''Fall of Man'' is clearly supposed to be a Nissan Pathfinder.

* CopycatCover

* EnhancedOnDVD: The initial rounds of the [=DVDs=] for the first movie were released with incomplete sound and visual effects. Later releases fixed these problems. Which ''does'' make the the movie slightly more watchable.
* {{Exposition}}: The invasion, at least in the first film. ''Fall of Man'' expands upon what happened.

* HellOnEarth

* HumongousMecha

* {{Mockbuster}}: Though Leigh Scott has gone on record saying that it was not envisioned as one from the get-go. Asylum took an old script of his and put a Transformers-based title.
* MoreDakka
* {{Narrator}}
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: What the robots cause and what the humans are trying to reverse.
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: The credits has one about robots. [[DontExplainTheJoke They apologized]].
* OpeningMonologue

* TheReveal: Twice in the first movie - [[spoiler: when Warren Mitchell is told that he's an android]] and when [[spoiler: the robots are shown to be the actual invaders]].
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: [[spoiler: Warren Mitchell and Suzy]]

* SceneryGorn

* TransformingMecha: In the loosest sense of the term. The titular mecha change from a robot to [[MoreDakka a slightly different robot with guns]]. The prequel does this a little more straighter.

* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: Heavily implied in the first movie.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy

* FrickinLaserBeams: From both sides.

* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: Upon awaken, Warren Mitchell learns that his wife Karina Nadir married a woman. [[spoiler: But [[BiTheWay she still has feelings]] for Warren.]]

* DescriptivelyNamedSpecies: The Transmorphers, [[CaptainObvious they morph]].

* HeroicSacrifice

* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Warren Mitchell is a robot too.]] For an Asylum film, it's a surprisingly good twist, even with token forshadowing in the form of [[spoiler: when arguing why he shouldn't be unfrozen, a character comments that he thinks more like a machine then a man.]] Though it makes his rambling about dreams make no sense at all.

* {{Mockbuster}}: Though Leigh Scott has gone on record saying that it was not envisioned as one from the get-go. Asylum took an old script of his and put a Transformers-based title.

* XMeetsY: ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' meets ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix''.

* {{Exposition}}: The invasion, at least in the first film. ''Fall of Man'' expands upon what happened.

* UsefulNotes/BluRay: ''Fall of Man'' was The Asylum's first movie released in this format.
* BritishAccents: Both Warren Mitchell and the opening narrator in the first film have these for no reason.

A prequel, entitled ''Transmorphers: Fall of Man'' was released in 2009. Around the same time as both ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' and ''[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Terminator Salvation]]'' and also taking cues from ''Film/MaximumOverdrive''. It goes into more detail about how the Transmorpher invasion started.

* RobotWar: Due in part of being inspired by ''The Terminator'' films.

* XMeetsY: ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' meets ''[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} The Terminator]]'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix''.

* OpeningNarration

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[WesternAnimation/HulkVs Thor]] is the leader of the resistance. The {{Narrator}} is [[Series/HomeAndAway Paris Burnett]].
** In the prequel, Film/{{Tron}} is a police officer, and he's trying to protect both [[Film/ANightMareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors Taryn White]] and [[Series/DiagnosisMurder Alex Smith]] from a killer alien robot invasion.

* NoBudget: As with all Asylum movies.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of General Van Ryberg was supposed to be a man.

* BluRay: ''Fall of Man'' was The Asylum's first movie released in this format.

The film focuses around what happened [[AfterTheEnd after the above-mentioned invasion]] 300 years later. A small, underground resistance group has decided to take action against the robots and reclaim the Earth. Which has since become a [[CrapsackWorld shrouded in a permanent darkness]] created by said robots [[BizarreAlienBiology in order for them to live]].

* AliensAreBastards: Well they did wipe out ninety percent of the planet.

* AttackOfTheKillerWhatEver: ''Fall of Man'' starts off with a Cell Phone Transmorpher, later on, there's an SUV, a helicopter and a satellite dish.

