Silent Hill

[AA-12]

This movie was ****ing amazing. I guarantee you that it will halt anyone who thinks VG movies all suck, and people who think new horror movies suck. The atmosphere of it was stunning. I was suprised at some of the things that happened in the movie too, it was pretty messed up/disturbing. Overall the movie was excellent, but it was kind of complex/confusing at the end. Anyone see this yet or going to see it today?

[DanD]

This movie does look pretty good. I was a little disappointed when I found out that the main character was a girl instead of guy, like in the game, but when I saw that picture of Pyramid Head, I almost came.

I'm definitely going to have to go see this sometime.

[Ramsey]

I've heard some bad reviews, but i'll probably still watch it.

[AA-12]

I've heard some bad reviews, but i'll probably still watch it.
Bad reviews seem to be from people who haven't seen the game/people who don't get it. If you know the basis of SH1 and SH2 you should get it and like it a lot.

[eatmyshorts]

I wanna watch it. It looks decent.

[Iskandar]

In Sindarin Elvish "silent hill" is Amon Dín

I've never played the game but it looks cool

[burning star IV]

I'm going to see this movie today after work. Then I'm gonna rent all 4 games and beat them over the course of the weekend.

[HazMan]

if it captures that feeling running around that damn school and the hospital in the original had on me i will definately want to see it.

[EverytimeIBodom]

I've never really played the game, but I'm going to see this movie expecting a good time.

[AA-12]

I've never really played the game, but I'm going to see this movie expecting a good time.
I suggest you to read up on the overall story of the games, or you'll be pretty confused in the movie.

[Turkish]

I can't wait for this. It's good to hear some positive reviews.


Although, weren't you a fan of the Uwe Boll movies?


jp :P


I'm still stoked about this...although I wished they would've kept the lead a male.

[AA-12]

Haha, I like Uwe Boll himself, but the movies are pretty bad. In that one thread were I said he was amazing, I was just getting reactions.

Anyway, there are some great gore scenes in this movie. I'm suprised they got past the ratings and whatnot. If this was PG13 it would be quite bad.

[Tillius]

I'm going to see it on Sunday.
Is it actually scary?

I've played a little bit of Silent Hill 2 and 4, but not too much.

[XxcheetoxX]

The movie looks really scary to me. It looks like it may be the best new horror movie since the Ring.

[team_racket]

Saw the trailer. Looked promising.

[AA-12]

The movie looks really scary to me. It looks like it may be the best new horror movie since the Ring.
It's much better.
I'm going to see it on Sunday.
Is it actually scary?

I've played a little bit of Silent Hill 2 and 4, but not too much.
Well it's scary in a psychological/atmospheric/disturbing way. Not like jump out and scare you way.

[Cybergasm]

I have been waiting for this ever since somone posted that trailer some time ago (the really early sneak-preview one). I've played 3/4 of the first silent hill when I was in fourth (ish) grade... and I remember it scared me so bad I wasn't able to finish it. I have, since then, been meaning to pick it up again. I plan on stopping by the EB Games next to my movie theater and seeing if they have an old copy for like 5 dollars.

[Kif]

I've heard from sources that this movie sucked beyond belief. I'll still see it, since it looks like the best VG movie of a long time.

[talk show host]

I've got tickets for the midnight screening tomorrow night. Can't wait, I have high hopes.

[Gnarmageddon]

Seeing it tomorrow. I can't wait. :D

[unComfortablyNumb]

I've been wanting to see this movie for a while, but I've become quite skeptical from some movie reviews. I still want to see it though.

Uwe Boll had nothing to do with this movie, but it has his general feeling of murkiness and poor plot structure.
I stumbled upon this and thought it was pretty funny. Uwe Boll gets bashed by critics even when he doesn't make a movie.

[Klown]

I'll take a look it, the trailer looked pretty good.

[Tim Bisley]

this post may contain spoilers, and traces of nut

I saw this movie today and personally i really enjoyed it but yet i could see why some people might not like this film. Because i played and loved the silent hill games through most of the movie i was smiling with geeky satisfaction at how well they made this movie based on the games, seeing places in the film that i remember from the game was great, they even sometimes copied the camera angles from the game. But i could also see the problems with this movie that a non gamer may have, for instance they concentrate a little too much on the storyline(i know that sounds stupid) and maybe not enough on the monsters and creatures of silent hill, some people may find the ending to be a bit confusing, and i think non gamer and gamer alike will find sean bean's acting to be a bit sh*t.Yet if your the sort of person who is easy going enough to get past these little annoyances then you will absolutely love this movie as i have:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

imo 9/10

[AA-12]

Haha, I went again tonight with a friend and no one in the theatre or my friend understood the movie
He got really uncomfortable during the brutal rape rape scene too, haha.

[telemore]

I've not played any of the games, save for like five minutes of Four.

I'm still gonna see it monday, with no background. It'll be interesting in that effect. Hopefully.

[Otherside]

The critics are really comming down hard on this movie, but I thought it was decent.

[AA-12]

I think it's because of the fact that it wasn't really explained that much, and critics seem to aim for wide accepting audience movies. The rape sure didn't help though, but I thought it made it better.

[Bloodlust]

This movie does look pretty good. I was a little disappointed when I found out that the main character was a girl instead of guy, like in the game, but when I saw that picture of Pyramid Head, I almost came.

