Just got back from seeing it. I must say that it was pretty good. There was definitely a lot of bad acting but there was also some pretty good acting. There was a lot of genuinely creepy shit going on through the whole thing. Thumbs up.
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Saw it. 'Twas grand.
*OMFG SPOILERS* The movie was not quite what I had expected, but it was brilliantly done regardless. I'm breaking this review into segments for easy viewing, plus my brain hurts. Imagery: 10/10 The atmosphere was fantastic, perfectly digusting and filthy. The rustic elements were in perfect harmony with the actions that were occurring among the settings. The scene with the Janitor gave a great sense of confinement and claustrophobia as he devoured the room in red ripley. The scene with the acid-belching lying figure was great, though it seemed a bit tacked on. The fog enveloping the figure created a sense of tension and suspense as your eyes raced to make out the features of the thing as it stumbled out of the mist and came into focus. The transitional effects between the foggy dimension and the rustic dimension was ingenius, though the rustic dimension had a bit of a problem with light balance. If you weren't in a darkened theatre, I guarantee you wouldn't be able to see a thing. Violence/vulgarity ratio: 9.5/10 What I mean is... is it in balance with what's going on? The gore was there, oh was it ever, but instead of delivering it parcelled in even doses, there were scenes of just pure gore after a long scene of nothing too interesting occurring (gore-wise). Particularly noted in the final scene in which Alessa rips the 'sinners' to shreds with her barb wire carriage (that gave me a mega boner). As far as swearing goes, there was a fair amount, enough to seperate it an R movie from a PG-13 movie. And nudity, well, other than the breef skinning sequence (FARKING AWESOME) and the risqueness of the nurses' breast-lifting outfits, there was pretty much nothing for the fan boys to krank off to later. Game Accuracy: 7/10 The story was definitely revamped a fair amount. Alot of scenes were taken right from the game though, and it was great to see them reenacted with actors and grade A effects. Creatures: 10/10 I have listed these in order of appearance... Grey Children: Fantastic and extremely disturbing in both design and characterization. The apparent innocence of a child misleads you into a short-lived false sense of security, as they lift their heads into the light and open their distorted mouths to let out their signature ear-splitting shriek. I believe the effects were a mix of actors in suits and enhancing CGI effects such as glowing eyes, skin pattern, and glowing sinders that slowly consumed them before they fell prey to the return of the foggy dimension. The Janitor: A disturbing being that took you by gracious surprise. The most human of the monsters (other than PH). The design was a bit simple, but he was disturbing nonetheless, and the depravity of him as a human only adds to the creepiness. Pyramid Head (and his little pets): I love and worship him forever. The design was sweet but I don't have to tell that to most of you. By far the most ominous and forboding villain, a monstrous figure accompanied by an endless wave of devilish little insects and of course his Great Knife (which was even too heavy for him evidently). My only wish is that we saw a bit more of him and his amazing strength (I wish I could skin people that way!). He needs his own damn movie. Lying Figure: Very little difference to the game version other than the mouth looks less like a vagina. Creepy and grotesque in every sense of the word. Make up effects were spot on and really submitted a great feeling of overwhelming disgust. Nurses: Not much different from the game. Twitchy, risque costumes, and lots of female orgasm sounds. It seemed a bit lame that they were all clustered having an orgy in the middle of a hall way instead of being evenly distributed wandering the dark halls of Brookhaven. As far as acting goes, I don't have much to say other than it was bad with the exception of whoever played the radical Christabella bitch. Just bad. Wooden. Not good at pretending they're scared. Etc. etc. etc. No one goes to see this movie for the actors. Cybil = huge dike. Overall: 9/10 Pros: Great atmosphere. Great monsters. Great story. Stuff that only appeals to old-school SH fans. Cons: Bad acting. Satisfactory CG effects. A poorly composed ending. Just go see it. Now. |
For anyone who hasn't played the games and wants to get some of the "easter egg moments",e.g. the parts where the copied the game, go to http://www.amybalot.com/silenthill/ . This site has the story lines and just about every cutscene from all four games.
http://www.silenceisbroken.com/noiz/main.html has all the spooky soundtracks. |
I started playing Silent Hill 4 a couple of weeks ago and didn't continue it because of less time (or because I always get diarrhoe when I play it XD). j/k. I really have to continue it, it's actually a masterpiece.
I need to play the other three parts because I know that there is always a little bit of relation. I would like to see that movie, probably it's good, maybe it's boring. I don't know if you know this video already, but it's a really funny piece about the Pyramid Head. XD http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...t+hill&pl=true |
Ha. Alex, if you like 4 then you'll positively worship the first 3, because 4 pretty much sucks alot of wet ass.
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Silent Hill 4 does not "suck alot of wet ass". It's not the best, but it is definatly better than the Resident Evil series. The "hauntings" in the apartment scared the crap out of me. Totally unexpected creepyness.
