House of Horrors: Silent Hill Highlights

@Kos1c I think it's only the PSP/PSVita which can remap the D-pad buttons to analog sticks, which is a shame.

@Kos1c

Sorry for the late reply. Yes I agree a movie doesn't automatically become bad because it's watched on TV.

A big screen and proper sound always helps though. How much it helps depends on the type of movie.

Horror movies without good sound loses a lot in my opinion.A tiny screen isn't helping the horror either.

I have a proper surround sound setup for that with full size speakers in my living room so it's usually ok to watch on TV (awaiting money for a projector).

Most people don't have surround sound though and those who do usually have cheap 5.1 crap surround. (tiny speakers with low quality and a cheap undersized subwoofer with too much of the sound spectrum moved to it).

I maintain my view that movies always give a much better impression at the cinema than on TV.

It was perhaps most obvious when my dad went to the movies for the first time in 30 years and thought the movie was BRILLIANT. On TV he never likes any movie. It's my opinion that he doesn't focus on the movie when at home.

@Saketume
I know where your coming from. Some movies work with a larger screen, but most movies should be great both on and off the cinema experience. So it's a bit of a hard one to judge.
A movie should be as great on both a standard size Tv (My bedroom one is a 47", 3D tv, so it's above a standard 32"), and cinema screen.
In this case, Silent Hill the movie was still a terrible experience in plot, as well as execution, I probably would've felt the same seeing it in the cinema. Last movie I went to see in the Cinema was Toy Story 3, that was a huge let down, but Disney Pixar "Up" was a great movie to watch and that was done on a standard 23" monitor.

So what I'm pointing at is, it isn't how you watch a movie, it's how entertaining a movie is. Sure the experience helps you enjoy a movie a lot more, but when you're planning on to get a DVD copy. You will never be able to replicate a cinema experience at home without the 40 foot screen and hall style surround sound.

@Kos1c Well I exaggerated when I said cellphone. I've just found that peoples perception (including my own) depend on how and when they watched a movie.

Some movies are really great in the cinema and kind of meh when watched on TV.

Unless you've seen it on the big screen with proper sound it's impossible to know what you're missing.

One such movie is "The Haunting". It was a mediocre or even bad film for sure but it worked OK at the cinema. The reason is that it focused a lot on sweeping shots of this big mansion. When seen on the TV that is completely lost and the film appears to be way worse than it is.

Another example is "Jurassic Park". First is the incredibly impressive helicopter fly in when the movie begins. Lost even on a decently big TV.

Next is the first dinosaur walking in on the screen setting its enormous foot down.

That just looks ridiculous on TV.

These are obvious examples but there's more to this.

At home people tend not to get as immersed in a movie. They watch movies in daylight with other people around them doing other things. They pause to take phone calls or go to the toilet. They go fetch snacks from the kitchen without pausing the movie etc etc.

All these things may seem like they don't ruin the movie but if I had statistics I'm sure I could prove that people exiting a cinema are generally more positive about a movie than someone who just watched it on DVD.

@moodyfoo I want some of the same crap? You actually being serious? You really think, the only people who would watch the Silent Hill movies (movies that were placed in cinema) are only the ones who've played the videogame , who know the exact storyline for it? So they can understand it fully?

Don't you think it's a bit selfish of the directors to skip important parts of the storyline from the game, so people who've never gotten to experience the game will completely miss out? Before you try to act all high and mighty, you should take a minute and think why are other people insulted by this movie, why has this movie been rated soo poorly. Instead of being an asshole.
I watched the first movie, and thought it was a terrible concept of Silent Hill, and saw 90% of the second one and felt it was poorly executed. You may of liked them, but more than half of the ratings out there don't.

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It's in too much of a rush, and tries to cram in so much plot that unless you're familiar with the game it's closely adapted from, chances are it will leave you baffled."
This review sums up my opinion of the movie. I'm familiar with the game, so I can follow it fully, but it's rather annoying to know what happens in the game, and how close the movie could of been (it's like 80% of the game with a few major missing parts). I would've enjoyed the movie so much more if it was an exact copy from the game.

Oh, btw, just curious, are you one of the Resident Evil movie fans as well?

@Kos1c and who are you to speak for ALL the fans of silent hill? i watched both movies and imo i think they're the best videogame-movie adaptation. also it's BASED on the videogame so that means it's not gonna re-tell you the story you already know. i see the movies as an homage to the series because that's what they are, too bad people like you who just want more of the same crap can't grasp that. oh and i did play all of the silent hill exept for downpour.

@tempertress

Don't ever change

@GothicGangsta @Saketume @Zorine I take EVERYTHING lightly, haha. But I do think the game is important and yes, I was shite at it =]

@Zorine @Kairysama btw I dont know if ppl have already suggested Undying or not but PLAY IT! :D

@Kairysama @Zorine Anytime.