Silent Hill movie

POSTED BY: singate
UPDATED: Friday, April 28, 2006 19:50
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SINGATE

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:53 AM

I didn't mean to insinuate that a person would be completely in the dark if they had not played the games. In fact, during the movie there is a great deal of explanation towards the end when the main character runs into the one causing all of the weirdness in town.

Telling you anything would be giving the story away but if you really want to know then head over to www.gamefaqs.com and look for the Silent Hill games. There are some rather extensive game synopses and detailed explanation of plots for the entire series. Enjoy!

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ARCADIA

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:55 AM

I saw it today. I liked it a lot until the cult showed up. The way they set Rose up to meet the "demon" was just far too convenient for me, and while I could swallow "the truth" I thought it was a bit silly/cliche. Also, definately not as scary after that.

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HAZE

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:05 PM

One of the things I liked about the original Silent Hill was the fact that nothing was EVER really explained. After I had played it and got all the alternate endings I still didn’t really have a clue why I was being besieged and those damn nurses. And the game was made all the more disturbing for it. I had a real problem with the later games giving to much away. What you don’t know is frightening.

And that’s a problem I had with this movie it explained things. But despite that I still found it very disturbing. And I cant honestly say that about many movies. There is a fundamental difference between frightening and disturbing, you average horror movie is trying to hurt the audience, but the really disturbing ones they are trying to seduce you with the grotesque. That’s what true revulsion is, to find something sexual in the horrific. Case in point the Alien from the original Alien movie. The Japanese are terribly good at this (although a bit to literally if you have ever seen Legend of the Over Fiend) and the Japanese influence carries very well here.

I think the reviews of the Movie have been very unfair, and leave it to good old Harry over at Ain’t It Cool to write one of the few I agree with.

Simple point, the plot was nonsensical and its resembles what has been done before and If I see another creepy little girl in a horror movie I might go insane but after I left the cinema my flesh was crawling something terrible. What more do you want from a horror movie? Plus Pyramid head and those nurses are messed up!

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NUCLEARDAY

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:59 PM

I'm going to be going out to see it tomorrow. I've heard some pretty mixed reviews, but it at least seemed like a couple people from the team responsible for the games had some input on it. (Plus, Uwe Boll is nowhere near this movie, thank god :)

I thought the Silent Hill games were just about the scariest thing I'd ever played. (Silent Hill 3 especially for me. I couldn't play that game if I was alone in the house :) I think alot of it had to do with the really oppressive and just downright creepy atmosphere you get through the whole series. (And how the strategy in the game was, instead of shooting all the monsters; creeping down dark filthy hallways with that little flashlight, and just running like mad whenever that ruttin' radio static started up :)

I didn't even see what was chasing me half the time, I just started hightailing it. If the movie captures any of that aspect, I'll come out happy.
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HAZE

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:10 PM

I’m going to go off on a tangent here, but did anyone get the alternate ending in Silent Hill 2? That’s just plane twisted! You gotta love it.

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NUCLEARDAY

Friday, April 28, 2006 7:50 PM

Just saw it yesterday, and...

Actually, I think it was one of the scariest films I've seen in some time. Without giving away spoilers, the first big scare got me really good, and my date just about peed herself :P

Thing I liked about the games was the really, really oppressive sense of atmosphere it gave off. The movie really stuck with that rather well. The scariest stuff wasn't so much when they were running from the monsters, but while you were waiting for them to show up (which reminded me of the game.)

Some of the acting seemed a little stilted, but seemed like it was more due to some sometimes cheesey dialogue. (Again like the game.) But not enough to take away from the scary. There were seriously some scenes in there that I just really did not want to watch (even though I did, of course.) Which in a horror film I'll consider a good thing.

Some of the plot, and especially the ending, was a little confusing, but once again, that's true to the game. Didn't think any previous knowledge of the game would make much of a difference. (Though I kept scaring my date, 'cause I recognized all the monsters and kept going "Oh no... not those. :)

I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good scare. Special effects were really nice, and it's sort of a different horror movie than what I've seen lately. (Scary little girl thing being done to death notwithstanding.)

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