SAW V, a rant - how shit is it?

[MinionZombie]

Read on to find out... http://deadshed.blogspot.com/2009/01/saw-v.html I'm surprised I wrote this much about Saw V ... well, I did write about the other films, and the franchise in general, so that's part of the bulk I guess. Anyway, a surprising amount of words devoted to Saw V, because clearly it's not worthy of that much muse-juice.

[darth los]

Imo, part 3 was borderline, 4 was unwatchable and i am totally uninspired about 5. It just got too ridiculous for me. Furthermore the storyline is too convoluted to follow while your smoking bud. Who needs that? If your watching it just to see some new torture porn that's cool. But as art these films are sh*t. 1 and 2 Are halfway decent films though.

[capncnut]

The original Saw is the one and only. I 'saw' the second movie and that was enough for me.

[bassman]

The original Saw is the one and only. I 'saw' the second movie and that was enough for me. Word! I have no interest in any of the films other than the first...

[darth los]

The original Saw is the one and only. I 'saw' the second movie and that was enough for me. I agree. The first was a classic psychological thriller. I like the second because it's different than all the others. Every franchise has a film that's like that. For the nightmare on elm street series it's part 2.

[AcesandEights]

I'm with Cap'n and Bassman on this one. I liked number one--was pleasantly surprised with it, in fact--and the follow up made me not want to go back for anymore.

[capncnut]

I agree. The first was a classic psychological thriller. I like the second because it's different than all the others. Every franchise has a film that's like that. For the nightmare on elm street series it's part 2. Would've made a great videogame too. It had certain puzzle elements that reminded me of PSX survival horrors.

[Danny]

i saw 5 in the cinema and to be honest ive seen a lot lot worse, i didn't give a shit going in and was at least mildly entertained for the length of it, there was less gore for the sake of gore and it wasn't that same fucking assehole yet again. i wont ever watch it again but its a bit harsh to call it shit when theres stuff like dungeon siege, first sunday, meet the spartans, mirrors, or teeth that came out in the same time.

[darth los]

Would've made a great videogame too. It had certain puzzle elements that reminded me of PSX survival horrors. Now that's a blast from the past. Survival horror games with puzzle solving elements have all but disapeared. Everything is shooters now. It's a shame too. I realize it wasn't for everybody, but dammitt i liked it !!

[capncnut]

Think of it this way: chained up in a room, corpse holding a gun, cassette recorder, cellphone, hacksaw, cast of dodgy characters, all pieced together by a weird puzzle - it's pretty much survival horror material. And yeah, I miss the old games. I'll never stop playing them.

[ProfessorChaos]

i really wasn't even that impressed with the first one, and the second was no better, so i've not seen 3, 4, or 5. and like the day of the dead remake, i never will give them a viewing. i'd rather watch antique roadshow for two hours than bother with any of these shitty "movies".

[MinionZombie]

As you well know, there are many levels of shit ... and I also said it wasn't as shit as Saw IV ... Boll peddles preposterously fetid shit. Spartans/Date/Disaster/etc Movie is just pure rape on screen of the worst magnitude. Mirrors had fantastic production design that was reminiscent of BioShock, I thought, so I really enjoyed that aspect of it - plus Keifer is the man. Teeth had some moments, and was ... interesting ... but I didn't think much of it. Saw V was essentially completely meaningless. It has none of the tension or originality of the original movie. It's preposterously over the top in the plotting, it doesn't make a lick of sense, the traps are now just boring - and that's really saying something for a franchise that has relied on a trap fetish since part two. It's just all decidedly pointless, it's cookie cutter - and not even good cookie cutter. And to be honest, all the retro-fitting of 'how the first three movies were done' in Saw V just pisses all over any sense of intrigue they presented. It worked well in Saw III where you saw it all coming together, but this constant "oh it actually went down like this" with every new movie is just arsing lame.

[Danny]

Spartans/Date/Disaster/etc Movie is just pure rape on screen of the worst magnitude. you forgot news movie, taking the piss out of pretty much just anchorman. i fucking wish i was kidding.

[clanglee]

Not a big Saw franchise fan. Probably won't see this one. What was not to like about Teeth tho? I loved that movie. It did make me squirm quite a bit in my seat tho. And there was much hand protecting of the johnson.

[MoonSylver]

Not a big Saw franchise fan. Probably won't see this one. What was not to like about Teeth tho? I loved that movie. It did make me squirm quite a bit in my seat tho. And there was much hand protecting of the johnson. Sounds like when I watched "Hard Candy" "Saw"? Loved the first one, could not bring myself to watch ANY of the others, for fear they would be bad. Intuition told me they could not live up to the 1st.