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Johnny Couth · #**201**

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Originally Posted by xbxDaniel

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

Yes.

Mad Melvin · #**202**

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 · #**203**

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Originally Posted by Johnny Couth

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Originally Posted by xbxDaniel

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 · #**204**

I'm still glad she died.

Immortal Goat · #**205**

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

Guitar Woman · #**206**

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

James · #**207**

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 · #**208**

Sorry. I tried to keep my posts spoiler free.

abortretryfail · #**209**

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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 · #**210**

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

abortretryfail · #**211**

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Originally Posted by Sniperwulf

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 · #**212**

Watched it last night. Fucking awesome :o

Girl Drink Drunk · #**213**

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 · #**214**

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 · #**215**

I saw this yesterday at the cinema, it was good! A little slow perhaps but overall it had alot of cool content -

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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 · #**216**

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 · #**217**

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

DeadKennedys · #**218**

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 · #**219**

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 · #**220**

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 · #**221**

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 · #**222**

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Originally Posted by 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

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.