Silent Hill

I was more impressed with this movie than I have been with most of the recent horror flicks that have come out. I liked Saw and Saw II, and the recent Japanese horror flicks like "The Grudge" have been entertaining and, even better than that, more original that your run of the mill horror flick. "The Boogeyman" and others just aren't scary. They aren't that good either, but I'd give 'em points if they at least got my blood pumping or had some scare value.

The lady at Blockbuster told me that this one was really scary. I have to disagree with her on that, but it was good. It takes a lot to scare me (I can't remember the last time a movie scared me). I was impressed with the story line's originality (was a new one for me at least), which I didn't know when I sat down to watch it. The special effects were cool and it was well acted considering the type of movie it is. In general, up until recently, I've never been impressed by the acting ability you see in most horror flicks and slasher films.

I also liked the point it made about fanatical extremist religious nut jobs.