Likable

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2006)

Well, I'm a HUGE Silent Hill video game fan. that stuff is the darkest, creepiest, nuff-said. The movie I have been looking forward to forever. Unfortunately, I couldn't see it until it came out on DVD. Well......here goes...
If you're a big fan of the game, you may not like the movie as they scrambled up the story, trying to Hollywoodize it (what's new?), not that that's that big of a deal, just playwrite geeks should stick with what's there, instead of trying to make it theirs. The thing that annoyed the hell out of me is WHERE WAS ALL THE STINKING MONSTERS?!?!?!? I mean, come on, that game is full of the creepy-crawliest nightmares you ever saw, and all the movie was was, "blah blah blah, story, blah blah blah, trying to pull you into the character's lives". Now, this is based on a game where you bash in everything's heads with steel pipes, running from demons in a hell on earth setting, until you get a weapon good enough to fight really big monsters. Okay, so why was that left out? I'll tell you...Hollywood geeks.
Here's the spoiler: The guy with the head like a train cowcatcher was one of the coolest villains in the game, and they had enough sense to put him in the movie......but, not enough sense to give him any time. he was just stuck in enough to keep you from getting more interested in your popcorn. Dorks. Finally, they had the zombie nurses and what? Only about 20 seconds?!?!?! Okay, enough whinning. I did like the movie, don't get me wrong. It has some good special effects, and maybe even filled in some of the story line lost in all the action of the game....but who cares? Overall, I rate it worth watching, but somebody really needs to whip some Hollywood geek (censored) so they stop ruining stories. If we want a tender, heart-ripping, love/drama, we'll watch On Golden Pond or some such crap, am I right guys?