A film very cleverly made from the video game series silent hill, the story is dark in nature being in a town that is abandoned and yet cursed, it will have some. Silent hill starts out at point a and then goes so quickly, loudly and visually overthetop that it flies completely off the rails into its own glorious weirdness. The first of the two silent hill movies despite some dodgy accents was surprisingly palatable for a gameto movie spinoff, not least due to longtime series composer akira yamaokas. Theme of laura, white noiz, forest angelas theme, also heard combined with promise, etc.
Jul 24, 2016 timeline of silent hill games and related media. Unlike other games in the series, silent hill 2 s strength is not its gameplay the beauty of most of the shs is the fact that the characters clumsiness with weapons, lack of ammo and strength. They were so impressed, he was rewarded with the film rights. Mar, 2020 in january, we reported on rumors from aesthetic gamer about two new silent hill games being in the works, one a soft reboot of the series, and another an episodic telltaleuntil dawnstyle game. The last of us tv series in the works at hbo wed mar 18, 2020 4. Konami could be planning a revival of the silent hill series. They are a religiously crooked secret society of doomsday zealots residing wihin the haunted township of silent hill and have expanded into other towns across the. Silent hill is a survival horror video game franchise created by team silent and published by konami and konami digital entertainment. The film s peculiar rhythms%u2014action, exposition, action, exposition%u2014betray its videogame roots, but audiences unfamiliar with the silent hill series.
She is presented as the driving force and one of the most influential characters behind the events of the series. Revelation 3d, is a 2012 horror thriller film written and directed by m. A film very cleverly made from the video game series silent hill, the story is dark in nature being in a town that is abandoned and yet cursed, it will have some people hiding behind their pillows while others are on the edge of their seats. It acts as a sequel to the first movie, while also dramatically changing many things about the story, and more. Tomm hulett, takayuki kobayashi, kazuhide nakazawa stars. The film s final script borrowed elements stemming from several games in the series, such as silent hill, silent hill 3 and silent hill homecoming. The movie was made for all the people in the world that played silent hill in the glorious playstation. Series spun off into a terrible movie konami is working on a new entry for current consoles survival horror was all the rage in the early 2000s, and silent hill 2.
Silent hill 3 is also considered a topshelf survival horror experience, though silent hill 4. Silent hill still burns strong 12 years later nightmare on. The room the final installment from team silent was met with mixed reactions. Fear of silent hill is a movie based mostly on the life of the abused 14year old girl alessa, who on some times become friends with the young girl alma wade who in some ways is very. The problem with movies based on video games or movies that try to capture.
Silent hill movie director christophe gans has announced hes. A sequel to the 2006 film silent hill, it stars adelaide clemens, kit harington, martin donovan, malcolm mcdowell and carrieanne moss, along with sean bean, deborah kara unger and radha mitchell returning from the previous film. Silent hill 2 2001 and silent hill 3 2003 are compiled and rereleased as one game in this collection. When her adoptive father disappears, sharon da silva is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood. Guy cihi, monica horgan, donna burke, david schaufele. If you played silent hill 2, 3 or the room, its not the same. Aug 29, 2016 i beat the first silent hill and moved on to silent hill 2 with no problems. The silent hill movies three layers of reality explained. Mar 16, 2020 before sharon and rose make the jaunt to silent hill, theres an ominous billboard boasting corinthians 6. Contentsshow history video game film adaptation silent hill 2001 main article. With guy cihi, monica horgan, donna burke, david schaufele.
Do you still have your copy of silent hill 2 on pc, because a group of fans have finally gotten around to giving the. Over the next 8 days, were playing some of your favorite horror games in celebration of halloween. Sadly, the franchise is currently in limbo following disappointing titles like 2012s silent hill. Silent hill was a series of games published by the japanese gaming company konami. He sent a video interview to them explaining his plans for adapting silent hill and how important the games are to him. Silent hill 2s angela is the franchises most tragic character. The success of the series has generated the franchise to expand and include various comics, two feature films, and several spinoff video games. It was common in early japanese times for the toilets to be holes in the floor that would require you to squat over, and in many instances this is still present. Alessa was bullied, beaten, tortured, and set on fire as a child. Silent hill 2 is widely considered to be the best installment in the silent hill game series and is considered by many to be a modernday horror masterpiece. The storyline is a bit dull at times, and clunky controls hold it back.
It was released in september 2001 as the second instalment in the silent hill series. This is the making of from the european special twodisc edition. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. Why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever. With adelaide clemens, kit harington, sean bean, carrieanne moss. It is gradually revealed that alessa had a very dark, violent, traumatic and abusive childhood. However, revelation changes much of the continuity of the first film in favor of moving the canon towards that of the game series. Recent murmurings suggest that konami is set on bringing back the silent hill series, and not just that, but that theres more than. Alessa gillespie is a major character in the silent hill series who debuted in the first silent hill game she is presented as the driving force and one of the most influential characters behind the events of the series. Revelation 3d, heather mason clemens and her father bean.
The silent hill franchise begun on the playstation in 1999, created by keiichirou toyama. Jan 24, 2020 silent hill 2 is considered the series crowning achievement for both its fantastic story and unnerving horror. Revelations 2012, based on the third game, primarily. The order, also known as the organization, is the local, religious cult organization in the american ghost town of silent hill that has appeared as the major antagonistic faction throughout most of the silent hill videogame series. Silent hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by konami for the playstation 2 and developed by team silent, part of konami computer entertainment tokyo. But with her story she alluding that she in a young age became pregnant and birthed a baby. Directed by tomm hulett, takayuki kobayashi, kazuhide nakazawa. Akira yamaoka, the composer for a majority of the series, made a huge shadow for successor daniel licht. Jun 05, 2018 silent hill 3 history of the series fullhd remake duration. After receiving a letter from his deceased wife, james sunderland is drawn to the mysterious town of silent hill. Alessa gillespie is a major character in the silent hill series who debuted in the first silent hill game.
Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m. Silent hill us film the film is about henry mason, who adopts a little girl and names her cheryl, he heads to silent hill, and has to survive the nightmares that live in silent hill, and as he meets cop. After receiving a letter from his late wife, from silent hill, james sunderland makes his way to the town in an attempt to find her. Fragile creepy stuff in an old hospital, more similar to the original trilogy than pt. It was released on october 26, 2012 by open road films as its alternate subtitle implies, the film was produced in 3d. The silent hill movies are a notch above most video game movies, but there are things each movie did better than the other. The silent hill series is a series of psychological horror films based on the video games, and canon films. It was released in september 2001 as the second installment in the silent hill series. The atmosphere is not scary like resident evil or even other games in the series. Oct 29, 2015 the original silent hill may have introduced the series unique brand of creeping dread and barefaced gore, and later games may have been more innovative, but none execute on everything they try. Silent hill 2 silent hill video game silent hill series scary creepy cyberpunk toluca lake horror themes film inspiration what others are saying silent hill 2 a dark, scary staircase that descended into pitch black darkness. Fans create a true silent hill 2 remaster for pc using.
Aug 26, 2018 okay, forget about the abomination that was the silent hill hd collection. Silent hill 3 history of the series fullhd remake duration. Downpour is currently the last entry in the main series, and. The game was a big success, while 2001s silent hill 2 would not only become regarded as the franchises best but one of the greatest games of all time.
Mysteries, horror movies, supernatural horror movies, teen screams. The room is a survival horror video game, the fourth installment in the silent hill series, published by konami and developed by team silent, a production group within konami computer entertainment tokyo. Welcome back to the scariest town in west virginia in silent hill. Rose takes sharon to silent hill, a coal mining town that appears to be haunting the girl. The film is an adaptation of konami s 1999 video game silent hill. Fear of silent hill is a movie based mostly on the life of the abused 14year old girl alessa, who on some times become friends with the young girl alma wade who in some ways is very similar to alessa. Why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever made. The movie is based on the third silent hill game, following heather mason as she tries to learn more about her past but more importantly just survive as a series of. Unofficially, there is another movie that is not related to the original plot of the series.
Silent hill 2 is considered the series crowning achievement for both its fantastic story and unnerving horror. Dec 26, 2019 the game was a big success, while 2001s silent hill 2 would not only become regarded as the franchises best but one of the greatest games of all time. Silent hill is a psychological horror franchise developed and published by konami that began in 1999. With meggie maddock, michael carey, michael nuccio, jamie stiles. Revelation 3d, heather mason clemens and her father bean have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesnt fully understand. Considered the best in the series, silent hill 2 claims victim a new protagonist, james sunderland, as he goes to silent hill in search of his dead wife. In 2004, gans and screenwriter roger avary began writing the script, which would be the first film in a series of silent hill films. Born in a time when games were all about cheap thrills and quick bucks came silent hill. The director of the original silent hill movie has confirmed that hes returning to silent hill for another film based on konamis horror series, as well as a new. As well as the main video game series, numerous types of accompanying merchandise have been released. I will leave you to consider these aspects of silent hill 2 play it again if you missed all this, you will see it more clearly now this is why silent hill 2 is the only game in the series that matters. Whenever theres the words silent and hill put together, one can assume theres some real spooky shit afoot.
Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by. The film s peculiar rhythms%u2014action, exposition, action, exposition%u2014betray its videogame roots, but audiences unfamiliar with the silent hill series can be forgiven for thinking that the. Several of the riffs from the first games opening theme recur throughout the series. Genesis focuses on young college graduate harry mason as he investigates a string of mysterious, grisly murders in the sleepy little town of silent hill, maine.
Hill, and another featuring the unsettling japanese horror series, fatal frameproject zero. As different characters enter this desolate, misty town, they soon find that this town is home to a variety of monsters. The game was released in japan in june 2004 and in north america and europe in september of the same year. Aug 16, 2011 this is the making of from the european special twodisc edition. The vast majority of games took place in a little town called, you guessed it, silent hill. Every game in the series to follow it even silent hill 3 to a lesser extent, lives under the shadow of silent hill 2. Silent hill 2 does this the most with its own soundtrack, eg. The movie streaming dvdrip, regarder silent hill 2. The video game series has received strong critical acclaim, having revolutionized the survival horror genre of video games since its release. Silent hill 3 was wellreceived by critics, especially in its presentation, including its environments, graphics and audio, as well as the overall horror elements and themes that are.
Revelation 3d october 10, 2012 heather mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesnt fully understand, now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, heather discovers shes not who she thinks she is. Phantoms based on the dean koontz book of the same name, the first half of the film is very similar to silent hill 1. Silent hill follows the nightmarish story of rose radha mitchell, whose daughter sharon jodelle ferland is a longtime sleepwalker pulled by a mysterious force. Silent hill 2 hd 1080p walkthrough longplay gameplay lets play no commentary duration. During the development of the first silent hill game, developer konami was looking to mimic the success that capcom had gained with the resident evil series, which is quite evident in the franchises first installment, but silent hill quickly evolved into something. Given the public and critical response to silent hill revelation. The silent hill 2 is a spinoff in the silent hill franchise and ultimately falls short of the magic of the two games it falls between. Officially, these two movies mentioned in the other answers silent hill 2006, based on the first and the second games, and silent hill. Ive yet to find a film that truly captures the feel of silent hill though.
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