Silent Hill (2006)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Christophe Gans

Writer (WGA):

Roger Avary (written by)

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Enjoy your stay.

Plot:

A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game.

Plot Keywords:

Silent Hill | Creature | Sleepwalking | Little Girl | Trapped

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Radha Mitchell	...	Rose Da Silva
Sean Bean	...	Christopher Da Silva
Laurie Holden	...	Cybil Bennett
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dahlia Gillespie
Kim Coates	...	Officer Thomas Gucci
Tanya Allen	...	Anna
Alice Krige	...	Christabella
Jodelle Ferland	...	Sharon / Alessa
Colleen Williams	...	Archivist
Ron Gabriel	...	Old Mechanic
Eve Crawford	...	Sister Margaret
Derek Ritschel	...	Young Police Officer
Amanda Hiebert	...	Gas Attendant
Nicky Guadagni	...	Distressed Woman
Maxine Dumont	...	Christabella's Aide

Also Known As:

Centralia (USA) (fake working title)
Silent Hill (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, disturbing images, and some language.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Canada | France | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | France:-12 | Canada:18A | Philippines:R-13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (nf) | Norway:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Sweden:15 | Italy:T | Mexico:C | Hungary:18 | Romania:I.M.-18 | Brazil:18 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/18 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Silent Hill DCP Inc.

Trivia:

The prayers recited by Christabella and the citizens of Silent Hill within the church in their effort to keep the dark side of Alessa at bay are actually lines from Revelation, a book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rose is in the bathroom at the old school, she walks over to The Janitor to take something out of his mouth. If you look very closely, when she sticks her hand through the "barbed wire", it grazes her skin and you can plainly see that it is made out of rubber.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rose: Sharon! She's not here! Oh, god. Christopher, can you see anything? Sharon! Sharon!

Movie Connections:

References The Omega Man (1971)

Soundtrack:

Lost Carol (SHF3)

Excellent Video Game/Movie crossover

Someone said worst movie ever- dude- ever see UltraViolet or Scary movie? Please easily those are the worst movies that should NEVER have been made.

However. this movie was excellent. I have a feeling the person who gave this movie one star was someone who did not play the video game, maybe even did not realize it was based on a video game. I can see how this movie could present a problem to those who are non-gamers. However Most of my friends never played the game either, and they still enjoyed the movie very much.

I wasn't as disturbed by the changing of the characters as I thought I'd be. (Harry Mason to Rose for Example.) I totally understand how Harry wouldn't cross over well. while he was a cool character (From a girl perspective) he was kind of a wuss. lol.

the actors they picked to portray the characters were superb. they did a very good job portraying the intensity, the scary and sometimes disturbing nature of the movie.

I saw a sneak peek where most of the movie goers did a lot of gasping and clutching of their friends or dates, covering of eyes... it was a pretty creepy film, and the only horror movie that actually got my pulse to race. Normally I hate horror movies because they're more ridiculous than scary.

but this movie was scary, well acting, well written, and I loved the monsters. It was much more realistic to use people rather than complete CGI characters. it made it more creepy. I liked that touch. Definitely proves that old school can be more scary than technology. Although they don't completely ignore the modern day novelties. Its a perfect combination of both.

Pretty much- I miss Harry- I can understand why they did away with him (I'm glad it wasn't for a stupid reason like them wanting a tough cigar smoking buff man chick thinking that's "P.C.") but the character changes work, the actors in their parts work, the script works, its creepy, its scary, its a great movie. Some who have not played or haven't heard of the Silent hill games may not get it... but for the most part, I think most should enjoy this movie, gamers and non-gamers alike. This has to be one of my favorite movies this year.