Saw V Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
Detective Hoffman and Agent Strahm clash as they each investigate the apparent continuation of the Jigsaw murders.
| Tobin Bell | Jigsaw/John Kramer |
| Greg Bryk | Mallick |
| Costas Mandylor | Hoffman |
| Scott Patterson | Agent Strahm |
| Mark Rolston | |
| Carlo Rota | Charles |
| Al Sapienza | Police Chief Logan |
| Julie Benz | Brit |
| Meagan Good | Luba |
| Laura Gordon | Ashley |
| Samantha Lemole | |
| Betsy Russell | Jill Tuck |
| David Hackl |
5.90 out of 10 (11454 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Another Awesome Piece For Jigsaw's Puzzle!!!
posted on 30 Aug 2009Saw V is awesome and just as good as the first four! As I've said, it's another awesome piece to add to Jigsaw's puzzle! I love all the flashback sequences with Hoffman and Jigsaw. Hoffman thinks he's the only one to survive Jigsaw's traps during the time of Saw III and IV, but Strahm makes it out of his trap. The next day, the police hold a memorial service for all the cops who died while trying to capture Jigsaw. Hoffman receives a letter that says "I know who you are." So, he tries to frame Strahm to look like Jigsaw's apprentice. Meanwhile, five people have to play a game and work together in order to survive. Some of the traps were pretty cool. Strahm revisits some of the old Jigsaw traps, like Paul's razor wire trap from the original Saw. Jill receives a box from John/Jigsaw, but we don't get to see what's in it, maybe we'll find out in Saw VI! I love the twist ending! In conclusion, I'm glad Saw V was made and adds more to the story! If you love the Saw series, you'll love SAW V!!!
Excellent Film, But not the best in the Series.
posted on 28 Aug 2009Saw V was a very good film, and lived up to my expectations. It is Definitely the quietest SAW film, which never really happened since the first film.David Hackl did an excellent job of Directing the film, although he is new directing, he is way is very different from Darren Lynn Bousman's, who helmed the previous installments. As I said it's much quieter, and dare I say, eerier. His way of Directing produces an Uncanny ability to Effortlessly tell the story and glide through scenes very easily (kudos to the editing for that one too).The traps of SAW V are very much different from the previous films, they are much more practical and have multiple methods of solving or dealing with them. The consequences for failing them are (as usual with the SAW films) deadly and very bloody.The Fatal Five trap is the one that contains most of these practical traps (The Neck Tie, The Sewer Bomb, The Bathtub, The Saw-hand trap). These traps are much easier compared to the traps from the SAW II house, but still effective. On a side note, the Fatal Five trap contains some very beautiful scenery (kudos again for David Hackl), although it is set in the sewers.The cons of SAW V: Although it has many, many things that will make a SAW fan proud, there are a few things that should have been better. The writers had a lot of room to include many things such as solutions to a lot of mysteries, a more action-packed storyline, they have opted for the simpler plot. There is also a lack of Jigsaw/John in it, except for a few flashbacks.Now for the main characters. Hoffman's part in this Film is to eliminate anybody from knowing his secret identity as the Jigsaw's apprentice, but Agent Strahm is very close on his heels. The chase in this one is very close to the chase in the first SAW, but much more complicated, but I'll let you decide for yourself.Now for the END. The tagline "YOU WONT Believe HOW IT ENDS" has been everywhere these days, but is it true? It's up for the person viewing to decide. For me, I did't believe how it ended. It was that good. It very much left me wanting MORE AND MORE.All in all; If you're a fan, you'll love this. But if you're not, you'll have a very hard time figuring it out.SAW V IS RATED 10/10 BY ME. A MUST WATCH.
