Return to Silent Hill

I actually didn't mind the first live action movie, in fact at the time it was one of the better video game adaptations.

That said, some of those effects for the new one look a bit janky, and for an effect heavy atmospheric horror flick that's troubling.
 
Ooooh its getting a bit of a panning at the moment.. It did look a bit budget in the trailers but i was happy they got Evie Templeton to play Laura after she voiced her in the remake. Meh i will watch it. I liked the first film and the second wasnt great but had some good SH moments.
 
Watched this yesterday and got mixed feelings. I haven't played the game before but it's meant to be faithful to the game??

Strange movie, the visuals and effects were ok but it was hard to follow what they were trying to do. It was very messy in places and some of scenes didn't work. Acting was like out of the game.

Overall below average. 4/10.
 
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Oof - I doubt many people will think much of that.

The good:
- Very strong themes of grief and loss, carried straight over from Silent Hill 2 (game).
- An obtuse, confusing narrative. Again straight from the game. This makes the experience strange and disorientating, in a similar way to Jacob’s Ladder (which influenced the game).
- Some decent visuals.

The bad:
- The relationship between the main characters, which is supposed to underpin the whole film, is hugely undermined by ridiculous and trite dialogue in the opening scenes and beyond. I burst out laughing numerous times.
- Patchy performances and silly costumes / hair, which feel ‘cos-play’-esque at points.
- Shoehorns a lot from the game that felt unnecessary in the context of the film.
- Other silly monster moments which felt like some of the more goofy moments of the recent ‘It: Welcome to Derry show’. It doesn’t go with the themes.
- The lead (James) shows up and exits the film as a total ‘bro’, smashing around roads in his convertible. Eh?

5/10 - You can’t build decent ‘feels and drama’ on such a ‘fake’ feeling relationship. Yet, it’s such a downbeat story I couldn’t help but feel sympathy… and I was impressed that it didn’t compromise on the approach to storytelling.

Meanwhile, my wife gave it a “generous” 4/10, noting that the lead gained a ridiculously fake beard in final scenes.
 
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I had a feeling this would turn out a bit poo, shame.

I'll still give it a watch at some point, but I'll wait for streaming, doubt it'll take long until it's on there either tbh.
 
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Gray2233 said:
I had a feeling this would turn out a bit poo, shame.

I'll still give it a watch at some point, but I'll wait for streaming, doubt it'll take long until it's on there either tbh.
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I wouldn't go out of your way to watch it. I wanted to like it but it couldn't quite pull it off. You can see a lot visual and concepts it was trying to achieve but it fails to deliver a finished product that polished and complete. I think it suffers from trying to do too much and achieving too little.
 
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