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[bauhaus]

JediXAngel, on May 12 2009, 23:45, said:

As long as the general idea is right, it's good enough

Agreed and this movie fails at it.

[SuperJediMedia]

bauhaus, on May 12 2009, 18:38, said:

What?

The town was well made with many iconic locations

When COMPARED to other VG movies out there...

I mean, it's NOT a PERFECT adaption, but a BETTER adaption than Resident Evil, and those Uwe Boll crap, for sure!

[Audioboxer]

JediXAngel, on May 12 2009, 23:45, said:

Movies are not have to be same with Which game... Silent Hill 1, SH 2, SH 3... SH5 it doesn't matter!

As long as the general idea is right, it's good enough

That's what's wrong with the Resident Evil movies, they made too Loud, too many people, too action, not enough true scary parts and definitely not much intelligence like the game does.

The movies don't need to follow the game inch by inch, that just wouldn't work.

Obvious reason?

The games maybe take 6-10 hours to complete, the movie will run for about 2 hours max. Plus people don't want to go to the cinema and see someone spend 30 mins solving a puzzle, those sorts of things are better for hands on interaction, eg gaming, not passive entertainment.

However the "general idea" still wasn't captured in the Silent Hill 1 movie. They missed out a lot of the story plots, changed main characters, made up story additions and added unnecessary things. In regards to a game to movie adaptation, it was mediocre, there are MANY worse, but the reason not to let them off the hook is they're taking from a game so rich in story and universe they SHOULD be making decent adaptations in the first place.

Of course taking something like Doom and turning it into a movie is going to be a pile of ass, people play doom for some mindless fun, not it's story. Movies live or die hugely based upon story and script, then obviously acting is key as well.

[bauhaus]

JediXAngel, on May 12 2009, 23:47, said:

When COMPARED to other VG movies out there...

I mean, it's NOT a PERFECT adaption, but a BETTER adaption than Resident Evil, and those Uwe Boll crap, for sure!

Just because is not as crappy as those boring RE adaptations doesnt mean its great.

It could be a lot better. Not just suited and watered down to the mainstream crowd.

[SuperJediMedia]

bauhaus, on May 12 2009, 18:49, said:

Just because is not as crappy as those boring RE adaptations doesnt mean its great.

It could be a lot better. Not just suited and watered down to the mainstream crowd.

I UNDERSTAND what you are saying, but again I am only trying to say it's BETTER than most other VG movie adaptions out there.





And, AudioBoxer, I don't see what the problem is with switching the gender... so?

The games SERIES had both male and female, I don't care they don't follow Resident Evil 1's main character gender... SO?

Audioboxer, on May 12 2009, 18:39, said:

Okay it wasn't as completely unrelated to the video game as Resident Evil was (it has like 0.5% things in common with the games).

Thank You! Yes RE is mostly unrelated to the video games, but Silent Hil is MUCH more related to the game than RE!

[Rappy]

Duo make a return to 'Silent Hill'


TORONTO -- Roger Avary and Samuel Hadida of Davis Films are climbing back up "Silent Hill."

The screenwriter and producer have signed on for a sequel to their 2006 video game adaptation.

The original, based on the Konami game, centered on a woman who travels to a desolate town to seek help for her ailing daughter only to find supernatural occurrences taking place there.

Davis Films aims to shoot the movie next year after "Resident Evil 4," which it's now prepping.

TriStar released the original "Silent Hill," which earned $47 million domestically; the label has not confirmed involvement on the follow-up.

Avary, best known for his work on Quentin Tarantino scripts such as "Pulp Fiction," also is penning video game adaptation "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" for Davis Films.

The deal is one of several projects for Hadida's company. The French-based banner has come to Toronto with two projects -- Michael Bassett's "Solomon Kane" and the Terry Gilliam-helmed "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus."

"Kane," based on Robert Howard's early 20th-century pulp novels that blend fantasy and history, screened in the Cannes market in the spring, and Davis Films is hoping for new attention and offers at TIFF. The pic is set to play Wednesday in the Midnight Madness section.

"The cut is basically the same, but a lot of distributors wanted to see it with an audience, which could really affect how a film plays," Hadida said.

Despite the lesser-known cast -- James Purefoy, starring in the title role, is perhaps the best-known name -- the filmmakers believe "Kane" could sell on the brand value of the Howard creation.

"The property is the star," said Paul Berrow, who is producing with Hadida.

"Parnassus" will be released by Sony Pictures Classics following an involved postproduction process that included a stop at Cannes in May.

In addition to the "Resident Evil" franchise, Hadida counts movies such as "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "The Rules of Attraction" among his credits.

THR

Edited by Rappy, 15 September 2009 - 15:24.

[bjoswald]

The first one was so-so, but not a lot better than the previous game-to-movie releases. But after the abortion that was Resident Evil, I'm reluctant to see any more.

[CelticWhisper]

bauhaus, on May 12 2009, 17:44, said:

Get David Lynch as the director!

