I thought this film was pretty decent. It didn`t have the tightest plot, but the visuals were nice and there were a bunch of good scares. I won`t be buying it though.

I loved the game but hated this movie. The visuals looked quite good every now and again and some o the atmospheric stuff worked quite well but overall the film was just ridiculous. It wasnt scary at all and Sean Beans character was a complete waste of time. Worst bit of all - The 'Fosse' nurses at the end. I actually burst out laughing at the cinema.

We loved this movie. It had some really creepy and eerie moments.
Only thing about the dvd cover though....on a couple sites it has showed the cover art which is cool, but there are 2 prices printed on the bottom right corner for some reason. I hope Sony is not going to leave that on there because that will freakin' suck!
Awesome movie though.....maybe Sony will make a sequel.

Is is an awesome movie, now for the so called addict and lovers of and fans of the game who hated the movie, they must think twice before calling themselves fans or lovers of the series because this movie is the closest and most faithful game to movie adaptation until now, as for those who couldn't understand a thing from the story they just have to play the 4 games of the serie and then rewatch the movie to catch the plot and that way they will enjoy the movie much better. As for the DVD I once read that a 150 min version used to exist before cutting it down to 127 for theatrical release. If that is true I just hope that they wilol release an complete extended edition for the movie like Gans did with Brotherhood of the Wolves and believe me extended editions can change the whole look of a movie (ex. Lord Of The Rings, Kingdom Of Heaven, Brotherhood of the Wolves etc.)

it would be cool if they released a DVD/BD bundle

Dave Brock wrote: ---they just have to play the 4 games of the serie ---

Oh nice.  So to enjoy the film you have to find all 4 games, buy them, play them all and then you'll be okay?

Puts me off quite frankly!  A film should work as a film.  Especially as not all the games are on all consoles.

Well you are right but the movie wasn't initially made for those who are not fans and addicts of the series, I mean even Christopher Gans got the rights to produce the movie after sending an interview to Konami telling them how much Silent Hill meant to him but I still think that none fans can still enjoy the beautiful directing and images...
Know about the lenghth of the movie and according to imdb trivias about Silent Hill "The initial script of the film was expected to be 3 and a half hours. As stated by Director Christophe Gans in an interview. The version we see in theaters is in fact the one he wanted us to see"; does this mean that there will be a very extended version, let us hope so.

I still want to see it.  Missed it in the theaters.

Quote: Well you are right but the movie wasn't initially made for those who are not fans and addicts of the series

Gee, Bibi.  For a film only directed to fans of the video game, it sure opened on a heck of a lot of screens (just shy of 3,000 in the US.)  If it was only directed towards gamers, it would've gone DTV and been in every EB Games store.

Good films are stand-alone, sequels excluded.  You should never have to have pre-knowledge of something before you see the film to understand it.  When films are based upon books, they don't assume every filmgoer is going to have read the book - they provide you with everything you need to enjoy the film, back stories, a plot, sometimes a resolution... etc.

Movies based upon games are just like movies based upon books - it shouldn't require any kind of pre-knowledge of the games to enjoy the film.

Quote: I guess the people who found it confusing didn't pay attention during the THIRTY-MINUTE LONG FLASHBACK THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!

Jeremy, yeah, I paid much attention to the film and felt jipped by the hour or so of WTF is happening, followed by a simple explanation.  Then the movie decided it had a plot about the people in the church, and continued with it.  Just seemed like it cheated a little, that's all.

the release for the DVD should be a national holiday just love the movie to death. hope there's a preview of silent hill 5 on the DVD.
i don't care if they double dip or quadruple dip this movie i'll buy every single edition

and hopefully the commentary will explain the movie to the 85% of you that saw the movie and didn't get it

pyramid head for president

Saw it, and think I understood it, but still did not like. Don't planon playing any of the games. I'm just a Brotherhood of the WOlf fan (kind of....sort of....I wish I saw the uncut version...gotta buy the Canadian version...)

Did I see the same movie as you guys?  I thought this was one of the worst movies I had seen in recent memory, terrible acting, horrible plot, and to top it off they add a c**ppy video game style ending, "You've beaten the adventure, now here is your reward- a cut scene!"  
3/10 (two for atmosphere, one for the pyramid head)
And yes, I "got it", unfortunately, there wasn't much to get, it should have stayed a video game.  I'm sorry, I am just baffled by the praise for this film.  

lee09 wrote: This is late news, dvddavis.com has been having the news for days, and with dvd cover art already. which btw the cover art is horrible.

Any site listing the news before today is breaking the announcement date provided by Sony.

Artwork for the widescreen/full screen and Blu-ray releases now added...

Wow great high quality covers, everyone is hoping that this is not the final cover art, because I can also say that is quite hideous. And in the Blu-Ray cover that quote at the bottom should be revomed why not leave "Once you enter Silent Hill there is no turning back"? Is better then any "wannabe" critic quote.

The fog poster was awesome!  WTFH!