Silent Hill

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2006)

I think it's safe to say, that the movie based on the video game "Silent Hill" is the most faithful adaption to a video game that has ever been inducted onto celluloid. The movie starts off with a semi-cheesy scene at an awkward pace, but about 15 minutes it picks up the pace. Some genuinely creepy atmosphere akin to the second game, "Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams" - a score that is accurate to the game, and some generally acceptable acting made the movie a real treat for horror or video game fans. And I say horror fans with much pride, since that genre has gone wayyy off the handle from "the good old days" when horror was a blend of psychological and actual gore. Not this teeny-bopper "I know who you did 5 summers ago" "Jeepers Crappy" nonsense. This film really pushed the "R" rating, with scenes of a young child being roasted alive on an open pit, ol' Pyramid Head from the games ripping off some womans flesh right from her body, then throwing her still screaming body into the church doors as it explodes from the impact. I was like "wow" .. I have to see this movie again. They never really go for broke with horror films anymore. I mean, look at "The Hills Have Eyes" remake, of which everyone was going on about how good or gory it was. Lets face it, the film was crap. Maybe not as crappy as such remakes Hollywood has churned out in recent times, but still a boring piece of crap I walked out of. "Silent Hill" is a must see, however. Thank god it wasn't another "Resident Evil" ... Blah.