Silent Hill

I first saw Silent Hill before I played a Silent Hill game. Years ago, I had heard that the movie was not particularly liked although it did OK at the box office. Critcis left less than enthusiatic reviews. I was reading today on Wikipedia the recption to this movie and it was was not great. .... Comments like meandering plot, overlong, and vague.Anyway,. I had always liked this movie and watched it when it was on TV, at least twice. More recently, a few times I looked to buying it on blu-ray. However it was always expensive, so gave it a miss. .... At the price of £22 now it is overpriced, but it's quite rare to buy, so I decided eventually, to buy it.Loved every minute of it.1. Critics saying it was meandering are just plain wrong. If you watch putting subtitles on and off, if you can't figure some dialogue it's a crystal clear plot. .... Let's face it, we all wish movies directed for clearer dialogue. Is there even a movie made since 1990 that every word is audible in it. When watching movies, it's often like, 'I didn't quite hear that, but I get the general idea'.2. Secondly, in blu-ray everything is much clearer to see, and it enhances the picture a lot over TV standard definition.Silent Hill is a strong freaky movie. ...... Also since seeing Silent Hill on TV years ago, I played the Silent Hill: Homecoming video game in 2015. I see now why the set of the movie is exactly how it is. .... In that respect the movie is faithfull to the game series. Although I do not know if the movie was based on a particular game from the series. ... Yes I know Homecoming was not seen as the best game. I liked it first time I played it, but was infuriated with the controls. Second time I played I loved it; blown away. I think simply because I came to it knowing what to expect with the controls on PC gaming.There's probably not much I can add to anything that other reviewers have said, in terms of what you see. The enemies are excellent, and always felt that was a strong point of the movie. The feeling is disorientation and way out, and the lives of the characters being changed forever.Is it worth £22? .... Well, that's a personal choice. .... I say if you liked what you saw on TV, then you will like it more on blu-ray, garaunteed. ... I balked at the price, but I genuinely loved watching it in blu-ray.

As a fan of the game I really appreciated the way they kept that true spirit to the game, which is creepy to say the least. the music was strongly linked too, which was a character in itself. It is not as scary as the games (scary as hell) but I really enjoyed the visuals and the soundtrack is superb. The gender change was clever I thought. Its not the dad running around looking for his daughter, they switched parents, so the mother is on her own trying to figure out everything while trying to avoid being taken out by nasty twisted creatures. Radha is just so bad ass in this. I have always loved her but she really works it in this.What I am most happy with is that they put in the alley way scene at the start of the movie and actually did an ok job of it. In the game it is a gazillion times scarier but it brought back some good memories. Anyone who has played the first game will always mention that fist part when you hear the sirens go off. every hair stands up and then they just slam you will the worlds scariest soundtrack. Pure genius. Even the camera angles and directions are the same, it actually lifts up over her as she runs past and goes back down from behind her. I loved that.Speaking of the soundtrack, the tracks include songs from games 1-3 and they are all amazing. you can buy them for all games and bring you deeper into the world. the one thing about the games is the amount of emotion involved. All three games (in particular the 2nd one)has very sad and tragic stories. I am very happy they gave Lisa some screen time because her case actually made me very sad along with many gamers out there. That's how much you care about the characters.This movie is a fun ride, depending on what you call entertainment. It is a bit twisted and some parts are quite extreme but so is the game so if you don't mind images like nurses with no faces, children with twisted heads and screaming.....you know things like that, then there shouldn't be a problem. Ooh and the barbed wire part...holy moly that had me crossing my legs.This is still one of my favourite movies.....just for that one quotes..."To rid the world of this demon - WE MUST BURN THIS CHILD!" - "look at me....im burning"The extras are quite good, there is a long "making of" feature that shows you all the people that are in the costumes YES THEY ARE ALL ACTED OUT. It is amazing to think that each creature had its own "driver" and actor. I would absolutely recommend buying the dvd to see how this movie was made, especially the part with the nurses. Omg wow so cool. Pyramid head is in here and the "lying creatures" or armless man. SO SO CREEPY!The entire cast is amazing in this, every single one whether good or bad, they all just added to the whole movie. This movie has a very strong female leading cast. they are a bunch of power houses, every single one. Poor Chris did what he could haha.Absolutely fantastic movie.

Great film. Brand new sealed

For this adoption of a computer game made into a film by the director Christopher Gans who again turned to the writer Rodger Avery who he previously worked with him on his 1995 "Crying Freeman" film, that film was from a manga magazine but this time instead of being a unaccredited writer for that film he wrote the screenplay for Silent Hill.Instead of changing the story from the game the action and gory scenes are played almost exactly as it does in the video game making the whole movie experience quite strange and surreal for anyone who hadn't played the game and scary for a whole load of other reasons, I found the film a little slow at the beginning but once the town of Silent Hill is found the pace picks up.The story is where a Mother searches for her lost child in the town of Silent Hill, this role is played by Radha Mitchell the town appears to be built on a permanently smouldering coal seam.The monsters that feature have been directly lifted from the game along with the backgrounds which gives the film another world atmosphere that is both dark and disturbing in equal measure, this is better than your average game to film adoption and has some genuine moments that make the viewer jump.This DVD is presented in 2:35.1 aspect and has a really well mixed 5.1 surround sound track, and has some interesting special features including a Making of documentary, the original trailer, photo gallery and U.K. T.V. spots.

