| Saw V | 9.16.2008 |
I have to admit that I loved the original Saw film. I distinctly recall introducing the trailer to my coworkers. I got to see a sneak preview for it, but oddly enough the preview was like 6 weeks before release. No one had even heard of it and I couldn't find any ads for it since it was still so far away. Finally it came out and they realized I wasn't crazy (well, not with regard to that issue anyway!)
The next year they somehow made a sequel to it. And it was good. I loved how they took the idea to a new level for the second film (although I can still make a case for the original film having Danny Glover as the villain. The theory obviously falls apart with the second film, but as a stand alone he can be the villain.)
Saw III? How can they possibly do it again? And in fairness, they didn't really do that good of a job with the third one. I felt that the gore took the spotlight in lieu of story. Look, watch our clever trap as it gruesomely kills this person.
And then came the fourth film. Even though the main characters were killed off. Somehow a new story was crafted and this time it seemed like there was thought put into it. The plot made sense on a certain level.
And then along came 2008 and we get Saw V. With Jigsaw dead in the third one, it seemed unlikely they could manage a fourth. Now I find myself wondering how they will manage a fifth because they can't POSSIBLY tie Jigsaw into this one. Can they? I don't see how, but I already know that they will certainly do something that will twist the storyline round and round like barb wire on a railroad spike. Twisting until the wire grows taut and then snaps. Whipping out and catching us all unaware. Six weeks from now we will be leaving the theater (hopefully) in shock that they managed to pull it off. Content that the Hollywood machine produced a film worthy of paying $7 to see in the theater.
And then the wait begins. Because 2009 will have a Halloween time release of another Saw film just as certainly as it will bring an end to the George Bush presidency. Not that I am drawing any correlations between Bush and Jigsaw. That would be too scary, and I need to get some sleep. Those nightmares don't need to be invading my dreams tonight.
Bloody MonkeyZ
The next year they somehow made a sequel to it. And it was good. I loved how they took the idea to a new level for the second film (although I can still make a case for the original film having Danny Glover as the villain. The theory obviously falls apart with the second film, but as a stand alone he can be the villain.)
Saw III? How can they possibly do it again? And in fairness, they didn't really do that good of a job with the third one. I felt that the gore took the spotlight in lieu of story. Look, watch our clever trap as it gruesomely kills this person.
And then came the fourth film. Even though the main characters were killed off. Somehow a new story was crafted and this time it seemed like there was thought put into it. The plot made sense on a certain level.
And then along came 2008 and we get Saw V. With Jigsaw dead in the third one, it seemed unlikely they could manage a fourth. Now I find myself wondering how they will manage a fifth because they can't POSSIBLY tie Jigsaw into this one. Can they? I don't see how, but I already know that they will certainly do something that will twist the storyline round and round like barb wire on a railroad spike. Twisting until the wire grows taut and then snaps. Whipping out and catching us all unaware. Six weeks from now we will be leaving the theater (hopefully) in shock that they managed to pull it off. Content that the Hollywood machine produced a film worthy of paying $7 to see in the theater.
And then the wait begins. Because 2009 will have a Halloween time release of another Saw film just as certainly as it will bring an end to the George Bush presidency. Not that I am drawing any correlations between Bush and Jigsaw. That would be too scary, and I need to get some sleep. Those nightmares don't need to be invading my dreams tonight.
Bloody MonkeyZ
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