Silent Hill Revelation: SH Retrospective

May god have mercy on our souls..........We have finally reached the worst video game to film adaptation ever made. #SilentHill Revelation is world renowned for being terrible, but just how bad is it? Well........let's find out.

[@Rennat456]

The only thing this movie did well was adapting Heather's video game outfit to real life in a way that still pays homage to the original but looks realistic for a teenage girl to wear

[@AvalancheReviews]

Yeah, I can agree with that

[@Nemesis_T-Type]

This movie completely breaks SH lore, Heather doesnt say "its bread" even once.

[@NegativeCR33P]

-"Goosebumps level of set design." Don't you tarnish the good word of Goosebumps like that.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ha!

[@turkish8969]

Jesus dude you remember that one episode in the school pool? Freaked me the fuck out more than any modern horror movie

[@DarthFennec]

@@turkish8969 Pretty sure that was Are You Afraid of the Dark, but still.

[@TheCarnivorousCake]

"We have finally reached the worst video game to film adaptation ever made." Uwe Boll wants to have a word with you.

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

He did that shit on purpose make a film arguably bad and get paid but couldn't handle criticism and wanted to fight people over it.

[@OMGmyFACE]

That lovable nazi gave us Postal which is the most accurate translation of game to movie. You're thinking of Paul W.S. Anderson.

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

@@OMGmyFACE was him he chellenge critics to a boxing match if they criticized any bad movie he made can look it up cause they criticized house of the dead

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

And he also gave up on movies and went into the restaurant business

[@OMGmyFACE]

@@Deadhead-kq4hr Honestly, I can't hate him for doing that. He fought Lowtax. That was on a lot of bucket lists. It adds a punk rock element to him that people ignore. Boll clearly cannot care and it's funny. Have you seen his Letterboxd reviews before they banned him? Even the "retiring" thing is kinda great when you consider he's choosing to stop making bad video game movies. I stand by my W.S. pick. He just... yeah, I gotta say he's worse than Uwe Boll.

[@ZeroEscape2074]

"Never ever watch Silent Hill Revelation" Well shit, kinda late now

[@Dargonhuman]

Yea, about 7 years too late for me too...

[@nocturnenix]

Lol years too late

[@peterfortin6545]

I literally apologized to my friends for bringing them to this. It came out on my 22nd birthday. I’m still embarrassed for bringing them. Most of the audience, including us just made fun of it the whole time. That was fun at least.

[@GingerZombie29]

You still had a good time, then.

[@TheLoneGameMan]

Movie-verse Silent Hill fails so bad at being Silent Hill it can't even kill Sean Bean, FFS.

[@ninjasolidsnake]

While playing as the most important dead character in the game.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Pronounced Seen Bean.

[@camd4648]

It can't even kill Sean Bean, playing a Character that's killed in SH3 lmao.

[@LyaksandraB]

"Barbwire colonoscopy." The imagery this conjures. I don't know whether to laugh, cry, scream in horror or puke. Or all at the same time. Good one, good one.

[@BlottaMcTablets]

The best Cannibal Corpse song never written.

[@k3lvinbr]

i remember laughing realy hard when piramid head fought the power ranger villan for no reason at all.

[@officialflikz]

Haha you mean the Pokémon battle

[@drippyog3935]

@Corvo@AZ you didn't get the joke kiddo stfu

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Pyramid Head cosplay versus Bootleg Hellraiser villain

[@officialflikz]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGod typical Comic-Con footage haha

[@TheSlammurai]

MONSTER BATTLE *obnoxious airhorn*

[@LyaksandraB]

You forgot to add that Jon Snow has the least threatening face in the multiverse.

[@showersmoker]

That writer should’ve been sentenced to Silent Hill

[@vicalvaran3796]

Cinemasins joke?

[@KSS1992]

The king of puns, you are

[@zackurban]

😂

[@chadking8767]

@@vicalvaran3796 cinemasons

[@shama1239]

And then there's the fact that Claudia refers to Christabella as her sister. Christabella is Heather's aunt. Claudia is Vincent's mom. So Heather is dating her cousin?

