Silent Hill - Scary things that look like vagina insides!

[James]

The movie really seems like it has all the potential in the world to be really good. There's a lot of work being put into the film, and there's seemingly a desire to be faithful to the source material.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

I never played the games (I can't, because they scare the shit out of me), but I know the stories for the most part. And people who have played the games keep saying how perfect this movie seems to be.

Is it actually possible that we'll get a GOOD video game adaptation for once? Or is it all a trick, and someone will go "FOOLED YOU!" and show us a movie about Michelle Rodriguez blowing shit up while a heavy metal soundtrack plays, and then Matrix-fights a bunch of zombies?

[Emu]

I have mixed feelings. The Silent Hill games are well adapted to movies (Especially number 2) because they're heavily focused on plot and environment and less on action (as opposed to, say, RE). Silent Hills 3 and 4 had some of the scariest shit yet, especially 3's hospital area. All of that gives me hope for the movie since it seems to me that it could be easily converted without losing a lot of the original charm.

On the other hand, they altered the story of SH1 a bit and that worries me. Last I heard it was something like a merger between the plots of the first and second one, but I don't know the specifics.

[ArrowX]

I just hope they stay truthfull to Pyramyd heads intro sequence, when he starts jamming assorted limbs down a kitchen sink.

[Shifty]

looks good. dont know anything bout the plot and all that, never played silent hill games before.

[James]

On the other hand, they altered the story of SH1 a bit and that worries me. Last I heard it was something like a merger between the plots of the first and second one, but I don't know the specifics.

It's kind of loosely based on the first two games, but it seems more intended to be a story all its own.

But story changes aside, it really seems that the integrity of the games is being preserved. Go to the official site (with sound), and look at the new trailer.

[Schimid]

Actual soundtrack music. :O

Disshevelled nurses. :O

PYRAMID HEAD. :O

[Jeff The Ninja]

The first time I played a silent hill game i had nightmares. I wasnt able to pick up my Playstation controller for a Week!

[Guitar Woman]

I've never played SH but I don't think I could if a B horror game like Resident Evil made me scared of the dark. :(

But yeah, the movie looks pretty awesome. I'll definantly check it out.

[Zomboid]

Surprisingly enough, it looks fucking awesome :O

[DeadKennedys]

It comes out on my birfday :(

It's looking fairly good, but there are too many living people, like in the scene on the staircase where she yells "It's coming!"... part of what made the games so great was the lack of human companionship so that you were truly alone

Pyramid Head has nice feet. There better be a sex scene with him and the mannequins or I'm walking out :(

[Immortal Goat]

Can someone screenshot Pyramid Head for me? I keep missing him in the video, and I don't know why.

[Emu]

Comrade Rocket had it as his sig for a while :(

[James]

Comrade Rocket had it as his sig for a while :(

That was from the teaser.

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/3747/pyramidhead1dh.jpg

[Emu]

Was it? Oh. :<

[Emu]

I've been thinking about it, and probably only fans of the SH games (or, at least, people who know what it's about) are going to enjoy the movie. Pyramid Head is one of the scariest villains ever, I think, on the basis of his sheer up-fuckedness, but he's probably going to look really goofy to people who haven't played the games.

Edit: Also, I thought Silent Hill was in Illinois. If you walk around the town you find Illinois state signs, the Chicago News in the school, and I think Route 66 is supposed to pass near it.

[Guitar Woman]

And I thought the main character in Silent Hill was supposed to be a guy. :/

Then again, a 32 year old grown man screaming in terror and running like a bitch from a bunch of fucked up monsters isn't exactly the best movie material, so I can kinda see why they changed Harry to a woman. :/

[ArrowX]

Comrades sig was a .gif of pyramyd head throwing down with someone who it seems he tears something off.

[Jeff The Ninja]

Actually, The slient hill movie doesnt share the same plot from any of the games.

[Emu]

Actually it does, you fucking tweed.

[Immortal Goat]

This will fucking rule. I don't care if non-fans don't get it or aren't creeped out by it. I haven't even played the first one, nor have I finished 2, but damn, is it creepy.

[EverythingWillSuck]

Did anyone vote in that poster contest they had?

I think they found a winner, since I was at the theater today and saw this:

http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news/2092/_1137882262.jpg

It's even more unsettling in reality. :(

[Guitar Woman]

It's only scary if you stare at it for 10 seconds :(

[Zomboid]

Not even then. Might be the bottle of JD but it's still not scary :(

PS : Be back when I'm stoned

[Jixby Phillips]

nobody ever talks abotu anything i wanna talk about in this forum :(

[Emu]

The little girl has no pupils. :(

[Guitar Woman]

That's why it's only scary after ten seconds, because you're looking at it and then you notice the eyes and you're all like "holy shit that little girl has no pupils :("

[Mad Melvin]

I have a huge boner for this movie already. Pyramid head and music by Akira Yamaoka? Bliss.
Any info when the trailer is going to be released?

[Mad Melvin]

Oh, the trailer is out already.
:)

[Guitar Woman]

Way to be observant :rolleyes

[Emu]

This thread made me start playing SH1 again :(

[Mad Melvin]

You're saying it like its a bad thing.

[Guitar Woman]

I saw the trailer with sound for the first time the other day.

Scared the crap out of me :(

[Mad Melvin]

http://mitglied.lycos.de/nacktiv/phead_movie.jpg

Fuck yeah.

[ArrowX]

That pic scares the shit out of me with its awesome. But I like old flat faced Pyramyd head better. This one looks liek it can break out into a sprint with its aerodynamic face.

[Guitar Woman]

Nobody I know believes me when i tell them the silent hill movie has a good chance of being awesome because they assume it's gonna be like all other videogame movies ever made :(
F*ck you Uwe Boll >:

[Emu]

I just saw the trailer on TV. :( I'm scared.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Thats awesome. Ever since I first heard about the movie a while back I've been totally stoked.

[Jeff The Ninja]

People, if you havent played Silent Hill 1 yet, look up Silentscape Studios. They have the whole game downloadable and ready to play on your pc on their site. BONUS

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Would it be controller compatible?

