Silent Hill: No Escape
(not necessarily great, but just thoroughly impressed me back in the day that someone was that dedicated)
Blast from the past.
I remember downloading the individual quicktime episodes, before youtube.
Silent Hill: No Escape
(not necessarily great, but just thoroughly impressed me back in the day that someone was that dedicated)
I really enjoyed the first one, which a lot of people didn't, so the fact that Revelation was almost completely forgettable to me is quite a shame.
I never watched Revelation because I heard thatThat entire concept is bullshit and the script should've been burned the second that it was read for that reason alone.Vincent falls in love with Heather.
Yeah, Vincent was ruined and Douglas was barely used.
The only redeeming quality of Revelation was the Spider-Marionette designed creature.
I've got a pretty strong stomach for academic wankery, but man, go back to your classroom, Mr. Perron.Also of note, this book:
It's a pretty good read if you're into Silent Hill, which I'm guessing you all are.
Sh3: You are experiencing the nightmare being caused by the gestating God within Heather.
Actually I'm pretty sure SH3 was Claudia's nightmare.
I'll just keep this in a spoiler tag if someone really wants to be surprised, but...imagining Heather and Jon Snow texting/tweeting at each other/using Facebook was really bizarre.
Some of my favorite SH video stuff-
Silent Hill Spoof
My favorite SH funny to this day. Always makes me laugh.
Silent Hill 2: Night at the Hill
Dumb dumb dumb, but fun.
Silent Hill: No Escape
(not necessarily great, but just thoroughly impressed me back in the day that someone was that dedicated)
I never watched Revelation because I heard thatThat entire concept is bullshit and the script should've been burned the second that it was read for that reason alone.Vincent falls in love with Heather.
Dude. That's a VERY small problem compared to the rest of the movie. At the end...Claudia transforms into the Missionary creature and has a big DBZ kung-fu showdown with Pyramid Head, who is protecting Heather
Dude. That's a VERY small problem compared to the rest of the movie. At the end...Claudia transforms into the Missionary creature and has a big DBZ kung-fu showdown with Pyramid Head, who is protecting Heather
Bring Christophe back for a movie based on SH2.
Nope!So is anyone a fan of Twin-perfect and their great analysis of the Silent Hill series?
Silent Hill and Mortal Kombat are the only video game movies I feel are even remotely successful. The SH movie is definitely not a great thing in the writing department, but I feel they were quite successful at translating the imagery and some of the atmosphere of the games into a film. Is it perfect? Not at all, but it was still a pretty good effort. Mortal Kombat is the best still, though.I remember people saying these were the "BEST" video game to movie adaptations out there and I'd ask why they thought so and their reason? "Man Pyramid head is in it! That makes it the best!" And I would tell them that no, it actually makes it the worse because of it.
You and me both! The website is apparently still up and running.Blast from the past.
I remember downloading the individual quicktime episodes, before youtube.
You're very welcome!Hey I wanted to say thanks for posting this. I was watching the No Escape video a bit and while yeah it's not amazing, it does have that SH vibe to it in terms of sound and visuals. Which gave a lot of inspiration and made me realize how long it's been since I played a SH game.
It also led me to find a few people who compose Silent Hill inspired soundtracks... which I may actually contact about using for my game since I take heave inspiration from Silent Hill in terms of look and feel. I had almost forgotten how much I loved the sound design in their games so I'm definitely going to see about getting some of these folks to contribute with me!
Anyways thanks for bringing this up. Was super useful and awesome!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the female cop. There were many endings I forgot most of them, but I'll probably youtube that to refresh my memory.
I'll just keep this in a spoiler tag if someone really wants to be surprised, but...imagining Heather and Jon Snow texting/tweeting at each other/using Facebook was really bizarre.
Dude. That's a VERY small problem compared to the rest of the movie. At the end...Claudia transforms into the Missionary creature and has a big DBZ kung-fu showdown with Pyramid Head, who is protecting Heather
Bring Christophe back for a movie based on SH2.
There was a point in the first film, when I was watching it in theaters, that was so fear inducing and brilliant to me, that it could have come from the minds of Team Silent themselves.
The whole moment with the Janitor.
While the whole scene is great, the part at the end with Janitor on the floor and writhing and screaming in pain really sunk in and terrified me when I watched it.
Not only that, but the whole design of him was incredible. The youtube comment sums it up perfectly. Barbed wire over his eyes, so he can never look lustfully at another child again. The tongue shows how sick and disgusting he is. And now, the ultimate punishment, the barbed wire that ties his feet to his head forces him to crawl against his genitals at all times, and makes any sort of sexual action impossible.
That's some shit that could've originated out of Silent Hill's glory days from the original team. And I love how Janitor is not necessarily immediately threatening (like most monsters are supposed to be), but that he's a tortured soul stuck in Silent Hill as well. Other monsters like the mannequin in SH2 are similar, in that they're pretty pathetic "monsters" that aren't super dangerous, but are serving a purpose.
I personally didn't care for it very much.
I think the backstory and the way it ties into the monster's design is pretty awesome, but it felt completely pointless in regards to the movie narrative.
Plus, I don't like the actual design all that much. It's just a human wrapped in barbed wire. Ito's designs were a lot more uncomfortable and strange, because they hinted at human characteristics, but were highly distorted and moved very eerily.
That's not to say that it isn't a good monster, but I don't really think it compares favourably to the monster design in the first games.
Still currently playing SH4. I'm now on thelevel. I'm stuck on the part of the level, where I have to figure out the code to get through a bar. It says I have to find the phone number, which was easy last time sinceBuilding World 2. This time, it seems that I have to find it a different way. Welp, when in doubt in a Silent Hill game. I maybe haven't explored enough.I just had to look out my apartment's window
Its a great analysis. The problem with the series (IMO), is with the delivery. Their attitudes come across as condescending, and immature. And when they were called out about it, those doing so were most often met with the same condescending attitude.So is anyone a fan of Twin-perfect and their great analysis of the Silent Hill series?
