Silent Hill movie

Oh my God, Pyramid Head has his great knife.

I have no more doubts about this movie. The two most anticipated films for me, and they're both landing in April. Good times.

I read that spoiler scene in aint it cool. Suffice to say, that's more than he ever did in the actual game. I hope there's more where that came from.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I totally support the "Janitor" design from the poster, but I do not support this, whatever it is. The appeal of SH's monsters is how they never have any distinct human features (eyes, nose, mouth, etc). This thing, on the other hand, looks more like a monster from The Suffering, or some other Rob Zombie type horror movie. It doesn't really fit for Silent Hill.

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Wait, what? You support the "Janitor" design but at the same time you don't?

Whoops, my mistake. I thought this thing here was the Janitor.



Anyway, like someone mentioned, the problem with the creature is that he looks TOO human. Heck, he could actually be human, just decked out in some freaky BDSM gear.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yeah, I think that's the point you're trying to make. It isn't some monster that goes and attacks Rose, but rather a tortured soul who's writhing around in the background (like say, this woman that Valtiel is smacking against the wall in SH3). If that's the case, then the Janitor works. Gans called it a monster, though, didn't he? Hmm.

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Jesus! They look even freakier than they did in the game. They look like they had chunks of their faces blown off with a shotgun. Nicely done.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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Now I'd think, on this vast Internet of ours - this great and endless Information Superhighway, this World Wide Web, as it were - that'd you be able to find your way to some adequate porn so that this type of thing would never have to be said.

Maybe it's their fetish....

Oh, and to comment on the "what's under Pyramid Head's....head.", I'd prefer if they never reveal a face under there, unless it was a brief flash of something horrific (a zombified baby face would do it for me).

Or, if they wanted to toss in a creepy nod to the fans....

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have James be under the helmet. It would sure get fans talking....

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I'm not a fan at all of the "I am the Reaper" trailer. It makes the movie look like a generic "distraught mother tries to find her creepy daughter" horror movie (and sadly, it could end up that way). Anyone who isn't knowledgable of Silent Hill won't be impressed from this commercial.

The other commercial, though, is a far better effort, and closer to the feel of the series. I especially like the last bit with Pyramid Head's great knife slicing through a door.

I'm still nervous about this movie, though. I'm truly hoping it can break both the bad videogame movie curse AND the bad horror movie curse. As nice as most of the trailers and commercials have been, I'm still hoping that we've only been given a small, almost misleading glimpse of the final movie's quality.

How long until the first reviews start coming in?

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I've seen the commercial plenty of times this week. I'm pretty positive it's Reaper, and I tried to force my ears into hearing "Rebirth". No such luck.

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Maybe it's part of a line, taken out of context. It could either be "I am the angel, I am the reaper" for instance, or it could be a splicing of the entire line, like "I am the giver of life, the reaper of souls."

It's a common practice in movie commercials.

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10 minute behind-the-scenes? When and where was that?

I probably won't watch it though, those previews tend to give too much of the movie away. I'm just going to wait until the first reviews pop up. But let it be known, if the reviews are favorable, I'm watching this within the first day or two that it's out. This is the ONLY movie in theaters that I care about at all this year.

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Oh no. Don't tell me it's going to be one of those "not screened in time for reviews" movies. That almost always spells instant doom. What the hell are they thinking?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Honestly, I can't think of too many movies that decided to avoid an early review and still end up commercially successful. The recent Ultraviolet comes to mind.

Look at Batman Begins. I'm sure many people still had fears if the movie would be a success, but then came Roger Ebert's review where he praised the crap out of it.

If the movie really is top-quality, a film critic who's never heard of the series and has no real love for the horror genre should still be able to judge it without bias. Sin City got rave reviews, and I'm sure most of the critics never even read the book.

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I dunno, I want to see that link, but I'm still worried it might give away too much of the story.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well yeah, but part of the fun is wondering what was altered, removed, or kept fully intact.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

There was a new commercial that aired during tonight's America's Most Wanted. Well actually I'm not sure if it was new, but it did have a lot more monsters in it. My fears are slowly fading away.

I think I will give that link a look later, lights off and all.

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You can find a downloadable version at AMV (animemusicvideos.org).

And yes, the 10 minute behind-the-scenes was good stuff. I'm still a bit iffy about the bits involving Rose's husband (showing anything from the "real" world just takes away some of the mystery and dread of the series), but the parts with Pyramid Head made me all giddy.

