Did you play the games???

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2006)

First off, I've been a big fan of this series of games for years. I was at the first show of opening day, theater was packed. Throughout the whole movie I recognized details from the soundtrack(beautiful) and SFX, to the sets and props that were carbon copies of the game. They even use the air raid sirens!!! The "enemies" were all mostly taken from a bunch of the games. More than a few times I got goosebumps watching the protagonist running from the same enemy, to the same music, with my heart racing like it has so many times before.
The beginning of the movie follows the plot of the first game almost exactly. It eventually mixes it up a bit more, but still makes constant references to the games throughout. BUT! If you haven't played the game(s), the movie may seem kind of hokey. You'll also be left with a lot of questions. I even had some confusion, but as with most movies, you have to watch them several times to digest EVERYTHING.***
Worst of all during the final scenes of the movie, some older rednecks (couldn't pay attention for a measly 2 hours) heckling when the would fade to black : ("Is it over? haw haw haw") So obviously some people may really not appreciate it or even hate it, but either way Silent Hill was definitely the best video game remake to date... really. So if you love the games, go asap, before they pull it from theaters. But if you just saw the preview on the TV and thought it would be a hot new breaking edge horror movie, wait to rent it.
*** I've only seen it once. I plan to watch it a few more times, so who knows. My opinion could change. HOPE THIS MAY HELP