Asylum (2008/II)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writer:

Ethan Lawrence (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 2008 (Philippines)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

SWAT team investigates demonic possession in Insane Asylum.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Stab | Childhood Trauma | Barbed Wire | Asylum

Cast

Aaron Blomberg	...	Barbwire Boy
Pete Burris	...	Lloyd
Benjamin Daniele	...	Brandon
Carolina Garcia	...	Maya
Bridget Gethins	...	Tommy's Mother
Juan-Carlos Guzman	...	Rudy Vasquez
Cody Hanford	...	Young Mackey
Ellen Hollman	...	Ivy
Joe Inscoe	...	Wilbur Mackey
Cody Kasch	...	String
Caroline Kent	...	Young Madison
Jamie Moore	...	Campus Cop
Jake Muxworthy	...	Holt
Brantley Pollock	...	Young Brandon
Andrea Powell	...	Carol
Sarah Roemer	...	Madison
Mark Rolston	...	Doctor Burke
Lin Shaye	...	String's Mom
Randall Sims	...	Rez
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Ivy's Father
Montrey Taylor	...	College Student
Travis Van Winkle	...	Tommy
Gabe Wood	...	Officer Kelso

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and terror, disturbing images, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

South Carolina, USA

Company:

Hollywood Intermediate

Quotes:

Madison: It's the first week. It's always hard.

Cliché Cliché Cliché

I wasn't expecting anything when I saw this movie for free. If I would've had to pay for it I wouldn't have watched it in the first place. The story copies everything from other horror movies. This one feels mostly like Nightmare on Elm Street though, but done incompetently. You have the usual stereotypes, and none of them can act well enough to make you care about them. One of the things I did like at first was the rapid dialog. I found it hysterical at first because it seemed almost natural the way it was spoken, but then it becomes totally repetitive and soon falls apart when the killer finally shows up. And when I say falls apart, I mean it for all the characters. I think maybe the director realized he was just making another useless horror movie and decided to stop caring.

This movie had cliché written all over it. All the ideas have been done to death, and the director offers nothing more to the table to make it work in anyway. THe killer was laughable as was most of this movie. I would not recommend this pile of Pooh to anyone.