Silent Hill Review

I'm sure we'll have more on this one soon - Canfield's working something up - but one of our regular readers, clearly a big fan of the games, has just posted a lengthy and detailed Silent Hill review from that perspective in our forums. Pretty safe to say he liked it. A lot. Thanks to BtoFU for this ...

My feelings -

The Silent Hill theme hits after the Pathe logo and we break into a tumultuous scene as Rose calls out to her daughter, Sharon. The opening scene with Sharon sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff is a brief opener but one which conveys the mild sense of anxiety that will gradually build and take control over the next two hours. As a hardcore fan of the series it's understandably difficult not to pinpoint every niggling facet that doesn't adhere to the source, strand by strand. Thankfully though the opener is the only scene that bothered me, that being said I completely understand why these first ten minutes are integral - not everyone is clued in and it really is essential to deal with some plot formalities - so little Sharon calling out 'Silent Hill! Silent Hill!' in her sleep is hokey to a fan but completely necessary in laying the groundwork.