[Jeff The Ninja]

Yeah, Im pretty sure it is. Its also illegal because you can burn the iso (which the game is downloaded as to make it easier on PC users to download) and place the CD in your Playstation, it will run. Plus there is also a whole .txt to help you along.

(edit)
http://silentscape.tripod.com/

The download uses bittorrent, so if you dont like, you dont download. But it isnt that big.

[King Hadas]

I just saw the trailer on TV. :( I'm scared.
Do you mean the movie looks extra spooktastic or cornier then Spaceballs?

[Zomboid]

It's pretty fucking awesome looking so I don't think he means it looks bad :O

[James]

If you haven't played Silent Hill 1, I suggest you don't bother with your illegal downloads because you're not missing much by playing a game that controls like an old man's penis. NOT WELL.

Besides, why ruin the story of the movie for yourself by playing the game NOW, of all times?

Anyway, I saw some leaked footage last month, that looked significantly awesome. I'm sure some of you have seen it as well, so I'll just say this;

Pyramid Head loves himself some titty.

[King Hadas]

If you haven't played Silent Hill 1, I suggest you don't bother with your illegal downloads because you're not missing much by playing a game that controls like an old man's penis. NOT WELL.
Dammit James, no one plays Silent Hill for the fucking controls because quite frankly they do suck, but like my grandma use to always say about her old Subaru "It gets you were you need to be and thats good enough for me, now put this strap over your shoulder so it looks like your seatbelt still works." It really is all about atmosphere James, I don't know why that sounds so gay to you.

[James]

If you want atmosphere, there's a movie coming out next month that has an assload of it. And you don't have to use tank controls to see it.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

If you haven't played Silent Hill 1, I suggest you don't bother with your illegal downloads because you're not missing much by playing a game that controls like an old man's penis. NOT WELL.
Dammit James, no one plays Silent Hill for the fucking controls because quite frankly they do suck, but like my grandma use to always say about her old Subaru "It gets you were you need to be and thats good enough for me, now put this strap over your shoulder so it looks like your seatbelt still works." It really is all about atmosphere James, I don't know why that sounds so gay to you.

I have to agree. Although the controls are frustrating (why haven't so many people complained about Resident Evil's controls and the danmed inventory space), it's a fucking awesome (and scarringly disturbing) game.

[Zomboid]

I tried to play REmake recently cause I lent my buddy wind waker in exchange for it..said fuck it after about 10 minutes due to that fucking inventory system. Yeah yeah it's what makes it a challenge and shit but I just wanted to kill some zombies. If I were playing for shitty controls but a story that makes it worth trudging through, I'd go with Silent Hill any day >:

[King Hadas]

That's one of the many reasons why Silent Hill 4 sucked so much, they put in an inventory system similar to Resident Evil's except without that cool briefcase effect. I'm gonna be peeved if they don't ditch it for Silent Hill 5.

[Emu]

I understand quite a few people liked that system. I hope they ditch it, but I'll take what I can get. It's Silent Hill, man.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

That's one of the many reasons why Silent Hill 4 sucked so much, they put in an inventory system similar to Resident Evil's except without that cool briefcase effect. I'm gonna be peeved if they don't ditch it for Silent Hill 5.

The reason that the game was so different was because it was actually a different game during development. However, Konami was worried that a new horror game would not do as well so they changed some things around and called it Silent Hill 4. I think that was about the same story with Super Mario Bros. 2 (which was originally Doki Doki Panic). My bad if I already mentioned this.

[King Hadas]

Yeah I heard about that, it was suppose to be a spinoff of Silent Hill, they were going to call it Room 302 and it was suppose to be about how Silent Hill was effecting neighboring areas.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Yeah I heard about that, it was suppose to be a spinoff of Silent Hill, they were going to call it Room 302 and it was suppose to be about how Silent Hill was effecting neighboring areas.
I think Room 302 woulda sounded kinda creeper. Anyways, I didn't hate it, but after seeing the trailer (which fucking blew me away, especially those floating ghost/ zombie things) I was definately dissapointed playing it.

[ArrowX]

yeah, I liked SH4 up untill that godawful rotating prison area.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

yeah, I liked SH4 up untill that godawful rotating prison area.
I couldn't figure out that fucking prison bed/hole puzzle out even when consulting the god-danmed strategy guide.

[ArrowX]

its a shame, It was like that with SH2, with those goddamned MacGuyver moments. How the fuck is the average person supposed to figure out the process of opening that gate in the prison without help!? "Wax doll+Lighter+Horseshoe=Doorhandle"

[Emu]

You guys must be functionally retarded or something. I had no trouble with either of those.

[King Hadas]

The whole rotating prison thing confused the hell out of me because of how illogical and overcomplicated it would actually be for disposing of bodies, the puzzle itself is a synch though.

[ArrowX]

You guys must be functionally retarded or something. I had no trouble with either of those.

We started the game at about 10:30 PM and that part was about 4:30AM so after like 4 bottles of bawls the brain tends to lose some problem solving probability.

[Dr. Boogie]

All you had to do was line up the holes so you could get to the basement. It wasn't that complicated.

[Mad Melvin]

I liked Silent Hill 4 until that guy with the gun started following me around.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

All you had to do was line up the holes so you could get to the basement. It wasn't that complicated.

I knew the holes had to be arranged that way, but for whatever reason, it didn't work for me. As for the guy with the gun part (I believe that is Walter), that sounds fucking creepy, and awesome.

[ZimTheHomicidalManiac]

i thnk iits gunna suck cuz..most video game movies do

[executioneer]

good one

[executioneer]

you know what else sucks? jhonen vasquez

[ZimTheHomicidalManiac]

well most video game movies did get...bad ratings if not most of them all of them

[executioneer]

nice enormous avatar, chester copperpot >:

[Mad Melvin]

well most video game movies did get...bad ratings if not most of them all of them

So what? This is the first videogame movie with some actual talent involved.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Blood Rayne did have Meat Loaf and the dude that played Gandhi, although I am not implying in any way that that the movie wasnt shit.

[Fathom Zero]

I feel that Silent Hill will set the bar, no matter how low for all game-based movies. It has the potential to be the best of the worst and perhaps go even beyond that.

It looks like it's going to stick close to the story line and mythologies of the series after I saw the trailer.