[@AvalancheReviews]

Haaaaaaa

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I hope the new Christoph movie ends up being another love letter

[@AvalancheReviews]

Yeah me too

[@KnightOfTheWind2401]

A new SH movie is in production? A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one Edit: should’ve watched all the way though first

[@aaron75fy]

another love letter? oh please, it added a pedo janitor and ripped out what the series was about. changed the snow to ash thanks to the *brilliant* idea of using Centralia as a new piece of inspiration -_-

[@PIB2000]

@@aaron75fy Actually, considering the resemblance between Centralia and Silent Hill, it makes sense for them to take inspiration from it's look for the movie.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

@@PIB2000 or...they could have just made it look exactly like Silent Hill from the games instead of taking inspiration from anywhere real?

[@91Turles]

That scene with the order members slapping away at a bunch of knife wielding monsters while saying "get away" always manages to get a laugh out of me.

[@indeimaus]

oh no...

[@brosephdudeguy]

The subtitle “Revelation” is basically “We couldn’t think of another title.”

[@AvalancheReviews]

Yep

[@OMGmyFACE]

Silent Hill Retribution HD

[@vikfortune482]

Silent Hill 2: The Silent Hillining

[@troin3925]

8:29-8:33 The only explanation we get from her is "We took a wrong turn. Got lost in the fog." Seriously...

[@ChocolatierRob]

I think the idea behind the manikin monster scenes were to show that other people were getting drawn into Silent Hill because of things that have happened in their own past. Basically that there were other stories going on in Silent Hill at the same time that were unrelated to the cult plotline. I actually liked this idea... I didn't like it's execution, but I liked the idea. I've always thought of it as the actions of the cult 'awoke' the town as a Genius Loci and it drew other people towards itself causing the events of all the non-Alessa related games. The town had spiritual power before but the cult's actions made it made it into something both more powerful and more dangerous. When SH2 (the game) came out I assumed that it was happening at the same time as the original game but was simply happening in another part of the town and never the twain shall meet. So the manikin scene in Revelations would just be Heather briefly intruding in someone else's movie.

[@vahnseru1302]

I am most definitely a casual SH fan, and loving the first movie, me and my twin went to see it the day after premiering. Theater was empty(there were about 3 others in there) and popcorn and soda fueled our excitement. No joke, I have no recollection of falling asleep. I just remember the mirror scene and my brother waking me up as the credits rolled; also yawning. Best sleep of my life

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

I would almost argue that this film is worth seeing in a "so bad, it's good" kinda way. I had bought a used copy for cheap and watched it with a group of friends (some _Silent Hill_ fans, some not), and it got quite a few big laughs out of us. (The pop-tart jump-scare and the awkward hard cut to the giggling man on the bus being stand-outs.) And to their credit, the writer/director M.J. Bassett (formerly "Michael J. Bassett") actually apologized for the film because even she hated how it turned out and accepts all the blame. I read a fairly recent interview where she described it as a "nightmare dance" where she was trying to balance pleasing producers with trying to make a sequel to the first film while also trying to make it more like the games... and it just turned into a cluster-fuck early on and never recovered.

[@noelienoelie8425]

#she

[@WMNKK]

That f*king toaster... I'm still having nightmares...

[@fantasmia]

The ultimate dilemma. Whats worse: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter or Silent Hill: Revelation .

[@sh0ryualfa393]

Both are just equally shit.

[@AkatsukiBoss13]

Resident Evil by an inch as SHR!Heather was at least a likeable character where as Alice is the Director's 'Look at how Awesome my Wife is' Mary Sue.

[@ROKSolid360]

Silent Hill: Revelation is at least watchable Resident Evil: The Final Chapter hurts my eyes with all the cuts.

[@NarcolepticProphet]

Resident evil

[@ergheiz1245]

Yeah, I go with RE: FC as the worst. Nothing good came out of this shit show.

[@EddieJorgeDrummer]

Filmed in my city. (Toronto) This movie was so disappointing. The fact the first was so close to the games as far as vibe and camera angles, and this one was TV show style sets with cheap haunted house scares. Whats worse is I recognize most locations from my local area. When i first saw photos of our Cherry Beach in Toronto done up to look like Lakeside Amusement I was like "Wow.. That looks CHEAP"

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Imma be honest, I thought the amusement park was the only cool-looking set. I have a bias for theme parks and carnivals though lol

[@peter08xxx]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGod Me too, I thought the Silent Hill Amusement Park looked great 😀

[@cap350125]

I always wanted a transitional scene incorporating the fog and the main character just running forward, a sort of rendering screen, rather than the character teleporting.