I'm definitely going to have to go see this sometime.

dude can you link me that pic?

[form]

It looks so awesome, and I love that pic you posted in the 'name dat movie' thread, and the commericals look so good.

I've only played SH2, and it was awesome, so I wanna see it so bad.

[Mr. Ron]

How does the lady cop look?

[AA-12]

How does the lady cop look?
Like a cop? :amaze:
It looks so awesome, and I love that pic you posted in the 'name dat movie' thread, and the commericals look so good.

Yeah, that part of the movie was pretty creepy.

[Cybergasm]

I just came back from seeing it, and it was freaking awsome. I never played the games, but my God this was amazing. The music was the best and it really set the mood. The acting was really done too, and I found the storyline gripping.

I highly recommend it, the best modern horror in years.

[AA-12]

Nice to see other people loving it. Man, in the first part where she got attacked by the burned kids really freaked me out.

[Tillius]

Oh, well, if Emin says it's good...........:p

I'd go see it tomorrow if it wasn't for that god damn defensive driving thing.

[Kingofdudes]

Spoiler below








Holy Crap! when that giant metal head thingy rips that girl's skin off :eek:

[AA-12]

That part was an awesome scene.

[The Haitian]

First off I loved the games.
And I also loved the details in the movie, stuff I remember from the games.
But as I movie, it wasnt that interesting to me.

[burning star IV]

Barbed wire rape ftw!!! I just got back from the theater, and I would have to say that that was a very brutal movie. I loved every part of it. The only problem was the lack of Pyramid Head. He should've came through the main doors at the end during the church seen, that would've been so awesome. Still a great movie though.

[AA-12]

Yeah, but the problem was that he wasn't really needed in the story if you get what I mean.

[Pariah]

****in' awesome movie.

I, too, wished Pyramid Head was in it more. I also wanted him to rape someone. :(

One thing I didn't like that was that the monsters looked too CGI. :-/

[AA-12]

None of the monsters were CGI though, haha.

[Otherside]

Yah, the team did an excellent job with the costumes and makeup.

[Incognito]

None of the monsters were CGI though, haha.

Yea, I think CGI was used to tweak their movements a bit, but that's it, I love that they actually had costumes and actors.

[Cybergasm]

Pyramid-head was real? :confused:

[thomas is fast]

So I saw this last night.

I thought the first half was very well done. It was almost exactly like the first two games, kind of combined into one. Then they added that story line that was relevant to the games whatsoever. Then it kind of got lame. The brutal gore scene at the end kind of saved it.

EDIT: I don't mean I hated it. I'd give it an 8/10. I just thought the story line was kind of stupid. They should have stuck to the survival horror action.

The thing that crawled out of the stahl freaked me out so much. That might have been the most disturbing thing I have ever seen :D

[Cybergasm]

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Ok, so can someone clarify the ending. Are we now in Cheryl's dream? After the end scene where the little girl murdered everyone, and Cheryl and mom went to sleep, did Cheryl's witnessing the little devil girl make her one with the devil girl?

[kellyisradical]

movies are pontless really all you do is sit and watch it requires no motivation to think thats why i only watch porn or the news

[Pariah]

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Sharon.*

Also, I thought she was kinda hot. >_>

[Cybergasm]

Sharon.*

Also, I thought she was kinda hot. >_>
In the game it was Cheryl, so I assumed they were just saying it weird :p .

[thomas is fast]

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My theory is that they all died in the car accident at the beginning. That's why that couldn't get out of the town, why they were swallowed by the dream, and why the dad couldn't see them. They said those religious freak villagers were dead once or twice.



movies are pontless really all you do is sit and watch it requires no motivation to think thats why i only watch animal photographs or the news
Congratulations, you are officially the most pessimistic person I have ever come in contact with.

[Gnarmageddon]

I just got back from seeing it. It was a decent movie. I didn't really get the end though.

[telemore]

I just got back. I liked it. It was entertaining, though the acting was horrid. I felt like I was watching cutscenes from the first r.e.

:eek:

I haven't played any of the games, as I mentioned last page, but I was able to understand the plot, and the ending made sense to me. Decent movie. I would've preferred more gore, tbh. Though the scene with the pyramid guy head thing outside the church was wicked, i wanted more. :upset:

[comptonassrobert]

I'm seeing it in 4 hours. Quick! Somebody link me to a story summery of the games!! I've played them before but quite some time back and never actually beat any of them because the bar level in the first one scared the crap out of me.

[Gnarmageddon]

Decent movie. I would've preferred more gore, tbh. Though the scene with the pyramid guy head thing outside the church was wicked, i wanted more. :upset:
123. That scene was amazing. And there definitely wasn't enough gore.

Spoiler. (I thought it was lame though how whenever they were trapped (for example, when Pyramid Head was cutting through the door with his sword), the darkness would go away and they were fine. It would have been better if they actually had somewhere to go and weren't trapped. That would have been more realistic.)

[IbanezSamurai]

So is that what really happened to the Silent Hill? the fire?

Also what was Pyramid Head had to do with this movie since he was just an embodiment of James Sunderland's pain and suffering.

[Zmev]

It was the movie that just wouldnt end

[Gnarmageddon]

So is that what really happened to the Silent Hill? the fire?

Also what was Pyramid Head had to do with this movie since he was just an embodiment of James Sunderland's pain and suffering.
Not sure about the first question, but for the second, I'm pretty sure all the monsters in the movie were the same thing, only for Alessa.