** In the prequel, Film/{{Tron}} is a police officer, and he's trying to protect both [[Film/ANightMareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors Taryn White]] and [[Series/DiagnosisMurder Alex Smith]] from an alien killer robot invasion.
* HumongousMecha: A few of the Transmorphers are this.
* HumansAreMorons: Until TheReveal, [[spoiler: they quickly made the assumption that the robots are actually suits for the aliens]].

The film focuses around what happened [[AfterTheEnd after the above-mentioned invasion]] 300 years later. A small, underground resistance group has decided to take action against the robots and reclaim the Earth. Which has since become a [[CrapsackWorld shrouded in a permanent darkness]] created by said robots [[AlienBiology in order for them to live]].

* AlienBiology: The robots cover the world in darkness so they can stay alive.

In 2009, life was discovered on another dying planet. We sent them sent messages of peace and friendship. Unfortunately for us, it's TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

A cash-in on the then new Creator/MichaelBay ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film and taking obvious cues from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' and ''Film/TheMatrix'' franchises. ''Transmorphers'', directed by Leigh Scott, is a 2007 film released by Creator/TheAsylum.

The film focuses around what happened [[AfterTheEnd after the above-mentioned invasion]], 300 years later. A small, underground resistance group has decided to take action against the robots and reclaim the Earth. Which has since become a CrapsackWorld shrouded in a permanent darkness created by said robots in order for them to live.

* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: The credits has one about robots. [[DoNotExplainTheJoke They apologized]].

* AlienAutopsy: The source of one of [[TheReveal the movie's reveals]].

* NoBudget: Like all other Asylum movies.

* RuleOfCool: What the filmmakers were trying to achieve. Whether or not they succeeded is up to the viewer.

* SentientVehicle: In ''Fall of Man'', there's an SUV Transmorpher.
* StandardSciFiArmy: Present on both sides.

* TransformingMecha: In the loosest sense of the term. Changing from robot to [[MoreDakka slightly different robot with guns]]. The prequel play this a little more straighter.

* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: Implied in the first movie.

The film focuses around what happened [[AfterTheEnd after the above-mentioned invasion]], 300 years later. A small, underground resistance group has decided to take action against the robots and reclaim the Earth. Which has since become a CrapsackWorld shrouded in permanent darkness created by said robots for them to live.

* AfterTheEnd: The first movie focuses on what happened after the invasion.

* AlienAutopsy: The source of one of [[TheReveal the reveals]] below.

* ArtEvolution: The robot effects in ''Fall of Man'' are only slightly better than in the first film.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Van Ryberg is the female version of this.
* EnhancedOnDVD: The initial rounds of [=DVDs=] for the first movie were released with incomplete sound and visual effects. Later releases fixed these problems, making the the movie slightly more watchable, but not by much.

* {{Exposition}}: The invasion, at first at least. ''Fall of Man'' explains what happened.

* HumongousMecha: A few Transmorphers are this.
* HumansAreMorons: Until TheReveal, they presume that the robots are actually suits for the aliens.

* {{Mockbuster}}: Though Leigh Scott said it was not envisoned as one from the get-go, Asylum took an old script of his and put a Transformers-based title.

* NoBudget

* RuleOfCool: What the filmmakers were trying to achieve.

** SceneryPorn: The underground city, to some extent
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: It takes five years to send a message 20 million light years to a dying planet.

* StandardSciFiArmy: Present on both sides, really.
* StarringSpecialEffects: [[SpecialEffectsFailure Poorly done special effects mind you]], but still.

* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Warren Mitchell is a robot too.]] For an Asylum film, its a surprisingly good twist, even with token forshadowing in the form of [[spoiler: when arguing why he shouldn't be unfrozen, a character comments that he thinks more like a machine then a man.]] Though it makes his rambling about dreams make no sense at all.

* TransformingMecha: In the loosest sense of the term. Changing from robot to [[MoreDakka slightly different robot with guns]]. The prequel plays it more straight.
* VillainWorld: The world in the first movie is pretty much populated with robots above the surface.

* ArtisticLicenceAstronomy

* {{Mockbuster}}