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Convention Events and Programming => Gaming => Topic started by: TomtheFanboy on April 12, 2006, 10:42:11 am
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So I know that we've got some members of the Survival Horror Society on the boards here, plus it's a movie based on a great video game.
Anybody going to go see it this weekend? I have Friday off so i'm trying to get a group together to go see it. Any takers?
I'm going to be posting on Livejournal as soon as I get home as well, just in case I missed some of you SH fans.
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i iz busy but i do want to see that movie eventualy, if nothing else then the fact its a scary movie based on a video game
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I had barely heard of the video game but I want to see it because it has Zombies, who don’t love a movie with Zombies. I have a script I’m working on about sorority girls and Zombies (but the nerdy girl saves the day) I hope to direct in 5 years.
Von “Once put a body in the cooler then locked the door and suddenly there was pounding and yelling from the other side of the door” Dan
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I had barely heard of the video game but I want to see it because it has Zombies, who don’t love a movie with Zombies. I have a script I’m working on about sorority girls and Zombies (but the nerdy girl saves the day) I hope to direct in 5 years.
Von “Once put a body in the cooler then locked the door and suddenly there was pounding and yelling from the other side of the door” Dan
They're not quite zombies...>>;;; They're more like humans deformed into ebil demon thingies.
Anyhoo...[I just turned my head to fast and almost got my ear ripped off by a pair of headphones...T_T god that hurt.] I saw the ad for it when I went to see When A Stranger Calls...Another good movie, but hey, It was uber awesome. The movie would have scared me if I had not been so dang excited about SH becoming a movie. It's my fave game and I am SOOOOOOOOOOO gonna go see it in theaters on the day it comes out! ^^ ~dances around~ There's a few things that I'm going to have issues with it...with...The main char was replaced with a chick because they wanted her to look vulnerable, and the whole "Lots of survivors in the town" Thing...-_-;;;; Grrr That's just two of them...
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They're not quite zombies...>>;;; They're more like humans deformed into ebil demon thingies.
I dont see ebil demons in the monster maual
and in my movie They're not quite zombies either. they are evil sprits summoned to a party with a Ouji board and they enter the bodies from a neabry graveyard
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I keep hearing good things about Silent Hill. I keep thinking about buying or at least renting the game but I haven't yet. Being someone who only knows that it is a horror game with zombies and other things in it, can someone describe what the game is like?
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I keep hearing good things about Silent Hill. I keep thinking about buying or at least renting the game but I haven't yet. Being someone who only knows that it is a horror game with zombies and other things in it, can someone describe what the game is like?
I heard They're not quite zombies...>>;;; They're more like humans deformed into ebil demon thingies.
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Serious no-go for me. Not coughing up my birthday for Silent Hill stuffs.
PezCat
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can't wait ^^ but i don't uhh know when the 21st is -_-;;
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I wanna see it soooo bad!! But Im one year to young to go without an adult.... grr............
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but but theater people dont care do they :shock:
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I can't help but look forward to seeing it, despite my best interests. Anticipating a video game movie is asking for disappointment. :P
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Ok so is the movie supposed to be based on the game? I haven't looked much into it really, I couldn't go anyway because I suck with scary movies... ;-;
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I hatye scary movies, because I'm a wimp, but I LOVE watching them. This looks pretty decent, and I hope the rest of the movie is as cool as the trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ftdb_zwt5U0&search=Silent%20Hill%20movie
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My faaaave game? Something I spent 3 months researching so I could formulate a theory about? My anchor cosplay?
HELL YES I'm seein' it! on Friday with my boyf. I'm gonna cosplay as Demon Nurse :3
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that movie looks scary isnt that a game??? wait it is
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that movie looks scary isnt that a game??? wait it is
Four games of it out so far and the fifth one is in development in Japan.
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I keep hearing good things about Silent Hill. I keep thinking about buying or at least renting the game but I haven't yet. Being someone who only knows that it is a horror game with zombies and other things in it, can someone describe what the game is like?
~shakes violently~ THEY'RE NOT ZOMBIES!!! THEY'RE DEMON THINGIES!!!!!! Well....Demon thinies' cousins! ^^;;;
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that movie looks scary isnt that a game??? wait it is
That is the same thing I said, no one reads my posts ;-;
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I keep hearing good things about Silent Hill. I keep thinking about buying or at least renting the game but I haven't yet. Being someone who only knows that it is a horror game with zombies and other things in it, can someone describe what the game is like?
