It's always been said that a video game cannot be successfully adapted into a film. With SILENT HILL, director Christophe Gans (BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF) and screenwriter Roger Avary (KILLING ZOE) have the benefit of the atmospheric and often terrifying game series of the same name. With a budget reportedly in excess of $50 million, they wisely eschew dense plot in favor of a kaleidoscopic nightmare--culled from several volumes of the game series--designed to give horror fans what they crave. Radha Mitchell (PITCH BLACK) stars as Rose Da Silva, a young mother whose adopted daughter Sharon speaks of the eponymous West Virginia mining town as she sleepwalks. Rose decides to take Sharon there in an attempt to discover why it haunts her dreams--but Silent Hill has been a ghost town since a series of underground coal fires in 1974, and the residents who stayed behind are the stuff of nightmares. SILENT HILL is notable for having a largely female cast (the male characters were reportedly added at the studio's behest), with Mitchell, Deborah Kara Unger, Alice Krige, and Laurie Holden in the principal roles. But the film's real star is production designer Carol Spier (known for her frequent work with David Cronenberg), whose work makes the deserted town into a true vision of hell. Utilizing an effective combination of CGI and latex makeup effects, several of the creatures on display may upset more sensitive viewers, as will some of the carnage, which is strong for an R rating. On the other hand, seasoned horror fans and gamers who have been waiting to see a joystick-free version of SILENT HILL are likely to come away feeling like they've just taken a nightmare vacation to the spookiest town in America.

"With its obstacle-course narrative of abrupt ambushes and perversely hidden clues, and its vividly dimensional environments, SILENT HILL is a striking approximation of the gaming format." - Samuel, Wigley (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 07/01/2006

3 stars out of 5 -- "Director Gans presents a genuinely disturbing world of peeling paint, raining ash and grotesque blobs of flesh..." - David, MIller (Ultimate DVD Critic), Ultimate DVD, 09/01/2006

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Product Title:	Silent Hill (UMD) (US Version) Silent Hill (UMD) (US Version) Silent Hill (UMD) (US Version) Silent Hill (UMD) (US Version) Silent Hill (UMD) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Sean Bean (Actor) \| Jodelle Ferland (Actor) \| Angela Holden (Actor) \| Julie Delpy \| John Jarratt (Actor) \| Deborah Kara Unger (Actor) \| Kim Coates (Actor) \| Eric Stoltz \| Christophe Gans \| Alfre Woodard (Actor) \| Billy Burke \| Jan Peter Meyboom (Actor) \| John Schimmel (Actor) 西恩賓 (Actor) \| 祖蒂花蘭 (Actor) \| Angela Holden (Actor) \| 茱莉狄菲 \| John Jarratt (Actor) \| Deborah Kara Unger (Actor) \| Kim Coates (Actor) \| Eric Stoltz \| 基斯度簡斯 \| Alfre Woodard (Actor) \| Billy Burke \| Jan Peter Meyboom (Actor) \| John Schimmel (Actor) 西恩宾 (Actor) \| Jodelle Ferland (Actor) \| Angela Holden (Actor) \| 茱莉狄菲 \| John Jarratt (Actor) \| Deborah Kara Unger (Actor) \| Kim Coates (Actor) \| Eric Stoltz \| Christophe Gans \| Alfre Woodard (Actor) \| Billy Burke \| Jan Peter Meyboom (Actor) \| John Schimmel (Actor) ショーン・ビーン (Actor) \| Jodelle Ferland (Actor) \| Angela Holden (Actor) \| Julie Delpy \| John Jarratt (Actor) \| Deborah Kara Unger (Actor) \| Kim Coates (Actor) \| Eric Stoltz \| Christophe Gans \| Alfre Woodard (Actor) \| Billy Burke \| Jan Peter Meyboom (Actor) \| John Schimmel (Actor) Sean Bean (Actor) \| Jodelle Ferland (Actor) \| Angela Holden (Actor) \| Julie Delpy \| John Jarratt (Actor) \| Deborah Kara Unger (Actor) \| Kim Coates (Actor) \| Eric Stoltz \| Christophe Gans \| Alfre Woodard (Actor) \| Billy Burke \| Jan Peter Meyboom (Actor) \| John Schimmel (Actor)
Director:	Angela Holden \| Christophe Gans Angela Holden \| 基斯度簡斯 Angela Holden \| Christophe Gans Angela Holden \| Christophe Gans Angela Holden \| Christophe Gans
Producer:	Julie Delpy \| Deborah Kara Unger \| Eric Stoltz \| Jan Peter Meyboom \| John Schimmel 茱莉狄菲 \| Deborah Kara Unger \| Eric Stoltz \| Jan Peter Meyboom \| John Schimmel 茱莉狄菲 \| Deborah Kara Unger \| Eric Stoltz \| Jan Peter Meyboom \| John Schimmel Julie Delpy \| Deborah Kara Unger \| Eric Stoltz \| Jan Peter Meyboom \| John Schimmel Julie Delpy \| Deborah Kara Unger \| Eric Stoltz \| Jan Peter Meyboom \| John Schimmel
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Release Date:	2006-08-22
UPC Code:	043396138872
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, Portuguese
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	UMD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	100 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004526987