SAW V

Horror mind-fuckery part 5 is in theatres and your boy catch has seen all but saw 4. The formula at this point is pretty obvious, no need to go over it. The question is, can they introduce anything new to the series or should it have been killed off with jigsaw?

I always liked Jigsaw like the next guy. I never thought he was a total genius though. It seems pretty clear that his whole theory about human nature is incorrect. Of course people don't appreciate their lives, of course we just mosey around bitching about shit, of course none of us can really comprehend our deaths or realize just how infintely precious and fleeting every moment is. Nevertheless, hooking some asshole up to a car battery and throwin his ass in a tub of sulphuric acid aint gonna help him much. But then again, until you truly stare death in the eyes, until you stand naked in the storm of existence, your life will always assume a quality of permanence and monotony. When we're at work we stare at the clock wishing time would hurry up, forgetting that each passing moment is a moment closer to our deaths. We dread the hourglass, we dread fear, we're always afraid we're not making the most of our lives. we feel we exist as driftwood on the river of time.

So I like the Saw series because it is a philosophic horror film. It does play on our deepest fears and Jigsaw challenges us in a way that life never does. Great theory.

But this kick ass concept, which really has never been done before, would be best consolidated into two movies. Forget all the extraneous bullshit, and all the re-hashing, for 2 hours make this guy the baddest mother fucker on earth. And please, delete the scenes like movies 2 and 5 where 5 different people/personaltiies are held captive. These characters everyone hates and the dialogue sucks.

Jigsaw's methods of killing are getting old as well. Why not give people a pill which makes them incredibly paranoid instead? Mind-fuck them from the inside instead of from the outside, its no much more insidious. No blood, no mess, no evidence. Just psychological terror. Just put them all in a room and freak them the fuck out like a terrible acid trip. Every1 hates noiding out, push it to the extreme. Imprison them in their minds, where you've proven they're already imprisoned enough.

1.5 out of 4