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Leigh Scottmay not be a menage name , but the kinds of picture show he makes are in a memorable class that , while some may bristle at , others ca n’t help but adore . Scott began his directing career in 1996 withBeach House , a coming - of - age indie moving-picture show . While Scott began to spring up his ocular style as a director on these other films , it was n’t until 2004 that he get working on the types of film he would end up being best know for start withSyndrome of the Trespasser Island — that is to say , dreck horror and skill fiction movies .
These films , many produce with the autonomous output company The Asylum , are in the vein of " so spoiled they ’re actually dear picture show " . A author , producer , and director , Scott has take 30 movies , and while he ’s dabble in a change of genres , he ’s always take back to the well of grindhouse - esque horror and mockbuster filmsbased on well - sleep with blockbuster hits . They may not be for everyone , but there ’s a material love of craft even if the budget is n’t there , and even Scott ’s lower - rated ace can be a blast to watch on entertainment value alone .
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10Piranha Sharks (2017)
A Sharknado Mockbuster With A Hybrid Creature
InPiranha Sharks , slap-up white shark are mastermind to be the size of piranhas so that the wealthy can have them in their marine museum . Of of course , that idea results in miniature swell Patrick Victor Martindale White being released into the New York City pee organisation , play havoc of the highest order . Like many of these repugnance movies , Piranha Sharksis a mockbuster free-base on standardised films from the epoch , specificallyPiranha 3Dand47 Meters Down . Piranha Sharksgoes down another horizontal surface of meta , as it is a copy of another mockbuster : theSharknadoseries .
There are some sport moments in the film . It beinga bizarre Christmas moviemakes for the unique slant as the piranha sharks are delivered as gifts , leading to some memorable killing . The putting to death in universal are majuscule . Scott uses the sharks ' midget size of it to great effectand usually finds a originative mode to get a piteous victim in the piddle with them .
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9Art House (1998)
Scott’s Second Stab At A Coming-Of-Age Indie Movie
The first two films Scott direct were not horror film ; they were rather indie films , clearly face at picture likeKicking and Screamingfor inhalation rather thanThe Hills Have EyesandLake Placid . Art Houseis the 2d picture show Scott helmed , and it tweaks and meliorate on what he was going for in his debut withBeach House . Scott ’s sophomore film follow Ray McMichael ( Dan O’Donahue ) , a struggling manager who asks handwriting doctor Weston Craig ( Chris Hardwick ) to punch up his writing and end up losing controller of his movie as it becomes an fine art house flick .
It’sa fairly strong and clever story that does drag in places , but it offer an interesting look into the cosmos of filmmaking . It ’s also a fleck of a meta - commentary on Scott himself . After this moving picture , Scott stepped away from his own indie - type movies and went on to direct horror and military action film . It could be take for granted Ray and Weston are both part of Scott , attract him in diametric directions about where his calling should go .
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8The Beast Of Bray Road (2005)
A Werewolf Film With Impressive Creature Design
The Beast of Bray Roadis base on the Wisconsin cryptid that ’s said to frequent the rural farm road it was allegedly spotted on . Though the beast has not been officially identify , Scott decided that his creature would be a werewolf andthe monster is the good part of his 2005 film . With such a strange - looking creature that is part - wolf , part - human , wolfman designs can be jolly feeble at their spoiled . The werewolf inThe Beast of Bray Roadis unequaled - front and jibe the tone of the film , so its appearance is n’t too jarring .
This is one of the rare few The Asylum flick that is n’t based on another megahit hoping to benefit from the larger films release . As a standalone , original idea , The Beast of Bray Roadworks well . It ’s a fast and clean account andthe aim and wolfman kill are surprisingly , and scarily , well done .
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7Frankenstein Reborn (2005)
A Modern Retelling Of Mary Shelley’s Story
In this edition of the classicFrankensteinstory , a neurosurgeon , Dr. Victor Frank ( Rhett Giles ) , becomes obsessed with the idea of revivify bod and begins toss off his patients in the Leslie Townes Hope of creating a sustenance being from their corpses . Unlike many pic from The Asylum , Frankenstein Reborndoes not have much in the way of coterie or nods at the audience , which in effect make this a darker ingress in their repulsion filmography .
Once again in a Scott picture show , the creature pattern is impressive , even if some scenes make the modest - budget nature obvious . Frankenstein Reborinis adequate parts frightening and ridiculous , and unlike enough from the log green creature of the narration that it sense like it ’s impart something fresh to the franchise . The violence is visceral and though there is a convoluted flashback patch mechanic , the story still remains compelling .
6The Lost Girls (2014)
An Impressively Choreographed Action Film
The Lost Girlsstars a tierce of female vampire who travel through time to keep other monsters and lamia in check . When the loss leader of the group , Gracie ( Eliza Swenson ) , begins mature , they bucket along to encounter a cure and check a vampire revolution from happening . This is one of Scott ’s most action - packed films . While he ’s no stranger to wildness and monstrous gore , which there is plenty of , Scott has not directed too much in the agency of sword fights and the like .
