Silent Hill (2006) (Collector's Edition)

[bruce holecheck]

Silent Hill Blu-ray

Christophe Gans' SILENT HILL (2006) gets a Scream Factory Double-Blu this July:

**NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT**

The 2006 horror hit SILENT HILL (starring Radha Mitchell and based off the popular game with the same name) is coming to Blu-ray this Summer from us in an all-new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release!

Here are the early details we have at present time:

• National street date for North America (Region A) is July 9th.

• Release will come with a slipcover (guaranteed for three months after its original release date).

• The newly-commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from Devon Whitehead (Trick r Treat, Valentine, Sleepwalkers). This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap will feature alternate theatrical artwork (woman walking towards the town’s sign in the fog).

• Extras will be confirmed on a later date but we can confirm today this will be a 2-disc set and fully-loaded with extras. We are working closely with Director Christopher Gans.

Pre-orders on our site begin today which includes the Blu-ray plus a rolled 18” x 24” poster of the new art. The poster is exclusive to us and will be made at a limited-run: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=7102

[SethRex]

Hmm. Maybe I'll be double dipping.

[Jay Mammoth]

Is this any good? It’s not as bad as the Resident Evil movies is it?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Is this any good? It’s not as bad as the Resident Evil movies is it?

As an adaptation of “Silent Hill” it’s a mixed bag but it’s much more faithful than the RE films.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

As an adaptation of “Silent Hill” it’s a mixed bag but it’s much more faithful than the RE films.

In addition to this, if he doesn't care about faithfulness/doesn't know the games, it's definitely got some interesting visuals and atmosphere to it. It looks much more like a "real" movie than any of the RE movies, partly due to its greater reliance on practical effects.

My memory of it was that the plot was trying to hit some game beats (it really does a good job of copying the atmosphere of the beginning of Silent Hill 1 after you're in the foggy town), moves along reasonably for an hour or so, and then it's like the makers realized it didn't have much time left so it abruptly goes into a big climax with no warning that didn't work at all. I haven't seen it since the theater though.

[ambient_indie]

no it's not great. I'll probably get it anyway as I dragged my girlfriend (now wife) to see it at the time. Some laughable moments. Great atmosphere, but it holds up to the video game adaptations reputation.

[AllOuttaBubbleGum]

Awesome, great film; Gans put the art film in video game adaptations. If SONY won't let 'em do a new scan, maybe they can "work the levers" a little, bring the US master in line with what I understand is Gans' preferred look for the film as seen in the French, Metropolitan release (brighter, punchier contrast, better encode).

Also: Radha Mitchell forever.

[DaveyJoe]

Originally Posted by AllOuttaBubbleGum

Awesome, great film; Gans put the art film in video game adaptations. If SONY won't let 'em do a new scan, maybe they can "work the levers" a little, bring the US master in line with what I understand is Gans' preferred look for the film as seen in the French, Metropolitan release (brighter, punchier contrast, better encode).

Also: Radha Mitchell forever.

Are there screen cap comparisons featuring the different color timing?

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Is this any good? It’s not as bad as the Resident Evil movies is it?

I thought the fist Resident Evil was really good, and IMO a much better film than this. Though some of the later entries in that franchise went laughably and truly off the deep end - to the point of being unwatchable to me. I think this one is somewhere in between (in terms of quality). It's not nearly as bad as many of the RE entries were, but it's not really up to the cinematic standards of the 1st Resident Evil either...

If you didn't even enjoy the original Resident Evil, then you might as well stay away or at least rent it first.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Is this any good? It’s not as bad as the Resident Evil movies is it?

1st half is amazing, 2nd half is annoying as f***!

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Is this any good? It’s not as bad as the Resident Evil movies is it?

It's pretty bad, none of the subtly, mature storytelling, or atmosphere of the original 4 games is in this movie. The movie is a pure insult to the franchise (though I'll agree about the second movie being worse). It also isn't that great of a horror movie on its own. I don't recommend it at all. There are way more deserving movies for Shout Factory to release than this. I'm happy for those that like the movie are able to get it in a Scream collector's edition, but I'm definitely passing on this release myself.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by CrazyBlu-RayFan

It's pretty bad, none of the subtly, mature storytelling, or atmosphere of the original 4 games is in this movie.

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUDcSeUvkOw

[LegacyCosts]

The only video game film that captures the tone of the original games quite well. Silent Hill 1 fans are too nostalgic as this game and arguably its newer sequels have aged terribly. If this film doesn't get a new scan what's the point though? Old blu ray looked pretty bad when I last watched it like 5 years ago.

