Soooo good.

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2006)

I'm proud to say that I was at the first local showing of this movie, on opening day. I'm a huge fan of the games, and nearly squealed in delight just from seeing the opening credits with the famous theme song. (So keep in mind that I'm biased.) I hate that the rating on RottenTomatoes is so low, and I'm sad that critics didn't like it... but I'm not surprised. Anyone who's a fan of the Silent Hill series has to be able to wrap their minds around the concept of parallel realities in order to appreciate the plot lines, and I suppose modern critics just aren't capable of that. Yeah, the plot was a little weak - but the atmosphere and the originality, the sheer ART of the movie, more than made up for a weak plot. I applaud Avary and Gans, and hope that bad critic reviews don't discourage them from considering a Silent Hill 2. I, for one, will gladly see it. It's the best horror movie I've seen in a long time, and makes me wish that the Silent Hill team would remake Jacob's Ladder. :) Oooooooh. Very well done! I'm tempted to go see it again...