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Dead Silence [2007]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Billy in Dead Silence inevitably recalls other possessed dolls such as those in Devil Doll, but he is an entertaining dummy nonetheless. As a variation on evil-doll films like Child's Play or Puppet Master, Dead Silence stars a dummy who isn't a killer himself but a vehicle for a vengeful ghost. Previously owned by Mary Shaw, a ventiloquist who was murdered by local Ravens Hill villagers for kidnapping a boy to turn him into a human puppet, Billy houses Mary Shaw's spirit while she gets revenge on all those who killed her. Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) unravels Billy's mystery after Billy is delivered to his door to claim Jamie's wife's life, since she is pregnant with Jamie's son. Mary Shaw aims to obliterate his entire Ashen clan, since they were partially responsible for her death. Plot, from there, teeters on the ridiculous, as Mary (via Billy) rips peoples tongues out left and right. Jamie's futile attempts to stop Shaw's ghost result in his discovering a gruesome secret about his brutal, abusive father. Writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, of Saw, made this almost comical film about 101 dummies, all relatives of Billy's, who are slaves to their sadistic creator. With many direct references to '80s horror films, and a soundtrack theme song almost exactly like Phantasm's, Dead Silence's charm banks on its lack of computer-y special effects rather than its originality. Billy's sly violence is creepy but funny, making for a relatively lighthearted horror film that won't traumatize as much as it makes one chuckle. --Trinie Dalton

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Synopsis

Old ladies, ventriloquist dummies, decrepit small-towns, and dolls are all exploited for their full creepy potential in Dead Silence, a relatively innocent but thoroughly scary horror feature from the makers of SAW. After a heavily stylised black-and-white opening credit sequence that shows the story's central ghost, Mary Shaw, constructing her beloved ventriloquist dolls back in her heyday, the film transports viewers to the present. As newlyweds Jamie (Ryan Kwanten) and Lisa Ashen potter lovingly about their apartment far from their hometown of Raven’s Fair, it is clear that something bad is about to happen. This dread is only further cemented when a knock on the door leads the lovebirds to discover an unmarked box containing a worn but eerily lifelike ventriloquist's dummy. When Jamie goes out to pick up some takeout, he returns to find his wife's mangled body (minus her tongue) propped up like the dummy seemingly responsible for her death.
With detective Jim Lipton (Donnie Wahlberg) on his heels, and a very guilty dummy in his passenger seat, grieving Jamie returns to Raven's Fair with the hunch that his wife's death is linked to the town's murdered ventriloquist, Mary Shaw. Once grand, Raven's Fair is now in a state of decay, and many of its inhabitants have died mysterious and brutal deaths in the years since Jamie was last home. Jamie arrives at his wealthy father's home, only to find a young new bride (Amber Valetta) by his side. No one wants to talk about Mary Shaw, let alone whisper her name. If Jamie is going to get to the bottom of the Mary Shaw legend, he'll have to face the town's past on his own. Arriving in the midst of the gore/torture trend (Saw, Hostel), Dead Silence comes as a breath of fresh air. It's nice to see that a horror movie can still use gore with discretion and deliver a fright through old-fashioned scare tactics and a premise as simple as a ghost story.

Really Creepy
Review date: 2008-08-26 Rating: 8 out of 10

I hate dolls anyway, my sisters always creeped me out, but I watched Dead Silence yesterday and now I hate them more than ever.

The film focuses on Jamie, a man whose wife Lisa is murdered shortly after a ventriloquist dummy turns up on their doorstep. Jamie is convinced that the dummy had something to do with Lisa's death so he drives to Raven's Fair, his home town to see if he can trace the dummy's roots all the while being tracked down by a cop.

Jamie uncovers the legend of Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who was murdered by the residents of Raven's Fair years ago and now they believe she is killing from beyond the grave.

I believe that Dead Silence is scarier than Child's Play so is you thought that was freaky, watch Dead Silence.

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Reviews


dead silence is exactly what you get!
Review date: 2008-06-12 Rating: 2 out of 10

When i first saw this film i was expecting from the cover and plot a movie that was different from the rest. Picking it off the shelf at the local blockbuster i thought Friday 13th would be the perfect night for this film with a friend and her familly. While watching the film dead silent was exactly what we were. If your someone who is scared of even a slight noise this would spook you instantly. But, for all those people looking for a great scary movie, this is the bigest disappointment ever. We had more of a laugh at the old woman with her crow than a scream at anything else. The idea of the movie was fantastic, but the wooden acting and crappy storyline dulls the scary values of this film. As a kid you always get poems you remember. You only remember this one because it is so terrible. The only reason this film gets a star is because of the great laugh we had with the stuffed crow.

If you want a good film, your better off with the ring films, saw films, shrooms is a good psychological film pr the house of wax.

awful
Review date: 2008-06-06 Rating: 2 out of 10

this is a truly awful movie,theres nothing about it worth praising,its amazing to think this was directed by james wan who made the film saw which was good,this is the oppisite

A good watch if you think puppets are creepy.
Review date: 2008-04-21 Rating: 8 out of 10

I watched this film coz its from the directors of saw... I like horror films especially watching them with the lights off.
There was no blood and gore in this, but that was ok for me coz to "jump" in a film is just as good. I'd recommend this film if dolls/puppets creep you out as THERE'S ONE ON THE LOOSE! I'd watch it again.. possibly buy it. Its a good watch and I think its hard to come by films that can make you "jump" nowadays! It defenatly worth taking a chance on.

Doll Domination
Review date: 2008-04-06 Rating: 2 out of 10

Dead Silence was the response as it was that bad.
A doll turns up out of the blue as a gift for the main character's birthday and it's haunted by it's former owner Mary Shaw who was murdered.
He goes back to the former town where he grew up with the doll in tow and the plot unfolds, it's very predictable and is worth watching just for a laugh.
My favourite character is the funeral director who wanders around looking perplexed the whole time and who made 150 little coffins for this Mary Shaws dolls so that they could be buried in their own graves when she died and each one has it's own headstone, i mean please.

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Actor(s):
Keir Gilchrist
Steven Taylor
Dmitry Chepovetsky
David Talbot
Amber Valletta

Creators:
Amber Valletta (Primary Contributor)
Dmitry Chepovetsky (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582462241
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-10-29
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 88 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007
Language: English (Original Language)

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