Another excellent example of "wannabe" natural talent overcoming budget shortfalls...the Star Wars Fan Film Festivals and all their featurettes that you can find at Atomfilms.com.

Take the Star Wars Gangsta Rap for instance. The folks who made that obviously didn't spend a quarter-million dollars on it. In fact, they spent less than $250 dollars on it. It's campy, a little cheesy, but you know what? IT'S GOOD! Surprisingly good! Many of those Star Wars fan films are surprisingly good despite their tongue-in-cheek nature. And most of them did their work using ad-hoc props, commercial animation programs on their home PC's, and *good*, original ideas.

They're a perfect example of how some of those so-called "wannabe filmmakers" may actually be better than some of those REAL directors out in Hollywood.

>[21:11] ...The Space Marine ripoffs from hell.<

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Frankly, those guys looked about as competent as an under-equipped Imperial Guard regiment commanded by chimpanzees. Still, at least that atrocity of a movie gave us a much-appreciated MST!

As for you, Mr. Leigh Scott...I was a little impressed that he was quick to apologize for some of this movie's screw-ups, then he got pissy. The paragraph dedicated to illegal downloaders just seemed kinda pusillanimous to me. As for wannabe film-makers...hey! Don't knock them. Given the CGI animation stuff that's available now even "wannabes" can sometimes turn out some really surprising stuff. A perfect case in point would be "Star Wreck", that famous Finnish(?) Star Trek/Babylon 5 parody flick that had a whole lot of homemade CGI that came out pretty damn good all things considered. How much time did they have to make it all? What was their budget? What were their available resources? I don't know, but I wouldn't presume to call them "wannabe filmmakers".

For some reason, Leigh Scott's *deluded* ( not diluted )diatribe reminds me of Uwe Boll.

In closing...Transformers rules. Transmorphers is the kinda film that would sodomize someones childhood.

And we ALL KNOW that the Terminator series is the definitive LAST WORD in "apocalyptic robotic resistance" films.

The following was posted, apparently by the movie's director, on the IMDB boards...


Ok

As some of you may know, I often like to jump on the boards and discuss the films with the fans, whether it be to defend a film or thank them for praise. There are far too many posts for me to respond to directly, so I thought I would simply make a few points, then never speak of these boards or this film again.

First off, I haven't seen the final film. From talking to the cast and crew in America (I am in Romania making a sci-fi channel original at the moment) the sound mix for the film is pretty atrocious. Furthermore, I understand that a lot of the film is out of sync. The Asylum works very quickly, often times there is less than three months from the time a film is green lit until it shows up on video store shelves. Given those parameters, I am not surprised that there are technical issues with the final product. This was a very ambitious film given the time frame and the budget. The sound guys over there do their best given their resources. However, sound is half of a movie. If the sound is truly as bad as I hear it is, it is no wonder that people think the movie is awful. How can you get into a film or judge an actor's performance when the sync is off by more than a second in some cases? This is unfortunate and in many ways unacceptable. As I said, I have yet to see the final product, but based on the hate mail here, I doubt it looks and sounds anything like the film I left before jumping on the next show.

Let me also reiterate the point that I, Leigh Scott, am not the Asylum. I do not title the films, schedule their release dates, or decide on their marketing campaigns. The film I made was based on an idea I had several years ago. If the Asylum saw fit to time it out to TRANSFORMERS, then so be it. I get paid the same if the film rents five times or five million times. Of course, I knew their intentions, but to imply that I personally am a rip off artist or profit from people's ignorance is misguided and just plain wrong.

As for the people who download this film illegally, there is no excuse for your behavior. Period. I wonder how justified and smug you will be when you receive the indictment from the justice department. I have personally forwarded the IP addresses of all of you proud downloaders to the state attorney general. Your opinions are not valid, not welcomed and should be disregarded. It is disrespectful and immoral. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

As for you foreign downloaders, I am not surprised that you did not like the film. The language barrier is a big deal. I just got finished working with a bunch of Romanian actors whose acting style is very different from their American counterparts. Plus, based on your postings here, your command of the English language is spotty at best. I am not surprised that you may miss a nuance or a good performance. Again, since the film has not yet been released overseas, screw off. You stole the film. You are a criminal and should be regarded as such. Your opinion is negated by your lack of moral compass.

As for you wannabe filmmakers who think you can do a better job, I guarantee that all of you high school students and wedding videographers who think you could make a better movie are diluted. There is no way that any of you, with your lack of experience, could make an even watchable film under the constraints that I had, let alone a good movie. Filmmaking is hard. Especially when you are given 12 days and well under a quarter million dollars to work with. Seriously. I hope that you have the chance one day to do it, so you can appreciate the hard work and true challenge that filmmaking really is. Sure, your DV film shot in your basement is praised by your classmates and your relatives, but try doing that with a crew, group of actors, producers, deadlines etc. You will fail. Let me know if you want to try. I will personally front the money to watch one of you fall on your faces. I've watched, at the Asylum, as men in the 40s and 50s with several films under their belts, crack under the pressure. To say that it can be done better is to demonstrate a lack of understanding of the filmmaking process.

As for the effects, they suck. Synapse FX bit off more than they could chew and disappointed all of us, mostly me. For an effects heavy film, it is very disappointing. The effects being bad has less to do with me or the Asylum trying to be cheap than the VFX company being in over their heads. Sure, there are some really talented and great guys working there (who I would hire in a second) but over all the company as a whole does not function properly.

Now, do I think this is a masterpiece? No. Do I think this is the greatest movie ever made? No. Do I think that this is the best I can do as a filmmaker? No. But, do I think this film is cool for what it is, made for under a quarter million dollars and in the tradition of films like STARSHIP TROOPERS and the 80s FLASH GORDON, yes. Do I think that the film would be ten times better with a competent sound mix? Yes.

If you are looking for a multi million dollar studio film, look elsewhere. This is a low budget, B movie made for the same amount of money as indie films and films made in people's basements. Within those parameters, it is a testament to the hard work and creativity of the people behind it. No, I'm not going to get a different job and work at Burger King. No, the actors in the film shouldn't move back to the midwest. Quite the opposite. The fact that the film has some redeeming qualities, is 90 minutes long, and holds your attention means that all involved have bright futures in the entertainment world. Direct your ire at the idiots who spend millions of dollars and spend years making films that are marginally better. That is the true waste of time and talent.


Sincerely,

Leigh Scott

PS. Stop with the superlative "Worst Movie Ever" crap. It's not, far from it.

It's not that bad of a purchase...it did give us a MiST and those are always awesome.

That'll teach Minako to buy from some third-rate dealer. However, most bootlegs are good.
Maybe I should see this after the awesome that was the real Transformers (Micheal Bay).

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Now I have to watch it. Where's that shit on my hard drive.