Saw 5; Anything New?
posted on 28 Aug 2009The answer to that question is "sorta." Obviously the details have changed but the same basic format has been used. This is the reason why I gave this movie 8 out of 10. This is extremely similar to the format of Saw 2 with the house. This time its 5 individuals in a warehouse course. The ending is yet again a cliffhanger but the ending suits a future Saw 6 possible. In fact, its almost perfect. The storyline is very good. It explains the past 4 movies while giving new details and summing up the whole story. It can be safe to say that you must see all past 4 movies before seeing part 5. If you don't, confusion will take place. The gore and sounds of displeasure are here again. And in my honest opinion, the most gore and horror out of all the movies.In conclusion, I highly recommend this movie. I just wanted to give a brief observation of the movie and this does just that. If you like slow torture, heads getting cut off, bombs exploding bodies into dog chow, bodies being used to secure an electrical current, saws cutting arms to supply enough blood to escape a trap, bodies being crushed to death, bones popping, and LOADS of suspense and thrill, then this movie is for you.
Let Down, saw-wise
posted on 28 Aug 2009Was it good, meh, I'd say so But was it 'saw' good? No.People come to see these movies for pretty much 3 reasons. The twist, the gore, and jigsaw (because he's such a BADA**).The twist, well, there is really only one twist, or at least only one that had the music playing in the background (which usually signifies the big twist). But it wasn't that good, it made sense and was kind of cool I guess, but everything was given to you. I guess I'm not being that descriptive right now, so let me put it this way. You know how it's fun to watch the saw movies again because you get to pick up on things you missed, there aren't many things that are missed.The gore, compared to the other saws, this should have been rated PG. The grossest (and I must say very cool) part was 5 minutes into the movie. The rest of the gore is suggestive, or really quick.Jigsaw, he's not really in this movie, which is a real bummer. And when they do show jigsaw, it's not about jigsaw. Everything he reveals or takes part in is just giving back-up/history to Hoffman. To put it short, they never just have Jigsaw being Jigsaw.Did I like the story line, yeah, The 5 people in a trap fulfilled part of what I was looking for. And the one twist, thought worse than the rest of them, was creative nonetheless.Should you see saw? If you are a fan of the series, then yes, you can't miss it. But if you just want to catch a flick with some friends, I suggest High School Musical 3.
Sadly one of the Horror series greats is slowly diminishing
posted on 24 Aug 2009From the very first film Saw stuck out as finally finding new disturbing, horrific ground in the horror slasher flick genre. It built from the decent first one to the outstanding second installment but then started to stumble a little. The biggest problem I think with the Saw series is also one of the unique twists and that is the terminal illness and eventual death at the end of the third installment of the killer. Jigsaw/John Kramer is one of the greatest killers in horror movies and Tobin Bell single handedly made Jigsaw his own. Granted the film makers have always managed to bring Jigsaw back in one way or another but he is completely dead in this fifth installment and that means we only get to experience Jigsaw/John Kramer in flashbacks which is just not the same. Even the apprentices he works with including Amanda just aren't the same unless he is there. Still I give the Saw writers, producers and directors kudos for trying to keep the series fresh and original and always finding ways to tie all of the films together right from the very beginning. The only downside to that is each film makes a lot more sense if you're fresh from seeing the other ones.I touched on Tobin Bell earlier but he truly IS the heart and soul of the Saw series. Certainly in the later installments including Saw V we get to know a lot more about his past and how he became what he is and why he does it. Bell is amazing and they MUST continue to bring him back. He is awesome. Costas Mandylor plays Jigsaw's latest apprentice as we discovered at the end of Saw IV. Mandylor is decent and certainly has a very ominous quality about him but he doesn't hold a candle to Bell. Still he does a solid job in his role. Scott Patterson plays Agent Strahm hot on the heels of discovering Jigsaw's final apprentice. Patterson's Strahm is a great protagonist and although he often comes across a little reserved and monotoned he still does a good job. Betsy Russell also returns as John Kramer's estranged wife Jill. I am determined to believe that there is more to her character than they've unraveled so far. I hope the focus shifts to her in future installments. She has been great so far and really added to the story and I think she could do a lot more if given the right chance to.David Hackl picks up the helm and he is new to the directors chair. I'm not sure I would have given the Saw series to a newcomer but he seems to do alright. The film still has the Saw feel to it which is good however some key things have changed which make this on a bad track that they need to put things back on. First of all with each Saw film culminating in Saw V the victims have become rather faceless. In the first film you became very involved in the characters and their situation and then that aspect decreased with each film. I think its important for the watcher to become attached to the people Jigsaw preys on. And secondly for the first time the traps seem to be losing their originality and their shock value. You can't blame the writers for running out of ideas but they really need to get that shock value and originality back in the traps and deaths. Still the series continues on and I will continue to come back for more. I'm just hoping they can continue on strongly in future installments. 7/10
It was hard not to predict how it ended...
