Silent Hill Movie Sequel Getting Made Despite Hate Mail

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I didn't think the movie was awful, I just watched it and consigned it to the backbenches of my memory along with Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Lesbian Vampire Killers. It's not great but it was a fun time kill for two hours and I borrowed it off a friend anyhow. If that's the sort of movie they want to make again then fine, go for it. I like having the occasional popcorn-filler movie. As long as they don't try to pretend it's scary again.

I only ever played Silent Hill 2, and I found it terrifying. Silent Hill the movie I started to think it might be scary when they started to make use of some of the game elements (hissing radio and fog world) but then realised that it wasn't really a horror movie, not even in the same action-horror mould of Resident Evil. It just kind of was. And that was fine.

 

[Ziggy the wolf]

lol its cute how people think we have a say in what hollywood does. thats like thinking pissing on a wild fire will put it out. money is money and the first silent hill did well enough apparently to warrent a sequel. plus unneeded sequels are thebig thing now. cats and dogs and tron are the biggest offenders

 

[D_987]

How can you know that? are you a gamer yourself?

No, I just have over 5000 posts and have been posting on a gaming website for over 2 years because I hate video-games...[small][/sarcasm][/small]

obviously not.

Nice - "You don't agree with my opinion on an un-released movie? You're not a gamer!" is what you're basically saying...

i'm not trying to cause any offence,

If your comments weren't so poorly thought out I might have been slightly offended...as it happens you don't make a single decent point...

but this film will be terrible, just like the first.

As a film or as the film of a game? There's a big difference in the expectations - that was my point...

 

[Trivun]

I actually kinda liked the film, it was enjoyable pophorror.

Exactly this. I have never played a Silent Hill game in my life, but that's only because I don't have full time access to a Wii (my mum has one but I'm at university three quarters of the year), and I can't afford the exorbitant prices people ask for copies they're selling on Ebay. However, I have every intention of getting into the series and playing through the games when I can.

But I saw the film, and I enjoyed it. There was simply one thing I feel they could have done better, and that was to ramp up the tension (I wasn't really scared by it, and normally I hate horror movies). It didn't feel anything like the parts of the games I have seen and experienced, and what I've heard of the games. If anything, it really needed more scares, but maintaining the 'creepy' and suspenseful ideas rather than delving into the sadly cliche 'jump' horror. And so I'm glad a sequel is being made. At the end of the day, it might sink, which would be a shame, or alternatively it might take what was good about the first film and improve upon that, and hopefully get more of the feel of the games while we're at it .

 

[Dexiro]

I thought the first movie was really good!

I don't care how loyal it was to the game or whatever, it was just fun to watch. I'm happy there's going to be a sequel, as long as they don't mess it up.

 

[Venom 3135]

How can you know that? are you a gamer yourself?

No, I just have over 5000 posts and have been posting on a gaming website for over 2 years because I hate video-games...[small][/sarcasm][/small]

obviously not.

Nice - "You don't agree with my opinion on an un-released movie? You're not a gamer!" is what you're basically saying...

i'm not trying to cause any offence,

If your comments weren't so poorly thought out I might have been slightly offended...as it happens you don't make a single decent point...

but this film will be terrible, just like the first.

As a film or as the film of a game? There's a big difference in the expectations - that was my point...

that doesnt really make much sence. you were insulting gamers...ANYWAYS, too the point. I'm not saying what you think i'm aying, i'm just saying that imo there arn't any decent films that have been made from game and the storylines from games are always better and more realiable.
I just thought it was strange(and slightly irritating) that you were calling gamers "loud mouth idiots who don't understand what their moaning about."
nothing more...

 

[Phoenix09215]

The film is good, the game is brilliant... The day they make a film which is as good as the game I will eat my shoe!

Although if I did eat my shoe it would be WORTH IT!

 

[Akalistos]

On the bright side, at least it's not Uwe Boll.

Well, listen to this and call me later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ8F4R7jAoM

I know i can embedded it here, but the content may offend the Moderators.

 

[Hunter.Wolf]

I actually liked the first movie a lot ... they really captured the insanity of Silent Hill to a great degree .. not perfect or 100% loyal to the games but does what it can ... i'd say that's how video game movies should be made (since SH movie is actually one of the very few good video game movies)

Can't wait to see the sequel ... and on the hate mail thing .. that's just stupid .. what can i say .. haters are gonna hate .. some people just love to whine about everything and anything.

Oh yeah, there's a topic! I think the movie was average. As a Silent Hill movie, it doesn't live up to the name, but as a movie about a messed up cult and a hellish alternate world, it wasn't awful. It would've gotten much less hate if it wasn't related to the SH world at all

Hmmm ... cause most Silent hill games aren't about a hellish alternate world and crazy cults .. right !!!? /sarcasm

pretending nobody called it Silent Hill.

Even if they didn't call them Silent Hill movies ... many people will do .. "oh did you see that horror movie .. it's about some hellish world and crazy cultists .. you know .. kinda like those games called silent hill !!!* ... it's like making orange juice and labeling it carrot juice cause your customers don't like oranges ... there is no point in making a movie that feels a lot like silent hill and then call it something else.

 

[maxben]

I actually kind of liked the first film. Maybe this will be decent as well.

I did too.
Its a great movie for a bunch of friends crowded in a small dark dormroom on a winter's Friday night with a bong.
I actually ended up watching that movie like 4 times.

 

[D_987]

that doesnt really make much sence.

Neither does your sentence in grammatical terms.

you were insulting gamers...

