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“Saw VI”…the end (or is it?!?)

Posted by Movie_Maven

October 29, 2009 |

Apparently not…as I discovered upon reading on IMDB about “Saw VII” being in production.  Shame on me for thinking that the franchise would cease at the 6th installment (do filmmakers really do what they say they will?); particularly with the bucketsful of blood, er money the films have made.

Anyway, suffice it to say that I — a huge fan of the “Saw” franchise (it’s a guilty pleasure) — had oodles o’fun at the theatre.  Many questions from the previous films were answered; however, several more were raised.  And the traps were, as Movie_Maven_Jr would say, “like, totally freakin’ awesome!”  Very cringeworthy, particularly the opener.

Now, if one peruses the 18,000 pages of discussion boards at IMDB.com, one might get the picture (ha, pun intended) that these films are a complete waste of time.  Also erroneous are the myriad comparisons to “Paranormal Activity.”  For the umpteenth time,  “Paranormal Activity” is SUPPOSED to be scary - that’s the entire premise.  “Saw VI” isn’t.  So let’s stop comparing apples to asparagus, shall we?!?

As a budding horror flick screenwriter, I am consistently amazed at the intricacies of the double trilogies (sixology?) of the series and still befuddled over the complete and accurate timeline of events.  Nevertheless, movies are primarily entertaining and I was entertained.  Therefore, the filmmakers did their jobs quite well.

On a more analytical note, Kevin Greutert’s direction was a pleasant change of pace from earlier installments.  This is not to say I was unhappy with James Wan’s or Darren Lynn Bousman’s directorial styles (David Hackl’s would have to be my least favorite.)  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Instead, Greutert seemed to offer a fresh take on what many believe to be a stale topic.  While I still have a few character-related questions, to iterate them here would give critical plot development away.  So I shan’t.


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