Silent Hill

Pros: some innovative horror-film ideas, interesting premise of split-realities, good lead actors
Cons: very violent, violence sometimes overshadows story

Seven year old Sharon Da Silva has been having nightmares on a continuous basis for years, and the worst part is that it causes her to sleep-walk. This walking puts her into dangerous situations, and the mystery grows when she mentions a town named ...

Pros: great cast, nice cinematography
Cons: preposterous plot

Silent Hill 2006, opens with Rose Da Silva (Radha Mitchell) wearing a white mid-riff tank top t-shirt, and short light blue sleeping shorts screaming at the top of her lungs for her daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland). Rose now petrified screams ...

Pros: Great visuals, weird story
Cons: A little too out there

Silent Hill is a bizarre and atmospheric horror movie based on a popular series of video games. I have not played any of the games, so this review shall offer no comparison. Many parts of the movie do plays like levels in a game, where the ...

Pros: This film truly captures the look, feel and terror of the Silent Hill games.
Cons: The plot may seem too bizarre for those unfamiliar with the game.

Silent Hill is the latest video game to become a Hollywood movie. Video games don't often make it well to the big screen. Movie fans are disappointed, because the plot of the video game just doesn't translate well on screen. Video game fans are unhappy ...

Pros: atmosphereic, scary, great characters, entrancing storyline, dark and imaginative
Cons: None.

Haunted by the ghouls of the night, transfixed and compelled by the horrors of an elusive town know as Silent Hill, adopted child Sharon is recalled by a sinister past. Her night terrors have led her new parents down a terrifying path, and in hopes of ...

Pros: Creepy atmosphere, special effects, music, cool-looking monsters.
Cons: Story is extremely hard to follow and confusing, not scary at all.

Movie based videogames. We love to hate them right? Silent Hill is another movie that is based on a popular game and that game is obviously called Silent Hill. The game became a hit when it debuted back in the late 90s on the PS1 with it's creepy ...

Pros: Excellent production values, great cast, creepy as all get out.
Cons: Concept works better for a video game.

Silent Hill (2006) Directed by Christophe Gans. Rose: “Where is my child?” Christabella: “Only the demon knows where she is.” When Rose’s adopted daughter Sharon begins sleepwalking and having nightmares, Rose is ...

Pros: Visually very atmospheric.
Cons: May be a little too twisted in its images.

The young adopted daughter rises without fail to sleepwalk into the dangers of the night. Her mother and father, realizing the child again has disappeared from her bed, race out into the cool air of night, screaming her name. Each separate- searching and ...

Pros: effects, creatures truly terrifying, Sean Bean, anti-puritanical content, nightmarish atmosphere...
Cons: some of the acting, second half of the film, Bean underused...

That's more or less all that can be said. It wasn't bad as a film, but not particularly good as a film. It was an enjoyable watch, but I would certainly never bother to watch it again. Funny thing is, with the viewing of this movie, I did a bit of an ...

Pros: Moments of Decent Special Effects, Possible Psychological Metaphor
Cons: Lack of Character Development, Simplistic Plot, Flat Acting

One person with whom I discussed "Silent Hill" said that if they had not known it was based on a video game, they would not have guessed it by watching the movie. I, on the other hand, felt that there were parts that were too obviously like a video ...

Pros: Deep plot, interesting story
Cons: Slow middle

***Spoilers*** If you haven't seen this movie and don't like spoilers, stop reading here. My review is not meant to spoil the movie, but to dissect the hidden meanings of a story well told. I don't even plan to discuss much of the storyline, but more ...

Pros: Captures the authentic look, feel, and tone of the games with excellence. Solid score/music.
Cons: Lacking in explanations for those unfamiliar with the games. Plot stumbles. Ending a bit confusing.

Silent Hill is a mystery/suspense thriller with enough horror imagery to call it a Horror film. Having completed the first three Silent Hill games years back, I'm definitely a fan. I like Silent Hill because it has revived the horror genre with something ...

Pros: Better than Lara Croft: Tomb Raider or Mortal Kombat
Cons: But not as good a watching an actual movie.

I need to discuss the ending to discuss the whole movie, sorry. Before we talk about Silent Hill, let's take a second to discuss Children of the Corn, another film about hick religious wackos. I know a guy, an excellent film ...

Pros: -Music -Atmosphere -Very funny
Cons: -It's not supposed to be funny -Writing is atrocious. -No character development

Ok. Now before I start my review, I want to remove any biased the gaming community may have against certain reviewers of this movie. Silent Hill, as all gamers know, is based on the cult-classic video game of the same name, which was released sometime ...

Pros: Disturbing imagery and monsters. From what I hear, a nice tribute to the games.
Cons: May be too bloody for some, and not as scary as some might think.

First off, before I get started, I think its worth noting that I have never played the Silent Hill games. I think I might now after seeing the movie, but initially I saw them as little more than a Resident Evil rip off, so I never played them. So ...