~shakes violently~ THEY'RE NOT ZOMBIES!!! THEY'RE DEMON THINGIES!!!!!! Well....Demon thinies' cousins! ^^;;;
O...kay, but I still don't know what it's about.
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Silent Hill is a game. My fave game to be correct....IT'S SCARY AND AWESOME AS HELL!!!!! :twisted:
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Silent Hill on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_%28video_game%29)
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that movie looks scary isnt that a game??? wait it is
That is the same thing I said, no one reads my posts ;-;
Yeah Just like the girl from Wonder Bug
Von "There is no time for that now, Shlep Car is in trouble" Dan
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I can't help but look forward to seeing it, despite my best interests. Anticipating a video game movie is asking for disappointment. :P
Does Advent Children count?
To try and actually be a HELPFUL person, I will explain Silent Hill.
The original silent hill video game for Playstation was the story of a man who got in a car wreck and lost his daughter in the mysterious town of Silent Hill. He must delve deep into the horrific mysteries of this town to find not just his daughter, but ther truth behind waht is going on. He will have to not only travel through the foggy town filled with strange creatures, but also a darker world, a nightmarish reflection of our own.
The game has a variety of monsters in it and only a few can really be classified as zombies. they're just nightmare creatures for the most part. The most clear monsters are actually in Silent Hill 4 and I can say for a fact that they are GHOSTS.
I'm not going to say more to avoid spoilers but if you want to know more you can always delve into wiki, or ask Vincent to explain. *snicker*
BTW, I can help people get in to see the movie if they can cover their ticket. I want as many people as possible at this event. who's up for Friday night? I know MissLegato is seeing it with her boy, perhaps at the very least we could arrange a double date? PM me!
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Two Words.
PYRAMID. HEAD.
ZOMFG *rollsonfloor giggling*
I live in teh Vancouver, Tomz0rz! If you can get over here, then I could do it, but I have no way out of Portland if I see it there. buses stop running to Vancouver at like . . . 6:30. TEH LAME, C-Tran!
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Two Words.
PYRAMID. HEAD.
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fz.about.com%2Fd%2Fcomicbooks%2F1%2F0%2F8%2F2%2Fsilent2.jpg&hash=7f868492f2396e9c3b400081290288a0acb5fcfb)
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~joygasms~
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cutelucca.com%2Fsculpt%2Fmoviephref.jpg&hash=a1046f340fb73789d8f1b0a5c20359baf48112b7)
This is from the actual movie!!! ^________________^
I so can't wait to see him! He's so friggin' cool. I'm totally in lurb with him, and am getting wierd looks from my keyboarding teacher for looking up pictures of him for my puter background. O_O I've been doing it for two days. >>;;...
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:shock: holy hell
You win (https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pierow.com%2Fup.gif&hash=77a014640321a7d93c2d4bb0eaa60ae4ec63920b)
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Two Words.
PYRAMID. HEAD.
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fz.about.com%2Fd%2Fcomicbooks%2F1%2F0%2F8%2F2%2Fsilent2.jpg&hash=7f868492f2396e9c3b400081290288a0acb5fcfb)
You should totaly do that costume but with a Pie for a head
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http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/pie/
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Two Words.
PYRAMID. HEAD.
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fz.about.com%2Fd%2Fcomicbooks%2F1%2F0%2F8%2F2%2Fsilent2.jpg&hash=7f868492f2396e9c3b400081290288a0acb5fcfb)
You should totaly do that costume but with a Pie for a head
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pierow.com%2Ftemp%2Fpyramid_pie.jpg&hash=9f4b2519504704d8ffc767f51efd9b0228e24ad4)
Welcome to Hell
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I vote for the pie. Bring on the pie! However, you won't catch me voluntarily going to see that movie because as is the game and Resident Evil for that matter gave me the willies.
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Awww.... I cannot get to VancouZORZ.....
I work most of Friday after all. I guess I shall have to convince somebody to give Vallie and myself a ride later that night.
Actually, I'll probably watch it Sunday on a matinee.
Anyone in Beaverton want to join us?
