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Old 08-20-06 | 07:04 AM
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silent hill exclusives

Circuit City exclusive - 48 page Silent Hill comic book

Best Buy EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC**
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• The Silent Hill Experience trailer
• Silent Hill: Origins trailer
• The Making of The Silent Hill Experience featurette
Old 08-20-06 | 01:03 PM
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That bonus disc sucks... There's nothing movie-related on it, just advertising for new two games.

I'll be buying from Circuit City.
Old 08-20-06 | 01:34 PM
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That it does. If I lived in the States, I'd probably get the Circuit City exclusive comic book. However, since I live in Canada...I'll probably just wait until this is previously viewed. It's a mediocre film.
Old 08-20-06 | 03:40 PM
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Well damn. I was hoping that if BB did a supplemental disc it would be better than frisbee material.

Might just wait 'til it's pre-owned as well. Bummer.
Old 08-20-06 | 09:24 PM
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but did you like it or are you another who liked the art design and the way the movie was shot, but didn't mind that it didn't really have a real plot. but really enjoyed the movie's atmosphere, which seems to be all i read about in the positive reviews.
I liked the film itself. If you want everything spelled out for you, you won't like this film. The way it was shot didn't really stand out for me.

The only thing I didn't like was the side story. If they would have stayed in the town the whole time I would have liked the film more.

Don't blind buy this movie, rent it first.
Old 08-21-06 | 08:10 AM
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Hmm ... well, since it sounds like BB is sticking strictly to Silent Hill VG previews, any word on whether Wal-Mart will package a separate bonus disc? From what I heard, the recent Matador supplemental was decent that came packaged with it.
Old 08-21-06 | 09:40 AM
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Hmm ... well, since it sounds like BB is sticking strictly to Silent Hill VG previews, any word on whether Wal-Mart will package a separate bonus disc? From what I heard, the recent Matador supplemental was decent that came packaged with it.
Wal-Mart exclusive is just Silent Hill packed with the DE of Resident Evil.

Old 08-21-06 | 01:55 PM
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CC for me. I was excited BB had a bonus disc for about a second until I realized it was all game crap. A comic book should make a nice insert too, since I highly doubt we'll get anything other than an ad crammed in there.
Old 08-22-06 | 11:08 PM
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Anyone who picked this up notice the movie seemed dark in some parts, darker than the movie in theaters, some parts I could hardly see anything? Might just be my TV though.
Old 08-22-06 | 11:21 PM
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got mine from walmart. Silent hill and resident evil for $13.87 isn't too bad.
Old 08-23-06 | 01:20 AM
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wtf? it was like $19 something at my walmart for the 2 pack. you suck
Old 08-23-06 | 03:48 AM
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My CC had a stack of full screen copies and no widescreen copies on Tuesday night. I'm not sure what happened. Maybe they sold out because of the exclusive comic book?
Old 08-23-06 | 04:03 AM
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Probably. Either that or they have some new incompetent workers. Or maybe, finally the average joe is starting to catch on to OAR!!!
Old 08-23-06 | 06:24 AM
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Must be selling pretty good. I went to Circuit City yesterday and there were only 2 WS versions available and I picked up one of them. Not too bad of a movie, better than I thought it would be.
Old 08-23-06 | 07:58 AM
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The movie was decent for me. A bit long, but the creatures and atmosphere were awesome. The surround is amazing on this. When the Jeep crashes through the gate at the beginning I jumped, it was damn loud.
Old 08-23-06 | 08:21 AM
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I loved this horror film, and I am wondering how this relates to the VG. I mean, even as a stand alone movie, the plot was not hard to follow, and I thought it was genuinely well done. The sets were great. And when the
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demon absorbed itself into Rose
I was really creeped out. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Old 08-23-06 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gijon213
I loved this horror film, and I am wondering how this relates to the VG. I mean, even as a stand alone movie, the plot was not hard to follow, and I thought it was genuinely well done. The sets were great. And when the
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demon absorbed itself into Rose
I was really creeped out. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Exactly the way I felt about it, I am also wondering about the video game.
Old 08-23-06 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by matome
When the Jeep crashes through the gate at the beginning I jumped, it was damn loud.
Same here...that scene and the sound lifted me right off my seat!

I was addicted to the VG and it even had given me nightmares. I think that most of the acting in this is far from thrilling, but as with the game, the atmosphere is almost right on the $. I could have lived without some of the CGI shots. Real make-up effects would have worked better, as always.
Old 08-23-06 | 05:27 PM
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None of the creatures in the movie are CGI. The only CGI elements are the bugs that follow Pyramidhead around and some of the ash in the town.
Old 08-23-06 | 06:46 PM
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None of the creatures in the movie are CGI. The only CGI elements are the bugs that follow Pyramidhead around and some of the ash in the town.
Those ghoulies made of burning cinder that swarm over the lead chick in the bowling alley sure looked like CGI.
Old 08-23-06 | 08:06 PM
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Forgot all about them. I haven't had the chance to rewatch the movie since I saw it in the theater, but I know that the straightjacket monster, janitor, Pyramidhead, and nurses were all real.
Old 08-23-06 | 08:21 PM
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I was just wondering, if anyone here reads the Silent Hill comics, does the Circuit City one have any new exclusive content? Also, did anyone else norice any glitches in the movie? I rented it yesterday, and saw a few problems, including one part where it slowed down for a second then just jumped forwards.
Old 08-23-06 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
Those ghoulies made of burning cinder that swarm over the lead chick in the bowling alley sure looked like CGI.
I think the ghoulies were all played by 1 asian lady. They just used computers to make a bunch of them and add in the burning cinder on them.
Old 08-23-06 | 11:00 PM
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Also, did anyone else norice any glitches in the movie? I rented it yesterday, and saw a few problems, including one part where it slowed down for a second then just jumped forwards.
only problem with my disc is that it took like 4 seconds for the movie to start. The timer skiped back and forth... But the movie played fine after that.

Saw this twice in the Theater and still loved it watching it at home. My second best movie of the year. As mentioned above the 5.1 sorround sound is great.
Old 08-24-06 | 09:30 AM
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Take a look at the end credits. There was a different CG house used for almost every effects scene. The creatures may have been real people in costumes, but I'm sure they were heavily altered digitally.


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