Saw VI: BD Review
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Page 1 of 3 Lionsgate / 132 Minutes / 2009 / Unrated / Street Date: January 26, 2010
How many film franchises have a sixth movie? How many of those movies are any good? The answer of course, is one. And whether you consider Return of the Jedi or Revenge of the Sith the sixth film is irrelevant. Saw VI is the same as those other franchise sixth films which should never have been made. I guess it really is my own fault for loving horror movies so much: I have to watch them, no matter how terrible they are. And believe me, this movie is terrible. Unless of course you like seeing the exact same film as Saw III, IV and V. I will say this, though: It’s better than the second film. But that’s like saying that American Idol is less evil than Jersey Shore. Sure it’s true, but you’d still be happy if both fell off the face of the Earth. This version follows the progression of the effects of the Jigsaw Killer by his successor, Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor). The film opens AGAIN with two people battling against each other to survive. It is gore at its finest, and very gruesome. But as the film goes along, there are more flashbacks to previous versions, move elaborate traps and games, and one person battling against himself to survive and save his family. In other words: Yawnsville. This film goes above and beyond to get its point across that the big criminal in the world is an insurance company. Peter Outerbridge portrays William Easton, an insurance executive who goes to great lengths to terminate life insurance policies to save thousands of dollars for the company. Obviously with all going on in this country right now, this is a feeling shared by many people. However, I am not sure that the best way to prove the point is to use a horrific serial killer as your protagonist. But if being beaten over the head with this point is your thing, by all means go rent it. This film is exactly what’s wrong with Hollywood these days. There are no more original ideas. And in the case of the Saw franchise, it’s never been more obvious. The real criminals are the screenwriters who were paid to write a film and said screw it, let’s just combine elements from every other Saw movie and call it a day. What’d that take, 45 minutes? Good work guys. |
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