Product Details

• Actors: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Fairman, Joan Heney
• Directors: James Wan
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000PMLJN0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,973 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dead Silence (Unrated) (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Universal Pictures Dead Silence (Unrated) (Combo HD DVD and StandardDVD)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 ventiloquistwho 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 Billyis delivered to his door to claim Jamie's wife's life, since she is pregnant with Jamie's son. MaryShaw 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.

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD OLD FASHIONED HORROR FILM ! DOLLS ARE SCARY!, January 25, 2008

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This review is from: Dead Silence (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (DVD)

What a breath of fresh air this film was to watch!.....or should I say a breath of good old fashioned "Universal" chills? I finally watched this movie and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of creepy atmosphere it had. The dolls in this movie are freaky looking and I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up more than once while watching this classic style fright flick.

This is a "ghost story" in every sense of the words and ventriloquist dolls are very, very scary! There are some clever plot twist and excellent camera work in this spooky thrill ride that plays like your riding through an old creepy dark ride at an amusement park or carnival. I also found that the use of 'silence'("Dead Silence")when things are about to go wrong, was ingenious and it worked like the music in 'Jaws' did, whenever it went silent you knew something bad was going to happen! This is one of the cleverest horror movies I've seen in a while and it has little or no gore.

The unrated version has a little more visual blood(very little)and also a plot point which helps to make the story make more sense. I liked both versions of the film and I'm not sure if it matters which one you buy. I just wish that the studios would stop releasing these film on separate releases when there is so little difference.....no wonder it didn't sell well. This is a great Halloween flick to start that night with a good fright! Look quick for the "Saw Puppet" on the floor amongst the debris! Stay up late, turn out the lights and watch this alone!......you'll see what I mean!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Dead Silence' will not be what you hear watching with friends., July 23, 2007

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This review is from: Dead Silence (Unrated) (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) (HD DVD)

This is a real CREEPSHOW DELIGHT with lots of surprises in store. Extremely
well directed, and it keeps you thinking trying to figure what is going on. No teenybopper-slasher film, but something to be appreciated by 'Gourmets' of horror, and I used that word for a reason. Yes, there are some plot disconnects with everything not being linear-but that was on purpose and not the result of some bad directing. Crank up the microwave with some popcorn [TWO bags], sit back and just ENJOY! Good Horror Flicks are hard to find and this one is good, IN SPADES!
Rod Serling would love it were he still around, and he is counted among the masters in story telling.

35 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doll got your tongue?, June 12, 2007

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Staci L. Wilson "Author: Animal Movies Guide ... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Silence (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (DVD)

Jamie Ashen's wife is murdered, shortly after the couple receives the anonymous gift of an antique ventriloquist dummy called Billy. Uncovering a clue on the case the doll arrived in, Jamie heads for his hometown of Raven's Fair, where a puppet-mistress called Mary Shaw is said to have laid a deadly curse.

There've been rumblings here and there that Universal Studios whittled Dead Silence into something a little less than intended. If that is true, I'm holding out hope for the unrated cut on disc. I understand there's an alternate ending, and I'm curious to find out more. I saw the film in its theatrical release, and overall, I liked it: It's very atmospheric, and it's refreshing to see a director (James Wan, of Saw fame) keep trying new things.

The dolls in this movie are truly creepy, and if that's what you're after, plan yourself a marathon of certain episodes of The Twilight Zone, X-Files, the 70s classic Magic, and of course, Dead Silence as the cherry on top.

Staci Layne Wilson