Gamers Rejoice!

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2006)

Let me start by saying i have been praying since 1999 when i first played Silent Hill 1 for playstation that this story would be turned into a movie, and that it would NOT be a game to movie adaptation that falls into the same pitfalls that all of it's predecessor's have. Well I think my praying has paid off! I think the first and most important thing that needs to be said about this movie is that it will not appeal to all audiences. For fans of the game, this is a must see experience, however i can easily see people unfamiliar with the story getting lost or not understanding a lot of what is going on. Fear not though as care was taken to at least partially update the viewers near the end of the film as to what the movie was all about. Gans has done an excellent job of adapting the original game story into the movie, with many familiar characters, creatures, and places. Some of the scenery looks identical to scenes from the game, and the CG creatures look great and very convincing. The only complaint i have about this film was that it almost seemed as if Gans was trying to put too much of the games into the movie (yes i said too much). Anyway, as i said...fans of the game will love this film while others may only see it as a C to B horror flick.