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Anything horror seems better when compared to RE, but we aren't talking about RE. On a Silent Hill level, SH4 does indeed suck alot of wet ass, mostly because it seemed to lack the psychological horror we've all come to love from SH. That's just my standpoint though.
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There were no siren changes to the "other" world, a flashlight, or a radio. Instead there is a nifty first person view point and a linited inventory. Otherwise it is the same game. creepy monsters, creepy cult, "innocent" bystanders.The psychological horror is still there, most of the killable monsters are creations of Walter's psyche and the room hauntings. Konomi just wanted to get away from the " I got to go to Silent Hill to find ______." storyline.
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I demand that someone find a picture of the mannequin monster. Kays?
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Mannequins were raped by PH, but I didn't notice any vaginas.
Then again, PH got off with his clothes on... :dodgy: Stupid japanese censorship. And Amber, do you mean from the game or what? Just do a Google search or whatever. |
Well, since this is a thread about the movie, a safe assumption is that I meant the movie. :p
I read that there's some nakey mannequins running around the movie, and I'm curious about how they look. |
There aren't any in the movie, Amber. Sorry to break it to you. I listed all the creatures seen above.
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is that what they look like?
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Yep. Those are mannequins. Neat find Xavier, I wish the top one was in the movie... looks creepier than the Patients.
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They just adjusted the name/plot for an entirely new game to shy away from the dangers of launching an entire new franchise. It wasn't initially intended as a SH game at all. In other news, I want to see the movie. It looks good. |
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The psychological horror that Silent Hill is famous for is a direct result of the games ambiguity. We fear what we don't [ or in the case of silent hill, can't ] comprehend. That's not to say that the storyline was overly complicated, but many of the creatures and visuals were just, well, wrong. While the fourth installment was fairly mediocre, it still made me throw down the controller a few times. As far as the RE series is concerned, the first two games were great. 4 was great. Not really scary, but fun none the less. |
Ok here's my opinion...
Ok, since never playing the game before in my life ( Resident Evil is what I play for survival horror), I thought it neat to see the movie. It made you think, which sometimes was too much when you tried to enjoy it. I really enjoyed the fact that all the sounds were loud and scary when they needed to be, and the film's atmosphere was perfected to the point of what Silent Hill was, a ghostly horror town playing on the visitor's psyche. It was ok, and Pyramid Head was awesome!! But, here is the big question.. What the heck was up with that ending? Did anybody understand that? Everyone in the theatre groaned because they thought, as well as I did, the ending was crap. So, if anyone can tell me what the heck was up with that ending, let me know lol. |
I hate it when people do that. The same with LOTR. The peeps in the theatre wouldn't understand that it was 1 out of three parts of 1 story...
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Yeah people, they've all already been damned, that's the metaphor.
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So is the ending basically just a rip-off of The Others/The Sixth Sense?
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Yeah, but the way it was presented. So, were they ghosts at the beginning trough the whole movie? Or...man that movie made my head hurt lol. In my opinion, it wasn't worth my money.
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What I ment to say, was that was the film suppossed to be that she was dead at the beginning? If it was, then their previous life had no purpose, and the movie had no purpose? Maybe I should play the game. |
Spoilers!
They aren't dead. They just never left the parallel universe of silent hill. End Spoilers! Sory about that. I'm going to have to change my name to fuucktart. |
Sweet mother of God. Use Spoiler Alerts, you unbelievable bastards.
And Marco, use your friggin' edit button so I won't have to merge your posts anymore. |
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Did I really misunderstand it that much? God, I'm stupid. I'm so stupid. I hate me. Too bad Sekto is a bitch.
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Yes, she and Cybil died in the car crash right before she wakes up in Silent Hill. The point of you realizing that they have been dead at the end was meant to bring up questions. Just like how her husband never passed into 'the otherworld.' Questions that could lead to a possible sequel ;). If you really want full Silent Hill feeling, then yes, you should play the game. That is what the movie was based on, after all. MOD EDIT: Don't you give me rolly eyes, young man. Not my fault you didn't follow one of the most basic and well-known rules of internet etiquette. |
Sorry If I sound like an imbesile lol! It's just some of it was hard to understand. The monsters were pretty good, but there should have been more, and their should have been some indication about how they fit into the movie (Such as Pyramid Head is a manifestation of punishment for the person if they feel guilty about a situation and wish to die for it.) It was too much about the people and it needed more of a foundation as to how events were suppossed to make sense. I still stick by that the ending was crap, but I guess it kind of makes sense. They should have had the ending be more elaborate for the average movie-goer, such as have the husband find a newspaper that says "Two found dead in Silent Hill due to car crash!" It's not overstating the obvious and it basically gets a reaction to the audience like "Oh ok I see why that's happening."
Overall, it's not the worst movie in the world. It was going good until the ending. To be honest, it was not that scary either, it wasn't anything we haven't seen before. I give it a 2 out of 5. |
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I saw it, thank you to everybody that recommended it :)
Can someone direct me to an essay about the movie, with interpretation and such |