Paul Magne Haakonsen I used to watch a bunch of horror movies back in the late 1980s, but I haven't seen "Doom Asylum" before now in 2018. And let's just be bluntly honest, I hadn't been missing out on anything.This movie was a horror comedy of sorts, but it failed on both fronts. There was nothing funny about it, and I wasn't laughing even a single time. Nor were there any real horror to it, unless you count some questionable slasher feature as being proper horror.The storyline was generic and straightforward, albeit weighed down by laughable dialogue and horrible characters whom were more jokes than actual characters.It should be said, though, that they had someone of an adequate cast to perform in the movie, despite the acting performers having very, very little to work with. It was somewhat of a surprise to see Kristin Davis in a movie such as this. And she was actually the one and only one that was somewhat famous here.While we are on the topic of the characters, what was going on with this three girl musicians? First of all, the music act was just horrible. And they weren't even playing in the movie, they had drums, but the "music" (actually noise) had no drum beat, and the singer was mouth-synching to something that was nowhere near the noise in that "music". It was just atrocious.As for the killer, well they managed to pull off the special effects well enough, taking into consideration the age of the movie. But was he scary or menacing? Not even in the least bit."Doom Asylum" is a movie that you can easily skip, because there is truly nothing unique or interesting here.

acidburn-10 I know everyone knows the term, so good it's bad and I dunno why it took me so long to get round to seeing this little gem. Don't get me wrong but this isn't a masterpiece by any means, in fact it's totally the opposite, it's incredibly terrible. But there's something about it that's also highly enjoyable and just pure fun.It opens with a young couple speeding down a countryside road, after the lawyer wins a 5 million court case, but after getting too caught up in their selves, the car crashes, leaving the girl dead and the man half dead. When he wakes up half of his face has been cut to shreds and he loses it and kills the doctors. Then 10 years later, he's hiding out in an old abandoned asylum where a group of teens and a trio of female rock band decide to party there, which angers the lawyer as he starts to pick them off one by one.The horror stuff here is pretty standard, having the usual stalk and slash when members of the group go off on their own. The deaths are pretty good, even if the effects aren't up to standard, but there is a pretty decent body count. The movie never gets boring as it moves along at a rather quick pace and I also liked the way they injected humour into the plot, but what I didn't like were the scenes of the killer watching old black and white movies, as they seem to go on for a bit too long and just seemed unnecessary and pointless. But there is still fun to be had, and there are several hilarious scenes to be had like when one of the rock chicks fights with one the boys, it was hilarious and has to be seen to believe, then others that border beyond stupid, like the daydream scene with Darnell and the other rock chick running towards each other in slow motion, which was funny at first, but maybe used a bit too much, then towards the end when two of the characters are praying in the old church, despite the fact that a killer is on their tale and even the beginning with the car accident when the girl's hand is supposedly cut off, you can clearly see it underneath the grass, all this is just fun pure cheese and adds highly to the camp factor.The cast, even though it was badly acted, but they still had fun with their roles and each and everyone brought something to the table. Firstly the killer (Michael Rogen) really stood out, he wasn't scary or menacing but more of a wisecracking villain, okay some of his dialogue wasn't funny or didn't work, he did make up for it with his inventive kills. The main girl Kiki/Judy played by Patty Mullen who also played the girl at the beginning was just gorgeous, her performance was very uneven, but she was still an interesting addition to the cast. Then there's Tina (Ruth Collins) who was just plain chewing the scenery and her over the top laugh was just hilarious and she really had lots of fun with the role and didn't take it too seriously. Also including another star before they were famous Kristin Davis who never seems to age, she looks the same here as she does now, she plays the sexy bookworm character quite well and has nasty death scene.All in all if you're looking for scares and chills then "Doom Asylum" isn't for you, this is played more for laughs, but it works and has something likable about it.

dmymu02 As a boy growing up in NJ I had the privilege of knowing one of the crew of this film and living 20 minutes from Essex County where this now demolished asylum once stood. Back in 1987 we got to see them filming the part where they were praying in the chapel of the asylum. I remember the killer Mitch scared the bejesus out of me as a kid and I think I even had some nightmares. That old asylum was damned creepy and there was a lot of supernatural presence. Today my brother and I still have the autographed photograph of the actor who played the killer. I'm 26 now and I'm a die-hard fan of the genre for those that want to talk horror movies, you know how to reach me!Dave

murderlizer Very, very bad. Bad script...bad acting.A few reasons why it's worth seeing --Great filming location -- a magnificent, creepy old abandoned asylum in New Jersey, Essex Mountain Sanatorium. The sanatorium has an excellent web site that chronicles its history from construction to demolition, plus some information on Doom Asylum.Kirstin Davis -- I'm sure she's ashamed of it now, but cool to see her in her first acting role while still at Rutgers.