Stay Out Of This Ghost Town: My Review Of The Movie "Silent Hill" For The School Newspaper

Movies based on video games have never been a widely-respected genre. From 'Super Mario Brothers' and 'Street Fighter' to 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Resident Evil,' I have found myself consistently appalled by the entire bunch. Then, several weeks ago, I caught a trailer for "Silent Hill". It looked dark and atmospheric, with maybe even a chance of capturing the creepy, utterly disturbing mood that made the games so nail-bitingly tense. Unfortunately, this is another spectacular …

…warning to the weak of stomach, Silent Hill does contain some surprisingly sadistic and violent scenes that I found excessive, even for this genre. Overall, "Silent Hill" simply does not contain enough appealing qualities to warrant seeing this film in the theater. It really is quite unfortunate in hindsight. We've seen the comic book genre grow by leaps and bounds in the last ten years, isn't it about time that video games do the same?