Silent Hill (2006)

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• John M

  
  I was impressed. Never played the games and the movie was a good plot and interesting characters and great backdrop. Loved it.

• Directors C

  
  [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Frustratingly no matter how hard you give the film sympathy trying your best to understand it's story as it progresses, Silent Hill just simply doesn't make any sense. But I thought it was a decent… More
  [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Frustratingly no matter how hard you give the film sympathy trying your best to understand it's story as it progresses, Silent Hill just simply doesn't make any sense. But I thought it was a decent effort for a video game adaption. The visual environments look absolutely stunning and the acting is quite decent. But there's too much stuff going on to admire any of it and consequently it isn't very engaging. It's plot cannot be explained in a single sentence and I found it extremely confusing but i'm certain that fans of the games will enjoy it because as far as im aware it's a very faithful adaption. I'd be lying however if I said I didn't find it at all interesting or love it's unique, strange, alternative style that's not usually seen in a mainstream release. Passable.

• Daniel J D

  
  Something about this movie just works. It's more of an adventure than a movie. The music, the sets, the plot, the everything... even that crazy super lesbo cop lady. Also, I like barbed wire.

• Derek D

  
  Staying true to the awesome-ass abandoned city background of the video games, Silent Hill takes it's twisted-as-shit storyline and imagery and sets itself apart from the other supernatural horror films that have come out in the past decade or so. I wasn't sure I'd even… More
  Staying true to the awesome-ass abandoned city background of the video games, Silent Hill takes it's twisted-as-shit storyline and imagery and sets itself apart from the other supernatural horror films that have come out in the past decade or so. I wasn't sure I'd even like it, but after watching it I thoroughly enjoyed this film.

• Conner R

  
  Not the greatest of it's kind, but it works well for the type of atmosphere it's trying to accomplish. The visuals are pretty cool and it works well as an action/horror movie with some good characters. The story is interesting and definitely worth your time, it's just… More
  Not the greatest of it's kind, but it works well for the type of atmosphere it's trying to accomplish. The visuals are pretty cool and it works well as an action/horror movie with some good characters. The story is interesting and definitely worth your time, it's just not anything amazing. Had this been made a few years earlier it might be different, but as it stands it's sort've sub par to other movies made before. I do like the direction and visuals, which makes it a really fun movie.

• EightThirty .

  
  17/07/2010 (TELEVISION) A pretty good horror flick. I just don't like computerized demons, I'm old school so I prefer the "Make-Up Artist" to do their thing. The interest is fired up when arriving to "Silent Hill" and discovering bewildering… More
  17/07/2010 (TELEVISION) A pretty good horror flick. I just don't like computerized demons, I'm old school so I prefer the "Make-Up Artist" to do their thing. The interest is fired up when arriving to "Silent Hill" and discovering bewildering revelations that add to a great twisted experience. You don't have to play the game to enjoy this flick but I will say that playing the game is much more scarier.

• Jeff "

  
  Silent Hill is a terrific film. When done correctly, a video game can be adapted to the big screen. Silent Hill proved that. Christoph Gans, who directed the film is a die-hard Silent Hill fan. So it was necessary for him to make it as convincing as possible. He succeeded. This is a… More
  Silent Hill is a terrific film. When done correctly, a video game can be adapted to the big screen. Silent Hill proved that. Christoph Gans, who directed the film is a die-hard Silent Hill fan. So it was necessary for him to make it as convincing as possible. He succeeded. This is a great film with minor flaws, but the idea and execution of story makes you forget the mistakes. The film boasts some amazing special effects and has a few creepy moments. I strongly believe that this is the best Video game adaptations. Uwe Boll take notes, this is how you successfully adapt a video game into a film. As far as a horror film goes, Silent Hill is sure to satisfy fans of the genre. You may be disappointed, but for what it's worth, Silent Hill is an achievement in itself, it belongs on the short list of good video game adaptations.

• Lewis C

  
  "Congratulations, Rose. You're here. You did it. Your reward...is the truth." It's not often that video game movies succeed in being entertaining while also keeping in the spirit of what made that particular game successful in the first place, but Silent Hill… More
  "Congratulations, Rose. You're here. You did it. Your reward...is the truth." It's not often that video game movies succeed in being entertaining while also keeping in the spirit of what made that particular game successful in the first place, but Silent Hill pulls it off as well as any other attempt that I've seen. It works not only as a game adaptation, but as a horror movie, as well. I remember seeing it in the theater with a rather large group of friends, and we all (and most of the audience) were pretty freaked out by it. It's not nearly as frightening after repeated viewings, but the spooky atmosphere and perverse creatures remain effective. It certainly helps to know about the mythology of the town and the characters, but not exactly necessary. You'll still get most of what the movie is about. The pacing is deliberately slow at times, because like the games, the focus is on building almost unbearable atmospheric tension (aided by fantastic music lifted directly from the games). This goes hand in hand with the surreal, terrifying sets and the oppressive darkness that falls upon the town when the nightmare creatures appear. You may find yourself cringing every time you hear the sirens (like I did), wary of what kind of horror Rose (played by the gorgeous Radha Mitchell) is about to have to face next. On the negative side, the script is incredibly clunky, at times. Stilted and obvious dialogue occasionally draws the viewer out of the movie, and a bit more subtlety would also have been welcome. The villians really are almost comically evil. It's hard to imagine that even they believe that what they're doing isn't horrible. Silent Hill is a gory, intense, nightmare of a movie. Just as a film adaptation of this property should be. It's proof that good results can occur when a video game is treated as more than just an easy cash-grab and is adapted competently.