[Staxeon]

Blood Rayne did have Meat Loaf and the dude that played Gandhi, although I am not implying in any way that that the movie wasnt shit.

You can't possibly think anything associated with Uwe Boll is actual cinema.

[Zomboid]

Wow. Some of you fucking idiots really need to die. How fucking hard is it to figure out that a bunch of shit you get in a mental institution all goes together TO SOLVE THE ONE FUCKING PUZZLE THAT COULDN'T BE FIXED BEFORE?

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Blood Rayne did have Meat Loaf and the dude that played Gandhi, although I am not implying in any way that that the movie wasnt shit.

You can't possibly think anything associated with Uwe Boll is actual cinema.
I hate Uwe Boll, but you can leave the guy who played Gandhi and Meat Loaf out of this.

[Fathom Zero]

MEAT-LOAF ADAY FOR PRESIDENT!

[Girl Drink Drunk]

SNIPERWULF FOR PRESIDENT. I'LL KISS HANDS AND SHAKE YOUR BABIES.

[DamnthatDavid]

No Dukes of Hazzard rehashed jokes here please.

I like how Uwe Boll wants to make a Metal Gear Solid movie and the creators of MGS said fuck that. He sucks more then a hoover.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

No Dukes of Hazzard rehashed jokes here please.

I like how Uwe Boll wants to make a Metal Gear Solid movie and the creators of MGS said fuck that. He sucks more then a hoover.

Sadly, if he has the money to win the bid for the movie liescence, he can make the movie, and he has gotten his movie fundings in Germany :( Anyways, I made that last joke up myself.

[ArrowX]

it ultimately rests on Konami's willingness to co-operate with the movie producer and i think we can safely trust in Konami and Hideo to not fuck up. Besides start worrying about the Devil May Cry movie.

EDIT: How the crap do I get Metal Slug 3 to work in mame? It keeps giving me this crap:

sfix.sfx NOT FOUND
sp-s2.sp1 NOT FOUND
sm1.sm1 NOT FOUND
000-lo.lo NOT FOUND

Help PLZ

[Girl Drink Drunk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Boll
"Boll recently claimed that "people" approached him with the script for Metal Gear Solid, but creator Hideo Kojima denied this claim. [11]"
Anyways, keep in mind that the guys who make the games don't always have a say in the matter.

[Guitar Woman]

Why the hell would you want to make a movie out of Metal Gear Solid when that's pretty much what it already is?

While we're on the subject of video game movies, not to mention MGS, I realized a few weeks ago that the Metroid movie would work really well as an MGS ripoff, with the FOXHOUND members being replaced by pirate generals or something of that caliber, Liquid Snake being replaced by Mother Brain, Metal Gear being replaced by the army of Metroids, and the colonel being replaced by some Galactic Federation guy. I'm not sure what they'd do with Gray Fox though (maybe the baby Metroid, which Samus could find on Zebes instead of SR-388?), and they'd probably need to get rid of Meryl completely. :(

[Guitar Woman]

Also Otacon could be some loser pacifist space pirate :lol

[King Hadas]

What the fuck are you talking about Guitar Woman, that's a terrible idea.

[Zomboid]

I didn't read what she wrote, but I kinda assumed.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Why the hell would you want to make a movie out of Metal Gear Solid when that's pretty much what it already is?


You are absolutely right about that. Really, why waste film on something inferior, and why try to top an already awesome performance? You can't reproduce the performances and all the situations from this game into a live action movie. Fuck Uwe Boll up his stupid ass, I ass.

[Guitar Woman]

What the fuck are you talking about Guitar Woman, that's a terrible idea.
So was making Metroid into a movie, but that didn't stop John Woo. :rolleyes

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Well, at least John Woo isn't a terrible director, unlike a few people.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Although I saw it first on the net, I couldn't believe it when the ad aired on Spike (yes, we get American stations, crappy or not).

[Emu]

http://movies.aol.com/movie/main.adp?tab=trailers&mid=23424&ncid=AOLMOV00050000000025

Watch Clip 1. :eek :eek :eek

[ArrowX]

That scared me and it didn't even have a cheap "jump out" scare in it. :(:)
But where are the crazy skeletony headed gass mask people from?

[Guitar Woman]

Those 3D effects looked like something from the first harry potter >:

[Emu]

is that good or bad >:

[Guitar Woman]

That's bad, because he first harry potter had crappy 3D effects >:

[Emu]

I thought they looked pretty good >: SH's that is

[Guitar Woman]

http://silenthill.ugo.com/features/realsilenthill/default.asp

In researching the different elements of Silent Hill, screenwriter Roger Avary (Killing Zoe, The Rules of Attraction) came across the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania (it's interesting that LA moviemakers look to the deep Midwest when they're looking for something "strange" or "different"). Centralia planted the seed for what developed into the cinematic version of the town of Silent Hill.

As recently as 1981, there were over 1,000 residents living in Centralia, although the population has now dwindled to 11 (we'll say that again: 11 people) as a result of a 40-year mine fire burning beneath the borough (we'll say that again: it's been burning for 40 years... underneath the town). This is certainly not unlike Silent Hill, which was left deserted since devastating coal fires ravaged the town and its people.

The inferno started when a trash fire was lit in an abandoned mine pit in Centralia in 1962. The fire ignited an exposed vein of coal and spread throughout the mines beneath the borough. Several attempts have been made and millions of dollars have been spent unsuccessfully to extinguish this fire that still burns today.

The "problem" wasn't really acknowledged until a series of accidents in the '70s and '80s, including the appearances of sinkholes hundreds of feet deep. In 1984, Congress allocated more than $40 million for relocation efforts, and most residents moved to nearby Mount Carmel and Ashland.

However, a very few families opted to stay, and they're still there, despite the fact that the state of Pennsylvania has condemned all the buildings in the borough and the US Postal Service has revoked its zip code of 17927. The 11 holdouts include the town's 89-year-old mayor, Lamar Mervine, who refuses to leave because "I like it here."

You can find more information on Centralia, Pennsylvania here. (http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/centralia.htm) Or perhaps one day you will heed its call and find yourself exploring its deserted streets...

Well, almost deserted.


