8/10

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2007)

i had purchased the DVD,and watched the movie,and watched all the extras they had on the DVD,and i must agree with the decisions they had made with the small changes ie..harry to rose...i especially enjoyed the transformation scenes when it turned to the alternate universe and the monsters were done quite well i must say.still cant agree with why they changed the story though...i still think the resurrection of a god vs revenge of a terrible past would have made the movie blow everyone away.all the actors did a very good job playing each character i especially liked Cybil's performance..she nailed it hard,and took it past the the limit.i voted the movie a 7 by accident i actually meant a 8/10
brownie points - good choice of actors - nailed the creepiness,in which the video game has done - sirens!(you cant forget this lol) - the transition over to the alternate state of silent hill - small changes were good choices - monsters had a nice touch,one of the key elements of the video game..weird looking monsters...
non- brownie points - don't see why they had to change the actual story(not counting changing of the main character) - would have wanted to see more darkness,i don't know how much it would have changed the actual movie,but trying to guide your way thru areas with just a flash light...oh god chicken skin(i think this would have made everyone shake with fear when the movie debut,surround sound..with those ambient noises...whistles..) vs running from something,i felt it should have had a combination of both
this movie was worth the money to go watch,and buy the DVD,it can be appreciated as a fan or non fan,if you can see past the whole direct translation from video game to movie,don't see why most people would hate this movie to be honest.