Johnny Cash?

Rating: 3/10 (23 April 2006)

I would like to start off saying I have not played the games, so I watch this movie as a "Movie goer." I was disappointed, I notice a lot of camera views like I would see in a game and I thought "That's smart." Then it's about an hour into it and all the camera angles are still in video game view and I start thinking "Am I playing a video game?". I understand that keeping the camera angles were for the "fans" of the games, but they did get annoying. And did they have to keep the dialogue from the game?
My friend that played the game turn to me about half way through the movie and said "A video game trying to be a movie and a movie trying to be a video game, somewhere in the middle there is silent hill." I laugh this off, but then I realize I wanted this. I always complain when movies mess up video games (Mario brothers, Street fighter, Double Dragon, Resident Evil, etc.) I always said they should make them like the game, but would I really like an hour and a half of mario saving the princess from bowser about 14 times and every time it's a little bit harder? or an hour an a half of non-stop fighting of the street fighter crew?
The answer is no, so I have to change my ideas on video game movies. I think they should hold onto the plot of the game, but make it still enjoyable for movie fans. I still think mortal combat is the best video game movie, not great but had both plot of the game mix with a movie atmosphere. Maybe it'll be just better for Video games to stay as video games, Books to stay as books, and movies to stay not remade. Then again what else would I write this long review for?
P.S. Johnny cash's "Ring Of Fire" about twenty minutes into the film was the best part of this movie!