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Krusty Toenail Poppy Bros. Jr                   Since: 11-17-05 From: North Carolina Last post: 6572 days Last view: 6572 days |
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| I went and saw it about 2 hours ago. I thought it was pretty good. I have no idea how close it came to the games (never got around to playing them... yet) but it was pretty twisted.
Had a bit of blood, some totally fucked up creatures/things, and to my surprise little cursing 
By far some of the best CG in a horror movie I've seen. If you gave seen it what was you're take on it, was it another videogame to silver screen screw up or did it di the game justice? (edited by Krusty Toenail on 04-23-06 04:09 AM) |
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Muzgash. Red Tektite    Since: 03-28-06 From: A very cold place Last post: 6339 days Last view: 6339 days |
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| I saw it last night... I have to say that it is a decent movie.
It is kind of like... a new Silent Hill story. It doesn't follow any of the games in particular... It just borrows specific ellements from them, mainly, the first game. Best part of the movie was when she woke up in the bowling ally and "Ring of Fire" is playing in the background. I have been a Jonny Cash fan (even before that movie), and when I heard the song, my friend and I started singing it in the theater. Edit: Alot of people really didn't get the ending though. So watch out if you miss the obvious. (edited by 1174 on 04-23-06 02:12 PM) |
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Rydain Sir Kibble Blaze Phoenix Runs with the Dragon Within  Since: 11-18-05 From: State College, PA Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I saw it earlier today. My verdict...not the worst movie I've seen, but bleh nonetheless. The sets, creatures, and visual effects looked awesome, but it didn't add up to anything compelling or scary. The movie tried way too hard to get the characters into the town quickly and scare the audience at the same time, and as a result, that crucial intro felt rushed and implausible. The place is not on any maps and the locals don't want to tell where it is, but the turnoff is clearly labeled. Why? And what gives with Rose and Sharon immediately going apeshit at the staticy radio and then seeing the ghost girl and crashing? In my view, Rose should have had to research the route to the town, digging through archives and chatting with both helpful and unhelpful people. Along with the audience, she would have gotten a very bad feeling about the place, but she would feel even more compelled to go there because her daughter's condition kept getting worse. (More should have been shown of that, too.) The trip itself should have felt subtly off, adding to the building sense of foreboding, culminating in the ghost girl appearance and crash. As it stood, the trip seemed about as well-planned and urgent as a 2 a.m. boredom run to Wal-Mart, and it was not nearly as scary as it should have been.
Many puzzles were solved with straight up video game logic, which was laughable. I'm not talking about Rose following any possible clue to find her daughter in the mysterious town (what else was she going to do?) but about occurrences like following a Captain Obvious paper trail to a specific, implausibly concealed room and using a newly found item to proceed and then conveniently losing it in an arbitrary and clumsy way (the movie equivalent of "This item can't be used any more!") The hospital map and the bus route diagram were unintentionally hilarious for this reason. I really did not care for the backstory, either. There were obvious similarities with the story of the first game, but that story actually came together for me, and this did not. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that it explained too much of certain goings-on and characters' experiences without giving any insight into some characters' origins, true nature, and relationships to each other. I also didn't understand why a certain character was weak in one context - forcing people to come and find them - and then spawned an ability to wreak great and terrible deeds later on. This sort of happened in the first game, but there was more internal logic to that character there, so it wasn't a giant WTF moment for me. I have nothing against the idea of not knowing who the "good" and "bad" guys really are (or having sides that are arguably both "good" and "bad"), but there's a difference between that sort of open-endedness and Swiss cheese muddle. I liked the ambiguity of the ending, though. |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom  Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6317 days |
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Going to see it this upcoming weekend with my girlfriend (my dad's going to get us in.  ! [on a side note, curse it coming out 4 months before I turn 17]).