[PinkFreud]

I saw it last night. I thought it was great. Scary in a disturbing Se7en-ish kind of way. Lived up too my expectations.

[telemore]

It was the movie that just wouldnt end
Yer. I would've liked it to end when Sharon saw the ghost girl thing. That would've worked.

[Iscariot]

The movie looks really scary to me. It looks like it may be the best new horror movie since the Ring.

I certainly hope it's better than the Ring. The Ring sucked balls. I slept through half that movie.

[funluvinhobo]

I went to see it just there and loved it. more gore would have been cool and mabye if they explained it a little better for the non-gamers. ive played SH " and £ and Im dying to play 1 now, I ordered in a copy from my local game store about a year ago, Im still waiting for that phonecall telling me that its in.

Spoiler.....





So did the cop, the girl and her mam die at the start then?

[telemore]

I certainly hope it's better than the Ring. The Ring sucked balls. I slept through half that movie.
I didn't see the ring, but this one wasn't exactly bustling with excitement.

[Kingofdudes]

Pyramid-head was real? :confused:
Yep, Imdb has an actor listed for it.

[Lord of Sword]

There's also a making of video somewhere with the actor without the helmet on. He had huge platform boots on under his skin apron though apparently, and either way he looked exactly as I would've imagined from playing SH2.

Anyway, I saw the movie today and I liked it. I don't see how people can get confused, maybe the whole thing about the monsters representing Alessa's anger could confuse people but I thought that was explained that well enough by the Janitor. I'd have preferred it to stick closer to the game's storyline though, with the whole Alessa and Cheryl sharing the same soul thing, instead of the crazy witch-burning cult, and also making more out of Lisa too, although that probably wouldn't work with a woman as the main character.
The only other thing I didn't like was that the soundtrack was mostly existing songs from the games. Akira Yamaoka is one of my favourite musicians so I was hoping for something new, but what they did use were all re-recorded and some of my favourite songs from the games anyway.

[AA-12]

Alessa and Sharon did have the same soul.

[IbanezSamurai]

I wish they had Abstract Daddy.

And I was little disappointed that pyramid head did not rape anything.

[Tillius]

I'm finally going to see it tomorrow. :)

[thedeadwalk!]

The movie was too much like a video game. The woman got a clue, went to the school. She finds another clue, goes to the hotel. There wasn't any real development throughout until the end when you get the story; not that it makes it any better. I wasn't really impressed with it, though Pyramid Head was pretty freaking cool.

For someone who's played the game: why are the mom and daughter still in a separate world from the husband at the end? I haven't played the games and wondered if that was explained better. I'm still not too sure about the new world seemingly coming out of nowhere when the sirens sound.

[AA-12]

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The mother, daughter, and cop all died in the first crash.

[thedeadwalk!]

Oh...that's kind of weak. I guess they all can't be like Jacob's Ladder.

[AA-12]

You think so? I think that point of the movie was absolutely amazing.

[thedeadwalk!]

I don't see any payoff from it.

[Pop music sucks]

Freakin' awesome movie!

I recognized a ton of stuff from the games, I was excited when I noticed camera angles, monsters, place names, and storylines.

Such a well blend of story, characters, atmosphere, and cinematography.

You can definately tell the director and screenwriter were conferencing with Konami when they made this. It's like faithful tribute.

[Gnarmageddon]

SPOILER
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The mother, daughter, and cop all died in the first crash.
WAIT. I was thinking about this last night.

If they died, then how did Rose call her husband?

[AA-12]

Josh IB206: oh wait
Josh IB206: i forgot someone on IMDB posted what happened
Josh IB206: haha
Josh IB206: alright,
Josh IB206: they were alive the whole time but stuck in silent hill because of the girls bad spirit
allofmeoliveme: yeah
allofmeoliveme: but then why were they still in the alternate world at the end?
Josh IB206: and at the end remember her mother saying don't look into aleessa or whatevers eyes?
allofmeoliveme: yeah
Josh IB206: when she looked up their souls came together
allofmeoliveme: oh yeah
Josh IB206: and since alessa did that thing with her mom, she was stuck also
Josh IB206: with her soul
allofmeoliveme: yeah
allofmeoliveme: so wait
allofmeoliveme: since rose did what alessa wanted
allofmeoliveme: basically, they were binded
Josh IB206: yeah
Josh IB206: and then when sharon looked at it, it was topped off
Josh IB206: at her*
allofmeoliveme: and what alessa wanted was for the world to be like
allofmeoliveme: all darkness
Josh IB206: yeah
allofmeoliveme: so rose wanted sharon back
allofmeoliveme: so she did that
Josh IB206: yes
allofmeoliveme: so she basically sacrificed the entire world she lived in just for her

Posted to help people.

[talk show host]

I saw it last night. Very cool film and the visuals are amazing. I've only played SH2 and part of the first one, but I could recognise a lot of nods to the games. I loved that they lifted the scene in the alleyway near the beginning straight from the first game, including camera angles and everything, and Pyramid Head couldn't have been better (would have liked 1 or 2 more scenes with him in though)

One thing I really didn't like was the whole Sean Bean side-plot. I know they added his scenes at the last minute but they really don't gel well with the film. Just when you're really getting into the atmosphere of Silent Hill it cuts to one of his scenes in the real world and completely disrupts the flow.

