You can't get any closer to Silent Hill than this..

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2006)

I saw the movie.. did I enjoyed it? Well I can't say I didn't.
Because I think it's the BEST movie i have seen in this year. And I went to see it twice. And I have never went the see a movie twice on a big screen before, especially these kind of movies. But heck.. i enjoyed the movie as much as the first time i saw it. :) I must admit.. i have played all of the Silent Hill games and I like the atmosphere of the games, the plots, the characters and one of the most disturbing "monsters" of all our times. So I'm pretty much a Silent Hill fan. And I think this movie catches the whole package from the Silent Hill games. And that Silent Hill package seem to be too much for the most of the real "critics" out there. They Just DON'T get it. They probably thought that this is going to be another The Ring or Grudge clone so you can pretty much immediately understand the package. But guess what? It isn't. You need the THINK more in this movie the understand it fully. Because you won't be having all of the answers in a silver plate. Well I still think this movie explains Silent Hill better than any of the games does. So.. :/ Let's move on.. What about the actors? Did they match well the characters in the games? Well the answer is yes. All of the cast made excellent performance, and i especially liked Radha Mitchells and Jodelle Ferlands performance in this movie. Radha who plays the mother Rose Da Silva (by da way which isn't in the games) and Jodelle who is the daughter Sharon Da Silva and of course "the dark side" :). They really dominate the screen. Radha who is not equipped with big curves but is equipped with talent for acting. And every move she makes, even if she blinks an eye is very well performed. She is really up for the leading star challenge. Congrats to that.. And what about Jodelle? She makes really strong performance for she's age. Playing both Sharon and "the dark side" must be tough, but she pulls that of nicely. Many has said that Sean Beans role in this movie was unnecessary. But I think he made a nice pacing the overall movie. And his "search" explains a little of what happens or has happened in Silent Hill. Nice acting for his part. What about the hideous monsters? Oh boy. They are.. (one word) awesome! They work almost perfectly in the big screen. Nice CGI blended to creepy real actors/actresses and their costumes. The CGI is one of best I have seen in years in these kind of films. And I think this movie has one of the best BadAss villain/monster ever. And with that I mean of course the Red Pyramid or Pyramid Head. That dude just made me sweat almost like pig when i saw it first time in the movie. I was so nailed to my seat then, Thanks for those chills Gans. ;) And The Real actor of the movie, the town itself.. Silent Hill. It feels, acts like the town we all know from Silent Hill games. From intense fog to buildings it's a basically dream come true. :) The whole atmosphere in the movie is breath-taking, and Gans (the Director) keeps that feeling throughout movie.
Okey probably, many wont understand this movie because there is too many odd things happening on the screen. But heck two of my friends who never had played the games liked the movie. And one of them said: best game movie adaption (and thats pretty nicely said i think :)..). And they seemed even to understand it, mostly :). So people who haven't played the games can still enjoy this movie as much as we fans do. It's basically a trip to your deepest nightmare where you will be hanging around for 127 min.. so have fun..
Once you enter Silent Hill, there's no turning back.. literally! So Gans.. will you make a sequel for us..? Will ya Will ya? ;)
Enter Silent Hill.. Enter the Nightmare of your life.. Top points 10/10..