:eek

[ArrowX]

Its not supposed to be realistic, chunks of skin are falling off the walls, how could you compare that to something you see in every day life. Its silent hill its supposed to be a surreal experience.

[Guitar Woman]

Lord of the rings wan't supposed to be realistic either with fucking 100 FOOT TALL ELEPHANTS but those didn't look like something from a PS1 FMV sequence >:

[ArrowX]

damn good point.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Call me crazy, but not a super huge CG fan, Im actually kinda worried that from what Ive seen in the trailer, the whole alternate world of Silent Hill will look too much like a new-generation Silent Hill game with an actress stuck in it. I donno. I hope it works for the best, but I personally think that CG is overated and can look really fake or take away something from a movie. I shouldnt say that the CG would look "unrealistic" (considering the game), but it kinda makes it like an actor super-imposed in some videogame, visually, and it looks less organic. Still, I am really pulling for this movie.

[Emu]

Did they actually film it in Centralia?

[ArrowX]

There arent enough buildings in Centralia.

OMG there whoudl be a Centralia Mock-Meet

[Emu]

except that someone would fall* into a sink hole

* be pushed

[King Hadas]

Call me crazy, but not a super huge CG fan
"Contrary to popular belief, Silent Hill hardly uses any computer generated imagery. The most notable use of CGI is the fog that drenches the town. Most creatures are live actors covered in latex and makeup."

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Are you fucking serious man? I coulda sworn the alternate world was mostly computer generated. I guess there is hope afterall

[Guitar Woman]

oh man, if those people leave they're gonna dig up centralia. I need to get off my ass and go there before it's gone ;(

[ArrowX]

yeha The Mock-Meet: Centralia how badass would that be.

[Guitar Woman]

except there are toxic fumes there so we'd all have to wear gas masks, that would be kind of weird :o

[executioneer]

it would look like we were all afraid of sars or something

[executioneer]

or like we were all infected with nanogenes ;( ;( ;( ;(

[master_d_68]

I think the film looks pretty damn good so far. It seems that they're showing more and more footage of the monsters with each passing day, and they have that nasty plastic look that the monsters have had since SH2. I could really do without the "I am the reaper" part, and I still have to imagine what it would be like if David Lynch had directed it.....Probably random rabbits, real dwarfs, and maybe even some sudden HLA between Rose and Cybil, but that's just for the dreamers of dreams.

[Zomboid]

Yeah, that "I am the reaper" part just made me shake my head, but everthing else looks really good. I still say SH2 would translate the best to film out of all the games, but meh.

[Schimid]

I heard the plot is a mix of 2 and 3, but not 1 or 4.

Which is good, because I've never played 1 and I really didn't like 4. I loved 2 and 3 though.

I wanted to see it this weekend, but my girlfriend's got her first leading role, SOOOOOO I gotta go see that. Next weekend though :O

[Mad Melvin]

I think the plot is mostly from SH 1 and 2 with some original stuff thrown in. I mean, if you look at the trailer, there are a couple of scenes taken straight from SH1.

[master_d_68]

I've beaten all of them, got all the endings, and I have to say that Silent Hill 4 was the only one of the bunch that felt like a chore the whole time. Probably because it was originally a different game entirely, but when they needed another sequel, they stamped the Silent Hill name on it.

[Emu]

I just beat SH2 again. God damnit that game is orgasmic. :(

[Zomboid]

Yeah, easily one of the best games of all time and it's a shame more people don't know about it :(

[master_d_68]

Shocking twist too.

[ArrowX]

The only part of SH2 that was kinda stupid is after you fight Eddie and your character asks him if he's ok.

[Emu]

He does?

[King Hadas]

James doesn't walk over to Eddie and ask, "are you OK?" after the fight, he checks to see if his still alive and when he finds that he isn't James starts to regret what he did and then another Pyramid Head pops up to represent his guilt.

[ArrowX]

yup thats about but it still makes me wonder why he'd even ask that question especialy after you plant a few shotgun rounds into his chest.

[King Hadas]

Considering the fact that Eddie doesn't have a single scratch on him afterwards regardless of what you do to him, I think I'd have to check to make sure he was dead too.

[ArrowX]

:lol

[master_d_68]

Considering on Hard Mode he can take numerous rifle and shotgun blasts. I do think that Eddie was probably one of the most disturbing characters in the series.

[Guitar Woman]

Fuck man, my local newspaper tore this movie apart. Then again they also said that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a piece of shit so I am ovbiously not going to listen to what they have to say!

[MetalMilitia]

Fuck man, my local newspaper tore this movie apart. Then again they also said that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a piece of shit so I am ovbiously not going to listen to what they have to say!

Well to be fair it was destinctly shitty in texture.

[Guitar Woman]

pfffffffffft

[ArrowX]

GW they probalby didn't like it because they don't understand SH in the first place. In an interview for EGM the Directors Both the movie and the games were leaning toward making the movie for the fans.

[Guitar Woman]

they didn't like it becase they are stupid!

[Emu]

agree

This movie's going to rock the house >:

[Guitar Woman]

My friend couldn't wait for it so he downloaded it off limewire.

He won't let me see it >:

[Emu]

f*ck that it's supposed to be seen in the theater

what good is seeing the movie without the confused stares and furled brows as people try to figure out the plot while you already have some inkling of what's going on from having played the game? it's like being part of a secret club :conspiracy

[ArrowX]

I'm gonna download it but I'm gonna wait untill AFTER Ive seen it in the theater >:

People should have some respect.

[Guitar Woman]

He's still gonna go see it in the theater >:

what's more he's making me take him like it's some kind of demented date :o

[Girl Drink Drunk]

If anybody starts acting like an idiot during the movie, and says something dumb, I swear I'm gonna tell them to shut the fuck up.

[Guitar Woman]

What if they're black?

[Emu]

I went to see The Jacket back when it came out and this group of people came in 10 minutes before the end of the movie and started shouting at the screen and throwing shit at it i tell you what

[Girl Drink Drunk]

What if they're black?
Well then I guess I'll have to keep my mouth shut, lest I want Jesse Jackson, Kanye West, and Johnnie Cochran's vengeful ghost on my ass.