I'm looking forward to it. Silent Hill 2 was freaking awesome, and the movie sounds fun. |
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Hawksun Red Koopa  Since: 04-06-06 From: Canada Last post: 6520 days Last view: 6520 days |
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I haven't seen it yet, but I don't know if I should bother and spend money to see that. I absolutely loved the games, but I don't like the idea of an amalgam of 3 of them being in the same movie, it doesn't seem right to me. And something bugging me is the fact that Rose replaces Harry as a main character ; I'm pretty sure it's to continue the "trend" of main characters being women in horror movies (Ring, The Grudge, Dark Waters, to name the more recent ones). Since the movie seems mostly based on the first game it would have been the least of things to at least have Harry as the Hero. But then, since the movie is out now my rant barely has weight.
But then I never really liked movies made out of video games. Maybe I'll rent the thing once it becomes cheap to do so. |
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Krusty Toenail Poppy Bros. Jr Since: 11-17-05 From: North Carolina Last post: 6572 days Last view: 6572 days |
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I agree with you Rydain, I noticed all of that too while I watched it, the beginning was kinda jumpy and flew through a couple of things quickly. And the ending flew right over a lot of people's heads, but then again most of the people there were busy talking on their damn phones 
But it really was better than I expected, to be honest I was thinking it was going to turn out like other videogame movies like Tomb Raider or Bloodrayne but it was okay. And it had some gore in it so it was naturally more entertaining 
One of my favorite scenes was the one in the bathroom with the janitor, so awesome how the bathroom stalls changed. And the ending part with the pissed off little girl was cool too. (edited by Krusty Toenail on 04-25-06 06:28 PM) |
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Eponick Rat  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6534 days Last view: 6334 days |
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| I saw it on opening day last week.
I thought it was an average movie, nothing special. Maybe if they got better actors and a better plot it would have been a good movie. It did have a few good scenes though. *Spoiler kinda?* Favorite scene: Pyramid Head ripping off that girls skin while she was still alive. Totally cool 
*End Spoiler* (edited by Eponick on 04-26-06 11:04 AM) |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero  Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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I liked it 
I thought the subtle videogame references were good. I will agree that they got to the town too quickly and too little was shown of that and it was stupidly implausible... Roads don't go there. Except the obviously labelled one. That goes there, but it doesn't count. But eh; the beginning sucked, sure, but everything after that was quite good. And the visual effects were awesome. I can understand fans not liking the stuff being presented so obviously, but eh. There was enough mystery with what wasn't revealed. And the visual effects were awesome. And the visual effects were awesome. Except for the molten zombies. They were eh. |
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Rydain Sir Kibble Blaze Phoenix Runs with the Dragon Within Since: 11-18-05 From: State College, PA Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I forgot to mention that I really enjoyed that early "chase into the alley" scene because I thought it was a great video game reference. First off, Rose's actions made sense to me. She was running after what she thought was her daughter, and there was no obvious danger or anything that should have given her pause. Thus, it was not a silly "OMG I'm going to run outside after the killer just banged on the door" sort of plot device. It paralleled the similar scene in the beginning of the first Silent Hill game, right down to the camera shifting overhead, which was a nifty nod to the fans that worked well in the context of a movie because it showed just how closed in and winding the path was. Although I've seen most of the first game (and therefore knew what was going to happen), it was still fun to watch because I wanted to see how it would be portrayed in the movie. I liked the game's creatures better, as they seemed much more creepy and threatening, whereas the tar babies came off as insentient and impersonal, but it was still a good scene. And the movie did a better job at ending it. Hooray for Johnny Cash.
And I'd like to say thank you to the thread for sharing dissenting opinions on this movie in a polite way. Most Silent Hill discussion I've seen elsewhere degrades into mudslinging wankery all too quickly. I think Pyramid Head ought to pay a visit to the IMDB boards.  |
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Abnormal Freak Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6366 days Last view: 6366 days |
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| I enjoyed the movie very much...the second time around, anyway. The first viewing, I was sorely disappointed.
