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I just wanted to get the opinions of everyone here, and give them a chance to poll whore as well: What did you think about the movie? Did you catch the symbolism in it? Did you like it? Hate it? Did you find it a delectable meal that tasted extra spicy if only a dab of hot sauce is added to the mix...? Ahem...What did ya' think??

I for one, was a bit dissapointed. I liked it, I did enjoy watching it...but they really stayed too far from what it was all about, which was dissapointing. They insulted Harry by saying that his character could better be portrayed by a woman, and they kind of just...mixed in things that didn't belong.

But it was, all in all, a better experience than the RE movies, which made me cry, just a little. sweatdrop They were horrible films...in my opinion anyway.

So, lets hear you opinions...on Resident...oh wait, ahem, Silent Hill! In fact, just discuss all things Silent Hill Movie related, right here in this thread, why dontcha'.

My opinion? It was great!

I loved it. I'm no gonna get into the whole, "Oh, it was different from the games," nonsense, because if the movie was exactly the same as the game, there would be no surprises. When adapting a game to a movie, some changes HAVE to be made.
And it's not that generally movie adaptations of games turn out bad, it's just that gamers are very a**l (for the lack of a better term) and each has their own expectation on what the noninteractive aspect of the game should be. And unless the writer/director questions every single fan of the franchise and together with the million+ of them create one storyline that everyone agrees on, then yes, there's always gonna be plenty of people disliking the movie adaptation.

But as far as movies go, Silent Hill was excellent. I went to see it in theaters 3 times, and ended up craving more. It was one of those movies which I could watch an infinite amount of times and not get sick of it. And there's only so many movies that do that to me.

Generally though, I like most game to movie adaptations. Some of them, like Super Mario Bros. is pretty awesome if you don't take it seriously. Plus I liked the cast.
But if I was to take every single game to movie adaptation seriously, then yes, Silent Hill would probably be one of the best, in terms of how well it portrayed the game experience.

Well, Gans isn't gonna be working on the SH2 movie. So it can go into any direction, from here.

I can't wait for Gans' Onimusha movie, though.

I'm not sure. I liked it as a movie, but not as an adaption. It should have been like FF: Spirits Within, a side story, and nothing more. Silent Hill leaves room for many side stories, and I think that if they wanted to change that much, they should have changed it into a side story, so it could fit into the Silent Hill universe.

You see, like mentioned, fans are very a**l. I'm very a**l. When I play a game and think "I'd like to see this as a movie" it means just that...I'm not going to the theater to get a surprise, but to see who's playing my favorite characters, and how they pulled off the creepy monsters or the environment. The Silent Hill movie was a chance to turn an undeveloped game like Silent Hill (1), into something deeper...and they failed on that chance.

Instead it was a montage to semi-fans, leaving out the hardcore base fans like myself. It seemed messily put together, and a little rushed as a result. Not to mention it was extremely confusing...>.<

All in all, they could've done better...the Silent Hill fan base is very tight knit...and it's risky to treat an adaption with as little care as they did. You probably won't find a more "a**l" fan base aside from the Final fantasy fan base.

I would love to see the producer of The Mist, along with King himself, take hold of the Silent Hill rights, and show the others how it's done. The Mist, felt like watching Silent Hill, more than watching Silent Hill, to me at least. But, I've heard it did inspire Silent Hill, after all.

I know a guy who's writing a script for Silent Hill, he's probably one of the biggest fans of the first game ever, and he's a writer like myself. So far, it's quite a good read, and is staying beautifully faithful to the game, while not bombarding the viewer with document after document...it takes creativity, and I don't think Silent Hill (the current movie) tried as hard as they should have.

Certainly, the gamers would be on the edge of their seat, expecting everything to be just so, but in the end, the Good would outweigh the bad by far. Besides, I don't believe a writer or a director, should take on a project they feel they can't do 100% justice. Silent Hill is a tough game to keep going (the new creators of SH5 were one of the few and only people up to the challenge, other developers were too afraid to take on a game with such a dedicated fanbase), I would expect the movie to be just as difficult to make...if it was easy to make, in any form or fashion, they probably didn't try as hard as they should.

But still, I did enjoy the movie. I hope they scrap their current plans however, and accept my friends script as I would rather watch it, then a repeat of the same drama from the first movie.

@Cybil:

Oh my...well, I think Bio said it best, "a large portiion of the internet crowd are perverts". Simple, and true...and sad. With any female in any game/anime/cartoon/tv show/movie...you have the chance of something sexual being released about it. And since same-sex relations appeal to many people, girls and guys alike, you're likely to see that as well. I saw their relationship as a very sweet friendship, a girl who you thought was tough (Cybil) turned out to be the one needing comfort, and Rose, formerly they coward, turned out to be the sensible one (after Pyramid Head's appearance).

It was great dynamic in characters, and really helped bring the two together (as friends). It was a good story, and a good way to develop characters...that's all...but in today's society, perverted individuals want to see it as more than that.