• Dead A

  
  This was creepy at some point. But the ending was sad.

• Martin S

  
  The reason I watched the movie was because the begining sounded good....but that took like 10 minutes and the rest of the movie was pretty much crap...good ending though

• Wahida K

  
  Radha Mitchell is one of the Under rated actress I guess. I have seen Silent Hill couple of times after watching in Theater I had to own it on DVD. Fact based upon the Video Game(No thanks) I saw my best friend was playing it once and I couldnt watch. Very bloody Video Game and… More
  Radha Mitchell is one of the Under rated actress I guess. I have seen Silent Hill couple of times after watching in Theater I had to own it on DVD. Fact based upon the Video Game(No thanks) I saw my best friend was playing it once and I couldnt watch. Very bloody Video Game and <i>and that is why they are so kind and make movies</i> <i>The Sad bit</i> Rose and Sharon leave Silent Hill and return home. Nevertheless, although Rose and Sharon are in the same room as Christopher, they cannot see each other - the world inhabited by Rose and Sharon is shrouded in mist. IntheBasket

• Jens S

  
  After so many lousy console or computer game to movie adaptations expectations are accordingly low by now. And this film has quite a few things to offer. The cinematography and production design are wonderfully creepy and atmospheric. Without having played the game it's hard to… More
  After so many lousy console or computer game to movie adaptations expectations are accordingly low by now. And this film has quite a few things to offer. The cinematography and production design are wonderfully creepy and atmospheric. Without having played the game it's hard to compare the stories, but I assume the film makers copied the atmosphere rather well. There are some rather scary and pretty disgusting scenes, a lot of gore, but sometimes the logic does not seem to play much of a role. Some of the dialoges are pretty lousy, too. That being said, the film is far from boring and keeps you watching. In the end, everyone has to decide how they read the ending. That's not the worst thing to say about a film. Decent, but with some wasted potential.

• Arash X

  
  Better than I expected but still pretty awfull and I like Sean Bean but dunno what he was doing here, his role was somehow ridiculous in this

• Corey W

  
  I don't care what people say about this movie. I found it dark, disturbing, and one of the most eerie movies of our time. The visuals were bad at a few times but the movie actually stands strong.

• Curtis L

  
  Nothing like watching some old chick get raped by barbed wire.

• Gordon A

  
  Impressive set design and special effects keep this faithful to the feel of the game, even if the script and acting are also, sadly, at that level.

• xGary X

  
  A young girl seems to be traumatized by a childhood experience in a supposedly haunted town called Silent Hil, so her adopted mother takes her there to find the reason for her horrific nightmares. Silent Hill is based on a popular "survival horror" videogame in a similar… More
  A young girl seems to be traumatized by a childhood experience in a supposedly haunted town called Silent Hil, so her adopted mother takes her there to find the reason for her horrific nightmares. Silent Hill is based on a popular "survival horror" videogame in a similar vein to Resident Evil. The film is actually extremely faithful to the game, containing the same characters, plot elements and locations and recreates the gruesomely deformed creatures that inhabit it really well. Unfortunately, it's a bit TOO faithful. A videogame plot is merely an excuse to introduce you into the action and create atmosphere; otherwise it's pretty irrelevant. A film needs characterisation, narrative progression and logic to create drama; watching a woman explore darkened corridors, run away from monsters and follow a series of randomly littered clues cannot replace storytelling. The result is basically just like watching someone else play a fancy looking videogame, which is not exactly hugely entertaining. I would sincerely suggest playing the game instead.

• Summer W

  
  Creepy but leaves too many questions unanswered.

• Eric S

  
  Creepy film about a child who's drawn to an eerie, deserted town that gives new meaning to "ghost town". The town is smothered by fog, inhabited by strange beings, and periodically overcome by a living "darkness". The mother, Rose has to enter Silent Hill to… More
  Creepy film about a child who's drawn to an eerie, deserted town that gives new meaning to "ghost town". The town is smothered by fog, inhabited by strange beings, and periodically overcome by a living "darkness". The mother, Rose has to enter Silent Hill to find her missing daughter after a minor car wreck. I didn't care for the ending of this film, and by no means think it's a classic, but I did find it watchable with it's good cinematography and use of color.

• Greg S

  
  When her little girl constantly mumbles the name "Silent Hill" while sleepwalking, a mom takes her to the titular ghost town where an underground coal fire has been burning for years--oh, and there's also an unspeakable evil. The complicated storyline is confusingly… More
  When her little girl constantly mumbles the name "Silent Hill" while sleepwalking, a mom takes her to the titular ghost town where an underground coal fire has been burning for years--oh, and there's also an unspeakable evil. The complicated storyline is confusingly told, but director Gans powers his narrative train quickly from one impressively apocalyptic set piece to another so that the viewer hardly feels the bumps from the plot holes.

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