[@dubyaw9511]

BUT SEAN BEAN LIVES!

[@rhrabar0004]

Vincent: "You're muh queen"

[@lunarphase5940]

Lol

[@shocktrauma85]

They look like monsters to you? Oh wait, I forgot that's the real Vincent and not this fucking teenage heart throb bullshit.

[@TheSlammurai]

Let's hope he doesn't refuse to fuck his relative this time. We don't need Heather/Alessa getting pissed.

[@The_Cosmic_Jellyfish]

You know its funny... Silent Hill (2006) was the best video game-to-movie adaptation ever put out, while its sister movie Revelations is the absolute worst to ever be put out. Kinda ironic. As a die hard Silent Hill fan, I find this sad, but in a way hilarious.

[@hanshotfirst2363]

Can we get Malcolm McDowell in good movies again please? Freaking pop tart jump scares don't deserve him.

[@dubyaw9511]

11:22 turns out umbrella corps is behind this

[@AvalancheReviews]

In knew it all along

[@shocktrauma85]

Actually, you're wrong. It was that damn dog again.

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

They also tried to tie in downpour and origins which didn't do so good over here with the Easter eggs of the truck and prison bus driving into slient hill

[@billybobby4637]

Thank God you're back. I needed my SH fix.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Silent Hill Revelations was so bad it made me feel first hand what horrors lie in that godsforsaken town just by watching that trash. Also, as both a Silent Hill and Immortal fan i gotta say that this movie makes Immortal's videos look like some art house project in comparison.

[@zombiedude101z]

What a garbage film, jfc. I couldn't help but have a laugh at Pyramid Head running the carousel though.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

It makes for a good trailer shot, but other than being a visual gag it makes no sense what so ever.

[@GreedAndSelfishness]

Best part of the film right there. Died laughing when I first saw it. So fucking stupid.

[@officialflikz]

The Pokémon battle at the end was even better hahaha

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I feel like if Valtiel was operating the carousel it would’ve fit somewhat

[@liamdell6319]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGod Putting Valtiel in the movie would require the film-makers to research non-SH2 SH games.

[@MaryRoeRussel]

I'm not gonna lie, I actually enjoyed Adelaide Clemens' performance. I think she's a really good actress that gets put in really bad things more often than not. I find her portrayal of Heather to be just about the only thing I could actually stomach in the movie, and I wish she got a chance to play the character in a better adaptation.

[@wittynicknamehere]

I'm not about to leap to the defense of this trash fire. But it must be said that even the greatest screenwriter on the planet would be unable to churn out something of quality when confronted with the studio mandates to include all of the necessary "branding" like Pyramid Head and sexy nurses, regardless of context, while also suffocating the production with a miser's budget. This wasn't made by a company who has any interest in the source material beyond furthering a brand and franchise, as a machine to produce sequels. No decision maker on this project cared beyond making an audience point at the screen and say, "ooh, hey, that's the guy from the other movie! Can't wait for the next one!"

[@AvalancheReviews]

That's a really good point. I'm sure the creative staff were having to check a lot of boxes during production.

[@shocktrauma85]

They ruined every character, including pyramid head. Had they had a proper director/screenwriting team that put this closely to the original story, they could have actually made something good, maybe even great. I'd love it if someone who knows what they're doing could make a proper movie about Silent Hill 2. But if it were this idiot, he'd ruin every character.

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

the Sexy nurse thing comes from Alessa's relationship with Lisa, the nurses were in the first game, 2nd game (which is where they became what they look like from then on) and every game except 4 and Shattered Memories

[@kevburke]

I literally couldn't even watch that movie for the same amount of time as the entire duration of this video about it. I think I got to about 7 minutes and was ready to gouge my eyes out.

[@Honkanen]

Still a better love story than Twilight. Also not even the worst game movie adaptation, House of the Dead beats everything. Jesus. Although the story material in the HotD games is also really something else, especially House of the Dead 2, that shit is something else entirely.

[@Zorros2ndCousinTwiceRemoved]

I think, KZbin being what it is these days, every like and every comment counts, so there. You rock, good sir!

[@AvalancheReviews]

They really do, and I appreciate it man!