Still, it's clearly the best video game - movie adaptation we've seen yet. I hope Gans does a trilogy, and uses the story from SH2 next.

[Gnarmageddon]

The end was left open. I could definitely see a sequel being made.

[IbanezSamurai]

Here is my theory.

They did not die. They are still in the alternate world, that is why the phone call had that static noise. This is just a guess, I might be just pulling it out of my ***, but I think there is going to be a sequel with that dude going back to Silent Hill and searching for his wife and daughter and getting raped by Pyramid Head.

Oh wait, isnt that what happened in SH2? James went to Silent Hill in search of his dead wife? so if she did die, then there is got to be another sequel.

[Lord of Sword]

The only difference, which is actually extremely crucial to the whole plot of SH2, is that James killed Mary, whereas Rose has just gone missing in the town, as far as Chris knows. There could be a sequel based on what happens at the end of the movie (I also think they're just trapped in the foggy realm, as opposed to being dead), but I'd prefer a movie based on SH2, being completely separate from the first movie.

[funluvinhobo]

The only difference, which is actually extremely crucial to the whole plot of SH2, is that James killed Mary, whereas Rose has just gone missing in the town, as far as Chris knows. There could be a sequel based on what happens at the end of the movie (I also think they're just trapped in the foggy realm, as opposed to being dead), but I'd prefer a movie based on SH2, being completely separate from the first movie.


Yeah thats what anyone whos played the games would want but you know that if they were to do that it would be slated by reviewers and non-gamers cos it leaves the end unanswered and dosent continue.

That movie rocked so much. It was so great cos i went with my gf and at some parts she got mad scared and was all snuggly and stuff while I was sitting there with a big nerdy grin on my face cos i recognised it from the game.

Im not sure if i really get it cos i never played the first game. Like I think I get the story and all but Im a bit confused about some things. I really loved that movie though.

[Incognito]

I thought the movie was pretty mediocre, I think I may have built it up though. As far as VG - movie adaptations this is one of the better ones.

I wasen't nuts on the plot with the cult and could've gone with a more monsters sometimes, or atleast have them always present (I know a few were) but, PH was in it all of like 2 minutes and I wanted more.

[telemore]

What's with everyone clamoring for rape?

Watch Irreversible. That'll quench your rape appetite and then some.

[AA-12]

Um, why would they clamor. There's two rape scenes in the movie. One were you see it and one that's implied.

[telemore]

I don't remember seeing one? I remember the one in the flashback, in the bathroom.

[Gnarmageddon]

I don't remember seeing one? I remember the one in the flashback, in the bathroom.
There was one with the barbed wire, too.

[telemore]

Oh!

Ok. Yea.

I'm seein it again tomorrow with some friends I think.


It wasn't good enough to warrant two viewings, IMO, but I'm a bored lonely guy and I'll take any chance to get out of the house. :upset:

[Tillius]

There was one with the barbed wire, too.
:eek:

[Tyrant21]

was the whole cult thing in the videogame too? i didnt really like that as an ending too much, i dont know, it kinda reminded me of the ring in the whole little girl gets her revenge way which i thought was pretty weak. The first half of the movie was intense though, pretty much until they went into the church.

[comptonassrobert]

I certainly hope it's better than the Ring. The Ring sucked balls. I slept through half that movie.

Yeah The Ring was a piece of ****.

So I finally saw Silent Hill last night, and it was pretty good. For some reason it didn't seem as totally awesome as all of you made it out to be. I guess one of the main dissapointments was that there was nowhere near enough Chugga Chugga in the background. Resident Evil style.

[Pop music sucks]

Sort of, I knew there was a hardcore religious fanatic in the third one.


lol, I remember when Rose gets into b151 and the screen goes black. Eveeeeeryone but myself, my brother, and my friend thought it ended. We were all sitting quiet watching the movie but everyone else started to talk loud until you saw the life support systems.

[comptonassrobert]

Oh yea, that nurse bitch was damn fine.

[Pop music sucks]

ya i mn mltd face yum an dos blk trs

[Pariah]

Alessa was the hottest.

[Pop music sucks]

Goth hotness

[Pariah]

Hell yeah.

[Pop music sucks]

Too bad Colin got her when she was a scared kid.

They're the best!

[funluvinhobo]

What was the rape with the barbed wire. And that big thing at the end with all the barbed wire, whewre did that come from, I think I know, but I wont say for fear of flaming.

[Gnarmageddon]

What was the rape with the barbed wire. And that big thing at the end with all the barbed wire, whewre did that come from, I think I know, but I wont say for fear of flaming.
Hahaha.

The thing in the bed was Alessa, the little girl that got burnt for getting accused of being a witch.

And the rape was when she picked up the leader of the cult and...Well. You know.

[Pop music sucks]

Yeah, that surprised me, I didn't expect that at all.

I was literally doing the :amaze:

[telemore]

Yea.

That I wanted to see more of, at least like rip her clothes off or something, like

*SPOILER*

Pyramid head did outside the church. Now that was haas.

/*SPOILER

[funluvinhobo]

Hahaha.

The thing in the bed was Alessa, the little girl that got burnt for getting accused of being a witch.

And the rape was when she picked up the leader of the cult and...Well. You know.

Ok thats what I thought, and Alessa and Shannon are the same, and that weird woman was alessas mother and her father was unknown yeah?

