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there's been hope since day one, as these guys(gans and avery) are taking this seriously(unlike 99.9% of hollywood).

btw; new pics are up on chud.com

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[this message was edited by Sensenic on Tue 6 Dec 21:26]

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there's been hope since day one, as these guys(gans and avery) are taking this seriously(unlike 99.9% of hollywood).

btw; new pics are up on chud.com

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there's been hope since day one, as these guys(gans and avery) are taking this seriously(unlike 99.9% of hollywood).

btw; new pics are up on chud.com
Well, I knew they were SAYING how seriously they were taking the project, and their writing method seemed to back it up... but unless you've never heard PR people talk about movies before or seen any game movies period, then there's always reason to doubt them.

I was happy to hear that they were playing the games a lot during the writing process, though... that's what gave me some hope that the movie will be good (and so far, the movie appears to be on the right track).

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[this message was edited by CharlesProphony on Wed 7 Dec 04:06]

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http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

That definitely looks like in the flash intro.

Also, the first tune that plays in the intro sounds like its from SH3 (or maybe 2?) I guess Yamaoka's involved with the soundtrack then. Huh.

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Yep, he's involved which bodes well for this movie. This certainly looks like it captures the feel of the games and includes actors that look like the characters they are supposed to be.

I'm pretty sure they are replacing Harry with a woman named Rose which is kind of odd, but if it works it works. I'm pretty optimistic about this one.

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[this message was edited by Undead Fred on Wed 7 Dec 05:30]

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Yep, he's involved which bodes well for this movie. This certainly looks like it captures the feel of the games and includes actors that look like the characters they are supposed to be.

I'm pretty sure they are replacing Harry with a woman named Rose which is kind of odd, but if it works it works. I'm pretty optimistic about this one.
I was never really sure about where they were taking the story... at one point, I thought it would be based on SH3, but some of the things I had heard about the story made it sound like they had gone with the format for the games (new game = new characters and storyline), but either way, I'll be fine with alterations to the story of a particular game as long as they get the FEEL of the movie to work.

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In order to become an official movie poster suitable for all audiences the poster must follow the guidelines listed below:

1. No nudity or sexual activity
2. No gun to camera/no shooting to camera
3. No gun to victim/no shooting to victim
4. No more than 2 guns may appear
5. No reference to drugs/drug paraphernalia
6. No offensive language or gestures
7. No blood
8. No violence towards women
9. No cruelty to animals
10. No mutations/mutilations/cadavers
11. No excessive violence or brutality
12. No rape/molestations
13. No people on fire
14. No people in explosion/people blown out of explosion
15. No exploiting/capitalizing on rating (i.e., "R has never gone this far", "Banned in Boston")
16. No demeaning of religion, race or national origin

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http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/postercontest/guidelines.html
In order to become an official movie poster suitable for all audiences the poster must follow the guidelines listed below:

1. No nudity or sexual activity
2. No gun to camera/no shooting to camera
3. No gun to victim/no shooting to victim
4. No more than 2 guns may appear
5. No reference to drugs/drug paraphernalia
6. No offensive language or gestures
7. No blood
8. No violence towards women
9. No cruelty to animals
10. No mutations/mutilations/cadavers
11. No excessive violence or brutality
12. No rape/molestations
13. No people on fire
14. No people in explosion/people blown out of explosion
15. No exploiting/capitalizing on rating (i.e., "R has never gone this far", "Banned in Boston")
16. No demeaning of religion, race or national origin
lol

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http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/postercontest/guidelines.html
In order to become an official movie poster suitable for all audiences the poster must follow the guidelines listed below:

1. No nudity or sexual activity
2. No gun to camera/no shooting to camera
3. No gun to victim/no shooting to victim
4. No more than 2 guns may appear
5. No reference to drugs/drug paraphernalia
6. No offensive language or gestures
7. No blood
8. No violence towards women
9. No cruelty to animals
10. No mutations/mutilations/cadavers
11. No excessive violence or brutality
12. No rape/molestations
13. No people on fire
14. No people in explosion/people blown out of explosion
15. No exploiting/capitalizing on rating (i.e., "R has never gone this far", "Banned in Boston")
16. No demeaning of religion, race or national origin
lol

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I had a poster idea, but I saw this- "The Silent Hill Poster Contest ('Contest') is only open to legal residents of the 50 states of the U.S. and D.C. ...who are not professional artists or graphic designers..." I assume degrees in those areas count against you.

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I'm pretty sure they are replacing Harry with a woman named Rose which is kind of odd, but if it works it works. I'm pretty optimistic about this one.

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Why women as main characters?

It’s true that there are practically only women. Difficult to say why. When you will see the movie, you will understand what I mean. By thinking of all the elements in the game, we realized (Roger Avary, Nicolas Boukhrief and me) that we had to deal with an entire feminine world. We decided to create a feminine dimension for Silent Hill. I cannot say more without spoiling the game, but I feel that a way to focus on Silent Hill is feminine. If you study the game, you find out that the hero, even though he’s a man, acts in a way usually associated to women. They have affection for their children, they are sensitive and they cry. Remove the masculine appearance and you have a feminine sensitivity. The movie turns around to what is a mother to her daughter. I really felt that while playing the four games. I took the decision to insist on that point while adapting Silent Hill. We will see what fans think of it.

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I'm pretty sure they are replacing Harry with a woman named Rose which is kind of odd, but if it works it works. I'm pretty optimistic about this one.


There was an interview in a french magazine with one of the writers for the movie, he explained why they decided to use a female for the main character role, instead of Harry.

Why women as main characters?

It’s true that there are practically only women. Difficult to say why. When you will see the movie, you will understand what I mean. By thinking of all the elements in the game, we realized (Roger Avary, Nicolas Boukhrief and me) that we had to deal with an entire feminine world. We decided to create a feminine dimension for Silent Hill. I cannot say more without spoiling the game, but I feel that a way to focus on Silent Hill is feminine. If you study the game, you find out that the hero, even though he’s a man, acts in a way usually associated to women. They have affection for their children, they are sensitive and they cry. Remove the masculine appearance and you have a feminine sensitivity. The movie turns around to what is a mother to her daughter. I really felt that while playing the four games. I took the decision to insist on that point while adapting Silent Hill. We will see what fans think of it.

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