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Silent Hill 2 screenwriter sentenced to a year in jail photo

...for messing with my favorite videogame series.

Kidding. That was actually in bad taste, and here's why. Screenwriter Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) is sitting in the slammer for causing a traffic accident in Southern California, says Comingsoon. The recently appointed Silent Hill 2 screenwriter plead guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a fatal accident that he caused last year. It was reported that he was driving over 100 mph. Drunk and that fast? That's scarier (and sh*ttier) than any horror game adaptation I've seen.

For those that aren't looking forward to the movie, this could be a blessing. This could actually delay the movie. I'm looking forward to the film, so I'm hoping that Avary will work from his cell in jail. They get pen and paper, right?


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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 16:44
Diverse
God damn this post confused the hell out of me. At first I was like "Roger Avary wrote the story for Silent Hill 2?" But then I realized we were talking about the movie.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:00
manasteel88
yeah this reminds me of the story that Dick McVengeance wrote a year or so ago that was also in poor taste and pulled from the front page. Same joke, its just a different method of delivery. Once again the fact that the accident seriously injured his wife and killed Andreas Zedini is only a side note for him daring to write a bad movie. Curious how 2 different writers still think its funny that a man died.

Once again I still think the way this website handles this shit is in poor taste. If you want to be a Dick ala Dick McVengeance post it in your own blog instead of making it a Destructoid article.
yggogre's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:09
yggogre
I thought his work on the screenplay started after he pleaded guilty - he obviously doesn't think it will get in the way?

Also, if I remember rightly, he killed his wife and his friend, along with his wife.
TheBigFeel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:09
TheBigFeel
Nice job driving when you're incapable, dick. Fuck this selfish prick.
Deny Everything's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:10
Deny Everything
The scary part is that I'm not at all surprised by your poor taste and self-absorption. I hope the whole movie thing works out for you Dale, yours is the eternal tragedy after all.
HEL105's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:10
HEL105
Anyone who drinks and drives is a Class-A, subhuman moron. The world would be better off without idiot assholes like this taking the lives of innocent people. A mere year in jail for this kind of life-destroying "accident" is too lenient.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:22
PappaDukes
@Deny Everything - Right. A man drives drunk and kills innocent people because of his heinous stupidity, and you're flaming Dale for posting an article that makes light of a tragic situation? Seriously?
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:27
Emrah
A woman is fined 1.92 million dollars for sharing 24 songs, this man will do 1 year for killing a person and maiming (killing?) another. Way to go American justice system!
the1one's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:31
the1one
I am surprised you went with the joke given the idiocy of *DICK'S* comments last year. Granted his seemed to be more serious, it is still in bad nerd fucking taste.

It is the reason, along with Jim's inane professional trolling (see his little video-game griefing videos for ultimate proof), that this site continues to be the most worthless gaming site on the internet.

@pappadukes - Seriously? You fucking idiot. How is making light of it a good thing? I don't think Deny Everything was saying what Avery did was right in any kind of way. Stop reading what you want. He was pointing out that two wrongs don't make a right.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:35
Dale North
YIKES. it never occured to me that the image and the article content were linking in peoples heads. Sorry! changed to something more tasteful
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 17:51
LsTr Of SmG
@ the1one

I believe you mean 'stop skewing other peoples words'. Personally I'll read whatever I damn well want. Additionally; if you don't like the site why post on it? I'd call you a troll but prat sticks better.
ghets's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:01
ghets
@the1one

Why are you here? You fucking idiot.
Nitex's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:12
Nitex
It's all good and fun until you kill someone. Then it's a bit less fun, but looking back remembering how fun it was is always fun. I mean the guy is going to need something to take his mind off of all the ass pounding he is going to be getting by Big Bubba. Was that too much? Don't drink and drive 100 mph kids. Or Big Bubba will own your ass, literally.
the1one's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:13
the1one
@ Lstr of smg - nO I MeAnT wHaT I wROtE. It is another way of saying what you said. Good for you for deciphering the c0d3. And personally I will post wherever I damn well please.

Not that I need to give you an explanation to either of you, but I come here and post here because there is some actual good stuff. The Rev and a few others are on track. Too bad I have to sift through 40 articles by Jim's troll ass to get to them. Ah well.
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:13
UglyDuck
You don't have to lace a death story with "thoughts going out to the families during this hard time", because that's insipid. Still, I did find that a little bit insensitive.
xenon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:15
xenon
Honestly, everyone I know drinks and drives, but just one year for manslaughter? I thought the USA were way harsher about these matters.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:20
Takeshi
I don't see any poor taste or self-absorption in this article. Lighten up a bit.

