Silent Hill - Japanese Blu-ray edition

[Konrad]

I just watched the Japanese Blu-ray edition of Silent Hill. The PQ in this one is awesome, three-dimensional, incredibly rich in detail - one of the best if not the best I have ever seen at home. The uncrompressed PCM 5.1 sound makes the experience perfect, it enhances the dark threatening atmosphere, while watching I thought I was there, too.

I did not notice any of the shortcomings Peter Bracke complained about in his review of the American edition. There are absolutely no inconsistencies in the picture. It is completely stable throughout the film and even the most critical dark dimly-lit scenes - and the film has plenty of them - are perfectly rendered, there is nothing that distracts from the movie experience.

The Japanese is a BD-50 and contains also the one hour long Making of documentary in high definition.

The downside is that it was released only as a part of the pricy 4-disc "Ultimate Box" containing 3 DVDs and the Blu-ray disc. Two of the three DVDs have exactly the same content as the BD (feature film plus Making of), the third DVD contains a special on the Konami game, including a comparison between the game and the movie.