posted on 24 Aug 2009No doubt, I am one of the hugest fans of the SAW franchise to the point where I can't help but notice the smallest details every time I watch them. I have to admit that they have done a fairly good job in creating sequels around a film that wasn't necessarily designed for sequels The growing plot of Jigsaw, Amanda and Hoffman grabs me every time and as i try to understand leaks before the films come out, I can never understand until I watch the actual film.While this film kept me on the edge of my seat throughout, I've reached a point where it's becoming predictable. While we know Hoffman is the 'apprentice', it was difficult for me not to think that a main was going to die i.e. Strahm. Considering that there is already a 6th film in the workings, one can only imagine what would have happened in this film for the 6th to properly work because they are running out of plots to keep the film alive.I have an undying love for the franchise, and while I enjoyed this film, I am hoping that the 6th or possible 7th film is the last one because anything exceeding that will be stale.
Holes have been left permanentley...
posted on 24 Aug 2009**SPOILERS** Saw V as we all know wasn't exactly the best movie, at least by the Saw franchise's standards. Popular reasons for this are because there's too many plot holes, there was no twist at the end and the fact that Hoffman is a boring character and shouldn't have an entire film based around him. Well to begin with, I think Hoffman is in fact a good character, and better than Amanda as there's more depth to him, Amanda was a mere crazed b****, so better option to career on Jigsaw's legacy. As for the 'there was no twist' ending, I think that it's probably because there was no necessary twist to be placed. There may have been ideas placed but in the end producers just didn't see the point and would rather create more hype for Saw VI and in particular, its twist.The reason there are plot holes is because we need questions for Saw VI? What was Jill so affected by within the box? How did Hoffman get the Billy puppet and Jigsaw's voice for the Seth trap? (and my favorite) WHAT WAS DR. LAWRENCE GORDON'S FATE!!?? A lot of people are annoyed by the fact that these queries exist, but on a personal note I think it creates the perfect hype for Saw VI. If all our questions were answered, there'd be no reason to watch VI, unless you want to see a whole new movie. The alternative option would be to merely end the series at 5. I look forward to Saw VI a lot for these reasons, in particular whether or not the Lawrence Gordon conspiracies reach a halt. There as so many theories as to how he's still alive, and to be honest I think it would be a brilliant twist for the next installment. What better way to finish off the saga, then by bringing back a character from the first movie, and shotting him into the 6th. None the less, and back to my point the reason why there are so many plot holes is to create question marks for Saw VI, and this is indeed a good thing.