I also like how every single piece of music is from the games, and I could recall every single track and what game they're from.

I sort of wish they didn't give away the secret about the roaches though. That was creepy up close.

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I seriously need to see that movie. I always hear how similar it is to the SH series, and that gif is like a mirror image. It's not an easy movie to find though, my Blockbuster certainly doesn't have it.

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That's too bad, I'm always a sucker for Director's Cuts. It gives you insentive to rewatch the movie again, aside from liking it enough. Heck I'd just love a 3 hour Director's Cut with extra scenes taken from the game.

Glad to know it hit the 2 hour mark anyway.

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I'm definetely planning to see it within the first 2 or 3 days of its release, if not the launch day itself. I want to watch it as quickly as possible so I can focus on AC the week after.

Has there been any word on the release of the official Soundtrack? Also, has it been confirmed yet whether Yamaoka is:

A) composing any new music

B) the movie will use some existing SH music (surely the main theme...)

or C) the soundtrack is entirely new.

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The movie uses music from all 4 soundtracks, plus unused music. Gans commented on how Jeff Danna was brought in to help Yamaoka remix/adapt the original pieces for a film score and mix them in 5.1 sound.

Wow, really? I thought it was established that the music would be all new, with Yamaoka supervising. So the movie will have new recordings of existing songs, or will they actually take the existing tracks in their original quality?

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If the making-of thing and the trailers are any indication, a movie soundtrack would feel kinda like a Silent Hill "Best Of" album.

Not if the soundtrack consists of new recordings, and not just re-used music taken straight from the games.

I just hope they use "Esperandote" in the credits. That would be awesome.

It just occured to me that I never mentioned my favorite moment in the history of the series. It was in the first game, shortly after you enter the unoccupied house (and after you get the three keys necessary to open the door in the back).

Once you unlock the backdoor and step back outside, the sky has suddenly gone pitch black. You're in this backyard, and it's completely dark, with some very eerie music playing.

This scene, which continues when you step out of the yard and take the long road into the school, is the defining moment in the series for me. When I was younger, I always found myself afraid of my backyard during the night. There was something creepy about seeing a bunch of tall trees swaying back and forth in the dark, like hulking creatures. This moment in the game recaptured that fear. It was the combination of audio and visual aesthetics to create this delightfully creepy moment, and it never gets old no matter how many times I replay it.

I really hope this part makes it in the movie.

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I won't be looking at any of those clips (movie's less than a week away), but I am glad to hear that the opionions have been favorable.

But now I'm wondering if including the original music from the games and putting them in the movie is the greatest idea. Don't get me wrong, the music in SH 2-4 can easily pass in a film, but the problem is the songs themselves. Practically all the music in the SH series is context-sensitive to the games they were made for. The song used in the trailers, for example works great at the situation it was originally intended for (the piano melody played when you meet Angela in the hotel), but the question is whether it can work in a totally seperate story and situation.

I was all for Yamaoka's music being used, but to have the entire soundtrack consist of previous music? It almost feels like a way to save money. I would have preferred a whole new soundtrack composed by Yamaoka.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Someone linked me a quote from a SA member, claiming that he's been working on a site or blog for one of the actresses. He said that, due to the inside info that she's been sharing with him, that this movie is going to be quite graphic, to the point that there may be some last minute censorship. He said it's even possible the movie will be banned in certain places.

I'd link to the post, but SA hasn't been working for me lately. What do you think if this proves true? I never considered the SH series too graphic, as it gets most of its disturbances from the imaginations conjured up from the freaky, hard to make out images. Perhaps most of the graphic content mentioned has to do with the freaky background objects, and not actual gore.

Anyone know how soon before some early impressions or reviews come in? I'm all set to watch this as soon as it comes out, but I'd like to hear some positive feedback to dispell any fears I have left.

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Personally, I think he's getting better. From SH2 to 3, his style of music for the series has been less psychedelic horror and more modern, MTV style music. But with SH4, he mixed the two genres together, making the music more dark and depressing. Room of Angel is the perfect example of this fusion.

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I'm guessing the Omen remake. Other than that, nothing too notable I guess.

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And that's a good thing?

It is and it isn't. I was saying that with the first two sequels, it seemed he was leaning too much toward modern music and not so much on pure noisy horror. But with SH4, I feel he achieved a good middleground.

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