I still haven't completely finished this movie; my friend who has seen it (and loves it) brought the DVD to my house and we never watched it. The second time I was at her house and we got 3/4 of the way through it. @_@ So I don't know the ending of this movie. As for the 3/4 of the movie I did see, it was Ok. I didn't think it was really, REALLY scary, but it wasn't dull either. It is really violent through most of the movie. Kids would probably find the monsters scary. Pretty good horror movie to watch at night. ^_^
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Silent Hill
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Grim horror film about missing girl. Not for kids.
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for Ages 16–18
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About Silent Hill
Parents need to know that this film is too violent for children. The storyline takes the form of a nightmare, so connections between scenes and events are sometimes hard to follow. The town is ostensibly located over an ongoing coalmine fire, and the general mythos has to do with a cult that accuses and burns witches in order to maintain the group's "purity." Characters burn, stab, shoot, and throw rocks at each other; the film includes a couple of vehicle crashes, frequent scenes where the mother and/or her daughter scream in terror. Men in miners' gear appear to threaten Rose, mainly because they look scary in goggles and overalls. Various monsters are misshapen and zombie-like human-types, able to shape-shift in bad-dreamy fashion. The monsters attack with swords, the cop shoots until she's out of ammo and then submits to a dire beating. Characters are burned to death, with skin melting, bubbling, and charring.
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- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
An OK movie, not horribly terrifying~
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
my review
This movie is a good movie beacuse it is kind of scary and it is based on the video game. this movie is not to bloody. the actors did a good job in this movie. they have the same monster that were in the game and the music is the same as the game. the story line is pretty good. jodelle ferland did a graet job in the movie. i would reccomend this movie to people that like the silent hill video games and like horror movies.
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
I cried, I laughed, and yes, I Sh*t my pants!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Scariest movie ever!!! And so, so, so gory!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Wow.
Okay, well. I saw this movie when I was around 12-13; I'm 15 now; and honestly this movie had no effect. I'm a MAJOR Silent Hill fan, and I started watching horror at a young, young age. Not to be rude, but I think most people that comment on movies like this are these over the top Christian people. =] Keh, I said it. You can't shelter your kids forever. But, on the movie. I loved it! It was alright for a film adaptation for Silent Hill, but I adore the games! But, most parents need to just get over themselves and stop being idiots!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
OGM!
Wow. This movie is not for kids under 13! This movie is so bloody! I remember playing the game as a 5 year and scared the living s*** out of me. This movie is one the best horror movies I've seen so far. If you can handle x-treem violence, then give it a go.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
gross gory disturbing nasty movie. 17 and up. it should be NC-17.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
it was ok?
the movie overall was very confusing and the violence was pretty harsh but it didnt bother me much. the movie had some pretty disturbing creatures like pyramid head and the janitor creature (the one with its legs tied behind its head that crawls out of the bathroom stall).
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
silenthill001
hello,i am see move of silent hill,is pretty this move ^^
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Horrifingly Entertaining
Silent Hill is a wonderful movie for those who enjoy the horror/thriller genre. Disturbingly realistic monsters, fascinating storyline, and loads of bloody violence. I throughly enjoyed this movie, as did my mother. My dad and stepmom weren't so keen on it, but ended up watching it anyways. I look forward to the sequel. The language is no different than what I hear at school and at home, so it's no big deal. Apart from Red Pyramid ripping off Anna's clothes when he killed her, and a sexual innuendo involving Colin and Alessa, this movie dosen't have much sexual content. People who like these kind of movies will love it, people who don't will hate it.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
15+. if u want. but this movie sucks so dont watch.
this is the dumbest, most pointless, unscary horror movie i have ever seen. there is like almost no sexual content this movie is realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyy sick. the people in the town of silent hill burn almost every third thing to either cleanse their soul or to burn the "witch". the violence in this movie is close to the end, ( a girl gets her skin torn off, burning ppl, barbed wire cuts ppl in half, etc.) this movie was pointless so dont watch it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I thought it wasn't that bad...
I thought it was a pretty good movie, even though it was gory and stuff, when you see it with friends, it's no so bad because you guys can laugh together on how fake everything was, even if you didn't think it looked fake. I honestly enjoyed the movie. My mom wasn't so keen on letting me see but I begged her enough and she saw it with me, my sister and a friend. In the end, she even said it wasn't that bad for someone my age to see.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Scary and Fun!
I love Silent Hill and when I found out a movie was being realeased I was soooooo happy. I loved this movie in every aspect. Too violent for most children though.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Horrible!
Do not go anywhere near this movie. It is horrible!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Nightmarish && Fun
Silent Hill, is probably one of the best films this year so far. It has a very creative plot and is in depth with description and yet to a normal person, very confusing, if you think about it, it will eventually make sense to you. This movie is based on one my most favored video games of all time. But anyways, this movie is filled with alot of gore, some very disturbing, such as child burning and incodents with barbed wire...need I say more for violence?? The language isn't terrible, normal R-Rated, f-Word spread. Overall this movie is a favorite of mine and highly reccomended but probably more for mature minds and 15+ but if your mature for your age, like gore, and you parents are okay with it, GO WILD! Oh yeah, definatly not a "Family Movie Night" type of thing.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Certainly Different
When it comes down to it, this movie is terrible. It is not scary, it's just stupid. Silent Hill jumped on the films made off of videogames band wagon. Silent Hill gamers may enjoy it because they get to see characters immersed in an environment that's terrorized them before. However, if you are looking for a good movie, look somewhere else. The story centers around a mother, Rose, looking for her daughter who is too creepy to care about. The go to the ghost town Silent Hill because it's a place she dreams about. From there it just becomes one nightmarish spectacle after another. Silent Hill attempts to scare you with deformed monsters that spit acid, bugs, and giants with ten foot butcher knives. Rose's search for her daughter is entertaining but far to slow and interrupted. The movie is too long and tries to reach some higher meaning that it just can't quite grasp. The ending is bizarre and unsatisfying. In the end, Silent Hill fails as a horror movie, a thriller, a suspense film, and everything else it tries to be. Do yourself a favor and stay out of Silent Hill.
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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