[Pop music sucks]

Yes, Sharon was Alessa's daughter. The crazy wild haired lady that got stuff thrown at her was Alessa's mother.

[Gnarmageddon]

Yea.

That I wanted to see more of, at least like rip her clothes off or something, like

*SPOILER*

Pyramid head did outside the church. Now that was haas.

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That was probably the most amazing scene of gore I've ever seen. It's a shame there wasn't more stuff like it in the movie, as it was done very well.

[telemore]

Yea.

I got a rec for better gore. It's a shame I've rec'd it like eight million times this past week.

Irreversible.

Just one scene, but it's like gut wrenching and the CD looks so damn realistic.


*Spoiler*

It involves a head, and a fire extinguisher. And twenty or so good blows.

/spoiler

[SubtleDagger]

I like the games up to 3 and hate the movie.

[AA-12]

Our first hater!

[Pop music sucks]

WITCH!

[telemore]

lol.

[Gnarmageddon]

I like the games up to 3 and hate the movie.
*pulls rope on ladder*
*burt's face melts*

[Pop music sucks]

lol

[SubtleDagger]

I just don't see the appeal. :|

[Suicide_Punishment]

It was better then i thought it would be.I know nothing about the games or even the movie before i went to go see this film. And i was impressed but the story confused the hell out of me. I dont like movies that make you think unless they tell you later in the story and SH refussed to do so. I came into this Forum to fully understand the story and no one in here seems to know what was going on either. Is she dead at the end or is she trapped in that world? After i clearly know what was going on I might look back and realize that this was actually a decent film.

[Pop music sucks]

*SPOILER*


All three died in the beginning, Alessa brought them to Silent Hill because she finally had a way to get into the Church and kill Christabella

[IbanezSamurai]

There was this old, bald guy sitting in the theater by himself not too far away from me, while watching it he was probably like "WTF?"

[AA-12]

*SPOILER*


All three died in the beginning, Alessa brought them to Silent Hill because she finally had a way to get into the Church and kill Christabella
No, read my post somewhere in this thread with a AIM log.

[Pop music sucks]

Okay, that was my first impression.


When I read the "they all died" and then I thought, ehhhhhhhhhhh it could work.

After reading the log I remembered that when Sharon looked at Alessa, Alessa was gone and Sharon started to act not freaked out.

That's also reinforced by the drive over to Silent Hill before Rose stops at the diner. The song on the radio is "Letters- from the Lost Days"

[AA-12]

Also, Rose called her husband, and part of the message came through.

[Tillius]

I just got back from finally seeing it.

WOW!

I thought it was great. Pyramid Head continues to scare the hell outta me, and him ripping that girl's skin off just made things worse.:upset:

[Scoot]

I thought it was going to turn out like crap (ex. Resident Evil) but it was actually a good watch. Loved that gore scene, everyone was freaking out in the theater.

[ownyouall]

hollywood is seriously running out of ideas...
almost all the movies that came out this year and last year were remakes, sequals or based on video games or a comic book, but mostly all remakes.

[Turkish]

But Silent Hill > You.

[IbanezSamurai]

If they died, where are the bodies?

[Iscariot]

I saw this the other night. The end confused me. :(

[funluvinhobo]

I saw this the other night. The end confused me. :(

they were dead

[telemore]

After thinking about it for a few days, this movie just above decent. I mean, it was sposed to be a horror film, obviously. But it wasn't scary. It didn't have a "feeling" of eeriness about it. There was nothing "freaky" except for the fact that it was mostly a dream, of sorts. Not really, but the other word escapes me atm.

No, it was interesting, sure. But, the plot was pretty bare, and the acting was horrid, as I've mentioned before. Alot of the action was just there to-to be there. Like Pyramid Head-I'm sure he had a huge role in the game, but in the movie? Nothing-at least I didn't catch any real significance for his being.

A boss in a movie is useless.

If you were a fan of the game, sure-I suspect this movie is about as close to the game as you'll get. But, I wanted more. More horror. More of a desperate, hopeless feeling, that she's stuck in this town-this vision of hell of sorts- and she can't get out. She can't find her daughter.

[spitfirejunky]

I played the videogames so obsessively that I went out of my way to read FAQs about the plot and the theory behind Silent Hill, including those that were translated from Japanese.

I'm going to see the movie inevitably, but only when I'm done with exams.

[burning star IV]

Also, Rose called her husband, and part of the message came through.



In SH2 Mary sent James a letter 2 years (I think) after her death.

[Pop music sucks]

I see it as the whole Alessa wants to keep Rose because she never gave up on trying to get Sharon back.

*spoiler*

In the flashback, you see crazy lady go into the Grand Hotel with Alessa, she didn't know that the religious zealots were gonna burn her until it was too late (room 111), all she did was give up and run away crying.

*spoiler*

Alessa is seeing this because she runs the whole Nightmare realm of Silent Hill, and she knows that no matter what she threw at Rose, even implying the zealots that Rose was a witch, she never gave up on trying to find Sharon.

Now that Sharon and young Alessa are now one, she wants to keep Rose for herself and doesn't want anyone else to have her

[Gnarmageddon]

they were dead
Josh has convinced me that they didn't die, and they were just in the other realm. I don't think they died.

I see it as the whole Alessa wants to keep Rose because she never gave up on trying to get Sharon back.

