It’s that time again! Netherworld Haunted House presents The Horror at Studio Movie Grill Holcomb Bridge. Don’t miss Silent Hill this coming Sunday, September 9th at 8pm. Come out and see this uber creepy & atmospheric movie on the big screen with some of your favorite Netherspawn…you can definitely feel the Netherworld-like ooze dripping from this one. As always, great food and tasty beverages can be delivered right to your seat in the theater so come and get primed for Halloween season with this months installment of THE HORROR!
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2006’s “Silent Hill” is that most unique of Hollywood rarities – a film based on a video game that stands strongly on its own two feet.
When Rose Da Silva decides to take her sleepwalking daughter Sharon to the town she mentions in slumber, the journey to Silent Hill begins. After waking up from a crash at the entrance to the deserted Silent Hill, Rose discovers her daughter is missing. Pairing up with a local police officer, she searches the eerie town for her daughter, only to encounter surreal monsters and a cult which may have links to her adopted Sharon’s past.
Director Christophe Gans does an effective job of recreating the eerie atmosphere of the game, as he switches between Rose’s perception of Silent Hill as misty and ash-covered, full of menacing denizens, and that of her husband Christopher – who simultaneously searches the town devoid of mist, ash, or inhabitants. Both begin to uncover secrets that indicate that Silent Hill has a dark history surrounding witch trials, and hint at a connection between young Sharon and Alessa, a child persecuted by the superstitious townspeople.
While it is often difficult to fill in the story gaps left open by action-driven video games, writer Roger Avary manages to string together events that draw us into Rose (Rhada Mitchell) and Christopher’s (Sean Bean) struggle to unlock the mysteries of Silent Hill and reclaim their lost daughter. Featuring the typically-creepy Alice Krige (who prepared for her role by reading up on the Spanish inquisition) as the leader of the menacing cult, the movie does a much better job of recreating the mood and feel of the game than many other films from this genre. Director Gans tried for five years to obtain the rights to this film from “Silent Hill” gamemaker Konami, and impressed the company so much with his passion for the project that after granting permission they became directly involved in production from beginning to end.
Visually unsettling, it is sure to elicit a few chills among viewers, and delight fans of the game thirsty for more. Just keep in mind that this time you have no joystick to pause the action if you become overwhelmed…