[Guitar Woman]

Do the games also have that siren when the town switches from reality to the other place? Because it's really scary :(

[master_d_68]

Yeah, best utilized in the first one. The siren grows louder during one of the opening scenes, and you can completely feel the change in atmosphere. That's all I'm gonna say, go play the first one, you could probably find it used for 8 bucks.

[Guitar Woman]

I'm working on that, but in the mystical magical realm of Oregon gamestops are few and far inbetween.

Being able to play SH1 is probably the only reason I haven't sold my Gaystation yet. >:

[Girl Drink Drunk]

GW, what games do you have for that? I could tell you about some great games for the PS back in the day. On the subject of sirens, I fucking

[DeadKennedys]

f*ck that it's supposed to be seen in the theater

what good is seeing the movie without the confused stares and furled brows as people try to figure out the plot while you already have some inkling of what's going on from having played the game? it's like being part of a secret club :conspiracy

I live for that feeling.

[Emu]

I'm working on that, but in the mystical magical realm of Oregon gamestops are few and far inbetween.

Being able to play SH1 is probably the only reason I haven't sold my Gaystation yet. >:

you can play SH1 on the PS2, you know

[Guitar Woman]

I'll be too poor to get a PS2 until the PS3 comes out and everyone buys that and gives their PS2 to Value Village or something.

Also, check out gametrailers.com, because they've got a bunch of cool silent hill stuff up right now :o

[Drunkenbrigade]

Looks good. I'm going to see it tonight.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

SILENT HILL TONIGHT!!! Going with my buddies at 6:30 (I feel part of something here :tear )

[ItalianStereotype]

oh man, that was great :<

though I like Harry Mason much better than Rose. Pyramid Head was a welcome addition as well.

[Guitar Woman]

Was there a leg monster rape scene? :o

[ItalianStereotype]

no, no there wasn't

there weren't even any leg monsters

BUT pyramid head does not disappoint

[Schimid]

I doubt they'd have him

but

valtiel? :=

[wislingsailsmen]

i beleave it will be the best videogame movie besides the wizard cant get any better than that movie

[Guitar Woman]

The wizard isn't a videogame movie you deuce, it's just a movie that has a lot of videogames in it >:

[the_dudefather]

i love the wizard, its so bad

anyway its good it hear that SH is good, but is it good good, or video game movie good?

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I just got back and it definately is good, and certainly good by video game movie standards.

[ItalianStereotype]

SH is better than a number of horror movies I've seen lately, truth be told.

no schims, no valtiel. keep in mind that this covers pretty much the first game only, despite the appearance of pyramid head, who was totally awesome by the way. especially what he does to that one cult member.

I also love how you can never really escape silent hill ;<

[Emu]

Fucking awesome. :D Also: For any of you upset by that cheesy "I am the reaper" line from the commericals: Fear not, it's better in context.

[ArrowX]

Damnit My stupid heart whatsis prevents me from going today (I'm still supposed to be taking it slowly) But This weekend I will go. Somehow.

Valtiel is supposed to appear in name only. Hid name is in the credits >:

WTF is a Schim?

[ItalianStereotype]

it's what I call schimid during pillow talk

[ArrowX]

SO there was no In theater BJ, CS, or Quickie!? The movie was THAT GOOD!

[ItalianStereotype]

what are you talking about, you fag

[ArrowX]

Wait WTF does Eddie do in this movie!?!?!?

[Drunkenbrigade]

OMG PRYRAMID HEAD ROX MY SOX!!11!


But seriously this movie is awesome. The death of the red head cult member is a friggen classic.

I loved the music they used from the silent hill games through-out the movie, it made it that much better.

[Immortal Goat]

The critics really REALLY didn't like this movie. So I guess that means I'm definitely seeing this.

[ItalianStereotype]

oh yes, the fucking music rocked. also, I love being able to sit back and pick out parts from the game in the movie.

[master_d_68]

Saw the movie today

(MAJOR SPOILERS!!!)

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This is, without a doubt, the most faithful video game adaptation ever. EVERY AREA is IDENTICAL to how it appeared in the games, from the infamous alleyway, to the bathrooms, to the camera angles (NOTABLY IN THE ALLEY AND THE ZOOM ON THE HOSPITAL MAP). For the difficult task of adaptating seemingly unadaptable source material , Gans and Avary did a helluva job. And now for the gripes.

-Pyramid Head underused, he is effectively used in two scenes, and disappears for the remainder. His presence isn't even spoken of afterwards, instead, treated like a garden variety monster like the others

-The Nurse scene is unintentionally funny, and badly cut. Although the allusion to their futility without light was a welcome acknowlegement.

-Some of the dialogue was absolutely ridiculous, either in execution or in general ("LOOK, I'M BURNING!") And many characters have a bad habit of stating the obvious (CYBIL WALKING INTO A CHARRED ROOM: "There was a fire here."

-The mentions of Henry Townsend and Eddie Dombrowski in the credits, presumably as minor cultist characters with no dialogue.

-The ending....C'mon....I was afraid they would go with the obvious twist, but chalked it up to cliche paranoia. I was sadly disappointed that they chose to go with the "dead the whole time" ending, especially when it takes the "High Tension" route of negating all of the previous events of the past 2 hours.

-Sean Bean's character is useless, and what could have been explored, was discarded. Then again, Avary wrote the script with no males, and was forced to add one when the first draft was returned to him saying "There are no men!" This makes it blatantly obvious that he was a last minute addition.

Other then these gripes, the film remained a fuckin' blast to watch. I was quite surprised to return home pleased only to see that the critics completely ripped it to pieces (One absurdedly comparing it to Uwe Boll's work). Fuck the critics, it's worth a watch.

[ItalianStereotype]

it's a film adaptation of Silent Hill 1. pyramid head isn't supposed to be there AT ALL.