[@orinanime]

@ 13.24 "the worst videogame to movie adaptation ever made" Nope. This movie is hot garbage to be sure. But you should watch any of the 11 videogame movies Uwe Boll directed and/or produced. And there are even a handful of others, better than those but worse than this film.

[@Gaff.]

I did not realise those were all directed by him...I don't understand? Why does he keep getting the job of making these when he's clearly bad at it and probably doesn't even care about making them good films anyway? Is there some backstory on this? I've seen about half of them and they are seriously some of the most painful things I've ever watched.

[@orinanime]

@@Gaff. Because he took advantage of a German tax law that insured that his movies made money no matter how bad they bombed. They've since revised the tax laws and got rid of the loophole.

[@Gaff.]

@@orinanime Haha nice. Is he a fan of any of these games?

[@orinanime]

@@Gaff. no. Just a fan of cheap licenses.

[@Gaff.]

@@orinanime Sounds about right.

[@faridzadkiel4516]

The quality of production in this vids is insane...outstanding sir!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thank you! I always try to make my shit look good. Glad to see it's working.

[@quiettimegaming3642]

I think some games are super-hard to translate, as the narrative is very “video gamey’, or the actual gameplay doesn’t really lend itself to a film adaptation. But a game like Silent Hill should be layup. Every aspect of the foundation is solid. And there isn’t the disconnect between narrative and gameplay that you see in a lot of other games. There’s no cognitive dissidence. It all ties in together cleanly. And even when you look at the stories and how the town functions (acting as a personal hell/purgatory based upon the ‘sins’ of the individual trapped/haunted by the town), the franchise readily lends itself to telling new stories, meaning you could take the town and workings of silent hill and easily apply them to a new protagonist without a ton of difficulty. And if you wanted to follow the storyline of SH1 & 3, it should/could be even easier, as it’s a very easy story to follow once you work it out. While this wasn’t actually “the worst movie/video game adaptation ever”... it certainly was the best franchise to adapt into a film, and they just screwed the pooch.

[@jojoversus1100]

I had a crush on the lead actress as a kid, leading me to play SH3, then leading me to play SH1. So yes, even though I was already into survival horror, I never gave SH a chance before having a crush on the Heather from this film. So there.

[@cgrooney9945]

Hey man sorry to hear about your losses. Ive luckily not lost friends that way myself but I agree that's a serious issue. I was on trip once with a friend, we went to watch our football team on the road. My buddy has family out there and knows a few people so we joined a big tailgate. After the game we hopped in one of his friends cars to catch a ride. I was smashed myself but I could instantly tell this driver was pretty much on my level and should not be driving us. I started speaking up saying we need to switch drivers. I was being persistent and would not drop it, every one was getting annoyed, calling me a "buzz kill". And trust me it's hard to speak up sometimes around new people but I was like I'd rather they all hate me and I make it home alive. They actually ignored me but before we even got out the parking lot the driver hit a curb. At that point everyone realized I wasn't just being paranoid and we pulled over and switched drivers. I believe if I had not spoken up, considering we barely made it out the parking lot, I may of not made it home that night

[@thirdeyekatakuri]

Keep the greatness coming. You're always very insightful!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thank you

[@thirdeyekatakuri]

@@AvalancheReviews no, thank you sir. U keep the passion for true survival horror alive. The real fans appreciate it

[@XmasterlinkxX]

I'm actually kind of excited to see the upcoming Silent Hill movie, I wanna know if Cristophe is just going to completely retcon this movie or to try and remake it in his vision.

[@DanielSlva]

I came from the future to say that this week, Christophe confirmed that it will be a SH2 film adaptation. So he's not touching whatever Revelations is lol

[@SPCYCHICKENTACO]

She really did look like she could fit right in with immortal 😂

[@chrisossu2070]

This entire production looks like a direct-to-video Hellraiser sequel.

