Quoted from Zombie Sean SPOILERS There were like three parts with them in it. The first part was when Rose was in some sort of factory place, and she saw the man in the suit and gas mask who was still alive, and something walked up behind her. She turns around and it's some burnt child thing or something and more and more come out and surround her, piling on top of her and stuff. The second part was when the officer was about to shoot one of them, and it sprayed acid or something on her and she continuouly shot at it until it was dead as Rose ran away. And the third time, was when Rose was about to walk into 'Satan's Lair' I'm guessing and there were all those mutilated nurses (or at least I think they were nurses) and they were attracted to light and she had to walk through them and one kept on trying to slice her up, but kept on cutting up the other 'nurses'. Sean

Just monsters basicly. The nurses were nurses and the kids were kids. Remember she is in the other demension and almost everything are monsters and what not. It's like asking why are there stormtroopers in Star Wars or why were there monsters in Starship Troopers. They are basicly just there. Know what i mean?

Andrew

Quoted from James McClung Pyramid Head and the nurses could've been great but the fact that they were all CGI ruined their presence in the movie.

They were not CGI. The only CGI parts is when the walls were 'leaking' and the bathroom falling apart. The monsters (pyramid head, nurses, monster children) Were all actors that were in latex.

Quoted from Antemasque Just monsters basicly. The nurses were nurses and the kids were kids. Remember she is in the other demension and almost everything are monsters and what not. It's like asking why are there stormtroopers in Star Wars or why were there monsters in Starship Troopers. They are basicly just there. Know what i mean? Andrew

Okay thanks. Those nurses and kids creeped me out...

Sean

No problem. Go play Silent Hill 2 and maybe you'll see some Deja Vu.

The first things you saw (that the cop shot at) were something like guys in straight jackets from SH2.  The little things that burst into flames were the ghost of children from SH1, I believe.


Phil

Were people actually scared by this movie? Weird isn't scary. If you find yourself more entertained than scared, it is not scary.

I kind of agree with James because this movie is annoying to watch.

Great monsters, great visuals, nice camera work but when you have to go to IMDB to find out what certain things mean, the filmmakers did not do their job. They are supposed to make entertaining films with a story. Here they made some confusing turns that ultimately hurt the film.

The director even said if they make a sequel, he will answer the questions which is the Hollywood way of saying "Better luck next time"

Here's my little review of the film after I watched it:

As I understand it, this film is an adaptation of a video game, but having never played the game, I am left to look at this film like a movie, likely much to the distress of those who played the game (sort of like my Final Fantasy VII review where I was told to shove it because I didn't understand the game). That being said, I'll only thumb my nose once before plunging in.

I thought this was a clever little horror flick actually. We begin with a mother frantically searching for her little girl before finding her standing over a veritable abyss next to a waterfall. The mother, Rose, rescues the daughter, Sharon, as she nearly throws herself to her death repeating the words, "Silent Hill." Well, a quick research online reveals Silent Hill to be a ghost town in West Virginia, so Rose decides to run her daughter, who we learn was adopted from West Virginia, out to Silent Hill in an attempt at therapy.

From there, we go on this little adventure inside this town of Rose looking for Sharon. A lot of really weird stuff goes on with a darkness that envelops the place and a constant snowing of ashes. The claustrophobia of the film really ups the creep factor a lot, and sometimes we're placed in almost total darkness with only the sounds around us. Very well done there.

But...we're not without some down sides. First, the lead manages to find a flashlight that works. This town has been shut down for 30 years, and Rose walks into an abandoned office and finds a flashlight that works. This was completely unbelievable. After all the horror, this really hurt it for me. I would have accepted her having a flashlight in her truck or something, but to find one in town? You gotta be kidding.

They also ran up against this weird zombie thing with acid blood. This thing only appeared once and could have been those things in the dark too. It never received any kind of explanation for what it was or what it existed. It just seems like something that looks weird and creepy and that's why it's there. This works for a video game, but not so good for a movie.

Finally, the ending. This is what the audience takes away from a film and it is critical to it working or not. I kind of understood from the parallel storylines that Rose and Sharon were in a sort of parallel world to our own. This is not a spoiler, it is actually revealed very early on in the film, but when we hit the end, this phenomenon is never explained. We reach a sort of satisfying conclusion to what happens in Silent Hill, and then end up in a sort of limbo'd state of ambiguity. It left me kind of empty. I was surprised when the credits started rolling. Kind of bummed me out.

In the end, I liked it. It had some good adventure, good scares, good suspense, but an ending that left me hanging. Still recommend it, though. Some people like ambiguous endings.

I can't say I was frightened by the movie because I played the game first...and Silent Hill 2 scared the living shit out of me.  The plot was a little confusing and even a little cliche at times, but the feel of the game was brought to the screen.

I don't know if I would see a sequel movie, but I would definitely play the next game.


Phil