*spoiler*

In the flashback, you see crazy lady go into the Grand Hotel with Alessa, she didn't know that the religious zealots were gonna burn her until it was too late (room 111), all she did was give up and run away crying.

*spoiler*

Alessa is seeing this because she runs the whole Nightmare realm of Silent Hill, and she knows that no matter what she threw at Rose, even implying the zealots that Rose was a witch, she never gave up on trying to find Sharon.

Now that Sharon and young Alessa are now one, she wants to keep Rose for herself and doesn't want anyone else to have her
*glorius music*

[Pop music sucks]

Yeah, like that inspirational music in Bruce Almighty


*runs around in Silent Hill with a flashlight and a radio*

*trips and falls*

*those freakin' babies eat me*

X.X

[albinoblacksheep]

Being an avid fan of the SH series I hope i wont be let down...

[thedeadwalk!]

If Alessa wants to keep Rose, and even brings her to Silent Hill, why does she actively try to kill her? Why not send her on down to B151 to begin with?

Maybe she had to make sure she could stand up to the uglies before standing up to the cult?

It's not that I'm against movies that are open to interpretation, but this movie, I don't think, I was just explained well enough to encourage debate on its interpretation.

[Gnarmageddon]

If Alessa wants to keep Rose, and even brings her to Silent Hill, why does she actively try to kill her? Why not send her on down to B151 to begin with?

Maybe she had to make sure she could stand up to the uglies before standing up to the cult?

It's not that I'm against movies that are open to interpretation, but this movie, I don't think, I was just explained well enough to encourage debate on its interpretation.
Well she did save her from the burning babies and Pyramid Head. Assuming that she could control when the darkness came and went.

[Otherside]

In the games, the entire world of SH was her own nightmare she was in during her coma. She was in no control of the world, and was actually a victim herself, albeit one with psychic powers.

[Phill]

I saw this movie last night, I have to say It is possibly the best video game adaptation I have ever seen IMO.

I just loved everything about it.

[Turkish]

I also watched this movie as well last night. I must say, I was incredibly pleased with it. They did a great job adapting it to the big screen. The movie was almost as creepy as the first game, definitely gory enough.

For once, the director did a good job appeasing the fans of the game, while hopefully not completely confusing the audience.

I think my favorite thing about the movie is the music they used in the movie, stayed very true to the Silent Hill theme. I'm probably going to go watch this movie again.

[xFEAR-AND-LOATHINGx]

This movie pissed me off. The beggining is like a minute and a half long and there they are at silent hill. Then theres an hour long goose chase of "a drawing! oh! another one! another one! another one!" that leads through a bunch of different buildings with no real significance to the plot except that they STILL cant find her and then the religious lady just tells her where to go (to the back of the building with the nurses) and when she finally gets to her daughter she tries to sum up the whole story with some confusing 5 minute speech/montage......this movie sucked. the end was ridiculous. and the cop was a bad actor.

ill admit there was a few suspenseful parts that were kind of spooky...well like two...and the town looked really cool, but at the end i was pissed off. i give it a D+

[Turkish]

Hm, you didn't play the game did you?

[xFEAR-AND-LOATHINGx]

Hm, you didn't play the game did you?

no. but i should'nt have had to played it to understand what the hell was going on....

[Gnarmageddon]

This movie pissed me off. The beggining is like a minute and a half long and there they are at silent hill. Then theres an hour long goose chase of "a drawing! oh! another one! another one! another one!" that leads through a bunch of different buildings with no real significance to the plot except that they STILL cant find her and then the religious lady just tells her where to go (to the back of the building with the nurses) and when she finally gets to her daughter she tries to sum up the whole story with some confusing 5 minute speech/montage......this movie sucked. the end was ridiculous. and the cop was a bad actor.

ill admit there was a few suspenseful parts that were kind of spooky...well like two...and the town looked really cool, but at the end i was pissed off. i give it a D+
I kind of thought the same thing at first, but Alessa wanted Rose to come to Silent Hill so she could help her get revenge on Christabella. Since Sharon was the good left in Alessa, she was still part of her and helped lead Rose to Alessa with the pictures.

So I guess it seems pretty linear, but when it's explained, it makes sense.

[AA-12]

This movie pissed me off. The beggining is like a minute and a half long and there they are at silent hill. Then theres an hour long goose chase of "a drawing! oh! another one! another one! another one!" that leads through a bunch of different buildings with no real significance to the plot except that they STILL cant find her and then the religious lady just tells her where to go (to the back of the building with the nurses) and when she finally gets to her daughter she tries to sum up the whole story with some confusing 5 minute speech/montage......this movie sucked. the end was ridiculous. and the cop was a bad actor.

ill admit there was a few suspenseful parts that were kind of spooky...well like two...and the town looked really cool, but at the end i was pissed off. i give it a D+
Get out.

[EverytimeIBodom]

How long would it take to complete the games roughly?

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

I didn't even know their were games or anything, I hadn't heard of 'Silent Hill' at all.. I saw the advert on TV and it looks really really good, and by reading what some people say I think I'll be seeing it soon.

[AA-12]

How can't you hear about the games?

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Because no one has ever talked about them and I havn't seen or heard of them..

[Gnarmageddon]

How long would it take to complete the games roughly?
Well there are 4 games, probably roughly around 20 hours max for each. Depends on how scared you get. ;)

I didn't even know their were games or anything, I hadn't heard of 'Silent Hill' at all.. I saw the advert on TV and it looks really really good, and by reading what some people say I think I'll be seeing it soon.
:lol:

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

What is so funny? :( :p Are these games very good?