@the1one

"...two wrongs don't make a right."

No, that's correct. You and the fact that your trolling here doesn't make anything right.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:26
PappaDukes
@the1one - Hahahahaha. Good stuff. I like your style.
liam12360's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 18:48
liam12360
talk about confining yourself to write. he'll have nothing better to do than make shit up.
HammerShark's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 19:00
HammerShark
@Dale
Maybe he can write on toilet paper or tattoo it all over himself.
He can always sneak a pencil and paper in "suppository/mule style".
No worries, he'll find a way.

@the(something or other...)
First of all it's spelled "AVARY (caps accredited to Dale North)", therefore I cannot take you seWiously (ignores here on out). But yeah post what you like (mind the rules and your own trolling as well - Your own trollish words: "..this site continues to be the most worthless gaming site on the internet").
- You needs to respect (the tomfoolery). So unfriendly this guy...
"WHY... SO... SERIOUS?" HAWP version. *eats your cupcake*
GuineaRabbit's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 19:37
GuineaRabbit
Someone needs to stick Paul W.S. Anderson in jail before he makes another godawful Resident Evil movie.
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 21:27
Reginald
this is a blessing. hopefully everyone else involved in the project will also spontaneously combust, and SH2 can live on in dignity.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 21:29
manasteel88
@PappaDukes
He didn't kill innocent people like he went crazy and shot up a mall. He got drunk and went driving with his wife and friend. It just so happened that he then got in an accident. His wife was thrown from the car receiving non-life threatening injuries and his friend died. He's an asshole sure, but he didn't go out to kill Andreas. All three of them ruined their lives by deciding to drive home after the party. Two of them have to suffer the consequences of that and one is being punished for that.

These are points that Dale failed to mention in a shoddily written blog post. 2 paragraphs just to write a joke does not a front page article make.

@Dale
Thanks for changing the picture. My argument before still stands though. This article is still in poor taste, but now it's not as direct.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 21:44
PappaDukes
@manasteel88 - I totally understand where you are coming from. But innocent people died because of his misjudgments and carelessness. Doesn't matter who they were. I know he didn't go "crazy", but if you ask me, everything about this incident is bat-shit insane. If a guy driving 100 mph DRUNK isn't "crazy", then I don't know what is.
shinigamiDude's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 22:14
shinigamiDude
That's what happened if Hollywood try to make a sequel of the only decent video game based movies, it's a curse!
countingdown7's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 22:28
countingdown7
I think this might make the sequel better. Why? Well, EVERYONE knows the protagonists are tortured souls laden with immense guilt. Didn't the guy from Silent Hill @(SPOILER)Kill his own wife(/End Spoiler)?? Is it pathetic and sad? Yeah, but black humor IS STILL A VIABLE FORM OF HUMOR!
countingdown7's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 22:29
countingdown7
Silent Hill 2
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 22:35
Aziel13
FFFFFFF! >O
Brlito's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 00:23
Brlito
Wow, this blog post (aren't these supposed to be articles?) reeks of bad taste and... wtf it's two godamned paragraphs long. Go write a community blog post if it's gonna some crappy joke.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 01:08
The Amazing Shenazin
for a second there I thought you meant the screenwriter of Silent Hill 2 the video game and not the movie
matty125's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 02:45
matty125
The first film sucked shit through a straw, so I don't care.

@The Amazing Shenazin: I thought the same thing! Although, I still wouldn't want to be in the same car as the people who created Pyramid Head.
AdamantiumHip's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 06:38
AdamantiumHip
wow he killed someone and only got a year? wow. If anything,it should have been this moron who was the fatality, as his stupidity has cost someone else their life.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 06:59
MCChampaignMillionaire
Hopefully Silent Hill 6 will be awesome...
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 10:31
Holyetheline
oh. my. gawd.
BJ Blazkowicz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:01
BJ Blazkowicz
You know, he also co-wrote Pulp Fiction. Which, of course, doesn't excuse his behaviour.
DeadlyPassenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 17:55
DeadlyPassenger
HE EFFIN BETTER WRITE IN JAIL!! They better not delay this movie!! And it better be more messed up than the first one...oh and also, never give up your movie rights to Paul WS Anderson.....Thats important.
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