An establisher for the next 5
posted on 22 Aug 2009You have to be a fan and know the series to enjoy this one or you'll be baffled. It's a background story on how and why Hoffman became involved as Jigsaw's partner so he can carry on the franchise. I may be wrong but i don;t remember ever finding out what was in the box for the ex-wife or why it had any relevance to the rest of the film? You have to give the writers credit as its rare to be able to string a story out as long as they have. I remember seeing III and IV and being surprised at the additional twists and turns being squeezed out and flogged from the dead horse (almost as if the concept was being reverse engineered). The original Saw was a genre-maker for torture porn and incredibly smart: a killer "rehabilitating" victims through horrific traps and walking an immensely difficult moral line as he never killed them himself and ultimately led them to a more righteous outcome.The single most important scene in V is when John (Jigsaw) confronts and interrogates Hoffman after kidnapping him. It retro-activates a larger picture holding together the previous movies and really broadens and deepens Jigsaw's character by going deeper into his motives, reasonings and aims, as well as showing him setting up the traps/challenges. Hoffman's plain brutality is compared to John's elegant artwork and more erudite aspirations. A horror where the killer is a genius you can almost admire is truly terrifying. The intelligence edge has always been the key selling point of the Saw series for me.Saying that though, the anticipation factor is still there with the traps, and the last one involving volunteering their arms to be sawed through was horrific and made me shudder like the other traps really hadn't (even the needles in II). I did get the ending though contrary to the marketing - if there was going to be a VI, Hoffman had to win. More bone-snapping of course to just drive it home.Watch if you're a loyal fan. If you're not, watch films 1-4 first or you just won't get it.
The Metaphysics of the Saw pentalogy
posted on 20 Aug 2009Saw Saw V. I liked it. Its one of the best in the growing series. I then saw Saw 4 to fill in the gaps on DVD as I missed its theatrical. Here comes Tricky Dicky's analysis of the saw Pentalogy of films, that shows no signs of stopping as it moves next year onto a hexology! The Saw films are about torture. But they also claim to about existential authenticity. The Saw films are presented as a caveat about the dangers of not appreciating life in its fullest existential dimensions. I have commented elsewhere that while the Saw films offer us a picture of 'torturing for your own good', they have failed to meet up to the challenge of their own thesis on occasion. The problem? The Saw film series premise often has tortures that no one would care to survive alive. So, built into the 'torture for life' motif is its own erasure with the 'you will be tortured until you don't want to live or sustain injuries to be sure you won't' motif.This negative dialectic is part of the series charm and appeal, I suspect. Its extreme nihilism has resonated with the under 30's of today. The torture conundrum of its plot they must relate to on some deep level, as it probably best condenses the emptiness of their lives into short torture porn vignettes.The Saw series is highly original in its theme and gruesome nature all the same. It presents a metaphysics of torture that is both disturbing and prescient, albeit negative.The new movie Saw V is one of the best of these films. The director of Saw V is David Hackl. The name Hackl recalls to my mind the early proto-fascist biologist and eugenicist Ernst Haeckel who believed and advocated the scientific guidance of all nature coming together to form the perfect organism; i.e. the monism. Interestingly a Haeckel motif is at work in Saw V! That of perfecting the organism. Jigsaw does it through torture. Haeckel did his work and theorising through science. The desired result: Nature perfected! Hackl, the director, weaves two stories together in Saw V. The first concerns a detective hunting down a renegade psycho cop who is now carrying on Jigsaw's work. The second is about a group of five people who have to survive the Jigsaw advocate's games. A third element concerns more Jigsaw back story, which is always fun if you like Tobin Bell, as I do. The torture scenes in the second segment slowly apply Social Darwinistic laws to the five folks under Jigsaw's world view made flesh. Soon only two are left. The challenges up to now have been believable and challenging but leaving the all important room for survival unscathed. The last torture though is absurd and revolves around ripping your arms to shreds to feed blood into a trap to release you. Again here the return of nihilistic motif of complete and utter hopelessness and defeat.The metaphysics of the Saw series could be and should be more fertilizing with its clever premise. Still after five films they are still Nihilista par excellence. Maybe this metaphysics of nihilism is the key to the series success? It is now the biggest horror franchise in US history. James Wan and Leigh Whannell can be very proud of that fact. My favourite Saw film is still Number one, where Jigsaw's games had some semblance of possible escape and a more fertilizing mythology of violence.But at bottom it seems the films and their makers are aware of the twisted nihilistic logic of the Saw pentalogy and are afraid to fix something that 'aint broke. Financially, that is of course, due to the films continued dominance at the B.O. every Halloween. With future installments could the franchise be moved in the direction of a more fertilizing orgy of positive violence? And less the cul de sac of unending nihilism? I would hope so… Whatever happens these films need to receive more serious critical attention. They are often dismissed as 'torture porn' or just gruesome, going over the heads of most reviewers afraid to confront what the films might actually portend. This dismissal from critics only goes to show the disturbing intellectual and cultural issues at the heart of the Saw series. Issues that I hope would receive more serious attention from film critics world wide.