Oh, god, are you out of your gourd? I dunno about you, but I'd like to be able to sleep sometime within the next decade!

[Xero]

I loved the original, still one of my favourite game to movie adaptation. Really looking forward to this, and glad they're back.

[Rappy]

Silent Hill 2's future was looking pretty foggy.

After grossing nearly $100 million in worldwide box office receipts, there was the question of whether a follow-up to Christophe Gans' 2006 video game adaptation was even going to happen. After all, it was met with a mixed audience reaction. Some were dissatisfied with the story; others appreciated the familiar villains and brutal violence.

Then, in September, Davis Films officially announced Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) was returning to pen the next entry and production was to rev up shortly after Resident Evil: Afterlife wrapped in Toronto, Canada. Avary, however, was sentenced to prison for a year in the weeks following this news, leaving the status of the sequel up in the air.

"Well, we have had a bit of a hiccup with Roger," admits Afterlife and Silent Hill producer Don Carmody in an exclusive chat with Shock Till You Drop. "We're just debating whether we can wait for him. He's writing the script for sure."

Although actress Radha Mitchell has voiced interest in starring again (her involvement is unconfirmed right now), one original key player won't be back: director Gans. "I don't think he wants to come back. He'll have some input for sure. In his mind, I think he wanted to do the first one and for this he's very happy to consult, but I think he wants to direct something new," says Carmody who has some definite ideas about how to improve the Silent Hill franchise's big screen counterpart.

"I think we need to make it a little more accessible to the movie-going public," he says frankly. "Silent Hill is not a blockbuster game like Resident Evil or the other games out there. It's a connoisseurs' game. It has its own, rabid fan base. They're not cheap, these things. You have to appeal not only to the gamers, you have to appeal to a wider audience. So we have to get some story in there that helps explain a bit more. I think that's all happening. Of course, [the story] is going to happen years later and the main character - without giving too much away - is much older and representative to the movie-going public which is in that age group."

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[Udedenkz]

I hope they will make a second movie. The first movie ruled, I mean the monsters, the atmosphere and the ending all kinda had that 'new' feeling to them - something I didn't see before in a horror/monster movie.

For the second movie, the main thing is to have a good story while still having the empasis on this atmosphere / horror psych thing.

Now the games on the other hand are just puzzle solvers with guns added so the player wouldn't get bored to death with the puzzles. Point and Click puzzle solver and shooter mix is just not appealing to either puzzle fans or horror shooter survival fans imo

[Xero]

Silent Hill has always been amazing. I really love the horror of it all. Definitely different then the norm. I really enjoyed the first. I hope they make another. While the games are pretty much a movie themselves its just nice being able to sit back and watch someone else go through the hell that is Silent Hill. mmm love that fog.

[Rappy]

Okay, so Silent Hill franchise now has seven video games under its blood-spattered belt. Plus, there are all kinds of crazy spin-offs, promotional videos and books to boot. However, there has only been one big screen adaptation of the exceedingly horrific series—2006's Silent Hill by French director Christophe Gans, starring the uber hot Radha Mitchell as the story's heroine. Right now, you can catch Radha kicking more freak ass in The Crazies, but we caught up with her for an exclusive interview and she dropped a cryptic hint about the shady series' future in typical Silent Hill fashion.

While the news is grim, there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

"I'm not sure what's going on," Mitchell told Bloody Disgusting. "I think they want to re-explore it, but I'm not quite sure in what context or who's going to direct it or how it's going to be done. I guess there's more to do still. I randomly bumped into the guy that created Silent Hill in a restaurant the other day, and he said that they do plan to make more though."

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[Draconian Guppy]

Rappy, on 12 May 2009 - 22:25, said:

You can always request to merge them then yours would be on top.

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JediXAngel, on 12 May 2009 - 22:45, said:

That's what's wrong with the Resident Evil movies, they made too Loud, too many people, too action, not enough true scary parts and definitely not much intelligence like the game does.

I agree, I have to say I enjoyed Silent hill movie than ANY of the RE movies. Not to mention silent hill can be really creepy if they wanted to, the whole heaven/hell debacle, whilst resident evil is just zombies and evil corporations Which is good for actions movies. The only RE movie I sorta liked was the last one which I can't even remember what the name was.

[Xero]

Silent Hill 2 needs a new cast. The first story was done and it was done well. I DON'T want to see them returning. One part that made the series so good was all these different people thrown into this same creepy world and how each experience differed from the other. I'd like to see a man take on the lead role like the original game, although I'd rather he wasn't looking for his lost daughter too. I miss my, man with pipe, beating zombie children at the abandoned school experiences. Although I'd say the best part of this series is, its not what you see that scares you. It's a combination of what you don't see and what you hear. With a world filled with ****ty horror movies about people being hacked to bits Silent Hill is a refreshing reminder that you don't need to murder people nonsensically to be scary.