Proof that not all video game movies are doomed

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2006)

One could understand why any fan of video games would try to avoid video game movies. After what was done to House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, and Bloodrayne. I thought that all of our gore ridden franchises, where in fact doomed to be just as terrible. that is of course until I saw, Silent Hill.
As a fan of the games, and after witnessing previous video game movies, I was not really expecting a storyline anywhere near the games. Save for maybe a few character references and the town itself. but I was wrong, Silent hill uses a storyline very close tot hat f the first game; wherein a parent loses there child in a strange city and a search then takes place where the parent must find clues and such to get tot he next locale.
The movie replicates that feel of the game quite well, though at some points it feels quite forced and rushed.
Monsters... the game had 'em in spades, and they where terrifying and unique; the movie has them and though not in spades, the creatures are still very unique.
The sound is very nice, playing to the atmosphere( which is also very true to the games themselves)and also carries some songs from the games themselves, which is a bit of a first when it comes to video game movies.
The story, though I have already said was close tot he first games, but not following it exactly, I'll not spoil it but leave it to you to discover.
in closing I have this to say... Fear not Gamers, silent hill proves that video game movies are not doomed forever