[Pariah]

Josh has convinced me that they didn't die, and they were just in the other realm. I don't think they died.


They didn't. I saw a short video on Silent Hill before seeing it (I think it was an HBO thing), and they said that during the accident, both Rose and Sharon were taken to the other dimension.

That's why the call only partly went through. That's why when the husband was in the school hallway, he could feel and smell his wife. She was there, but not in the same dimension.

[Tillius]

How can't you hear about the games?
Actually, I know quite a few people who haven't.

[Gnarmageddon]

What is so funny? :( :p Are these games very good?
Yes.

They didn't. I saw a short video on Silent Hill before seeing it (I think it was an HBO thing), and they said that during the accident, both Rose and Sharon were taken to the other dimension.

That's why the call only partly went through. That's why when the husband was in the school hallway, he could feel and smell his wife. She was there, but not in the same dimension.
Yeah. It still seems kind of weird that the call actually made it through though.

[StrangelyBrewed13]

If they were dead where were the bodies?

[AA-12]

They Were Not Dead

Agahagaghhagahagggghhhh

[StrangelyBrewed13]

They Were Not Dead

Agahagaghhagahagggghhhh


it was a question proposed to dispell the "they were dead the whole time" ending.

[burning star IV]

it was a question proposed to dispell the "they were dead the whole time" ending.


I'm pretty sure that's been covered mutilple times.

[Pop music sucks]

There's a convo log on like, page 3 or 4.

[Lord of Sword]

How long would it take to complete the games roughly?

35 minutes (http://ia300206.us.archive.org/2/items/SilentHill_3529/SilentHill_3529.avi) for the first one, and 50 minutes (http://ia310110.us.archive.org/0/items/SilentHill2_SS_5025/SilentHill2_SS_5025_LQ.avi) for the 2nd.. It took me a while longer though, I never try and rush through a game so I probably spent around 15 hours on the 2nd one.


And btw, does anyone know how you play the Maria chapter in SH2? I've got the directors cut with the making of dvd so it is in my version of the game, but I can't find how to play it. There's nothing at the main menu and nothing before or after you complete the main game either.

[Tim Bisley]

see the thing is when they released silent hill2 they released a normal version and a "directors cut" (the one i have) which just had a making of dvd and no extra maria part BUT they later released silent hill2 on xbox and called it silent hill 2:restless dreams and that was the first version to have the maria chapter untill they later re released a new silent hill 2 directors cut which did feature the chapter and now a few weeks ago they have re re released it in a pack of the last 3 silent hill games.

so my question is do you have the new directors cut version or the old directors cut? i think the only way to tell is the front cover and box it comes in. heres a link to decipher which one you have

http://www.silenceisbroken.com/silenthill2/versions.html

those game publishers eh
cheeky gits

[Gnarmageddon]

Those two videos were crazy.

It's weird how SH1 looks so crappy now compared to the newer ones. It used to be awesome graphics.

[Lord of Sword]

so my question is do you have the new directors cut version or the old directors cut? i think the only way to tell is the front cover and box it comes in. heres a link to decipher which one you have

http://www.silenceisbroken.com/silenthill2/versions.html

I've got this one:
http://www.silenceisbroken.com/silenthill2/versions_pal_platinum.jpg

bought pre-owned sometime last year. It's got the making of DVD and says on the back that it includes the Maria scenario on the back. Watching a speed-demo of it from the same site I linked those videos from, there should be an option to choose between the normal game and Maria's game once you pick 'new game', but all I get is a choice of action and puzzle difficulty, even in next fear mode.
I was thinking of getting the SH Collection though, since I never finished SH4 on PC and still haven't found a copy of SH3 anywhere, so maybe it'll work in that.

[EinzingerIsGod]

Well I just saw this movie, and I must say it was arguably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The entire thing was done so poorly imo, and I don't think the director did a good job explaining the plot, especially for movie-goers who have never played the series.

[Pop music sucks]

Heresy!

*burns another witch*

[Spiritofmosa]

**** i just downloaded the movie and the quality and sound sucks like ****... all i could here was distorted screaming and blackness.and i just had to watch it just for the ending. it ended when the mom called the husband

[Gnarmageddon]

**** i just downloaded the movie and the quality and sound sucks like ****... all i could here was distorted screaming and blackness.and i just had to watch it just for the ending. it ended when the mom called the husband
That's why you go spend $5 in the theater instead of being a dirty pirate.

[Who's the Boss?]

I think they wasted an opportunity to make a good movie. It was like watching a videogame :-/

It was just average.

[thirdeyeblindislit]

Would somebody like to explain the ending to me?

[AA-12]

Would somebody like to explain the ending to me?
SPOILER
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Sharon and Alessa's souls became one, and Rose's soul was tied to theirs because of the thing that happened in that room with the nurse. They are now suck in the "Silent Hill" alternate universe.

[:amaze:]

there was too much plot, and not enough mindless violence, imo.




:amaze:

[Chrysostom]

I would go and see it, but that would require that I play through the first 3 games and I can't be bothered. Plus they scare me sh*tless.

[IbanezSamurai]

I just went back and tried to finish SH2, I am running around the lake house....creppy.

[thedeadwalk!]

...
I must express my deep admiration for your avatar.