The Best Saw Yet... But is that a good thing?
posted on 20 Aug 2009I say that this is the best film of the Saw series, but that's not necessarily a good thing. It's the best because the others sorta' sucked. The original was really quite boring and overly reminiscent of Se7en (the crime scenes, not the crimes are shown; the killer's morals are way too out of whack). The first sequel was decent with its drama, but after the interesting deaths, it degenerates fast. The third film took the drama way too far, though it had a decent idea for its main character's background and some pretty decent deaths. Saw IV was nearly unwatchable due to its color palette. Call me crazy, but it's an important part to making a film tolerable, even if nothing else in the film actually works.Anyway, we're at Saw V now. After the twists and turns of the other films, this seems like a generally straightforward Saw film. It's got a hero and characters that are... I couldn't say "smart," but they're less idiotic considering some of the other characters in the previous films. There is an actual genuine mystery behind what's going on and why the five victims have been chosen, though the film sort of reaches for ways for them to be killed after they get through the first trap. The villain, this time around, is someone that had been in previous Saw films, but I hadn't quite remembered, which brings up another plus to this film: it actually got me to pay attention during the passages when nobody was being killed. Back to the villain: He/she wasn't as far of a reach as the Saw II twist, considering his/her backstory.All in all, most of the kills aren't as creative as they have been, yet they aren't too far-fetched, and there is a feeling of deja vu in regards to the victims' predicament (a la Saw II), but the twist, as we've come to expect them, is pretty plausible. It by no means makes for an excellent film, but a better-than-average C-film and the best entry in the series to date.
Saw V
posted on 16 Aug 2009I'm predicting this movie to be a little above par donating $5 to the $7.50 popcorn bucket on my website. With each sequel that comes out, the relationship with the characters diminishes, and we lose some of the intimacy that we felt in the original film. With these genres, the sequels tend to depend to much on upping the blood and gore, and less on the original story. Come visit at www.PopcornOnline.net. We have officially gone "SAW" all this week offering pictures, articles, and speculation on the upcoming film. We are also remembering the previous 4 sequentially each day leading up to the release of the number 5 on Friday.
Better than the 4th Saw, but still they're relying more on the gore rather than on the story
posted on 14 Aug 2009The 5th installment into the Saw series, every year during Halloween, we know what to expect in the theater, the next Saw sequel. I remember seeing the first Saw and how much it freaked me out, the audience reaction, that we had never seen something so intense or gory as well as having a clever twist. Now the main reason why everyone sees these films is because they just wanna see the new torture devices the Jig Saw Killer has come up with, the Saw series has become the poor man's Se7en. I'm not going to lie, hey, I'm American, I do love to see the new devices, it's interesting and fun to watch. I'm just curious when the Jig Saw Killer runs out of criminals if he's going to go after the mediocre criminals, like a kid who steals candy... "Hello, Jack, I want to play a game... you've enjoyed candy your whole life, now are you willing to kill for it?" or something like that, OK, that was silly, but you get what I'm saying.The Jig Saw killer is now dead and we are curious who will take on his legacy since Amanda failed at it as well. But we learn now that he had more inside players than we knew about. That maybe even a detective who has seen so much injustice in the world is finally ready to get his hands dirty. But the detective may wanna think fast since another policeman is on his tail wondering why everyone else who went to investigate the jig saw killer is dead or horribly injured yet he doesn't have one scratch on him. While this is happening, we have 5 individuals who all have a horrible secret in common and they have to go through the next series of nightmarish events, but instead they think too quick and about themselves before others to reveal something even more horrifying.Saw V is a decent installment, it's much better than the 4th in my opinion. But still it's just become more about what next trap will be set next. I just felt so bad for that first blonde girl in the group, it's like she had one line and bam! She's gone. I felt like some of the story was rushed or too slow. But the traps as usual were fun. But I also felt though as if now they're just looking too much for a way to continue the story, I know there is already a Saw VI in the making, but seriously, they should just stop now, because it's becoming more and more silly.6/10
Not what I had expected...AT ALL!
