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Dead silence was a creepy movie. The kills in this movie were great just to few. This is one of those movies as a kid would give you nightmares, but as a grown horror fan it was just a pretty good movie. The story was good and had a nice ending. I personaly expected more from this movie.
very old fashion.very original.very spooky.but not memorable!still fun but you will have to watch it ever so often to remember.But it makes it scary everytime.
i saw this in theaters with a friend. we ended up in the same chair holding each other. it was very fun, and when i got home i had to use the loo. i closed the door, pulled down my pants, sat down, and looked up. my mother's italian marionette was hanging on the towel rod right in front of me. i screamed. must have been good.
Posted By: Mrs_Vorhees at 6:44pm, September 3, 2009
This movie scared the crap out of me. I have a fear of ventriliquest dummies and Clowns. This was the first movie ever scare me, so bad that I actually had a nightmare haha. I loved the story, loved the killings and it was an awesome ending. I can usually predict horror movies cause they are always much the same, but this movie totally suprised me. I had to run out and buy a copy as soon as I saw this. I recommand this so everyone : )
10/10
Posted By: Dethbywafflez at 5:58pm, September 3, 2009
Totally a great film!!!
Although I do suggest you watch
the un-rated version instead of
the rated.
Posted By: bloodnguts313 at 10:13am, August 13, 2009
This is one of my favorite movies of all time! This movie is so great i dont knoew if it could be better, just love this movie and the special effects were just great i love James Wan's movies! Just great :)
The "You scream. You die." concept was a bit cheesy, but let's see you make a horror movie where your only source of scares are puppets...
See what I mean?
COME ON PEOPLE! THis is a film to just enjoy! It's a really fun over the top horror! LOVE IT! The twist ending is fab and it has a fun interesting storyline.
****
OUT OF
*****
This movie is upsetting. The guys from Saw decided to take advantage of their status and give us a crap movie even with having a nice budget. Whannell and Wan had the world at their fingertips and they gave us Dead Silence?
Mary Shaw... "Shhhh... we don't say her name." That line alone irritates the shit out of me. How cookie cutter bullshit is that? No effort went into this movie. Their casting was terrible. The script was bad. The final cut of the movie was too clean and precise.
A visceral movie needs to be shot in a visceral way. You can't shoot a creep-style movie in the mechanical and crisp way that Saw is.
17 years before this movie was made, Tales From The Crypt did this better in The Ventriloquist's Dummy with Don Rickles. TFTCrypt had less money, less time, and less resources at their fingertips.
What pisses me off most about this movie is that it takes it's viewers for granted. They threw some concepts in a machine and this came out.
Dead Silence feels like the result of teacher telling his middle school students to write a story about a ventriloquist.
This is Dee Snider's Strangeland in the form of a ghost story... which was not only better, but 9 years previous to this heap.
yes , dead silence is good movie for horror fans,
i really enjoyed the whole movie , great storyline , great acting , enough gore and scare for fans , totally different from their previous work Saw franchise , thumbs up for James Wan and
Leigh Whannell for delivering another good creepy story
hmmmm i thought it would be alot better than this but, hey still better than a lot of horror movies latly
Posted By: JigSAWJunkie at 10:52pm, January 16, 2009
I Love this movie. And not just because of the writer/director. I think it's one of the most convincing ghost/spiritual beings I've seen, and I usually don't go for that. But I believe this movie just has some requirements in order to get the full enjoyment.. with a name like Dead Silence, I think the obvious thing to be is quiet.. When I saw this in theaters it was awesome because everyone was quiet, and when you see it for the first time anything that pops out at you, and scares you - ACTUALLY scares you.
From the commercials, TV ads, trailers, and since this is directed by the guy who made Saw you'd think this would be awesome. Partially, that is a wrong statement. If you are looking for something clever, a good plot, and plenty of jump out surprises then you're in the wrong direction. Dead silence is just purely a film for entertainment. It's not meant to be clever or scary. Just something to watch on a late Saturday night. Overall I give Dead silence 5 out of 10 or 2 1/2 skulls out of 5.
I thought it was pretty good. It scared me a lot which is what i wanted. Normally in movies with dolls its like off the wall and just stupid, but this movie was'nt like that.Although i did crack up in the end with Mary Shaw's tongue, i thought that was weird.It had good music too, very suspensful and creepy.
Posted By: SeeScottSpaz at 9:09am, November 21, 2008
Thank god i saw the regular version. I thought it was an okay movie. The ending blew my mind, as it should. But the unrated cut! oh my god, it's just plain stupid. They throw in the CG tongue added the the ghost and it's the lamest thing i've ever seen.