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(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pierow.com%2Ftemp%2Fpyramid_pie.jpg&hash=9f4b2519504704d8ffc767f51efd9b0228e24ad4)
Welcome to Hell
(Sorry, I had to say this...)
It's a pie... that looks like it got into a row (fight)... and it's carrying a large bloody knife like a maniac...
And after hearing everything I'll see if I can't find a cheap used copy of one of the series.
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It's a pie... that looks like it got into a row (fight)... and it's carrying a large bloody knife like a maniac...
A row is a fight? Hah sweet, I can simply tell people that I'm addicted to pie fights then :P
I hope to go see SH this Saturday with my friends in Gladstone. They're big fans of the games so it'll be fun. Since it comes out Friday though, it's gonna be packed...
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(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pierow.com%2Ftemp%2Fpyramid_pie.jpg&hash=9f4b2519504704d8ffc767f51efd9b0228e24ad4)
Welcome to Hell
(Sorry, I had to say this...)
It's a pie... that looks like it got into a row (fight)... and it's carrying a large bloody knife like a maniac...
And after hearing everything I'll see if I can't find a cheap used copy of one of the series.
You'll only find PH in SH2!
<3
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
Ebay? (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=silent+hill+psx&category0=)
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
Did you look at Gatway near the south court
Did you look at VRC Near the food court
Did you look at CDX near the bus station
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...I want to see it so bad tomorrow night, but it's sad because I can't. ;_; I'm going to see it on saturday as a belated birthday gift from my friend...I STILL CAN'T WAIT!!!! ><
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
Hate to break it to you but it is nearly impossible to find a used copy of SH1 ANYWHERE. I searched for about 2 years and when my bro finally found HIS copy . . . I found ONE at Vancouver Mall ina game store.
Get yourself on a waiting list with as many game stores as you can! If you're lucky one might pop up.
If you want to see Pyramid head, though, buy Silent Hill 2 (get teh Greatest Hits version because it has all the REALLY good content, extra endings, an extra scenario, etc.)
Silent Hill 1 and 3 are linked together very closely, some suggest to play them 1. then 3, then 2 and finally 4. As four has a relation to pretty much ALL the games. Also, you get all sorts of funny jokes if you have like, a Silent Hill 2 save when you play the third game. And Henry will say something you'll only understand if you've played the second game . .
and I'm rambling, but I'm super-hardcore addicted to these gaaaames! T_T
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Delete me!
*edit - of COURSE I typo delete -_-
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Did you look at Gatway near the south court
Did you look at VRC Near the food court
Did you look at CDX near the bus station
I went to VRC. I only had time to check out one spot that day.
CDX? That doesn't ring a bell. ...oh wait, is it close to the "Toy and Hobby" store?
I still know a few more places to check out.
Hate to break it to you but it is nearly impossible to find a used copy of SH1 ANYWHERE. I searched for about 2 years and when my bro finally found HIS copy . . . I found ONE at Vancouver Mall ina game store.
Actually I was trying to find any copy of a SH game, not just 1.
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i'm going to see it with my boy at the theatre that's close to Foster & 82nd on Friday at 8:30pm.
i think it's the one behind the giant Wal-mart... or something~
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i'm going to see it with my boy at the theatre that's close to Foster & 82nd on Friday at 8:30pm.
i think it's the one behind the giant Wal-mart... or something~
the listing for that one whitch is a centery theatar is list as "off 82 behind the albertsons and next to the walmart... "
they have a max 2 ddr machine in the arcade there :)
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
Hate to break it to you but it is nearly impossible to find a used copy of SH1 ANYWHERE 'cept the web. I searched for about 2 years and when my bro finally found HIS copy . . . I found ONE at Vancouver Mall ina game store.
Get yourself on a waiting list with as many game stores as you can! If you're lucky one might pop up.
If you want to see Pyramid head, though, buy Silent Hill 2 (get teh Greatest Hits version because it has all the REALLY good content, extra endings, an extra scenario, etc.)
Silent Hill 1 and 3 are linked together very closely, some suggest to play them 1. then 3, then 2 and finally 4. As four has a relation to pretty much ALL the games. Also, you get all sorts of funny jokes if you have like, a Silent Hill 2 save when you play the third game. And Henry will say something you'll only understand if you've played the second game . .
and I'm rambling, but I'm super-hardcore addicted to these gaaaames! T_T
Quoted yourself for emphasis?