So? Now gamers aren't allowed to insult other gamers - there're a lot of idiots that play video-games you know...

ANYWAYS, too the point. I'm not saying what you think i'm aying, i'm just saying that imo there arn't any decent films that have been made from game and the storylines from games are always better and more realiable.

That's not what you said at all: What you said was: "but this film will be terrible, just like the first." giving no explanation or reasoning beyond that. Am I just supposed to magically understand what you're trying to say? Regardless; the stories from games are better because that's the medium the storyline was intended for. Likewise movie to game spinoff's are often terrible - it works both ways. My point was; that gamers will never be happy with these films; even if a genuinely good one does come out (and to do so it'd have to ignore the games story to a large degree like the recent "Prince of Persia" film) they'd still complain.

I just thought it was strange(and slightly irritating) that you were calling gamers "loud mouth idiots who don't understand what their moaning about."
nothing more...

So you thought the best cause of action in sight of these allegations was to insult me ("Are you a gamer? Obviously not") and tell me I'm wrong without backing up your points? If anything you kinda proved my point...

 

[CK76]

To be honest most "gamers" are loud-mouthed idiots that don't even understand exactly what they are moaning about. "Fans", however, are by far the worst of the bunch. I'm not going to go into detail, because that area has already been covered by Destructoid.

http://www.destructoid.com/videogame-fans-need-to-shut-up-about-everything-164476.phtml

The second you decide to make a work based on an existing property it brings expectations of the original work. If you deviate so much from a work, the question is then why even bother taking the name of the original?

Being a fan of a work and finding (adaptations/sequels/prequels/remakes/re imaginings/etc.) to be lacking is neither right nor wrong. We bring our expectations and they are met or not. Now, I'm not the type to petition (and would never threaten) but I could be disheartened or annoyed by disappointment.

I liked Silent Hill and really enjoyed Silent Hill 2 and 3, lately the series seems to have stagnated a bit lacking the depth of the 2nd and 3rd installments had. The film series seemed to miss what I got out of Silent Hill, but then again the game makers after 3 begin running into this same issue.

Are the game or film makers wrong? Not really, they made decisions I disagree with so I don't buy the games or DVD of the series anymore. I think anyone, regardless of calling themselves fans or not, can speak to what they want by electing to buy something or not.

 

[D_987]

The second you decide to make a work based on an existing property it brings expectations of the original work. If you deviate so much from a work, the question is then why even bother taking the name of the original?

It uses characters, settings and themes from the games; so I fail to see your point in that respect. Regardless it's obviously a marketing gimmick at the end of the day - the name Silent Hill is a recognized brand.

Being a fan of a work and finding (adaptations/sequels/prequels/remakes/re imaginings/etc.) to be lacking is neither right nor wrong. We bring our expectations and they are met or not. Now, I'm not the type to petition (and would never threaten) but I could be disheartened or annoyed by disappointment.

Again, I fail to see your point. This is not a simple "I won't see the film" this is people sending hate mail because the film was "bad", primarily because it didn't use the same style of plot as the games - which would have been impossible...

I liked Silent Hill and really enjoyed Silent Hill 2 and 3, lately the series seems to have stagnated a bit lacking the depth of the 2nd and 3rd installments had. The film series seemed to miss what I got out of Silent Hill, but then again the game makers after 3 begin running into this same issue.

Not really meeting the issue at hand with this point.

Are the game or film makers wrong? Not really, they made decisions I disagree with so I don't buy the games or DVD of the series anymore. I think anyone, regardless of calling themselves fans or not, can speak to what they want by electing to buy something or not.

Again; I don't see how this relates to my point...nor why you even quoted me to be honest - you seem to agree that those complaining should vote with their money - not their mouths - but at the same time appear to take a disapproving tone...

 

[AgentNein]

Enjoyed the movie, enjoyed some of it's dark humor that obviously went over some gamers heads, didn't mind them switching the characters up (please someone explain to me what all the fuss is about changing the main character from a male to a female? You've got some serious issues if suddenly you can't relate). I didn't even mind them fucking with Silent Hill's mythos, because it was actually a pretty interesting take on it. Much like Shattered Memories revised mythos.

What I did mind was that it wasn't terribly scary. From a franchise that took it's cues from some great films, the actual film makers here should've looked to some of this inspiration as well. Particularly Jacob's Ladder, any David Lynch film...

There's a big difference between an actual horror film and an action movie that tries to sell gore as scary. Most "horror" films these days fall into the latter category.

But really, it wasn't so bad. I dug elements. Parts of it worked, parts of it didn't. I guess I dug the heart they put into it. It wasn't trying to be a big fuck you to the fans, it was genuinely trying to be something that the fans would enjoy (fan service isn't always a four letter word. It's actually one three letter word and one seven letter word). I'm sure a lot of fans actually did enjoy it before their eyes hit the light outside of the theatre and their primitive nerd brains went into uber-critic mode. No assholes, Pyramid Head wasn't solely a manifestation of James' psyche, he was the image known from the town's history so he can go hang out around whomever he damned well pleases.

 

[CK76]

Again; I don't see how this relates to my point...nor why you even quoted me to be honest - you seem to agree that those complaining should vote with their money - not their mouths - but at the same time appear to take a disapproving tone...

I was agreeing, but perhaps being a bit more understanding to fans who invest themselves in works. I meant for the tone to be neutral, text is harder to attain this than voice, so if I came off that way not my intention.

 

[FL Snag]

Silent Hill Movie > Any M.NightShamwow Movie
I hate that guy.