Timdiana rips Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen a new one. For those that don't know: I really loathe this film but haven't done a review of it yet.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
First Thoughts (Silent Hill, 2006)
My first thoughts on the movie.
Note: I did this before the written review. Forgot to post it first, though.
Note: I did this before the written review. Forgot to post it first, though.
Silent Hill (2006)
Title: Silent Hill
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, and Sean Bean
Rated: R
Released: 2006
Personal Rating: 3/5
Oscars: None
Basic Plot: A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game.
Faithfulness to Games
It isn't a good adaptation, which cost this movie a higher rating. Why Pyramid Head? James isn't there and Pyramid Head is a part of his psyche (very long story short). Sharon's name should've been kept as Cheryl (and referencing the name in the movie is like a slap in the face). And Sean Bean's character was there to add some testosterone to the movie. Hey, how about keeping Harry/Rose as a male to begin with?
Feel of Silent Hill
This movie has a very good feel of a Silent Hill game. The creepiness factor is way up and they do a good job with Rose being alone. One of the things with a GOOD Silent Hill game is feeling all alone and hopeless. True, there is the cult, but for the majority of the movie it's just Rose (who sometimes has Cybil by her side).
The Music
The music (except for the Johnny Cash song) is from the game series. This is something I highly enjoy about the movie. Why? I love the music from Silent Hill! I like that they use the song "You're Not Here" for the ending credits. If you don't like the music from the Silent Hill games (shame on you) then this probably won't be a high point for you.
Final Thoughts
This movie is much better than people make it out to be. Because of its unpopularity it took a bit of work to get this movie. If you are a huge fan of the games I can understand why you'd be mad. But, really, if you're looking for a decent horror movie you should enjoy this. Saying that you have to separate the movie from the game is bad to do for an adaptation. If it was a good adaptation I'd have given it a higher rating.
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, and Sean Bean
Rated: R
Released: 2006
Personal Rating: 3/5
Oscars: None
Basic Plot: A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game.
Faithfulness to Games
It isn't a good adaptation, which cost this movie a higher rating. Why Pyramid Head? James isn't there and Pyramid Head is a part of his psyche (very long story short). Sharon's name should've been kept as Cheryl (and referencing the name in the movie is like a slap in the face). And Sean Bean's character was there to add some testosterone to the movie. Hey, how about keeping Harry/Rose as a male to begin with?
Feel of Silent Hill
This movie has a very good feel of a Silent Hill game. The creepiness factor is way up and they do a good job with Rose being alone. One of the things with a GOOD Silent Hill game is feeling all alone and hopeless. True, there is the cult, but for the majority of the movie it's just Rose (who sometimes has Cybil by her side).
The Music
The music (except for the Johnny Cash song) is from the game series. This is something I highly enjoy about the movie. Why? I love the music from Silent Hill! I like that they use the song "You're Not Here" for the ending credits. If you don't like the music from the Silent Hill games (shame on you) then this probably won't be a high point for you.
Final Thoughts
This movie is much better than people make it out to be. Because of its unpopularity it took a bit of work to get this movie. If you are a huge fan of the games I can understand why you'd be mad. But, really, if you're looking for a decent horror movie you should enjoy this. Saying that you have to separate the movie from the game is bad to do for an adaptation. If it was a good adaptation I'd have given it a higher rating.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D - Official Trailer (HD)
This trailer doesn't give me much hope for it to be faithful to the games. But does seem to be a decent movie.
For those who haven't played/watched LP of Silent Hill 3:
-Vincent isn't a boyfriend type. So I don't like how they're ruining that character.
-Pyramid Head doesn't appear and instead another being does (can't remember the name).
I do hope they show Robbie the Rabbit!
For those who haven't played/watched LP of Silent Hill 3:
-Vincent isn't a boyfriend type. So I don't like how they're ruining that character.
-Pyramid Head doesn't appear and instead another being does (can't remember the name).
I do hope they show Robbie the Rabbit!
Pretty Little Liars "Crazy" Review
Cee Cee is awesome.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
S&N: Forever Vigilant 3
I couldn't believe what Glau had just asked. I stood in silence as my systems tried to compute what I had just heard. Finally, when they had given up, I replied, "We were ambushed."
Glau looked confused. "What do you mean? What ambush? And someone else was with you?"
"My girlfriend," I said, putting an extra emphasis on girlfriend. "Thought it was going to be a trap. She was right."
With that, I turned around and walked back towards Samara. As I walked I heard Glau start to cry. I focused on Samara and realized any of Glau's mysteries would just lead to a tragedy. I had heaven right in front of me.
"What did she say?" Samara asked when I got back to her.
"She asked why I didn't come to lunch." I said and shook my head merely for Samara's benefit.
"She didn't know about the ambush?"
"She was confused."
"You have guessed why, haven't you?"
I just looked at Samara. "I'm trying not to think about it."
"That's hard for you, isn't it?" She said and I continued to look at her without blinking. It freaked her out and she sighed. "She wanted to kill you. You're here and she's confused. She wanted to talk to you to find out why."
"You're jumping to conclusions." I replied. "You're seeing what you want to see."
"What does your other side say?" Samara asked, not wanting to bring up that I was a Machine to any of the people walking by.
"That Glau has acted suspiciously and should not be trusted." I let the words roll off my tongue while I wanted to put them back in. I wanted to erase myself from ever saying them.
After I said that Samara smiled and we waited. Finally we were called back to get a massage. This was supposed to be relaxing. To a human it would be, but not to me. Even my fake muscles wouldn't be able to be relaxed by a massage.
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Glau looked confused. "What do you mean? What ambush? And someone else was with you?"
"My girlfriend," I said, putting an extra emphasis on girlfriend. "Thought it was going to be a trap. She was right."
With that, I turned around and walked back towards Samara. As I walked I heard Glau start to cry. I focused on Samara and realized any of Glau's mysteries would just lead to a tragedy. I had heaven right in front of me.
"What did she say?" Samara asked when I got back to her.
"She asked why I didn't come to lunch." I said and shook my head merely for Samara's benefit.
"She didn't know about the ambush?"
"She was confused."
"You have guessed why, haven't you?"
I just looked at Samara. "I'm trying not to think about it."
"That's hard for you, isn't it?" She said and I continued to look at her without blinking. It freaked her out and she sighed. "She wanted to kill you. You're here and she's confused. She wanted to talk to you to find out why."
"You're jumping to conclusions." I replied. "You're seeing what you want to see."
"What does your other side say?" Samara asked, not wanting to bring up that I was a Machine to any of the people walking by.
"That Glau has acted suspiciously and should not be trusted." I let the words roll off my tongue while I wanted to put them back in. I wanted to erase myself from ever saying them.
After I said that Samara smiled and we waited. Finally we were called back to get a massage. This was supposed to be relaxing. To a human it would be, but not to me. Even my fake muscles wouldn't be able to be relaxed by a massage.
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Falling Skies "Molon Labe" Review
Karen is evil and everyone finds that out.
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