[the_dudefather]

wow, everyoe who hasnt played silent hill really hates this

"Let’s start with the running time for Silent Hill: two hours and five minutes. Totally out of control."
-- Christy Lemire, ASSOCIATED PRESS

"Had Silent Hill been directed by Peter Jackson, perhaps there would have been an explanation or justification for its 127-minute length. But Christophe Gans? Seriously?"
-- Dan Fienberg, ZAP2IT.COM

i hate when people get REALLY ANNOYED at the length of the movie, sure if it was 5 hours long or something, but an extra half hour? what critical things did they miss out on in that time that they lost forever thanks to silent hill?

anyway, sounds good from fans of the game, might see it

[master_d_68]

SPOILERS




Of course, it's NOT a complete adaptation of Silent Hill 1. It's already been established that elements from all of the games would be integrated into ONE film. The patient demons and the Hotel was in Silent Hill 2, Rose is dressed similar to Heather, and if you want to get REALLY technical, where was Kaufman, and why was Dahilia a tragic character instead of the main villain? I think that, even though they were proud of their film, that Gans and Avary were confident that this movie wasn't likely to please critics or generate a definite sequel, hence, the integration of elements from all of the games (hardly SH4) into one BIG film. They made this film strictly for the fans, and that's all I ever wanted.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Also, that part where they jump across apartment rooms was straight outta the second game, Stereotype. Also the bowling alley was from the seond. Although the theme and plot was almost an adaptation of the first movie, Gans obviously played the second one all the way through, and it shows in the movie.

[ArrowX]

Also alot of shots (even from the trailer are straight out of the games. For example the shot of rose kneeling on the ground through the steel mesh is from SH3.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Funny, I've played through the third game the most (beaten it twice) and I never really caught on to the referances from the third game.

[Emu]

A couple of the songs were from SH3, too. The ending credit song was the opening of the game.

[ArrowX]

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/sh3_0117_6.jpg

[Girl Drink Drunk]

A couple of the songs were from SH3, too. The ending credit song was the opening of the game.
The credit music from SH3 was a sung version of the opening (instrumental) theme song for the first SH,though. But yeah, I remember the music from the car scene in SH3 now.

[Protoclown]

I saw this last night and really enjoyed it, though I've never played the games (only seen a little bit of SH2 being played, and it looked pretty much exactly like portrayed in the movie to me). One of my friends who did play the games HATED it though, saying they changed EVERYTHING and it was just awful.

Some of the video game elements were a little cheesy (the way she found some of the "clues" and whatnot, like the hotel plaque thing in that guy's mouth), but as I knew it was a video game movie that didn't really bother me.

I thought it was a fairly enjoyable movie and very pretty to look at. I really didn't "get" what they were trying to do at the end though. The ending didn't make sense to me.

[Fathom Zero]

Alright, that settles it. I'm seeing it tonight or whenever I get a chance to this weekend.

[Johnny Couth]

I really, really liked it. I didn't think it was scary, but it kept me interested, and the final scene in the church was very cool.

[ItalianStereotype]

oh it's obviously not an adaptation of silent hill 1 because HER CLOTHES WERE OBVIOUSLY FROM SILENT HILL 3 AND THAT MUSIC FROM THAT ONE SCENE IS OBVIOUSLY FROM SILENT HILL 2 AND MINOR PLOT VARIATIONS AND LOLOLOL

[Johnny Couth]

The farthest I got in Silent Hill one was the school.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I saw this last night and really enjoyed it, though I've never played the games (only seen a little bit of SH2 being played, and it looked pretty much exactly like portrayed in the movie to me). One of my friends who did play the games HATED it though, saying they changed EVERYTHING and it was just awful.

Some of the video game elements were a little cheesy (the way she found some of the "clues" and whatnot, like the hotel plaque thing in that guy's mouth), but as I knew it was a video game movie that didn't really bother me.

I thought it was a fairly enjoyable movie and very pretty to look at. I really didn't "get" what they were trying to do at the end though. The ending didn't make sense to me.
Yeah, the ending was pretty lame, and made even me go "wtf". Anyways, there were a lot of references from the first three games, which tell that Gans played them all. Obviously they arent the same, and some parts may be altered, but a lot of it really did keep to the spirit and moments from the first three. I dont intend this to sound insulting, but is your friend a Silent Hill purist in the way that Spider-Man purists were upset that in the Spider-Man Peter Parker was able to spin webs naturally (instead of inventing those shooters)?

[Zomboid]

Fucking theater here decided to have THE ROCKET, ice age 2 and scary movie 4 instead. Fuck them.

On a side note...Matthew Lesko :lol

[Protoclown]

I dont intend this to sound insulting, but is your friend a Silent Hill purist in the way that Spider-Man purists were upset that in the Spider-Man Peter Parker was able to spin webs naturally (instead of inventing those shooters)?

Nah, I don't think so. I mean, she even said she'd expected certain changes to be made, and far as I know she's only played the first two games. But there was something about that movie that made her absolutely HATE it, and I don't know why. I've gotten used to them taking liberties with the source material at this point. Constantine was NOTHING like the comic book Hellblazer but I still thought it was an enjoyable movie in its own way.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

That would sweet to see a Silent Hill 2 with a new cast. I donno how that do, but it would be great to further explore the town.

[Guitar Woman]

Oh man, I saw it last night and it has to be the best horror movie since the shining ;<

I thought the opening felt kind of rushed and crappy, but the movie started going way up hill when Rose woke up to that Johnny Cash song in the bowling alley :o

As for the acting, I only thought two of the characters were noticably lame, but I got used to Sharon/Alessa, and that red haired chick... Well, we who saw the movie know what happened to her :o

I also would've liked to have seen a bit more of Pyramid Head, since he was really fucking awesome in this ;<

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Oh man, I saw it last night and it has to be the best horror movie since the shining ;<

I thought the opening felt kind of rushed and crappy, but the movie started going way up hill when Rose woke up to that Johnny Cash song in the bowling alley :o

As for the acting, I only thought two of the characters were noticably lame, but I got used to Sharon/Alessa, and that red haired chick... Well, we who saw the movie know what happened to her :o

I also would've liked to have seen a bit more of Pyramid Head, since he was really fucking awesome in this ;<

I thought that the whole group of survivors could damage the whole "anxiety" factor that the game had, but they actually turned out to be really creepy cultists, and that worked. On another note considering that some of the "clues" were lifted from the first, I thought that was kinda weird, because I haven't seen something like that, since those "Power up" sequences in Ultra Violet. :lol

[Emu]

The red haired chick's acting didn't bother me that much because it seemed intentional, and I think it fit the scene.