But seeing it a second time, I enjoyed its good aspects a lot more, and dealt with the things that bothered me. A lot of the bad aspects regarding the story I blame on the studio, though, and not on the screenwriter. Like for example, Sean Bean's character. He wasn't even in the original script, but was put there to have a male lead. Thankfully, the way the movie ends, it looks like this movie will tie in to the sequel, with Bean playing the lead character from Silent Hill 2; I believe that since Avary was forced to write a male character in there, he figured he might as well do something with him. And I figure Pyramid Head was put in there 'cos maybe the filmmakers thought there might not be a sequel, so they'd pack whatever they could in the first movie just in case. That's how I justify it... As for bad acting...I don't see it. I thought the acting was done rather well. Personally, I'd have rather had a movie that was just all about freaky shit, and lots of mystery and "WTF is going on?" but that likely wouldn't have sold as well. But, it's a very good movie nonetheless, both as a video game adaption and as a stand-alone movie. It's definitely the best video game movie out there, in my opinion. (edited by Abnormal Freak on 04-29-06 08:17 PM) (edited by Abnormal Freak on 04-29-06 08:19 PM) |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| There IS bad acting, but it's mostly in the very beginning. You sorta forget about it as everything improves once you get to Silent Hill. | |||
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Abnormal Freak Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6366 days Last view: 6366 days |
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| That's your opinion. :\ I thought the acting was done well from start to finish. Some of the dialog may have been pretty crappy, but you can't blame that on acting. | |||
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6317 days |
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| I liked it. It started slow and got progressively more intense as the movie went on. Story was interesting, too. The twist at the end was really cool
I'd give it maybe.... 3.5/5? At least it fit the story. And it was gory. And the CG was awesome. |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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Originally posted by Abnormal FreakNo, but I can blame "SAAAAAAIIIILEEEENT HIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL! SAAAAAIIIIIILEEEENT HIIIILLLLLLLLL!" on the acting. (edited by Alastor the Stylish on 04-30-06 07:39 PM) |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6317 days |
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| Either Pyramid Head or Spoiler: were the coolest parts of the movie.
Alessa at the end... the barbed wire scene was OFF THE HOOK AWESOME! I'm totally going to buy this when it comes out on DVD |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| I think Pyramid Head trying to get them through the door was the coolest part, really
The end was cool, but not AS cool, I suppose. |
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| I seen it yesterday. It was sorta boring, but it was a decent movie. Not a buyer. It could of been better. There was more confersation then action. | |||
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Abnormal Freak Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6366 days Last view: 6366 days |
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Originally posted by Alastor the StylishOriginally posted by Abnormal FreakNo, but I can blame "SAAAAAAIIIILEEEENT HIIIIILLLLLLLLLLL! SAAAAAIIIIIILEEEENT HIIIILLLLLLLLL!" on the acting. She did a better job at acting than I'm sure most kids her age would. It's always funny to see when people rag on kids for their acting. It makes me think of Maddox' articles about how he can draw better than children. That girl was damn good and freaky when she played the evil side of Alessa. (edited by Abnormal Freak on 04-30-06 11:24 PM) (edited by Abnormal Freak on 04-30-06 11:26 PM) |
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Krusty Toenail Poppy Bros. Jr Since: 11-17-05 From: North Carolina Last post: 6572 days Last view: 6572 days |
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| Yeah, her acting was pretty good, but the beginning wasn't her best though.
Has anyone ever been to Centralia, Pensylvannia aka Silent Hill, West Virginia? Heard it has a fire burning in a coal vein below the city like the movie and is a complete ghost town, I wanna go. Does anyone know where I can get that siren? I wanna play it on the school intercom and see what happens (edited by Krusty Toenail on 05-01-06 05:55 PM) |
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Rydain Sir Kibble Blaze Phoenix Runs with the Dragon Within Since: 11-18-05 From: State College, PA Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I can do a pretty good siren impression. It's a simple vocal exercise that teaches you to smoothly sing through the breaks between registers. This weekend, I was visiting the Sideling Hill tunnel on the abandoned stretch of Pennsylvania turnpike near Breezewood. I did the siren in the maintenance area above the tunnel (basically, an attic that runs its full length) and freaked out one of my friends, who was downstairs and couldn't figure out what the siren was from. The echo down the mile-long tunnel was crucial to the overall effect.
I want to visit Centralia before it's completely collapsed and/or evacuated. I live in central PA, so it would be a doable day trip. When this happens, pictures will follow. (I do have lots of tunnel pictures - and many of them are Silent Hill-ish - but I have to sort and upload them.) |
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