Best. Avatar. Ever.

[Spiritofmosa]

That's why you go spend $5 in the theater instead of being a dirty pirate.
lol how did you get banned.. btw what sick movie is that in your avatar

[thedeadwalk!]

lol how did you get banned.. btw what sick movie is that in your avatar
Day of the Dead.

And he's not banned. It's his usertitle.

[SubtleDagger]

Well I just saw this movie, and I must say it was arguably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The entire thing was done so poorly imo, and I don't think the director did a good job explaining the plot, especially for movie-goers who have never played the series.
Not really.

I have played the series, and I still think the movie's plot was horrendous and the whole thing was completely pointless.

[HazMan]

Does it capture that same feeling of the games, disregarding plot for a second? Haven't seen it.

[leking]

I saw this recently too, i thought it was pretty shoddy tbh. The plot was pretty crap, and it could have been alot more gory.

[Gnarmageddon]

I must express my deep admiration for your avatar.

Best. Avatar. Ever.
Thank you, thank you.

I've started playing Silent Hill 3. I've only played it for an hour and I'm already to the mannequin business place. The part where you go into the room where there's only one mannequin with a head, then you walk to the other side of the room and hear a scream/thud, and the mannequin with a head has been decapitated scared the s'hit out of me.

I was also reading through a walkthrough and I guess you go to a hospital towards the end of the game, and Alessa is involved in this one, which is kind of cool. Maybe the movie will make more sense when I finish the game. (Even though I'm pretty sure I know exactly what happened in the movie.)

[Pop music sucks]

That's what I was thinking.

I was thinking of playing Silent Hill 3 again, but then remembered that I've lent it out.

I should be getting Silent Hill 2 for the PC if my friend found it in Anchorage.

I was constantly thinking of Alessa from Silent Hill 3 and of what the religous chick said about being "reborn" and "remembering your true self as well" when watching the movie.

[Deth]

Kay, I just have to get this off my chest.

That was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've never played the games, but really, I shouldn't have to to enjoy a movie. Why make it otherwise?

So, acting sucked. Boring beyond belief. Dialogue among the worst I've heard. Ending retarted. Long narration explaining things that should be known. Not scary. Not exciting. No tension. Dragged out. I think that about covers it.

I'm amazed how so many people can overlook all of these flaws just by liking the franchise. I may have liked it more had I played the games, but I was sitting either 1) bored 2) confused 3) laughing 4) cringing.

I know I'm going to get flamed, but I had to say it.

[Turkish]

tee hee :P

Kay, I just have to get this off my chest.

That was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've never played the games, but really, I shouldn't have to to enjoy a movie. Why make it otherwise?

So, acting sucked. Boring beyond belief. Dialogue among the worst I've heard. Ending retarted. Long narration explaining things that should be known. Not scary. Not exciting. No tension. Dragged out. I think that about covers it.

I'm amazed how so many people can overlook all of these flaws just by liking the franchise. I may have liked it more had I played the games, but I was sitting either 1) bored 2) confused 3) laughing 4) cringing.

I know I'm going to get flamed, but I had to say it.

I don't think you should get flames as everyone has a right to their opinion.

I happen to disagree with you, but that's beside the point. There was things they could've definitely improved I think, but all in all, I thought it was awesome.

[Ganondorf]

I saw this movie today, it's quality

[rockgod90]

So is that what really happened to the Silent Hill? the fire?

Also what was Pyramid Head had to do with this movie since he was just an embodiment of James Sunderland's pain and suffering.
He was a manifestation of the burned girl's (can't remember name) hate towards the churchgoers and Dahlia's guilt of letting her child be killed.

[Deth]

I don't think you should get flames as everyone has a right to their opinion.

I was strong about it, so I wouldn't have been surprised.

[Tillius]

People who flame you just because of your opinion are just douchebags anyway.

Personally, I loved the movie, but can't expect everybody to feel the same.

[FlyingPaul_83]

^ yea

I liked the movie too, but I really think if you play the games, then you will enjoy the movie more. It's kinda like reminiscing about the games, and that what I really liked about the movie.

[Lord of Sword]

There was an interview somewhere with Akira Yamaoka, who said he and Gans agreed on including Pyramid Head in the movie. He's supposed to be one of the town's executioners from the civil war, he just happened to be the one James 'chose' to represent his sins. Something like that anyway, he just said PH wasn't supposed to be unique to James. In the movie I assume he just exists to punish/execute those Alessa hates.

[burning star IV]

There was an interview somewhere with Akira Yamaoka, who said he and Gans agreed on including Pyramid Head in the movie. He's supposed to be one of the town's executioners from the civil war, he just happened to be the one James 'chose' to represent his sins. Something like that anyway, he just said PH wasn't supposed to be unique to James. In the movie I assume he just exists to punish/execute those Alessa hates.


Also in SH2 you find that newspaper clipping about Walter Sullivan were he's talking about the red devil. I think that's refers to PH, also you find the painting of him.

[Pop music sucks]

Uhhh

I bought Silent Hill 2 PC, and it's not letting me use the gamepad controller=/

I've got no clue, everything is set up in the controller options, but it's defaulting to keyboard and I don't see any sort of option to change it to default to gamepad.

:upset:

[King]

I saw the movie.

/BORING

Probably because my friends wouldn't stop talking, and the fact that I don't play the games. Nonetheless, boring.