I find that the first movie is good as the second movie and I like your Amazon business

I really wanted this in my collection and ordered immediately when I looked at the price. The only thing about this blu-ray version is that it uses DTS-HD hi res audio instead of DTS-HD master, don’t know why they would do that.

Excelente servicio por parte del vendedor (Hamelyn), es la primera vez que adquiero una película de segunda mano (Estado Muy Bueno), donde la Edición Especial de Silent Hill en DVD es perfecta.Llevaba buscando esta película varios meses, pero me interesaba que fuera en Español-Castellano y a ser posible en formato Blu-ray, pero todo lo que encontraba era en otros idiomas y no había manera de encontrar esta película, que por suerte si lo pude encontrar en DVD. Lo mejor ha sido que es la Edición Especial con funda externa con una imagen lenticular que nos hace ver dos carátulas distintas.DVD Silent Hill (Edición Especial)Edición: PAL (Región 2)Año: 2006Edad: +18 añosTamaño disco: 7,71 GBSistema de archivos: UDFDuración: 2:00:09Resolución: 720p x 576p 25 fpsFormato: 2.35.1Audio: Español e InglésSonido: 5.1 Dolby DigitalSubtítulos: Español e InglésSelección de escenas: Dividido en 28 escenas de acceso rápidoExtras: Los orígenes, El Casting, Escenografía, Estrellas y Especialistas, La Criatura liberadas y La Coreografía de las Criaturas.Indicar que el contenido extra está únicamente en inglés* Recomendable, es difícil de conseguir una Edición Especial, muy completa. Sin olvidar que tiene un sonido 5.1 que literalmente mejora la experiencia.

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(Note: The first portion of this review was written regarding the original 2006 Blu-Ray release. An edit at the bottom will discuss the 2019 Shout Factory Collector's Edition.)In the world of video-game to film adaptations, there are sadly few success stories. "Mortal Kombat" usually comes to mind as the best example of a video-game done right on the big screen. And the most recent "Tomb Raider" film, while a bit shallow, is a fairly good representation of its source material.But the one video-game film that sharply divides audiences is director Christoph Gans' 2006 release "Silent Hill," based of course on the best-selling survival-horror franchise. While it was initially met with mixed reviews, it has garnered a strong cult-following in the ten-or-so years that have passed since its release. This is in no small part thanks to its wonderful visuals and keen use of atmosphere. And yet, despite this, there are still many that bemoan it as a failure. It's a film you either love or loathe, with no in-between.My thoughts? Well to me, the "Silent Hill" movie is a mixture of both good and bad. More specifically, as an adaptation it is a bit of a failure, simply because of how much it changes in the story and the characters. But as a stand-alone film that's more "inspired by" than "based on" the video-games? In that sense, I really enjoy the film. It's a movie clearly made by fans of the games, who are giving it their all. They just didn't quite understand how important the things they changed were to the fanbase.The film follows Rose de Silva, a mother desperate for answers. Her adopted daughter Sharon has been struggling with nightmarish visions of a town known as "Silent Hill." Deciding to nip the problem in the bud, Rose takes Sharon to the town to find out why it haunts her so... only to discover that it's a literal ghost-town. After an accident separates the two, Rose must go on the hunt to save her daughter... But she will soon learn the dreaded secrets of Silent Hill, and begin to encounter the strange and twisted creatures that roam its streets...The film's greatest strengths are for sure its wondrous direction and visuals. Aesthetically, this movie really nails the look and feeling of the games, and it does a good job building tension. The performances also work quite well, with no sore-thumb amongst the entire cast. Combined with some fun twists and turns and some genuinely effective scares, and you have a darned entertaining and often eerie excursion into the unknown.The problem is how much it changes from the source material. While I won't give out too many spoilers, those who are fans of the franchise may find themselves a bit miffed at the liberties Gans' and writer Roger Avery take with the story. If you're looking for the classic cult of the games, out to birth their dark god... you won't get that here. Instead, the film plays the terror as more the result of witchcraft and fanatical Christian cultists. It's a bit sad, as the film nails the look and feeling of the game so well, and with a rewrite or two could have perfectly captured the game's narrative. But Gans and Avery felt the need to rework the story for whatever reason.It comes down to this... if you want a perfect adaptation, you won't get that here. But if you want a fun, frightening film that shares similar visuals and themes with the games, you'll more than likely enjoy the "Silent Hill" film. It's not a perfect film, and it doesn't 100% work as an adaptation. But as a stand-alone movie? It's pretty good!As for the Blu-Ray. It looks and sounds fantastic, with great sharp detail. Unfortunately it lacks the in-depth making-of documentary from the DVD special edition. So you may wanna pick up the DVD in addition to the Blu-Ray if you're a completionist like me.2020 EDIT:I recently had the opportunity to upgrade my disc to the 2019 Shout Factory Collector's Edition. And in every way, it is a vast improvement over the prior 2006 Blu-Ray release. I especially have to commend them for the new 2K remaster, which looks fantastic. The image is sharper, crisper and more vibrant than ever before in a home-video release.And the special features really knock it out of the park. From a new audio commentary with cinematographer Dan Laustsen, to hours and hours worth of new in-depth interviews with the director and various other cast and crew members, to the inclusion of the delightful making-of feature from the original DVD... this set is filled to burst with great bonus content.I'm going ahead and bumping up my score to a perfect 5 out of 5 because of this delightful new edition. It's worth every penny. If you're a fan of this film, you owe it to yourself to pick up Shout Factory's Collector's Edition.