Finally
the long awaited sequel to “Silent Hill!” What an injustice to the original
that they took so long to make a sequel. There is a lot to like about the
original, and plenty of craziness that I'm sure it couldn't have been that hard
to put together a sequel sooner. Just look at how many Resident Evil movies
they managed to put together. So after the inexcusable wait, did they do any justice
with "Silent Hill: Revelations?"
The story take place many years later,
as Heather (Adelaide Clemens) is all grown up now. She’s on the run with her
father, Harry (Sean Bean), from the evil forces of Silent Hill. What seem to be
nightmares becomes a real life nightmare when Harry is kidnapped, and taken to
Silent Hill. That’s when Heather teams with an unexpected new friend Vincent
(Kit Harington), in order to get her back to Silent Hill.
So let me start with the real
injustice… the acting. The combination of Adelaide and Kit just doesn’t work.
Watching the two together actually made me wish I were in a room with the
pyramid guy. There is no chemistry between the two, especially when there is
suppose to be. That is kind of surprising because Kit actually does a decent
job on "Game of Thrones."
Now to the good part, which is the
Silent Hill creatures. Starting with the nurses, they are awesome as expected.
There are only two things I didn't like about them. One is that they only had
one scene. Come on, you can never have enough of the Silent Hill nurses. The
other is in their only scene; the scene ends with the nurses posing. Yes, I
know they are supposed to stop, but the way they end the scene is too staged.
It’s almost like they stopped for someone to take their picture.
Then there is the pyramid guy. It’s
good to see they make more use out of him then the nurses. However, he just
didn't seem as scary and/or intimidating as in the original. Maybe spinning the
carousel didn’t do him any favors. There is a good fight scene between another
creature, and him.
While the usual creatures are great to
see, there is a mannequin creature that steals the show. Think of it as a robot
looking mannequin spider. I’m not sure if that makes any sense, but that’s what
it looks like to me. The way it moves around the room is terrific. It’s also
fun watching how it incorporates a new piece of itself.
It turns out that mixing 3D with the
Silent Hill creatures is a good combination. It’s good to see that there is
actually stuff popping off the screen instead of 3D just to make the movie look
a little better. There is nothing earth shattering, but still enough to keep
the audience on their toes. I’m actually still amazed at how ash falling from
the sky is one of the better 3D effects. I’ve seen it now in several movies,
and it just seems so real.
In the end, “Silent Hill: Revelations”
doesn’t match the mystery and suspense of the original. The bad chemistry
between the actors certainly doesn’t help matters. However, if you are a sucker
for the Silent Hill creatures like me, then you might find some enjoyable
moments. There are also some decent 3D moments thrown into the mix. Overall, this
movie doesn’t do the original enough justice so I give it 2 pools of blood.
HorrO
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