Saw movies are becoming a Halloween tradition. Already in its fifth installment, Saw V looks to continue low-budget, box office gold horror.
Production company Lionsgate swims in Saw gold every Halloween. With veteran writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and newcomer director David Hackl, Lionsgate looks to continue the tradition.
People who might have cheated on their spouse or neglected their children are subjected to traps. However, people can escape the torture traps by sacrificing a limb or blood. The Jigsaw killer despises murderers, but believes his traps will help these people value life.
Saw V begins like the other franchise movies: a quick trap scene is followed by the main one. A swinging pendulum tests one victim’s willingness; if he presses a button, his arms will crush but the pendulum won’t cut his throat.
Tobin Bell’s portrayal of Jigsaw has become the series’ staple. Though killed in Saw III, Bell makes appearances through flashbacks and Jigsaw’s work continues.
Seeing the first four Saws is vital because of the complex storyline. The movie timelines overlap and it can become confusing.
Jigsaw’s work has been passed on and the FBI hunts down his apprentice. Saw V becomes a cat-and-mouse thriller with ingenious traps but poor acting. As the series’ torture scenes improve, the series’ credibility worsens.
Even though the original Jigsaw is dead, Bell does most of his acting in Saw V. The film’s middle details Jigsaw’s new apprentice. Amidst a lackluster plot, Bell’s appearance is the fifth film’s highlight.
Each scene seems darker than the previous, literally. Director Heckl must’ve shot the movie without any lights on. The main torture scenes occur in a sewer and Jigsaw’s flashbacks are in complete darkness.
Saw III and Saw IV saw the franchise take a high note with unexpected twists, but Saw V does not live up to its tag line. “You won’t believe how it ends,” the movie promotes, but it comes up empty. Spend your time trick-or-treating instead of seeing Saw V this Halloween.
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Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Updated: Thursday, October 30, 2008
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that end comment is silly.. saw 5 was amazin