[@nillynush4899]

"I don't want this movie... I nevah HAVE!" - Jon "Vincent" Snow

[@officialflikz]

So you guys hear the news? Christophe Gans said he is working on a new silent hill movie, (kind of like a reboot) this time being a 100% faithful to the first game, and his first choice for Harry is Carl Urban

[@Magnificat42]

I liked the second film only a little, in moments. There just wasnt an authentic tone, etc. The first film was a masterpiece in my opinion, so many things right. The problem with films, is that its neccessary to have the whole collaboration come together, its very rare.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

I have two DUI’s, both in the same month. Was in a horrible place mentally and living a very self destructive lifestyle. Both times I was driving home from the same bar via the same back roads. Thought at the time that I was only putting myself at risk but that was because I had isolated myself completely and had no rational perspective. ANYWAY, the point I’m getting at is that you can justify anything to yourself as long as you never question your actions and thoughts. You can’t expect anyone to keep you in check because as soon as you do you stop checking on yourself. To me, I had a lot of friends that had left me. I thought I was just a loser, not fun, etc. and that was why. We hung out together and they seemed to like me; that was all it took for me to stop checking on myself and think others around me were. Now I realize they weren’t my friends and I was just being delusional. Now I don’t have friends, I keep good company that I can trust. A rose by any other name is still a rose and the same is true about friends. That word is as meaningless as the word “rose” to someone pricked by its thorn. That being said, having some “friends” that have died because of it is not an excuse to go saying people should be put to death “at the least”. That is a thought made in response to the outcome and doesnt take into consideration the cause. Yes, be mad at me or the individual or whoever. Our judicial system will carry out the punishment. If you want to change what that punishment is then go for it. Simply stating your opinion about the outcome doesn’t change anything and is directly adding to the problem. If you ever are in a situation where you *could* “let” a friend drive drunk that means you have wasted your time yelling at the condemned while ignoring the people you claim are your “friends”.

[@Kullen64]

I’m sorry to hear about your losses at the hands of drunk driving, it’s a terrible thing and I agree with you on the sentencing. As for the movie, complete doo doo ass. Couldn’t agree more. They really could have done something great with it too. I didn’t like the first SH movie either but at least they tried. I think it suffered from being an early 2000’s film, the worst decade for horror. The director was probably trying to please too many people at the time. I think the next movie really has a chance to shine with the resurgence of indie horror and smart 70’s style films like Hereditary, Us, Get Out, Oculus, The Lighthouse and whatnot. Hoping they adapt the second game this time. It’s not my favorite but it seems like the prime candidate for a film adaptation. Now go watch the taste of this movie out with the Sonic movie haha.

[@AlejandroCab98]

This movie was so ridiculously full of plot holes and elements that made no sense that I almost drove myself insane trying to figure it out. Had to look up these kind of reviews just to reassure myself I wasn’t crazy, and found one of my favorite youtubers had it covered!

[@sam_making_games]

Hey if it's not too much trouble can you make a video on Resident Evil 2 Remake Map layout. Like how the shortcuts are opened up after you get keys to certain areas. I've been quite interested in such topics but can't really find any video on it. Please consider this.

[@smashfanwii]

Holy shit I completely forgot that Harry lives in this movie. The one time Sean Bean had every right to be killed in a movie and he wasn't. I haven't seen it since like 2015 and this thing is so bad I actively chose to believe that they still killed him off if only to say at least they got one thing right. But they didn't even do that.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

The only good things about this movie are Yamaoka’s music, the Lakeside amusement park looks cool, and Heather’s actress looks like her. That’s all.

[@McCloudious]

This film was dreadful. Worst film ever though? Starship troopers 2. That film is my otherworld.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

I’m convinced that movie isn’t real. I’ve seen the original and the third plenty of times but have never actually seen any version of the second. Of course I have never looked, but then again who would?

[@McCloudious]

@@FumblsTheSniper forget I said anything. Probably best it dissapears from existence

[@Dargonhuman]

While I don't disagree with you on that, Starship Troopers isn't a video game adaptation and doesn't count. If we were opening the possibilities to non game movies, there are plenty of other contenders worse that ST2; The Room, Sharknado (pick one...), Star Crash, etc. Ignoring intentionally bad movies like anything Uwe Boll made, SH:R is definitely a top contender for worst video game adaptation, possibly second to only Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (aka "Resident Evil: We Stopped Trying Like 5 Movies Ago When We Ran Out Of Biblical References To Use As Titles") depending on which game franchise you like better.

[@nocturnenix]

@@Dargonhuman tbh, I think I can watch SH Revelations longer than RE Final Chapter (I've already watched both, and RE Final Chapter is waaaaaay off track than SH Revelations, well, for me)

[@The1RealDarek]

How is that this is a new video and has comments from a week ago?

