A fan of both worlds

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2006)

I went to see this one over the weekend, and I must say that this has got to be one of the most horrifying movie I have seen in a long while.
Now my comment is coming to you as a game fan and also as a movie fan. In the realm of games, there are certain things that do not belong in movies. One thing for certain is that the player in the game will have to find clues, coherent to the plot or not, in order to progress through the game. In a movie, the clues found has to be coherent to the plot with some exceptions in order to actually have the audience not questioning the motive of the protagonist.
How and why Rose knew exactly what to do and not even question how the clues were placed there in the first place is incomprehendable, which is this movie doesn't deserve a perfect score.
The score in the movie is kept faithful to the Silent Hill game series, which is a big plus to gamers, but can also add plenty of tension to a movie fanatic. Each individual track in the movie can sometimes seem out of place, but certain scenes have done it perfectly to help build suspense.
The picture in the movie is incredible! From the most detailed hell-spawned settings to the heavily fogged town that almost represents an eerie heaven, which is almost kind of symbolic. No doubt about it, Silent Hill looks as scary as hell itself. CGI and heavy prosthetic makeup kept made it look as authentic as a screenshot from the actual game. Both movie and game fans will appreciate the work that has been done to make this horror look amazing.
The plot is something that a lot of harsh critics have bashed on, probably because some of them are right. The beginning started out strong, with very few dialog, in which each line were only place in order to keep the story going. During the middle, almost no lines were placed, which had the ending triple in line-drenched flashback scenes that had left a lot of audience members confused. If only everything has spreaded out evenly, instead of introducing a new plot turning at every scene near the end. This is will be understand by game fans because most of us would have been satisfied by the end anyways, movie fans on the other hand will probably question everything that there is to be questioned in this movie (aka confused).
My opinion: This movie will scare the crap out of you,during and after it. Silent Hill breaks a lot of movie formulas and rules, which gave it its charm and artsy feel. During the end, everything will seem as if hell breaks loose, and it probably did from most people's point of view. Overall, Silent Hill will disturb you beyond belief as it goes on to its climax, and its not a movie to be taken lightly, although at times it seems as though it should.