posted on 14 Aug 2009I have been a huge Saw fan since I saw the original in the theater. Story lines that mixed well and just enough tension to make you uncomfortable were what I was used to. I just went to see Saw V and was rather disappointed since it was so dull for the first half. With very little excitement in the first half, I found myself looking at my watch quite frequently. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that there is still a storyline and not just a bunch of gore, but the story completely took over though the use of way too many flashback scenes. The original formula for Saw was one that added so much suspense throughout the movie that by the end, you were blown away. In Saw V however, the story takes over and you have no suspense which made for a less than perfect follow-up. The final scene did make me happy and gave me a glimmer of hope that the 6th installment may bring my faith back!
The worst Saw movie so far
posted on 12 Aug 2009Hoffman, now taking Jigsaw's place has set-up a trap involving 5 people. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm, after escaping a trap set for him, is determined to find out what Hoffman has been up to.....I liked the first 3 Saw movies. I thought that after the third one they should have ended the series then. I thought Saw IV was the worst so far. That is until I saw the new one. Simply put, this movie has no intelligence, no twists, and is a major let-down.I don't blame the cast, who give decent performances. I don't blame the director, David Hackl. He directs okay and stages the trap sequences pretty well. It's possibly the bloodiest of the series so far, but I have no problem with that.No, for me the major problem is the script. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston, who also wrote Saw IV have written a script that holds no surprises. What makes it worse, is that there isn't even a twist at the end, which makes a mockery of one of the tag-lines of this movie, which was 'You Won't Believe How It Ends.' Well yeah, you can see it coming a mile off.What also is frustrating is that there are several plot threads left hanging. The first 3 Saw movies at least had an ending of sorts. But Saw V (and Saw IV for that matter) have movies that simply stop without really resolving anything.......and this brings me to the worst thing, the already announced Saw VI. By announcing that there will be another one, before the latest one hit cinemas, you just know that you are going to be left frustrated.It's a shame that a series that began so brilliantly is descending into rubbish. If Saw VI turns out to be the last one, then I might go see it, if only to see how they finally end the series. If however, there is a Saw VII announced, then my involvement with the series may end here.
Let's hope the games never end !
posted on 12 Aug 2009Saw sequels are in my opinion 1 of best "mass sequels"(3 or more) ever made. Of course original Saw is better than Saw 5 or any other sequel but every sequel gives gory-thriller-horror fans and specially Saw fans exactly what they wish for. I mean you can't go see Saw 5 and be disappointed if you liked other sequels, of course there are some people who like only original Saw cause of more thriller-mystery type of movie which was really original when it first came out with all those traps and videotapes and death games between two people or between one guy and question "how far is he willing to go to live?" which is just fun to see for everybody who doesn't mind a lot of gore and some disturbing scenes. This is pure pop corn flick to watch with your friends(i doubt you see this kind of a movie with your girlfriend unless she's a fan).Let's hope they keep making Saw movies and give us more fun cause its really that kind of movie of which you can make 10 sequels and all of them can be good in the same way, unlike some horror movies with plenty of sequels who just fail to impress one after another(e.g. Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th etc.), Saw really does its job and delivers us a lot of traps, puzzles and gore! Well Done 7/10
saw vi sneak peek
posted on 08 Aug 2009if you are a true saw fan like i'am then you will get lost in saw v and saw iv.saw v was a taste of what coming in the next three chapters..i watch all five and my guess and just a guess to saw vi ..but a spoiler don't read on..Brit was never showing cutting her hand in the end or faint with only a little blood to show and master the whole plan from the start,with a little help from Jill...yes it look like jigsaw and Jill have a lost daughter which in the box revealed her childhood pictures and the plans to carry on jig's work..but like i said.only a V.I.P guess choice..Jill and jigsaw have to had a child..but Brit is part of the game in saw vi.overall for saw v ,the director change but the story is the same formula..a masterpiece of a series with a different type of twist and that keep you at the edge of your seat.
