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| Saw VI Review |
| Posted by Erik Luers on 10.29.2009 |
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More of the same, more of the same. Saw VI could have easily been called Saw V, Saw IV, Saw III, or Saw II. Maybe not Saw I though.
It's Halloween time, and thus a new entry in the Saw franchise rolls into town almost by habit. This entry could easily be skipped. No storylines are tied up. No important character dies (although one character we thought was dead in IV comes back in this one for foolish reasons). Nothing is solved. A promise (or more like a threat) for a Saw VII is proclaimed at the end of this one. And that's that.
The film is similar to Saw III in that it follows a man who is trying to help other people survive; he is not the one specifically in danger himself. This man was someone who encountered Jigsaw when Mr. Kramer inquired about health insurance and the guy refused to give it to him. The company doesn't want to help the sick. Isn't that so ironic, the filmmakers seemed to be yelling ever so quietly in my ear.
There is a lot of gore in this one, much more than in the last movie, and there are people that will say that that is an advance. The deaths are "creative", but we've seen them all before. When your bread and butter is sadistic murder, and you can't even do that anymore, it's time to get out of the business.
Jigsaw's sexy wife comes back in this one. She lives in a fancy apartment with quite a view. She is quite a view herself. How did Jigsaw get with her? Maybe she was one of his victims. Who knows. Who cares.
Wondering what was in that box given out in Saw V? Well, it contains six envelopes. Why six? Because this is Saw VI. That's as creative as this movie gets.
Eddie Winslow from Family Matters shows up in this one. Yes, I realize that Eddie Winslow is not the actor's real name, but in respect to the actor, I'm sure he wouldn't want me giving out his real name after this cinema de throwup.
What will the next film consist of? 3D, I hear. Hmm. It will make the sameness that much more eye-popping.
Do you want to play a game? No, so stop asking.
Final Rating: 4/10 |
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