Like sequels before, once they have a formula they try to re-use it over and over again to grab the small audience they have into the cinema. Scream for example tried this and failed by the end when they decided to turn the story into a film about a film; hence never another Scream was made.Hollywood has always tried to squeeze as much as they can from sequels, some have succeeded, but most have failed and have never been heard of again.
Saw is one that just keeps going, and uses its images of gore to bring back it’s audience. No-one cares about the story, as long as they see guts all over the screen. The first Saw film was different from other thriller/horror genre films, it had a mystery that kept the audience guessing, and in turn had you watching till the very end.
By the second Saw film you already knew who Jigsaw was, and it was more about the gore, it was a film you watched on DVD to pass the time and enjoy some blood and guts on a Sunday afternoon. Followed was Saw III and Saw IV , much the same as Saw II but lacking story and including more gore.Saw V tries to tidy up the confusion between all of the films and bring it all together. The story is simple but plays well, with continuous flash backs to the previous films it helps you to understand what was happening behind the scenes with Jigsaw. There are points in the film that make you sit back and think, which is an improvement over the other films in this franchise.
You have the typical gore scenes as the last four, but not as glorified, which is a change from the previous films. The writers actually sat down and thought about how the story should flow on from the other films, and not just make another gore film. This is no means a must see, and I wouldn’t recommend this to the faint hearted, but if you are a fan of the original Saw and happened to see the sequels then you must see this continuation. For anyone who has not seen the Saw films it will not make much sense without seeing the other films, but if you just want to see a film where you can just sit back and enjoy (and have no problems with the gore) then this is the one, but I recommend seeing the other four before hand.Stay tuned for Saw VI which is currently in the works.
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