There was a point in the first film, when I was watching it in theaters, that was so fear inducing and brilliant to me, that it could have come from the minds of Team Silent themselves.
The whole moment with the Janitor.
While the whole scene is great, the part at the end with Janitor on the floor and writhing and screaming in pain really sunk in and terrified me when I watched it.
Not only that, but the whole design of him was incredible. The youtube comment sums it up perfectly. Barbed wire over his eyes, so he can never look lustfully at another child again. The tongue shows how sick and disgusting he is. And now, the ultimate punishment, the barbed wire that ties his feet to his head forces him to crawl against his genitals at all times, and makes any sort of sexual action impossible.
That's some shit that could've originated out of Silent Hill's glory days from the original team. And I love how Janitor is not necessarily immediately threatening (like most monsters are supposed to be), but that he's a tortured soul stuck in Silent Hill as well. Other monsters like the mannequin in SH2 are similar, in that they're pretty pathetic "monsters" that aren't super dangerous, but are serving a purpose.
To celebrate the relaunch of Silent Hill Origins and Silent Hill Shattered Memories, our Community Manager @ParodiSu shares her favourite moment in the series.
Send us your video sharing your favourite moment and we will make a compilation with our favourite ones! #ShareYourScare
This thread could do with a bump on account of the recent news. Has anyone played the "demo" yet? I'm still at work, but I desperately want to get home and give it a try...
This thread could do with a bump on account of the recent news. Has anyone played the "demo" yet? I'm still at work, but I desperately want to get home and give it a try...
If Kojima's actually in the directors chair for this one, I wouldn't think he would retread old ground that's not really his MO.I'm really hoping they don't say they're "going back to Silent Hill 2" like they do EVERY FUCKING TIME. Just make a new game.
And no, Pyramid Head should NOT be in this game.
Honestly, if you look at the series, they go back to the well with SH1 more than SH2, but I understand what you mean.I'm really hoping they don't say they're "going back to Silent Hill 2" like they do EVERY FUCKING TIME.
If Kojima's actually in the directors chair for this one, I wouldn't think he would retread old ground that's not really his MO.
Though looking over at my TV, the description for the game is somewhat familiar...:
"My voice, can you hear it?
This sign, can you read it?
I'll wait forever if you'll just come to me."
Her words - to where do they lead?
Perhaps, but they love to keep mentioning SH2 because they know it's a fan favorite, and oftentimes it seems like they think it's just "throw Pyramid Head in there, they love that."Honestly, if you look at the series, they go back to the well with SH1 more than SH2, but I understand what you mean.
1 still the best. I don't understand the praise 2 gets, compared to 1 there's barely any gameplay, and shooting, smashing, slashing has really bad stiff animation.
1>>>2
Just got home and downloading now. This has the potential to bring the series back to where it should be. Just dont give it a lame subtitle, make it current gen only, and we'll be in business (PS4,XB1,PC).
This thread could do with a bump on account of the recent news. Has anyone played the "demo" yet? I'm still at work, but I desperately want to get home and give it a try...
Yes, it's very creepy and brilliantly done. Try it, but unless you have nerves of steel and laugh through even the scariest horror movies, play it with lights on and someone else in the room with you.
There was a point in the first film, when I was watching it in theaters, that was so fear inducing and brilliant to me, that it could have come from the minds of Team Silent themselves.
The whole moment with the Janitor.
While the whole scene is great, the part at the end with Janitor on the floor and writhing and screaming in pain really sunk in and terrified me when I watched it.
Not only that, but the whole design of him was incredible. The youtube comment sums it up perfectly. Barbed wire over his eyes, so he can never look lustfully at another child again. The tongue shows how sick and disgusting he is. And now, the ultimate punishment, the barbed wire that ties his feet to his head forces him to crawl against his genitals at all times, and makes any sort of sexual action impossible.
That's some shit that could've originated out of Silent Hill's glory days from the original team. And I love how Janitor is not necessarily immediately threatening (like most monsters are supposed to be), but that he's a tortured soul stuck in Silent Hill as well. Other monsters like the mannequin in SH2 are similar, in that they're pretty pathetic "monsters" that aren't super dangerous, but are serving a purpose.
Aβydoς;125143334 said:The first film is decent yes, one of the best videogame movies imho, but it could've been much better. The story is there, almost. A few tweaks here and there would've perfected it but it was good.
The problem was the fucking CGI. They relied so much on it and it was useless most of the time, practical effects are always better. I've seen it recently and it aged terribly. The first scene in which the protagonist encounters the monsters is simply terrible, it looks like a PS2 cutscene. Even the scene you talk about, probably one of the best in the movie, was pretty great back in the day, but 10-ish years later, it's almost unwatchable. The effects are dated, which make the scene look dated. It's like watching an old Vincent Price movie, you can appreciate the importance the movie has for cinema and can understand why the scene was scary back then, but it's not anymore. The difference is that Price's movies are 60 years old, Silent Hill is barely 10.
But they did use a lot of practical effects. All the monsters you see on screen were humans in suits. It's hard to do a real-time world shifting (with paint peeling off from everything) by using practical effects, though.
Aβydoς;125147297 said:Maybe the human-like monsters, but all the rest is CGI. Like the babies she encounters at the beginning of the movie, OK they were like a 100 so it was impossible to do all with practical, just make them less I suppose?
Of all my problems with the Silent Hill movie, I don't think the CG bothered me too much.