Why do so many folks seem to hate Saw V? I loved the first film but didn't like any of the sequels (II, III or IV) at all. Then I picked up Saw V as a blind buy (it was $8 on blu) and surprisingly loved it and now I'm actually looking forward to seeing Saw 3D because of it.

No thanks! I'll wait and pay just a few bucks and see it with people that I actually know.

Because a majority of the film has no rhyme or reason?

The only redeeming factors of the entire film:
- How Strahm escapes.
- The box Jill receives from John (which is revealed in VI).
- How Hoffman framed Dr. Gordon.
- The reveal of Perez's "death" (which is "revealed" in VI).
- How Strahm dies.

Basically, most of the information delivered in the film's first and final ten minutes. The remaining seventy minutes of the film is shit. It's a below average retread of Saw II that holds no relevance in the "big scheme of things." Saw 3D may revisit the events of V (especially with the return of at least one of the two survivors), but it ranks as the least favorite of the franchise for good reason.

i just this second posted this in the Horror Challenge thread:

This was much better than VI. Easily Melton and Dunstan's best out of the four that they've done.

It was a shame that Tobin couldn't have been in it more and it would have been nice if we would have had more flashbacks to the previous movies, but the ending was fantastic and really made up for any shortcomings this film may have had.

Really the best ending the series has had since III. A great end to the franchise; but if more were to be made, I would anxiously see them.

I wasn't a fan though there were parts I liked. The core storyline about the writer was felt entirely pointless, really hated the focus on "lets make this as gory as possible!" with no ingenuity to the traps and absolutely no suspense (the original movie was based almost entirely around how two people react to one trap.)

It was also really predictable and the 3D was entirely pointless and poorly implemented. And while predictable, I did enjoy the ending.

I really enjoyed this honestly, was never a real big fan of the series but this was a decent end to it. I can take a lot of blood, violence, and gore, but a few times I even shielded my eyes a bit.

It was OK. Not as good as the last one and certainly not as much gore as part 6. The acting was pretty horrible and I did not care about the main `game` at all... however some of the traps were pretty cool - I enjoyed the gore of the opening Saw sequence and the Chester Bennington scene was particularly gruesome. Even though I had a sense what the ending would be (they seemed to tip their hand a bit too early) I do like how they brought it around full circle - so the ending redeemed the movie IMO. The 3D was OK but the movie is so dark it never feels immersive. Fans will dig it but I was hoping for a bit more with the finale, still a decent Saw flick overall though.

In regards to the 3D, it did seem they raised the brightness/contrast levels up so it wouldn't be too dark. The 3D seemed fine and I'm happy it wasn't (most of the time) gimmicky. The SI-II is no Fusion, but at least it wasn't a 3D conversion. Right?

I honestly don't see this film being a box office success. At the 8:00pm showing, we were in a theater that held around 400 people. There were maybe 30 people in attendance tops. I saw more people at Saw VI at midnight last year.

In regards to Saw 3D, I thought it was one of the better entries out of the franchise especially due to the ending. Everything was tied up pretty neatly, but I really wish "The A Plot" was that of Hoffman/Jill rather than it being pushed to being "The B Plot" (especially with IV, V and VI leading to this moment). While the storyline regarding Bobby was serviceable, I felt there was no impact behind it other than some decent (but not memorable) kills.

The few, including myself, in the audience cheered with the reveal of the ending. That ending almost makes IV and V tolerable. Almost.

Just two questions...

I thought it was okay. Felt obligatory. Pleased to see Dr. Gordon back. This one seemed cheap, despite the highest budget. The thing I see directors constantly doing when shooting for 3D is to add a lot of space to their compositions, to add scale or distance between objects. Greutert not only does that but he also painstakingly lights for 3D, which means many of the sequences are oddly lit and overly sparse.

My thoughts Cartman



Well that's my take, and if you look at it this way for the most part it all makes sense.

Not planning on seeing this one, but the DVDtalk review brought up an interesting point. Here is the quote as a paraphrase could not do it justice:

I honestly think that is valid. Surely a few of these traps wound up being duds. We should be allowed to see the failures as well as the accomplishments. We need to petition Mythbusters to do a Saw based ep. , if they haven't already.

Okay, I just read the wikipedia summation of this movie as I had (and still have) no desire to wade through the movies after part II.



I will say that from what I've read about the other movies, and this one in particular, the writers must really have been hurt by women in their past. Seems a bulk of the grisly deaths in the series, particularly this one, happen to women. Of course what I find ironic about people who complain about the violent nature of everything is that a lot of the traps and scenarios are lifted out of old cartoons (i.e. tied in front of a buzz saw, tied in front of a train, etc. )....

well, i did it. all 7 Saw films in one week. didn't plan it, but it took on a life of it's own. feels kinda fun to do all them. mostly crappy, but good moments in each.

Saw 3D was ok. very predictable (especially the end), but some good kills, though uninspired, little repetitive traps and the 3D was useless and pure gimmick that could have gone either way.

my rank: I, V, II, III, 3D, IV, VI

So final judgment, worth spending the extra $3-$4 for 3D or just go with the 2D version?

100% Go 2D. I got in for $5 using those weeklycinema coupons (worth $14 a piece) and still felt jipped by the 3D.

EVERY showing in my city is 3D. Not a single 2D in sight.
I was planning to wait for the Blu-ray anyway, but this just makes it that much easier.

Speaking of which, I love Weekly Cinema. I purchased a 4 for $20 from Living Social and a 6 for $30 from Groupon and I've been able to use it on every movie I've seen within the past month. They've practically paid for themselves just by the girlfriend and I seeing Jackass and Saw 3D.

Truly one of the worst movies i have ever seen.....

Sorry, not threadcrapping, but I stopped watching these after #3. Not that they are terrible, but it was just the "same 'ol, same 'ol" and I didn't feel a need to continue with the series. And I honestly don't know one person who has seen more than one or two of these films.

Seeing this on Sunday. ^^ And I've seen all 6 movies leading into this one. It's one of my favorite serialized film franchises. I'm still amazed it's lasted 7 films even though the main villain has been dead for 4 of them.

Yeah, I bought 8 via the Groupon deal -- awesome all around, the $40 I paid was taken care of by going to see Saw 3D -- 3 x $13.50 + $3 service charge = ridiculous. I was okay with $18 . And still have 5 tickets left.

How did you end up paying $18? Based off my experience using them Thursday night for the Saw 3D tickets:

$11.25 ticket + $3.00 3D surcharge + $1.00 Fandango charge x 2 = $31.50

Each Weekly Cinema ticket covers $14.00; $31.50 - $28.00 = $3.50 paid for two tickets.

Saw it last night, it was OK. Like Saw V, the game meant nothing. Being a fan of the Saw series, I'm glad it's over.