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  1. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    Think this company makes a lot of people unhappy every year when they find their movies under the christmas tree or on their birthday. :smiley-laughing002:

    Who doesn't know this film company? Think everybody runs into their movies every once in a while. It's the ones that come out shortly before or after a big Hollywood blockbuster and bearing almost the same name or using parts of it, trying to con dvd/bluray buyers which works very well considering they never loose money on any of their movies.

    Here are some great examples of their direct to video releases:

    Note: These all came out at the same year as the blockbuster ones.

    H.G. Wells: War Of The Worlds     - War Of The Worlds (Tom Cruise)
    Ardennes Fury - Fury (Pitt)
    Titanic II (Not a sequel to the big blockbuster...nor a sequel to any movie. :smiley-laughing002:)
    Journey to the Center of the Earth which has the exact same title as the other theatrical movie which released in the same year)
    Snakes On A Train - Snakes On A Plane. :smiley-laughing002:
    Pirates of Treasure Island - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    Transmorphers - Transformers
    The Hitchhiker - The Hitcher
    100 Million BC - 10,000 BC
    Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    I Am Omega     (liked this one tbh.) - I Am Legend
    Death Racers - Death Race
    The Day the Earth Stopped - The Day the Earth Stood Still
    2012: Supernova - 2012

    There's a full list here of movies you don't want to see. [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum"]The Asylum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]


    Which one did your granny buy you when she went to the store with your christmas wishlist? :smiley-laughing002:
     
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  3. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    That was a bit random. :smiley-laughing002:
     
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    Is The Asylum not the same * that make Sharknado and Giant Tiger vs Mega Shark and all that *?
     
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  5. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    Yup, among others like 2-Headed Shark Attack and Mega Python vs Gatoroid and Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus. :50:
     
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  6. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Not as random as "Snakes on a Train"
     
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    Don't really get the HG Wells one. That was a novel from about 1890??

    I've always wondered how these films make money. I remember buying one years ago, can't remember its name. It was pure garbage, everything about it. Acting, sets, sfx etc. all complete and utter pish.

    Who the * funds them?
     
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  8. Wicker Bhoy

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    Aye, quality boxsets for a pound. Mega Pirahana's probably the only one I've watched start to finish.
     
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    Other than I Am Omega. Are they all *? Any on that list or in the wikipedia page worth a watch? :)
     
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  12. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    By confusing buyers who don't pay attention to what's written on the back of a dvd case. Thinking theyre buying the new Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise movie with a similar title.

    They usually break even after 3 months after the release of new title and normally don't spend over a million dollars on a film which is nothing these days.
     
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  13. Overkill187 Batshitcrazy

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    I have to admit I have already watched some of their "masterpieces".
     
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  14. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    No and I doubt that you would even enjoy I Am Omega. :smiley-laughing002:
     
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    Titanic II is the weirdest title ever btw. :56:
     
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    Suprised they havn't made a sequal to Apollo 13 while they're at it.
     
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    I dare you to watch the trailer to Titanic II...
     
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  19. AlbaGuBrath

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    Just watched the trailer lol If it Jean Claude Van Dam it could've been a hit

    lol ffs. But tbf, he'll either die after a few minutes or kick someone * and disappear :D
     
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    I've been making my way down the list since it was posted. Looking forward to this one
     
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