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I just got around to watching the Silent Hill movie as a longtime fan of the games and was curious what everyone's consensus is on it. I'm glad the fandom at large seems to give it the credit it deserves because it's NOWHERE near the level of bad that was made out to me at release and by all the reviews.
It's definitely worth a watch and i think i'll soon be rewatching it. With that said... I really don't think it's a good adaptation. It's the kind of loud and obnoxious strand of horror from 2000s American movie remakes as opposed to the Japanese atmospheric originals.
The visuals are good. The acting is fine. The script and direction are horrendously lackluster and take a generic horror movie plot that wouldn't even be good for a Sci fi special and fry it in Silent Hill batter. 3/10.
Aug 31, 2020 · The Silent Hill movies got mixed reviews from game fans when they were released, but what are the real differences between the movies and the games? Is Silent Hill really the best video game movie? Screen Rant
- Source Material
- Characters
- Setting, Atmosphere and Tone
- Costumes and Special Effects
- Score and Sound Design
- You’Ll Never Leave…
A significant advantage this film has is the excellent quality of its source material. When Silent Hill was released in 1999, it was praised for its great storytelling and effective scares, with the all-encompassing feeling of dread and isolation becoming the series’ hallmark. So naturally the film had a great template with which to work. However, ...
As mentioned above, the film features various characters with some lifted straight from the video game, and others either altered or created especially for the big screen. The most obvious change is that of the protagonist from Harry Mason (father to the young girl Cheryl) to Rose Da Silva who is the mother of this same child, now named (the more c...
While these characters are integral to both the video game and its big screen adaptation, many consider the town itself to be the main character; this perspective has only gained further credence as the video game series has progressed. Consequently, the film faced a daunting task in bringing the foggy, deserted, and demonic town to life, and I bel...
While the characters (including the town itself) within the film are excellent, it’s worth mentioning the superb job the costumes and special effects do of bringing the Otherworld and its abhorrent creations to life. From Cybil’s police uniform and Christabella’s religious garb, to Dahlia Gillespie’s ashen-grey, tattered dress, the movie does a ste...
Many believe the soul of Silent Hill is its music, and it’s implemented excellently at key points during the film. In fact, the only song heard that’s not from the series’ soundtrack is Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. From the dream-like piece playing as Rose awakens from her car accident and enters the eponymous town, to the industrial cacophony heard...
As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, I consider the Silent Hill film to not only be one of the best video game movie adaptations, but also a great film based on its own artistic merit. From the faithful recreation of the video game’s tone, atmosphere, setting, and score, to the little alterations that enrich the fictional universe, these various aspe...
Apr 20, 2006 · What I can say is that it’s an incredibly good-looking film. The director, Christophe Gans, uses graphics and special effects and computers and grainy, scratchy film stock and surrealistic images and makes “Silent Hill” look more like an experimental art film than a horror film — except for the horror, of course. The visuals are ...
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Apr 30, 2020 · Best: It’s Actually Creepy. While the majority of horror movies released in theaters today fail to deliver even the slightest sense of dread, Silent Hill is genuinely creepy in its best moments.