[@tomasmorkunas3781]

all I can think of is patrons who got to see the vid as unlisted or something? quick google search haven't returned anything clear.

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

@@tomasmorkunas3781 yes that's right. He says patrons get videos Early

[@LyaksandraB]

The movie is so shitty it muddied space time.

[@550077]

I didn’t have any problems with a convoluted and consensical plot of this film. It gave me mostly positive emotions, but only because I did enjoy the style and characters of Silent Hill 3, the game. The film tried to combine elements of both the 1st film and the game, as a result, it was quite bad as a standalone product. But because it gave a rather faithful live representation of characters, monsters and style of the game I like so much, I don’t see it as a slap to my face, but rather as a guilty pleasure.

[@laakarisaatana]

I was really hoping this would be the review for the first silent hill movie before this one. I try to pretend this one never happened

[@Klowcn]

the pop tarts scene is scary if related to their conversations about names not mattering while harry drinks his coffee with a awkward silence then giving sharon a gift the satanic occultic symbolism is the horror something sweet gift giving instant gratification and endless realities all piled on top of each other

[@FreeOpenTruth]

I consider this film to be a guilty pleasure of mine. You cannot blame everything on this movie because the first film deviated so much from the game, the writer/director here was trying to force thr story of SH3 upon a SH1 that was nothing like the game SH1. I blame both parties.

[@coreymckee4844]

Yeah he complains about the second film being so inaccurate and yet the first was just as bad in regards to lore. Lol

[@TheMoviePlanet]

Don't hold your breath for another Christophe Gans movie. He's a great director but is even more notorious than Guillermo del Toro for having announced projects get cancelled even days before filming, only managing to get 4 though the finish line in 25 years.

[@VGDocs]

I honestly think the first SH movie is good even from just a movie stand point but because it's a VG movie everyone's image of it gets tainted

[@TylerPanzramCarlin]

I hope avalanche talks about what he feels about the announcement of there being a two new SH games and a movie.

[@Para2normal]

I have to make a confession, apart from a few hours on SH1 I've never played any of the games, the control system was at fault (for me, not for anyone else), I couldn't get used to it at all. I have been aware of them and thought of it as a Lovecraftian horror. Having just blitzed the whole of your series on SH I have a much deeper understanding and enjoyment of SH and for that I am hugely grateful.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

It definitely had a Lovecraftian horror feel. My personal favorite.

[@tmac326]

I saw this in theatres too when it came out and while I thought it was bad, during the time while watching it, I thought it was good. Only movies I ever wanted to walk out of was Rob Zombies Halloween 2 and Fifty Shades of Grey.

[@curtislittrice9023]

Your reviews rock.

[@mattlandry]

Awesome video! Never watched the movie but I really enjoyed your commentary on it 😂

[@sh0ryualfa393]

Don't ever watch it. You'll regret every minute you waste on it.

[@alquimistadelaoscuridad]

Welcome to Racoon City vs SH Revelations? YOU CHOSE...

[@PragmatikReviews]

People love that pyramid head placement. But seriously you hit this one hard. My wife despises this movie, and I've never really been able to bring myself go check it out. I can just feel it will be disappointing and you've done enough to cement that. Great job dude!

[@GreedAndSelfishness]

I remember when first watching this film, I was wondering where Valtiel is and thought that the hellraiser bitch was supposed to be Valtiel. Then I realized that my boy had in fact just been recast as a shitty prop. 8:43

[@ChiruKobra]

Curious thing: this movie was the very first thing I saw on Netflix... on my 3DS. Yeah, the movie sucks, but the novelty of watching it on such a tiny screen, tho! (Also, no, it had no 3D to speak of.)

[@AvalancheReviews]

Honestly, that does sound cool.

[@TheLameGhost]

I discovered your channel recently by complete chance, and fell in love with your work ! I just wanted to thank you for the great survival horror content, and to submit a game for an avalanche review : rule of rose

[@BeyondTheAverageFilm]

I liked Christophes film adaptation, it was an adaptation that is arguably one of the best game to film movies I've seen. I get why some people didnt like it but as a stand alone film I enjoyed it and really got involved in the story it presented. It is clear Christophe has heaps of passion for the series and it's a damn shame this mess was his originals "sequel". I hope Christophe retcons the whole film with his sequel because even giving this film the satisfaction of a story connection in the next would be disheartening.