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First off - if you have never played any Silent Hill games, and you wanna be scared poopless, get SH3 (warning- rated M for a reason). The game gives you enough backstory for it to make sense w/o having played 1. I hear they are re-releasing 1 with a female protagonist to coincide with the movie, which should help those who have not been able to find the old PS1 game.
Okay - on with the review. I tried not to have any spoilers, but just to be safe, don't read if you don't want to know anything about the movie, okay?
Sharon, a little girl prone to seizures in which she chokes out the words "Silent Hill", is taken by her mother to said ghost town against the wishes of her father. After they literally crash into town (a very finely executed scene), Sharon disappears, and her mother Rose sets off in search of her.
If you have played any of the games, be ready for the first hour to experience true heady bliss. The cinematography is superb - you feel as if you are playing the game on the big screen. There are some minor plot malfunctions, but the visuals make up for it, and you truly do want to keep watching (the cop, Cybil, is great fun.)
However, things start to falter in hour two, when it seems as if the script is missing about 30 pages. This gap is filled by a convoluted flashback / narrative sequence which serves to confuse newcomers and alienate those familiar with the story. Not that the movie makers shouldn't have taken liberties with the plot to make it more manageable in a cinematic sense, but the way that they determined to change it does not necessarily make it any better a story.
To me, the special effects were more hits than misses - some were wonderful. The blade scenes of Pyramidhead brought cheers from the theater filled with obvious fans. But another scene looked rubbery and fake (most of the effects were computer generated). The climax was interesting enough but the movie then stumbles to what I felt was a predictable and unsatisfying ending.
My rating? B-
Next up - Fatal Frame the Movie???
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Unbelievable. I went to the mall earlier today, looked in the game story, and noticed there weren't any copies of SH in the used section. The optimist in me is saying that's because no one wanted to sell their used copies.
The search continues.
Hate to break it to you but it is nearly impossible to find a used copy of SH1 ANYWHERE 'cept the web. I searched for about 2 years and when my bro finally found HIS copy . . . I found ONE at Vancouver Mall ina game store.
Get yourself on a waiting list with as many game stores as you can! If you're lucky one might pop up.
If you want to see Pyramid head, though, buy Silent Hill 2 (get teh Greatest Hits version because it has all the REALLY good content, extra endings, an extra scenario, etc.)
Silent Hill 1 and 3 are linked together very closely, some suggest to play them 1. then 3, then 2 and finally 4. As four has a relation to pretty much ALL the games. Also, you get all sorts of funny jokes if you have like, a Silent Hill 2 save when you play the third game. And Henry will say something you'll only understand if you've played the second game . .
and I'm rambling, but I'm super-hardcore addicted to these gaaaames! T_T
Quoted yourself for emphasis?
i honestly don't know HOW that happened . . . I edited the post and for some reason an extra one showed up 0_0 eerie . . .
The movie ROCKED SO HARD, And I was hugely skeptical about it.
Antares, I disagree that someone should start with 3. They're gonna miss out on a LOT without knowing 1. You can't understand Heather and what's going one without the backstory.
I think 1 scared me more than the others. And Pyramid Head *shudders*
The movie . . . I was really very happy with it other than a few minor things. Plus I think the ending was done to ensure SEQUEL. Either that or DVD extras will be the alternate endings :3
I'm a very happy Demon Nurse.
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Saw it. Liked it for the most part. Awkward dialouge in some scenes made me cringe.
I look forward to the extended/alternate versions on the DVD release.
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i must admit i got less scared when it showed pyramid head cuz of the pie pic
:D
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Aw man, I'm looking at the review of SH in the newspaper (RegGuard) right now. Looks like Roger Ebert didn't like it very much (1 1/2 stars).
Well I'm going to take your guys' word over his and still watch it.
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How do you think video games like Silent Hill (or in fact, any game) work as movies? Does it help or hinder the popularity of the game, or does it not make a difference?
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Aw man, I'm looking at the review of SH in the newspaper (RegGuard) right now. Looks like Roger Ebert didn't like it very much (1 1/2 stars).
Well I'm going to take your guys' word over his and still watch it.
