Thursday, October 30, 2008
Saw V is the worst film in an already atrocious series. It’s a movie made for the incompetent rabble that allows movies of this ilk to get produced. After five films of gratuitous violence, one cannot expect much semblance of a story remaining in the Saw franchise, but this is a minor point for those stupid enough to go see any of these films to begin with.
If you’ve followed the series, you know that Hoffman (no actor worth mentioning) is the apprentice of Jigsaw and plans to continue his master’s demented “games.” You would also know that Agent Strahm (again, no actor you will ever hear of) has discovered Hoffman’s secret identity and is hot on his trail, setting up a gory showdown. Furthermore, if you follow the series, you probably don’t care about good filmmaking or storytelling and only need to know that the rest of the movie is torture-porn filler.
Saw V is an offensive movie. It is an assault on intellect and creativity. The success of the franchise is emblematic of the declining tastes of a generation based on expedience. Each successive movie has been exponentially worse and less intelligent than its predecessor. That even the original Saw was not good or particularly interesting offers insight into the level of craftsmanship involved in this sequel. At this point, the franchise has gone from bad to sub-mental. Watching this movie is a truly regrettable experience. To get your obligatory Halloween fix, rent The Tenant or The Evil Dead instead.
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