This movie is for gamers

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2006)

I am a fan of the silent hill video games and would like every one to see it. BUT, I believe this is a movie ONLY FOR THE FANS. I went to see this with 10 people and only 2 of us liked it. This is because they were fellow gamers. We all appreciate the subtle parts of the movie that makes it feel like they recreated the game for the big screen. I can understand why any regular moviegoer (as in didn't play the game) would dislike or even hate this movie. It makes no sense to them and is not scary. I have watched many people leave the theater before the movie ended and I knew they didn't have any silent hill background. WHYExactly do I like this movie? This movie was a recreation of the entire silent hill areas played in the game especially in the beginning. I felt like I was playing the game once again on an enormous screen. From the town to the school to the alley way where rose was first attacked was near perfectly reproduced. As for the story line I did see faults among it including A VERY BAD ENDING. Though if you understand the silent hill world the story makes sense. Though this takes much time reading forums and playing the video game. I appreciated the small details in the world of silent hill also such as the hopscotch game drawn on the ground during the school scene. It had the typical 1,2,3 setup in the boxes but the top was labeled heaven while the bottom was labeled hell. This is a reference to one of the darker things that children did in silent hill. Countless other things can be noted. As for the bad things in silent hill, Sound was very nostalgic but not nearly enough. They did not use the booming rusty gear sound not nearly enough. The sound that I believe is the scariest in the games. Also, the end was terribly corny. In all I would give this film an 8/10 for GAMERS while a 5/10 for NON-GAMERS.