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[Draugoth]

Konami has released the official teaser trailer for Return to Silent Hill, the live action film based on the famous horror game series.

 

[kunonabi]

Lol, did he add another evil little girl to this.

 

[adamsapple]

Well, that's definitely using a lot of the shot compositions from the game.

 

[TGO]

Yeah...not sure how I feel about that.
Maria looks like she wearing a wig ffs

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I legitimately felt like I was watching some YouTube fan mockup or something. I like the first movie quite a bit too so it's not like I wanna hate on it. It just looks really silly to me.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Lol, did he add another evil little girl to this.

With the early 2000s Nu Metal MTV video quick tilt zoom too.

 

[Generic]

It's the same director of the first movie so it will probably be decent.

 

[begotten]

Maria stands out as a budget cosplayer with that wig.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I actually like the first Silent Hill film, even though it falls apart at the end. But the beginning and middle really captured the atmosphere. It looked, sounded, and felt like Silent Hill. It's a short trailer but I get the same vibe, will wait for the reviews and be cautiously optimistic in the meantime.

 

[Arachnid]

Yeah...not sure how I feel about that.
Maria looks like she wearing a wig ffs

Eh, I could see it being some cheap bullshit she wears at Heavens Night.

It's obviously going to be mid-ish as an adaptation just like the first movie, but god damn did the first movie at least nail the feel and have some good scenes. The director billed this as an alternate take on SH2, just like the first is an alternate take on SH1, so we'll see how he does. I'm not expecting much, but I hope to at least have fun.

 

[Hugare]

This looked like a fan made movie

Being the first movie director again gives me some hope, but I dunno

Will watch regardless

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I actually like the first Silent Hill film, even though it falls apart at the end. But the beginning and middle really captured the atmosphere. It looked, sounded, and felt like Silent Hill. It's a short trailer but I get the same vibe, will wait for the reviews and be cautiously optimistic in the meantime.

I will always give it credit for that sequence of Rose running past him in the abandoned school and he smells her perfume. That scene took me by surprise, it felt poignant and sad in a way that really hit home. A weird little gem of a scene for the movie it is.

 

[coffinbirth]

About time, let's fucking go!

 

[Deerock71]

I legitimately felt like I was watching some YouTube fan mockup or something. I like the first movie quite a bit too so it's not like I wanna hate on it. It just looks really silly to me.

 

[MiguelItUp]

The first film was one of the better video game films IMO. This looks... odd in a number of ways, but I'd imagine it'll be as decent as the first. But hopefully more so.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Yes, this is my natural hair color, why do you ask?

 

[RagnarokIV]

Can’t wait - Gans makes this a day 1 for me.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I don’t think this is an actual trailer, but someone cut together the rough footage shown in Silent Hill Transmission and added some music

 

[Dr.Morris79]

...I would watch that

I'd probably need an enema after, but I'd do it.

 

[Clear]

Whatever you think of Gans' original SH movie, I still think it shows the most reverence for its source material of any adaptation of a game. Recreating scenes shot-for-shot is very unusual for a film-maker working from a "lesser" medium. Which lets be honest was and is the established critical position, they have to give a certain amount of respect to the indutry now it generates more annual revenue than film, but artistically its always considered lower on the cultural totem-pole.

 

[SJRB]

Why is this not anywhere on any official channel?

 

[nkarafo]

Looks OK for a fanmade effort.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'll check it out for a few dollars. I actually like Maria's casting.

 

[Fart Knight]

Dunno, I liked the first movie tho.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

There's a lot of goofy shit and godawful effects work in here but for some reason what keeps rolling in my head is how oddly out of place that shiny black Mustang Convertible is in the opening shot. It looks like one of those corny adventure car commercials accidentally.

 

[RaduN]

Looks worse than a fan project you'd see on youtube these days.

At this point i say just let the classics rest in peace.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Only thing that irked me was the convertible parked at the highway rest station. I am extremely excited about it otherwise. The first film was a cool adaptation.