[@ThingsTimeForgot]

It's not the worse video game adaptation that still goes to Alone in the Dark but it had so much potential. If you watch the directors debut film Deathwatch (Silent Hill in WW1) you can see clearly why he was hired. It just unfortunate that the writing suck and so many characters where mishandled.

[@ShinkeiDEI]

When this movie came out I was so disenfranchised from the whole series I gladly never watched, and never will xD

[@Darstag]

Recently rewatched this. It's better than I remembered

[@criminalsen2441]

I gotta give you props for making through this movie. I turned it off after that scene at the mall, I couldn't even believe how bad it was

[@TheNonstopHero]

Thanks for reminding me that Johnny Mnemonic deserves a rewatch for no other reason than to see Dolph Lundgren utter the phrase "Jesus time!"

[@helianthe3457]

Tbh the first silent hill movie changed my life. I was too young to play the OG games when they came out, so I discovered silent hill through the 2006 movie. I absolutely love it even if I can see its flaws (like the pyramid head nonsense). So I was beyond excited when they announced revelations. But then I checked who the director was... And I knew we were in for a disaster. I think the only reason why it's the worst film you've ever seen is that you've probably haven't seen other films directed by this man. It seems that all his movies are THIS bad. I must admit his SH is a particular level of shitty, though. I decided to act like SH revelations never happened and wiped most of it from my memory. You've reminded me how insanely bad it actually was. Thank you for this great vid and your whole SH retrospective series, it has been a pleasure to watch, and we share about the same views on the first movie so I was really glad to hear a more nuanced opinion on it. Let's hope Christopher Gans is gonna make something good!

[@NekotTheBrave]

With a name like Revalations, you should come out of the movie with less questions than when you came into it.

[@Saya2009able]

Kit Harrington was born and raised where I live, Acton in London Uk

[@mrgrumboldt]

While I won't defend this movie, I will say this: The most unrealistic thing in any of the Silent Hill games is when Cybil Bennet gives Harry Mason her sidearm.

[@nottechytutorials]

8:05 Don't quote me on this, but I believe that Silent Hill: Revelation's director, Michael Bassett, has said that there was already a script for the sequel (perhaps written by Roger Avery before the incident) that he opted not to use. So instead Michael Bassett wrote his own script. I just thought he wrote a bad script, but now that you mention it, he probably incorporated elements from the original script. If so that would be very interesting, perhaps we have a glimpse of what the story could have been. On that note, the first film's director, Christophe Gans, will be returning to make another Silent Hill film. He hasn't said if he was going to do a sequel, an adaptation of one of the games, or an original - but I think it would be neat if he did a proper sequel to his film and used the original script. But whatever he chooses, I'm looking forward to it.

[@nottechytutorials]

8:58 In the original film's script, Rose asks Christabella if they're Christian and she explicitly says no, they're manacheists (or however you spell it). I think they only appear outwardly as a Christian cult bc of the Bible verses and our western notions of cults in America.

[@nottechytutorials]

9:38 I also have a lot of words about how Pyramid Head doesn't need to ONLY be only for James Sunderland. I'll just say that Silent Hill manifests monsters from various characters, antagonist and protagonist, and how there can be varying incarnations of the same monster across the franchise (take Mandarin from Silent Hill 2 and Closer in Silent Hill 3). Masahiro Ito also made a little comic with Pyramid Head existing outside of James Sunderland, however he felt that Red Pyramid was specific to James, so he made him white in his comic. So it makes me think there can be various incarnations of the same monster. There can still be specific monsters, but perhaps the rules can be bent. But I will agree that Pyramid Head is the mascot and cashgrab of the series, but he is just so iconic, and his appearances can be justified to an extent.

