So I have been away for a while. I did get to see V for Vendetta at the Imax as planned. That was really great. The movie itself was good. Better than can be expected for a Hollywood movie. I was kind of put off by the little liberties they took with the story. I suppose that is why Alan Moore asked to be removed from the credits. I definitely still recommend the trade paperback over the movie, but if you get a chance see the movie. Just don't neglect the comic!

Speaking of comics, I have fell back into the insanity of comic collecting. I absolutely love it. There are scores of great writers out there writing for the Marvel and DC Universes. The independent comics are doing great as well. I would love to promise reviews, but the way my time and laziness are right now it is hard to tell if I will be able to put anything up or not. I guess time will tell.

I did get to see Silent Hill. Wow! I was not let down by this gem at all. From the first second of the film the Silent Hill tone is set. The sounds of the original game echo and creep their way up your spine to tap into your points of fear and nostalgia in your memory receptors. The pace, the camera angles, the tone, the darkness... it is all there. The story has been restructured to take the plotlines of the first 3 games and weave them together with a female lead. The structure really does well to enhance the experience for those who have played the game while not making it to confusing on the newbie. About half way through I had given up on this being a real gore movie and had accepted that the gore was going to stay in a PG-13 type range. Was I ever wrong. By the end of the movie it had turned into a Clive Barker like splatter nightmare. I could have enjoyed this movie even without the gore, but what an added bonus. I don't want to give spoilers, but there was skinning, dismemberment, and a personal favorite, barbed wire. The ending was ingenious and found itself staying away from the most common formulas. I find it hard to say enough good things about this movie. It is a must see for horror fans. It felt so good to leave a theater and not be disappointed!