Posted By: BRLAXATTACK22 at 10:30am, November 18, 2008
This was a great movie by James Wan and Leigh Whannel i was glad that the movie they did after saw was not a rip or bad piece of film. Mid way through the film I was wondering if there was going to be a great twist like in Saw, There was, and it did not dissapoint me. In fact, the twist made me want to watch the movie again so i can understand it a little bit better. This is a good suspense movie, as it is not too bloody and doesnt feel like a typical killer-doll movie like Chucky which made it more enjoyable for me
Posted By: wilted_rose82 at 2:39pm, November 6, 2008
This movie was friggin suspensful, the eerie music and scoring just added to the movie. Awesome job.
Absolutely excellent performance by Judith Roberts. She stole the show. I got chills from this film. Not the actual film, but the story itself. That woman is just plain creepy!!! I loved it!
it blows my mind how people on here claim to be the biggest horror fans and like crap like this.
1/10
James Wan is an awful screenwriter/director
Posted By: WinterRaven at 12:47pm, October 13, 2008
I loved this movie! I feast on horror movies daily and it takes a lot to really scare movie but this movie truly creeped me out and made me jump and it still does every time I watch it. I think because it plays on those fears most of us had as a child that our dolls or toys come alive at night while we're sleeping and are up to no good! I thought the ending was great!
James Wan, Leigh Whannel. Those two names together should have sold you on this movie alone. Its the duo that brought us Saw and their back with another original movie that in my eyes HAD to be at least mediocre. I was wrong. I'm a huge fan of the original Saw and honestly expected a lot more from these guys. The story is stupid, the movie is slow at parts, and generally doesn't crave your attention. The only thing that made me go "OH there's the saw guys" was the twist which was decent. I'd only recommend this if you're bored or got a free movie pass. Cmon Liegh & James you can do better!
Over all the movie had an interesting plot to it. th e ending did surprise me and i would have to give it half a thumb up for creativity and def freaking the shit out of you with dolls..
I loved everything about this movie.
Great Director --> Check
Good Storyline --> Check
Originial Plot --> Check
Good End Twist --> Check
Super Violent --> Not Check
This movie was original. It wasn't based on a book and it wasn't a remake. It wasn't super violent. It was gross in some parts but it wasnt super violent. Don't get me wrong, I like blood in movies, but SAW III was almost too much for me... This i guess would be considered a Training movie for someone who wanted to start watching scary movies. I recommend it. Very Good.
I am a big fan of horror movies and I like horror movies that have a different story line so if you are like me you will LOVE this movie. Most people are freaked out by ventrilaquist dolls, which that right there makes a great basis for a truly scary movie. I have seen ALOT of horror movies so I guessed the ending (I was Right!), but that doesn't mean this movie is predictable. There were a lot of twists and turns. And some definetly scary scenes. I recomend this to anyone who wants to see a GOOD ORIGINAL horror movie. And remember don't scream ;)
I actually liked this. It was sort of boring in parts, but it managed a very good atmostphere and some decent thrills. Also, Mary Shaw's make-up was very well done and effective. I'd say it's one of the better recent horrors, and completely agree with BD's assessment that it's the best ventriloquist dummy movie ever.
I think the reason so many people were disappointed with this movie was because it was childish . . . but that was the point. It was a more in-your-face take on all the old childish puppet movies. The ending plot twist was amazing and not one of the pathetic clichéd plot twists that everyone knows (such as the one in The Descent).
You’ll either enjoy it for the more balls-to-the-wall approach at a classic tale, or you’ll find it too childish. That’s your opinion. But I didn’t find this too childish whatsoever. Stephen King’s book IT, on the other hand, had me laughing at every part that was meant to be “utterly terrifying”. Now THAT is childish horror.
But I can understand why some people cannot take Dead Silence seriously. I can also understand why some people may find it terrifying. In the end, either way I look at it, I’m just glad someone is finally doing something that isn’t as predictable as 90% of horror movies out anymore.
Honestly,
The best ghost movie in the past 9 years (since House on Haunted Hill 1999). Unique character background and a "killer" twist at the end added to this fun Ring-esque film.
I thought that although it was quite creepy and great scares and effects... it did drag a little.
If things had been a little more interesting and not so dull looking, the movie would have been so much more improved.
The story was great and could have been worked with so much more.
But i love this movie for the fact it is a ventriloquist doll movie, not many have been made, but this one by far scares the absolute shit out of me.
And the ventriloquist woman herself was amazingly scary. The effects are amazing with the look of the folm and the characters.
Atrocious. I've seen an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer dealing with the same subject matter that frightened me more. 'Dead Silence' is one of those films you realize you hate about 5 minutes in, but stay the duration to see just how bad it gets. And believe me when I say it folks, this floater collects more flies as the seconds pass. Donnie Wahlberg is hilariously bad as the smart-mouthed detective with an electric shaver (has to be seen to be believed).
I really like this movie cause it had some original characters and actually got me creeped out, the unrated version is what ruins this movie. In the unrated version for some reason they put in a cgi toungue with completely ruins the eerie feeling the movie gives off. The silencing effect that eliminates sound after sound one at a time is a brilliant effect that made the thear silent, my heart was thumping like crazy lol. And why is the detective always shaving!!!!!