[@nottechytutorials]

But yeah Silent Hill: Revelation is a pretty bad movie. There's lots of plotholes and reconning. Michael Basset lied to us when he said on his blog "sequel first, adaptation second". And like what you said, the transitions are really bad if non-existent. The first film was better overall, whilst I would say the second film had its moments. Its my guilty pleasure. And an interesting thing you mentioned, Alessa has created the monsters in Silent Hill, so the question would be "what's up with the sexy nurses?" Well they were in the first movie too, but their weird moaning was amped up here. Nothing at the top of my head, just fanservice like Pyramid Head. Oh and the monsters were really lame here, nothing super scary or monstrous, just people in costume. And that bit with the cult guy dying when Heather took off his mask, Vincent explained that they believed the air was poisonous so it manifested itself as something real to them. Its following the idea in Silent Hill 3, where your beliefs and nightmares can come to life (think of Heather reading the memos in the subway about the ghosts of people who have died, and to be careful of those locations or you could die too, and then Heather is pushed onto the subway tracks so this fear has fulfilled itself). But Revelation did not execute that idea well or clearly illustrated this, instead its told to us and it only happened once to one guy. It bore no consequence. Heather is told this but it doesn't carry over to her like in the game, or even to Claudia and Vincent who are part of the cult. So yeah, could have been better, definitely.

[@driftercarbon]

I saw this in theaters. I dragged my life coach along to see it. Poor guy.

[@peter08xxx]

I've just found your channel this week and I've been loving your Silent Hill content, keep up the great work Avalanche :D

[@darrelltrout]

The total lack of transition may be an over correction due to film critics bashing the prior films abundance of "pointless running around". Critics oblivious to the fact that was another deliberate, subtle reference to the gameplay.

[@theslanderousgent4475]

I remember seeing this movie in the cinema. Fuck me its the worst film I’ve ever seen on the big screen. I’m amazed how fine I felt leaving the cinema, despite how shit the movie is. Also, Avalanche, your opinion on drunk driving is spot on, he should have got life

[@ElectricBarrier]

The original movie, as a stand alone thing, is pretty alright. It's got some plot holes and a LOT of contrivances, but overall a decent and cool looking horror movie. Revelations is not only more holey than swiss cheese and the pope combined, but can't even remain consistent with THE FIRST FILM. It's got shitty acting, shitty effects, shitty dialogue, shitty writing, and shitty cinematography. It's one of the worst movies I've seen with any sort of budget. And I absolutely love it. Ironically, to be sure, but I love it. It's so divorced from SH at this point I don't feel like it's a corruption of something I love, and how absolutely nothing like it's source material it is is also hilarious. So not only is it a hilariously terrible movie in it's own right, but it's a hilariously terrible adaptation too! I don't wanna wipe it from the timeline, I wanna put it on sometimes with someone I can point out all the wrong things it got about both the game AND the other movie.

[@pedrosequeira9829]

I just wanna give you props for putting some of my feelings to words, while at the same time making a video I like that managed to draw out all my disgust towards this "movie"

[@masterofvoreth8636]

Plot wise it seemed to try to have the cake and eat it too. It tried too hard trying to retcon the events of the first film to be that of SH3

[@sozaj]

Boy did my [at the time] girlfriend and I dodge a huge bullet when I saw at the last minute that Wreck-it Ralph was playing when we were looking for a movie to go to... We were Silent Hill fans and this would have pissed us both off!

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

The dvd for this movie sat in the backseat of my old Toyota for about four years before I totaled the car and scrapped it for a new one. It’s in a junk yard somewhere along with the dvd. I never watched it and probably never will but I’ve always heard good things about it.

[@harleyspawn]

If this is the worst movie (and video game movie) you've seen, don't try watching Uwe Boll's House of the Dead. I watched it in a theater where at least 6 people were smart enough to walk out and demand a refund by the halfway point. I was one of the other 6 that stayed to poison my soul.

[@fetidcreeper]

Holy shit bonus points for a johnny pneumonic reference. You have earned a sub.

[@sayseriously]

Thank you for your personal sacrifice in making this...

[@s4yanora]

That showdown between the big bads at the end was more farcical than Freddy vs Jason.

[@shredichlorians]

wife and i went to see this in theaters too. we went in excited and came out going "that fucking sucked"

[@AvalancheReviews]

We warned other people going in after us. It was so bad, I wanted to save other people from watching it. HA!

[@CrimsonCrime2234]

4:53 watching this scene from 2020, I almost had a death stranding feeling about it. When I watch this movie in theatre, I almost felt this movie could be much better if it were a Musical!!!!! It looked so strange and I didn’t know (as a long term hardcore fan of silent hill), if this was supposed to be a horror film or something experimental. But I had to say the nurses were awesome

[@michaelelmes2135]

What the hell are you talking about lmfao