[ArrowX]

I just got back and am Happy, It was a great (not masterpiece) for a movie, but for a video game movie it was amazing. I cant help but feel cheated that Ol Pyramyd head was not included more but I came to terms with it. Was anyone else more freaked out by the first "alternate silent hill" sequence (little crispys I prefer to call them) than any other part of the movie?

[Sacks]

I just got back from this and holy shit did I get robbed. This asshole behind me would not stop talking. I was shooting him dirty shut-the-hell-up looks the whole time and he didn't even pause for a moment. "Yeah the whole town just got hit with a nuke-u-lar bomb and that's how they all died and that's why it's raining ash it's nuke-u-lar winter an.. Holy cow that is one deep hole! That's gotta be 500 feet! Probably where the bomb fell.. yep anyways what was I saying.." I don't know where he got any of his information, or why his wife chose to believe him after hearing all the explanations from the movie, but I hope that rotten son of a bitch falls in a knife hole. I felt better in the parking lot after I yelled at him and called him a dirtbag as he was walking (while still droning on and on) to his luxury automobile. Besides all of that though, the movie was pretty killer.

[ItalianStereotype]

what part of "SILENT HILL ONE" do you people not understand? pyramid head was NOT in the first silent hill, so we're lucky to have seen him at all.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I dont think I've ever seen such a movie that borrowed this many direct parts from what it was based on. Kinda thought it a bit strange. Like I said before, I kinda hope there is a (non-direct) sequel, to explore more of Silent Hill, I wanna see the fucking prison/historical society/hidden mineshaft thing the second game, or the hospital.

[Mr. Vagiclean]

BURNING of the girl scene, that was so intense for me :(

[ArrowX]

They did go to the hospital >:

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Oh yeah, I guess, but that felt so short. I hope if there is a sequel they do a homage to that "mirror" room in the hospital (SH3), or even better, that fridge from Nowhere (SH). You what I mean.

[ArrowX]

It would have been cool to see the Face Wall from HS4. Out of that entire game that had to be the mos unsettling part.

[Guitar Woman]

what part of "SILENT HILL ONE" do you people not understand? pyramid head was NOT in the first silent hill, so we're lucky to have seen him at all.
We know pyramid head wasn't supposed to be in it at all, but if you're gonna put something that fucking awesome in a movie you might as well have it in more than 2 scenes :o

[abortretryfail]

I'm a big fan of the game, but still haven't seen the movie, any good? I heard that as of today it’s #1 at the Box Office. Anyone seen or have this: http://www.konami.com/silenthill/she/ ? It's a PSP "game" that has lots of Silent Hill extras, like the two comics, lots of behind the scenes-type stuff from the movie, and I guess music from the movie and games too.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I'm not surprised that it was number 1. The place was filled when I went. http://www.boxoffice.com/

[Immortal Goat]

My god I LOVED this movie. Very intense, though I wouldn't say it's scary. Pyramid Head was awesome, but I'm glad they didn't overuse him. It IS SH1 after all :rolleyes .

Visually stunning, the acting wasn't that bad (I'm pretty sure the redhead was supposed to sound that way), and the soundtrack fucking rocked my cock the whole way through. Definitely gonna buy this when it comes out.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Those cultists were actually really creepy and robotic-cold.

[Guitar Woman]

If the redhead was trying to sound insane, she did a horrendously cheesy job of it and is a terrible actress. >:

[xbxDaniel]

Will the movie lose some of it's appeal if viewed on a regular TV?

[Johnny Couth]

Will the movie lose some of it's appeal if viewed on a regular TV?

Yes.

[Mad Melvin]

I watched a crappy theatercam version today, 'cause this film isn't coming here until July or something.
I loved this movie. Yes, the dialog was a bit cheesy here and there and the scenes with Boromir weren't that interesting, but other than that this was a fucking awesome movie.
The monsters were beautifully done, especially the nurses, that black goo spewing creature from SH2 and of course, Pyramid Head.
The scene with the nurses had me on the edge of my seat. Goddamn those things were creepy.
I'll buy the DVD as soon as it hits the shelves and my vote goes for "yes" if they're making a sequel.

[Immortal Goat]

Will the movie lose some of it's appeal if viewed on a regular TV?

Yes.
But that's the same with practically any movie, really.

And as for the redheaded cultist sounding insane, I don't think so. She came across as trying to sound crazy/brainwashed. If that is the case (which it obviously was), then she did a fine job of it.

[Guitar Woman]

I'm still glad she died.

[Immortal Goat]

So am I, but it's mostly because of the awesome way in which it happened.

[Guitar Woman]

Yeah, but for me it was made ten times better due to the fact that I thought she was really fucking annoying.

[James]

Well now I don't have to see this movie anymore. >:

lol just kidding I saw that scene leaked months ago. But still fucking shut up you guys.

[Immortal Goat]

Sorry. I tried to keep my posts spoiler free.

[abortretryfail]

Anyone seen or have this: http://www.konami.com/silenthill/she/ ? It's a PSP "game" that has lots of Silent Hill extras, like the two comics, lots of behind the scenes-type stuff from the movie, and I guess music from the movie and games too.

I picked up "The Silent Hill Experience" which is officially called an "interactive umd" not a "PSP thingy" :) Pretty cool. The comics are animated, which is neat and they have both of them on there. It's also got music from all four games, game trailers, the movie trailer, and interviews with Christopher Gans and Akira Yamaoka. It also has the "fukuoku" video and a couple of others that I can't remember the name of right now. Good stuff for fans of the series. It's kind of like having all the extras on the movie DVD way before the DVD comes out. I paid too much for it ($28.95) but it's only supposed to be $19.99

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Does it have a trailer for the first game or is it just the intro?

[abortretryfail]

Does it have a trailer for the first game or is it just the intro?

Trailer. It's got some trailers for all 4 of the games. There is a lot of "hidden" stuff on the UMD too, not sure if I've seen it all.

[Zomboid]

Watched it last night. Fucking awesome :o

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Sigh, this is where the decline of the thread begins (Im not reffering to you, zomboid. just that this thread's days are numbered).

[Dr. Boogie]

I finally saw it today. I'm with IG: great movie, but more intense than scary, really.