It's funny, I find myself citing Kotaku.com twice in about 15 seconds. They had an article up about the huge difference in reader review scores and professional critics' scores for Silent Hill. Massively panned by the critics, but high scores by the viewers. I suppose one would have to account for factors favorable to those high scores, such as people who didn't like the movie being unlikely to vote, or something like that.
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Saw it. Liked it for the most part. Awkward dialouge in some scenes made me cringe.
And the dialog in the game didn't?
"What is a wheelchair doing here??"
(not, "what are all these dead and mutilated half-human monsters doing here?")
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And the dialog in the game didn't?
"What is a wheelchair doing here??"
(not, "what are all these dead and mutilated half-human monsters doing here?")
Radio.
What's going on with that radio?
Yeah, the first game's dialog was pretty rough (what the hell is gyromancy?) but I don't think it was that bad for its time. The sequels got WAY better after all.
I've heard complaints about how the storyline was "all explained in a neat bundle of exposition" but I thought that a lot of the stuff, like good old Pyramid Head, was still just as weird and unexplained as it needed to be.
Still the best video game movie ever.
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And the dialog in the game didn't?
"What is a wheelchair doing here??"
(not, "what are all these dead and mutilated half-human monsters doing here?")
It just felt like they thought their audience would be dumb.
*emphasized shot on room 111's mail slot*
"What room number did you get this paper out of?"
"Room 111."
"We're going to room 111."
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Aw man, I'm looking at the review of SH in the newspaper (RegGuard) right now. Looks like Roger Ebert didn't like it very much (1 1/2 stars).
Well I'm going to take your guys' word over his and still watch it.
It's funny, I find myself citing Kotaku.com twice in about 15 seconds. They had an article up about the huge difference in reader review scores and professional critics' scores for Silent Hill. Massively panned by the critics, but high scores by the viewers. I suppose one would have to account for factors favorable to those high scores, such as people who didn't like the movie being unlikely to vote, or something like that.
I'd jus tlike to say I HIGHLY doubt Ebert is a gamer. Therefore it was probably WAY too over is head. It was probably a big "WTF is going on, this sucks!" for someone that doesn't "get it," ya know?
Game movies in general - take them out of context with the game (i.e. Resident Evil) or they SUCK.
Bad game movies:
- Mortal Kombat II
- Street Fighter
Silent Hill? OWNED ME.
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I went to see it the day it came out. I really liked it. I cant play those kinds of games (hee hee I get afraid and hide in the corner) but I really like watching someone play them.
My boyfriend plays Silent Hill (s) and he was really impressed with the movie. and I am going to buy it the day it comes out in stores!!
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Aw man, I'm looking at the review of SH in the newspaper (RegGuard) right now. Looks like Roger Ebert didn't like it very much (1 1/2 stars).
Well I'm going to take your guys' word over his and still watch it.
It's funny, I find myself citing Kotaku.com twice in about 15 seconds. They had an article up about the huge difference in reader review scores and professional critics' scores for Silent Hill. Massively panned by the critics, but high scores by the viewers. I suppose one would have to account for factors favorable to those high scores, such as people who didn't like the movie being unlikely to vote, or something like that.
I'd jus tlike to say I HIGHLY doubt Ebert is a gamer. Therefore it was probably WAY too over is head. It was probably a big "WTF is going on, this sucks!" for someone that doesn't "get it," ya know?
Yeah, that's the kind of tone I got after reading his review. He described stuff that, as a gamer, made sense to me.
And good news. I found a used copy of SH 3. I'm going to try it out later tonight (if I get some work done first).
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Bad game movies:
- Mortal Kombat II
- Street Fighter
Street Fighter is so bad that it's become a guilty pleasure :P
But the best gaming movie title is still claimed by Mario Bros. ;)
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I love the Super Mario Brothers movie
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But the best gaming movie title is still claimed by Mario Bros. ;)
Oh GAWD I love that movie. I wonder if I can still find a copy somewhere.
When that came out I was trying to figure out how to make a pair of those awesome "jump" boots. ^^
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yes i too love the super mario moive which is funny cuz when i mention it to people they say they didn't like it (where i'm like did we see the same movie?)
c'mon the dancin goombas!
i remeber seeing that in theatars when i was a little chibi