[DarknessBDJM]

Originally Posted by CrazyBlu-RayFan

It's pretty bad, none of the subtly, mature storytelling, or atmosphere of the original 4 games is in this movie. The movie is a pure insult to the franchise (though I'll agree about the second movie being worse). It also isn't that great of a horror movie on its own. I don't recommend it at all. There are way more deserving movies for Shout Factory to release than this. I'm happy for those that like the movie are able to get it in a Scream collector's edition, but I'm definitely passing on this release myself.

You can't fault the movie for not faulting the game's story/progression to a "t", it'd be a 6-8 hour long movie.

Originally Posted by coloncatastrophe

As much as I hate what they turned Pyramidhead and the nurses into (a massive, unstoppable mechanical man and lizard-faced nurses,) I still have a soft-spot for this film.

I believe you are misremembering the look of both. Pyramid Head in the movie was fully human looking save for the head which only really differed from the game in that it looked more angular and sharper (and I believe better). The nurses had twisted flesh/distorted flesh faces and looked almost exactly like Silent Hill 2 nurses instead of the ones in the first game.

Originally Posted by rewak

Hoping this will include the long lost deleted scenes! Shame it won't get a 4K UHD though, the HDR could really help with the dark scenes in this.

I don't think hdr would help the dark/nightmare realm/otherrealm sequences as they were filmed in normal 1080p digital video and not with hdr applicable digital luminance and color space. 4K and hdr would help the scenes shot on film though (the non-otherrealm/nightmare realm sequences which comprise the bulk of the film).

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by DarknessBDJM

You can't fault the movie for not faulting the game's story/progression to a "t", it'd be a 6-8 hour long movie.

Mmmm not really, that's where ppl disagree. Bits of it come-off like an advertisement especially with the inclusion of Pyramid Head's 2 incarnation and matching nurses. That's more Konami's fault cuz they wanted it this way.

It literally wouldn't have to be 7-8 hours at all if it were more faithful story-wise either. The first game is ripe for paring-down into a cinematic experience which tbh, this one DID up to a point and I will give it that all day.

I never found the movie to outright suck, the visuals are pretty much spot-on and it takes its time to linger in places outside of predictably placed monster encounters. Revelation makes this one look like the Citizen Kane of video game movies tbh; the cake scene in that is like a Tim & Eric skit. lmao

Anyhoo, I still say the best Silent Hill movie is Jacob's Ladder.

[Kedrix]

I liked the movie plenty, it will depend on what it brings to the plate. I have the UK Metalpak which to me is the best the cover art can get. The cover art from Scream Factory isn't doing anything for me.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Kedrix

I liked the movie plenty, it will depend on what it brings to the plate. I have the UK Metalpak which to me is the best the cover art can get. The cover art from Scream Factory isn't doing anything for me.

The flipside of the cover will the same poster art from the metalpak.
I really dig the first SH flick, so I'll be upgrading my R1 BD for sure. Just not hyped about the new art (it has some spots that are great, but overall too busy and too focused on the nurses who appear for like 2 minutes), so no poster pre-order this time.

[Kedrix]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

The flipside of the cover will the same poster art from the metalpak.
I really dig the first SH flick, so I'll be upgrading my R1 BD for sure. Just not hyped about the new art (it has some spots that are great, but overall too busy and too focused on the nurses who appear for like 2 minutes), so no poster pre-order this time.

It pays to read, thank you . I'm not sure why I care about the cover art to be honest, I just want to see if I am replacing one of the discs inside my metalpak. But then again, I might keep both as I enjoy this flick a lot.

[professorwho]

This should* be an upgrade over the old BD, which was MPEG-2 (thus automatic edge enhancement) and a low bitrate encode on a BD-25.

*I mean, if Shout doesn't screw it up. But considering the original BD was sub-par, it should be an upgrade regardless (not counting the extras).

[agenda]

Originally Posted by professorwho

This should* be an upgrade over the old BD, which was MPEG-2 (thus automatic edge enhancement) and a low bitrate encode on a BD-25.

*I mean, if Shout doesn't screw it up. But considering the original BD was sub-par, it should be an upgrade regardless (not counting the extras).

French release from Metropolitan Film & Video is still clear winner here, unless, like you said, Sh!t Factory doesn't screw it up. Hmm... Was there Japanese release with HIGH bitrate from this?

Edit. Never mind the Japanese release, it's MPEG-2 also.