Silent Hill

Tommy B · 1 Jan 2007 at 01:10

At long last, Hollywood have managed to do a successful video game adaptation. I really enjoyed this film. I thought it lacked tension in the opening sequences, but it was still highly enjoyable.

What I didn't get was the different time sequences idea. Why couldn't Rose see her husband. It's like he was in a different dimension? The film didn't really explain this either

What did you lot think?

Oh, and whilst I enjoyed the film, I hope you guys did something more entertaining on new years!

Zefan · 1 Jan 2007 at 02:31

Very good film, although I too couldn't quite work out why she couldn't see her husband. I presumed she had died in the car crash and everything since had been a sort of afterlife experience.

loopstah · 1 Jan 2007 at 11:17

I was under the impression the kid kept her in the half-way dimension so she could have her all to her self without anyone else getting in the way.

It's a pretty good film, I enjoyed it.

TriedandTested · 1 Jan 2007 at 16:58

She was in limbo.

Mr.Orb · 1 Jan 2007 at 17:03

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6163606.html?tag=latestnews;title;1

Hopefully we might find out.

Dave85 · 1 Jan 2007 at 17:34

Great movie, good adaptation and a little freaky aswell.

Proc · 1 Jan 2007 at 17:38

Yeah a pretty good film, stuck pretty close to the game and managed to come off quite spooky like the game as well.

Tommy B · 1 Jan 2007 at 21:15

It's explained fairly well on the IMDB FAQ.

Can any of you recommend any horror films like this, or 28 days later? I really like films which explore desolate, empty environments.

Dave85 · 1 Jan 2007 at 21:25

its wierd that I have a thing for films where everone seems dead or gone like 28days later this and dawn of dead etc.
need more movies where all of mankind are gone

Are they not making a sequal to 28 days later.

Tommy B · 1 Jan 2007 at 23:05

I know exactly what you mean, it just seems there aren't many films like it.

I just watched Hostel, and besides it being completely disturbed, the plot was ridiculous. I mean something of that scale could simply never happen.

wedgie · 1 Jan 2007 at 23:15

Tommy B said:
I just watched Hostel, and besides it being completely disturbed, the plot was ridiculous. I mean something of that scale could simply never happen.

True, but there are many films that you could level such criticism at, possibly more than not.

Tommy B · 1 Jan 2007 at 23:18

I think the idea behind it was great, but the fact the whole thing was on such a large scale ruined the whole disturbed nature. It's as if the whole bloody country had a torture-murdering fetish.

Zefan · 1 Jan 2007 at 23:19

Tommy B said:
It's as if the whole bloody country had a torture-murdering fetish.

Yeah that got to me too. Was just a bit too far.

wedgie · 2 Jan 2007 at 01:34

Don't remember the whole country being involved.

More like a few people who were definately involved and then the rest may or may not have been (which was probably intended to add to the sense of helplessness given that anybody could have been part of it)

Zefan · 2 Jan 2007 at 01:36

wedgie22 said:
Don't remember the whole country being involved.

More like a few people who were definately involved and then the rest may or may not have been

The police were involved IIRC.

wedgie · 2 Jan 2007 at 04:21

Zefan said:
The police were involved IIRC.

Again, I don't think that was any more than a suggestion.

I do remember when they main guy first went to the police, the one that he spoke to said something along the lines of you really are a long way from home. A statement such as that could be taken either way, I took it that he probably was involved in some way, if only in allowing it to happen/covering it up. But still, it's only one person, not a whole police force.

The fact that the place where it happens is out in the middle of nowhere would suggest that there were only a limited number of people involved, otherwise why go to such lengths to cover it up?

Zefan · 2 Jan 2007 at 04:26

There was also a checkpoint wasn't there where people were getting dragged out of cars? Maybe I just made that bit up myself. It is a bit "ummmmmmm" though, you're right.

wedgie · 2 Jan 2007 at 04:32

Well, I wouldn't be so quick, I myself am only going from memory and I only saw it once so I may have forgotton an important point as well.

Mr.Orb · 2 Jan 2007 at 13:58

Just finished watching it again, I have no idea how they are going to do a second movie… What will it be about?

wannabedamned · 2 Jan 2007 at 14:13

Zefan said:
There was also a checkpoint wasn't there where people were getting dragged out of cars? Maybe I just made that bit up myself. It is a bit "ummmmmmm" though, you're right.

Yeah I remember that bit, But i think it was more a case of the guy not liking his chances of getting through the checkpoint with a mutilated woman