As for Pyramid Head, his appearance in the movie is just like the appearance of the tertiary FF7 characters in Advent Children: he's there as a nod to the fans of the game. Nothing more. As IS pointed out already, he technically shouldn't have even been in the movie, but it was still cool seeing him there.

[MetalMilitia]

I saw this yesterday at the cinema, it was good! A little slow perhaps but overall it had alot of cool content - especially the ending, loved the hellraiser style barbwire and the woman having her skin pulled off by pyramid head.

Edit: way to almost ruin it for everyone who hasn't seen it yet.

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

I just saw it last night thinking I would hate it but I LOVED it.

The only thing that raised a WTF flag for me was the very end. Way to give me a lame ending.

Also I liked a couple of the death scenes. Though the suspense was the best part. It wasn't as scary as I'd hoped but it was a BRILLAINT plot. I'm stillpiecing parts of it together.

*spoilers*








deep fried, barbed wire hysterectomy, skinned alive after worlds worst nipple twister




* end spoilers*

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I still think It's amazing how well Silent Hill is doing. Twice, yesterday I heard people talking about it at school.

[DeadKennedys]

Overall, I'd say it's the pretty damn good execution of a crappy story.

SPOILERS!!










My favorite scene (besides pyramid head) had to be the flashback after the burning of Alessa, where Detective Thomas is cradling her in his arms and he just had that look on his face. Many parts felt like they were some indie movie rather than hollywood, like when the first arrive in SH and she descends that first staircase, and also when that elevator drops down the shaft.

Alessa with all the razor wire reminded me of the fight with Mary in SH2.


I wanted to see more of the underground coal mines where the "fires are still burning" (WE GET IT ALREADY!!), rather than some of the other locations they chose. In the opening where Sharon stares into the valley and it zooms down into the coal mines, it looked so badass, I wanted to see that more.

The Nurse scene reminded me of some interperative ballet the way they danced and swung their heads around. The sounds they made were great though. Awesome music.

I think the ending was 100% piss poor, like they were running out of film and the director said "I have to wrap this up in three minutes." I liked the cult members in the mining suits... I learned once that miners could use birds to sense a collapse before it happened or to smell gas leaks. Now they use canaries to sense when the darkness is coming. Some people seemed to be really confused about this. The link between their old lives of coal mining and their new lives in the darkness was very cool.

I did like the themes of guilt and judgement that were in the games and the movie, they did that pretty well.

Alessa's hate grew so much that she tore the town into two dimensions, one regular and another where demons would torment those who harmed her. I'll bite. But why would Rose be pulled into the alternate reality? And why wasn't Boromir? Why isn't Alessa dead by now? She's been in an abandoned hospital with no food or medical care for years. I guess we're just supposed to "go with it." And why was that nurse in red missing her eyes. Did Alessa take them for looking at her? Maybe I'm as dense as a stone but I felt like there were alot of plot holes.

This reminded me of The Grudge, and I hated The Grudge. More disturbing than children burning and Voldo in a bathroom stall is this trend among "horror (or what you want to call them)" movies of creepy little girls paired with storylines that are so poorly written that you're supposed to pretend like they make an ounce of sense. Just feels like it's been done before.

[MetalMilitia]

I agree there did seem to be a fair few plot holes. But I dont want to make too much of it incase I just didn't understand it :(

For example did the main woman and cop die at the beginning in a car crash or what? :s

[DeadKennedys]

No, they didn't die. Even the cultists weren't dead until Alessa ripped them the fuck up. I'm assuming that once you get caught up in that world you can't leave.

I spend the large majority of this movie with my eyes squinted and my head cocked because none of it seemed to piece together well. There were those moments when I went "holy crap, that's cool" but in a good movie I find myself feeling alot of different emotions and I felt very, very few while watching Silent Hill.

There were connections between Colin and Pyramid head and the concepts of rape and rape imagery I think. I feel like this is something I'll have to watch a second time if I want to really put it all together.

[noob3]

never played silent hill, i've wanted to though. i have played every single resident evil.

and let me tell you

the movie wasn't that spiffy, the ending was awful, but..

if they made a resident evil movie more like this silent hill movie i would be the happiest boy alive

slow & beautiful the way resident evil should be :(

i'm off to buy a ps2 ;)

[Girl Drink Drunk]

never played silent hill, i've wanted to though. i have played every single resident evil.

and let me tell you

the movie wasn't that spiffy, the ending was awful, but..

if they made a resident evil movie more like this silent hill movie i would be the happiest boy alive

slow & beautiful the way resident evil should be :(

i'm off to buy a ps2 ;)

If you wanna know about any good PS games ( Im not a PS2 expert, despite having one), you can PM me. You will be fucking lucky to find the first game. Dont bother with the fourth if you are short on bank.

[Emu]

I found the first one for ten dollars at GameCrazy.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I was thinking more in pawnshops or something, but I would consider myself to come across that again in a shop.

[Emu]

Also screw you, the 4th game is the scariest one. >:

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Hey sorry, but that was the most disappointing game for me, and when I saw the trailer, I expected it to be the most warped game in the series. SH 3 will always be the scariest for me. The reason SH4

[DeadKennedys]

Sniperwulf, your name sucks. And quit jacking the thread you piece of trash

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I'm just as big a fan of the games as the other posters here, so piss off >:

[Rez]

i loved this movie.

[Ninjavenom]

Ditto. Contains what are easily the most brutally depicted deaths i have ever seen on film.

[thebiggameover]

i would have liked this movie more if i didnt see it in a getto the-a-ter. shut the fuck up people! and why in the fuck did you bring your fucking 5 yearold and 3 year old to this fucking movie?????

[Johnny Couth]

Ditto. Contains what are easily the most brutally depicted deaths i have ever seen on film.

You haven't seen much movies, have you?

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Ditto. Contains what are easily the most brutally depicted deaths i have ever seen on film.
I have to say Brave Heart shows the most brutal deaths ever, personally, but the barbed wire scene made me cringe.

[Mr. Vagiclean]

no way, no scene in braveheart got me as close to as getting myself beyong-cringing when silent hill showed the lady officer getting bubbling hot alive! and that scene with the burnt crisp girl :::{ the barb wire scene was cheese~