The three lead characters , Gracie , Sadie ( Alexandra Turshen ) , and Trixie ( Robin Rose Singer ) are all excellent forcible performer . Scott proves he can present press choreography moderately well , and the sword , gun , and vampire battles throughoutThe Lost Girlskeep the proceedings from feeling dull . The visual effects do not always keep up , but the action is still a pleasure to watch .
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5A New Lease On Christmas (2021)
Scott’s Fantastical Take On A Christmas Romance
A New Lease on Christmasowes a lot tothe Hallmark Christmas moviesit ’s clearly using as inspiration , but there are enough unique flourish in Scott ’s film that it feels like a fresh take on the classical musical genre . A rare non - horror debut in his filmography , A New Lease on Christmasfollows Becky ( Claire Coffee ) , a existent estate of the realm agent who falls for a coffee shop owner , Jake ( George Stults ) , before she realise he ’s the one she ’s presuppose to evict .
It ’s a much more dynamic issue than what some relationships face in similar movies . There is excellent chemistry between Coffee and Stults ' characters , andScott add a dash of supernatural with the inclusion body of the real Santa , who seems to be orchestrating some of the events , makingA New Lease on Christmasfeel just that much more impulsive .
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4Dorothy And The Witches Of Oz (2011)
A Dark But Family Friendly, Alternate Future For Dorothy
The Wizard of Ozhas breed many adaptations and spinoffs since L. Frank Baum indite the serial publication in the early 1900s . One of the most singular is Scott’sDorothy and the Witchesfrom 2011 . Besides have the preeminence of twoLord of the Ringshobbits in the film , Sean Astin and Billy Boyd , Dorothy and the Witchesis also an enjoyable , glowering , family - friendly tale about Dorothy ’s ( Paulie Rojas ) later years . Dorothy is a best - sell novelist who key her books are actually based on stifle store of her time in Oz .
The contemporary take on the definitive story rest some life into what is at times a cheesy plotand the ensemble cast sell it well . A long version of the film was exhaust as a miniseries calledThe Witches of Ozin 2011 . Scott clear enjoy this narration and plow it with regard , eschewing the furiousness his films are know for to check the story remains for kids , as the original 1939 flick was intended .
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3Flu Bird Horror (2008)
Carnage, Blood, And Birds Make This Film A Blast
InFlu Bird Horror , a chemical group of teenagers takes a trip to the mountains where they encounter a spate of mutant , form - hungry dame . When they flee to a nearby small town , the birds come after and wreak havoc on the villager . It ’s as over - the - top as Scott ’s movies tend to get and is filled with the cheesy negotiation and poor special effects many standardized low - budget revulsion movies are known ( and loved ) for . Flu Bird Horrormakes the heady decision to start the carnage earlyand does n’t lease up until the final moment of the motion-picture show .
film like these can be dragged down by cram in excited sequences or part development second , but Scott know what kind of movie he is take in and never strays too far from the action - packed main story . The fowl effects do n’t hold up in every physical body , but the creature design is impressive and unsettling and work well with the plentiful gore in the film .
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2Dracula’s Curse (2006)
An Action Packed But Complex Vampire Tale
Despite the name , Dracula ’s Curseis not a mockbuster of the classic Hammer HorrorDraculamovies or Bram Stoker ’s story ; it ’s instead an acolyte of films likeVan Helsing , theBladetrilogy , and theUnderworldfilms . InDracula ’s Curse , Rufus King ( Thomas Downey ) and Jacob Van Helsing ( Rhett Giles ) are monster hunters who discover that Countess Bathory ( Christina Rosenberg ) , a lamia , is stepping up her killing to win the office of Dracula and seize mastery of the world .
Scott ’s previous outings may make viewers expect a lightning - fast , non - give up action ride , butDracula ’s Curseis much slower and expect more forbearance to get to the fighting , which is as telling as ever . Allowing Scott to make an original floor , The Asylum care to mine something unlike out of a well - used story . With complex case interaction , Dracula ’s Cursefeels like one of Scott ’s most well - fill out movies .
1Transmorphers (2007)
A Memorable Transformers Rip-Off
The Asylum made its name ripping off more successful megahit , adding a low-toned - budget twist with violence , schlock , and tempestuous storyline to make them their own . One of the most famous example may be 2007’sTransmorphers , which come out the same calendar month as Michael Bay’sTransformersfilm . Like that major blockbuster , Transmorphersfeatures mechanical exotic robots who can take the soma of ordinary objects and are set on ruling humanity .
Transmorphersled to a prequel and subsequence celluloid , and the playfulness moments and ludicrous dialog make up for any acting shortcomings and detectable VFX problem . There is a joy in see these The Asylum knock - off pic and figuring out how they relate ( or mock ) their root stuff , andTransmorphersis one of the best examples of their style , ensuringLeigh Scottalways has an important place in the studio ’s history .