disappointing
posted on 06 Aug 2009I have been following the Saw series right from the beginning, and the setup for the fifth installment had me eagerly waiting for it. But it turned out to be a complete disappointment. Many of the questions raised in saw IV remain unanswered, the games are rather simple and even the final twist lacks the sting in the tail of previous installments. The focus keeps shifting which means that gore too is limited compared to its bloodier predecessors. Perhaps the producers of saw need to look into different direction, like a prequel with more role for jigsaw, or better still start of in a whole new direction with a new "killer", a new puzzle. Otherwise it may very well be a game over for the series.
Rather boring entry in the long-in-the-tooth series
posted on 06 Aug 2009SAW IV (2008) * Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Paterson, Betsy Russell, JulieBenz, Meagan Good, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk, Laura Gordon, Joris Jarsky, Mike Butters, Al Sapienza. Yet another entry in the ever indefatigable "Jigsaw" franchise with its share of gore and splatter-ific Rube Goldberg contraptions to punish sinners, that takes place after the last chapter involving the two surviving police men (Mandylor & Paterson) attempting to solve the mystery behind the late madman (Bell, reprising his iconic role….again, in flashback, since… well his death!) Ultimately the repetition and murky cinematography prove to be the kiss of death: boring. While David Hackl, a production designer who concocted many of the mangling machinery for the franchise makes his directorial debut he doesn't exactly rise to the occasion; maybe next time (yeah, I'm sure there'll be a sixth installment!)
Defiently Worthy To Be A Saw Movie!
posted on 04 Aug 2009First things first. I am a HUGE SAW FAN. I love these movies. I love the gore, twists, characters, just everything about it. I am actually surprised many people gave this movie a high rating but it defiently deserves it. I find it hilarious when people that hate these movies so much are always the first ones to go see it and the first ones to post bad comments on here. I think people just want a reason to hate this series because it has been so successful over the years but they cant find a reason. I found this movie just as entertaining and gory as the other movies. It has its plot and twists and turned out to have a pretty dam anticipating ending. The ending trap was wicked by the way and I totally didn't see it coming. The movie had a good pace, people in earlier comments said the acting was bad but it defiently wasn't bad. I always hate when people go so in depth to explain how crappy a movie is. I usually say to everyone, if it entertained you then the director did his job. Relax people its just a movie, if you don't like it that doesn't mean everyone else has to hate it. I can't wait for another one next year hopefully they continue the series. I give it a 10 out of 10 because its a worthy addition.
This was not only a terrible waste of my time..
posted on 30 Aug 2009Saw V was one of the worst ways to spend my Friday evening. I went to the movie expecting the satisfaction I got from Saw I-Saw IV. The movie opens with a great plot, something that you would expect from a Saw movie. You think it is great until you get that terrible way to keep a movie going - a character talking to no one (the camera). Agent Strahm goes throughout the movie talking to himself, explaining his thoughts to no one as the movie progresses. The style of going from one scene to another leaves the watcher confused as to when that particular scene took place. The first scene that has Jigsaw in it seems to be a present time, but he had an autopsy in the beginning of Saw IV. Now what you might be thinking is "Why would you give it a 5 out of 10 and not a 1 out of 10?" The traps in this movie are done fairly well. The main trap that lasts throughout the length of the movie is amazing. As a huge fan of Saw, I recommend this to anyone who is already a fan of Saw. If you have not seen any of the Saw movies, don't. This will leave you disappointed and wanting your money back.