![]() The ending where Sean Bean decides to stay to look for his wife is similar to the end of Silent Hill 2.The carousel descent plays out very much like it does in the game.When Heather goes to the Brookhaven Asylum she passes a map on the wall that mirrors the exact map from the Brookhaven Hospital from Silent Hill 3.In the inn there is a red shoe sitting on the shelf above the bed.When Heather is being chased by the PI she uses a pipe as weapon.Robbie the rabbit makes many appearances!.Lastly I do want to talk about my favourite thing about the Silent Hill: Revelation…the hidden references to Silent Hill games. So no 3D but I noticed some sections where it would have come into play…a monster leaping towards screen, severed fingers & of course….Pyramid Head’s sword! I didn’t see what it could have possible added to the movie & considering my feelings on 3D it probably wouldn’t have helped. A lot of the monsters & basic creatures look great if not a bit rubbery. He actually irritated me every time he appeared on screen & I kind of hoped he would get taken out by Pyramid Head or something.Īs I said above one of the better things is that they insisted on practical effects as much as possible & it really shows. However all of these might as well be Oscar winners compared to Vincent who can’t even sustain the same accent for long. Sean Bean does what he always seems to & sleep walks his way through his brief lines & scenes as does Carrie-Ann Moss as the cult leader. So lets talk acting then…The lead, Heather/Sharon is decent enough but the ease in which she goes from ‘confused teen’ to ‘I not only get this but I will stop this’ is annoying. If they wanted to make Revelation mirror the game then they should have dropped any reference to the original movie & started again! The poor continuity with the first movie is unforgivable, for example the cult from both movies is clearly different even though it is said they are the same & the reason for Silent Hill burning down has changed. There is even a terrible moment where a character is briefly introduced just so she can explain what’s going on!Ī confusing story is one thing but when it’s also boring & poorly executed the movie is as good as dead already. ![]() Beyond these short sections the movie is so boring with very little plot to help it along beside ‘Let’s look for my dad’. There are some pretty cool sequences such as the tense nurse bit & Pyramid Head chopping arms off but its lets down by all the filer in between. Silent Hill is still the same miserable place albeit with a lot more messed up things going on. Alongside Vincent who just won’t take no for an answer she rushes home to find that her father has been kidnapped & a message has been left telling her to come to Silent Hill. I was suspicious from the get-go…Īnyway…Heather is chased by a private investigator who reveals that her real identity is known by the cult & they are coming to get her & Harry. So during all of this she meets a fellow new student called Vincent played by Kit Harington (if you recognise the name it’s because he plays Jon Snow from Game of Thrones) who seems to want to spend a lot of time with Heather. I do like the imagery involved here & the transformation looks great. Turns out she is a bit of a troubled teen having hallucinations of Silent Hill & the alternative world. ![]() We are introduced to Heather as she starts at a new school & acts like a bit of a bitch. Heather believes her mother, Rose from the first movie died in a car crash but she actually got trapped in Silent Hill after sending Heather (then known as Sharon) through to Harry. Heather believes it is because her dad killed an intruder years before but it’s actually because she is a child of Silent Hill being tracked by the cult who exist there. Heather Mason & her father Harry Mason (played by Sean Bean again – boo!) move from town to town taking on different identities. This is a terrible movie that makes a mockery of Silent Hill…I would rate is as low as 1/10 if it wasn’t for the numerous references to the games, some of which are excellent & the decision to keep computer effects to a minimum. Ok, I hate 3D…so I didn’t watch this in 3D…it made no difference. I don’t think I ever expected to see a sequel to it even if it left it open for one but here we are…Silent Hill: Revelation in 3D. ![]() Even still it tried hard to stick to the Silent Hill lore & made movie representations of game characters scary (Pyramid Head/Nurses). The first Silent Hill movie was a little bit of a hidden gem, it was far better then it was given credit for but suffered with a confusing story & some actors (Sean Bean) just not really trying.
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