Silent Hill (2006)

Instant Favorite.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Very interesting scary scenes full of suspense. It makes one to feel the scenes as if them happening in real life.

If you are looking for an original and scary movie, you really should watch Silent Hill. It's a mix of creepy and dread, but at the same time makes you feel curious and excited about the way the story is told. Rose is the main character and she is always looking for her missing adopted daughter in a mysterious city called Silent Hill, where a lot of creepy facts had happened in the past. In the night, when the alarm rings you should be prepared, the dead come to life and there are always some strange creatures really close. You might find it a bit confusing when you realize there are two "realities" in the movie, like a parallel universe where you can see different people in the same place, but they don't see each other. At this point is possible to see distinct facts happening at the same time, but don't worry about it because it makes the story more mysterious.

I caught this waste of airtime on starz today and I came here to assure myself that my dvr didn't cut off some portion of the movie that would have explained wtf was happening and why in Gods name it was happening to begin with!Then as I scrolled through the majority of reviews for this trash I came to an awful realization, I didn't miss a thing, and 10 year-olds really do determine 90% of Hollywood's budget...The movie begins with a mentally ill, sleepwalking child, whos family lives on a freeway by a waterfall...and they don't even have any safety features to keep their sick child from sleepwalking in front of a Mac truck or off a 200ft plateau? Then, instead of seeking medical attention for the kid, mom decides to take her to a ghost town. On the way there mom stops at a gas station/diner that is completely absent of vehicles but full of people (I guess they all walked there...at night) and runs from the police for what reason? Then proceeds to speed down an extremely foggy road (keep in mind all of this is with her child in the car) and wreck. Of course she's knocked unconscious, even though the suv is undamaged and she didn't hit anything, and awakes to find child gone.Next we get some crappy visual fx, unconvincing monsters, a barbed-wire attack, a bunch of screaming and a story of religion, sexual abuse, a demon and coal fires. None of it makes any sense at all and all of it is completely unbelievable. This is in the top 10 worst movies I've ever seen. I hated it, and I really hate to see people admit that the writing and direction sucked AND STILL give a it a 9/10-10/10 because it was a decent adaptation of the game!?!What a waste of time and money, save both of yours.

Dang, why aren't they making movies based on video games that I'm actually familiar with? Anyway, this really is one of the better video game movies, because it honestly does have really good atmosphere. I am at least familiar with some of the characters from the "Silent Hill" games, especially Pyramid Head. Oh come on, everyone's heard of Pyramid Head! So this happens to be the longest movie ever made based on a video game...until "Ace Attorney" came along. This film really was genuinely creepy at many times. Now, I think you did have to be a fan of the games to really enjoy it.I would recommend it to people who are. For people who aren't, it's just alright. I admit that the CGI is actually pretty bad at many times in this movie. Well, there are other shots that are just fine. I do kind of like the characters in this movie even if they're not that great. It actually gets confusing in the middle of the film. It's when all of these other people show up and the tone of the movie starts to change. Again, probably something from the games. It's hard to find a video game movie that would appear to fans outside the series. Still, a very nice try. **1/2