I really enjoy Christophe Gans’ 2006 video game-to-film adaptation of Silent Hill, which I thought rather faithfully recreated the mysterious town and the atmosphere it generates. The same can’t be said of Michael J. Bassett’s abysmal sequel Silent Hill: Revelation, which ruined so very much of what made the series special. Pyramid Head getting into a UFC fight with the Missionary at the end of the movie? Yeah, I’ll pass on seeing that ever again.
Still, I can’t deny that there were some parts of the movie that didn’t look all that bad. In fact, the set design wasn’t terrible. It simply suffered from always looking like a set, unlike Gans’ film which felt far more organic and “real”.
Our own Jonny Bunning lived near the set of the movie while filming was taking place and he just uploaded nearly 200 photos of various parts of the film, including the amusement park and the mall. I’ve gathered a few photos that I found to be visually interesting or representative of the film but you can flip through the full album right here. Additionally, Bunning shot me the link to a video he uploaded several years ago that walks through the “Lakeside Amusement Park”.
