Saw V

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

to be fair, studios know horror movies cost hardly anything to make and have the potential to rake in a lot of money (case in point: saw). if i could figure out a way to drop $20 mil. and make $80 mil., i'd do it too.

it doesn't matter what the critics like so why catter to them?? it only matters what the audience will like b/c they are the ones paying to see the movie.

it's not like a horror movie is gonna be really "deep" anyway. all it's gonna boil down to is people dying in really gruesome ways.

i'll say it again, i really like this series. it hasn't gotten old for me the way the Friday the 13th, Halloween, or Nightmare series' have. it's gonna make money regardless of how much people bash it.

It seems liek the movies everyone bashes make the most money

Saw series, stupid "parodies", etc

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by Crim122

I didnt write those....

No, but you posted saying that you were waiting for negative reviews and then posted a bunch as soon as you found them. You were determined to tell all us Saw fans in a thread about Saw V how bad it was before anyone even knew a single thing about the movie. Come on, man. Like what you like and let us like what we like. There's plenty of threads on this site.

[BluPayne4400]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

No, but you posted saying that you were waiting for negative reviews and then posted a bunch as soon as you found them. You were determined to tell all us Saw fans in a thread about Saw V how bad it was before anyone even knew a single thing about the movie. Come on, man. Like what you like and let us like what we like. There's plenty of threads on this site.

He need to get his post counts in for the day.

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by BluPayne4400

He need to get his post counts in for the day.

Exactly, gotta get my giant 23 posts a day...

[PCiAM]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

to me personally, it doesn't matter what others say about a movie. i wait to make my own opinion about it after i see it.

as someone else has already said, horror movies are trashed by critics anyway so why screen them in advance???

i personally liked all 4 of this series so far and will gladly buy it when it comes out to own even w/o seeing it in the theater.

I personally really enjoyed parts 1 - 3 but hated 4 so I'm in no rush to see 5, although I'm sure I will at some point since I'm a horror fiend. But I do agree with you.. if people on this thread did enjoy 4, then there's no reason why they shouldn't check this film out regardless of its reviews. Even if I don't particularly want to see it right away, it'd be kind of rude to me to be a killjoy to all those excited to see it this weekend.

I'm a huge Halloween fan so I went to see Zombie's remake on opening weekend despite it's horrendous reviews. Ultimately, I agreed with the critic and hated the film with a passion, but at least I saw for myself on opening weekend!

[PCiAM]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

to be fair, studios know horror movies cost hardly anything to make and have the potential to rake in a lot of money (case in point: saw). if i could figure out a way to drop $20 mil. and make $80 mil., i'd do it too.

it doesn't matter what the critics like so why catter to them?? it only matters what the audience will like b/c they are the ones paying to see the movie.

it's not like a horror movie is gonna be really "deep" anyway. all it's gonna boil down to is people dying in really gruesome ways.

i'll say it again, i really like this series. it hasn't gotten old for me the way the Friday the 13th, Halloween, or Nightmare series' have. it's gonna make money regardless of how much people bash it.

There will always be fans for fun slasher films, myself included. There are certain series that tire me, but I will ultimately watch anything with Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, or Jason Vorhees in them--and yes, that even means I sat painfully through Jason in space. I will watch them because I hope that they're just simple fun and nothing serious. I love serious, thought provoking films, but there's nothing like a senseless fun horror film. Though if people are looking for a horror film with substance, then obviously this may not be the film for them (I'd suggest something like The Orphanage instead), but no one here has tried to pass the Saw series off as layered with depth--though the first installment was an interesting premise that many critics responded well to.

[Deadset]

I won't be paying to see this in the theater, but if it's on cable, I'll watch it. I just recorded Saw III in HD, will be watching it for the first time this weekend.

overall, the first 2 saw movies are average in my opinion.

[Ice2Dragon]

Freaking great. LOVED IT!

The theater was packed I went too.. it had nearly full capacity..

Everyone clapped when it started, and when it ended.

LOVED IT!

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

Freaking great. LOVED IT!

The theater was packed I went too.. it had nearly full capacity..

Everyone clapped when it started, and when it ended.

LOVED IT!

is it awesome??? did they make any huge stretches or does it all fit together nicely???

[Blurayne]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

No, but you posted saying that you were waiting for negative reviews and then posted a bunch as soon as you found them. You were determined to tell all us Saw fans in a thread about Saw V how bad it was before anyone even knew a single thing about the movie. Come on, man. Like what you like and let us like what we like. There's plenty of threads on this site.

Thank you, i guess he didn't catch on.

[krazyclown]

i want to see it so bad have to wait till wife gets done work

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by Blurayne

Thank you, i guess he didn't catch on.

I did catch on, I was just being a dick.

[drichter33]

They very rarely pre-screen horror films cause critics typically do not like that genre. So, I never hold out for that.

Now, if a horror film does get pre-screened and / or gets great reviews too, then I am really excited.


For me, the tortures are getting tiresome, but the plot twists are kepeing me coming back like a good tv series- wanna see what happens next.

I just hope they truly had a grand plan or vision from the beginning that will end after part 6 with some huge story that was happening all along and you are like "oh shit" and have to go back and watch them all again to see how clever they are.

But.... that is too much to hope for I am sure.

In terms of the series- I liked 1 the best- stood on its own.
2 is the weakest until the end

3 and 4 I just re-watched and I love how they go together with the parallel plots going on and crossing up at the end of 4. Did think the whole manipulating Det Riggs was a little weak and was the worst of his attempts to 'save someone / open their eyes to appreaciate life".

As far as I can tell for V, the police captain that escaped the electric chair device with Det matthews on the ice was in the middle of his own game and this was just part of what he needs to do in V. That special investigator that got locked in the room at the end of 4 is going to be running around trying to solve things, maybe in a game of his own run by the captain dude.

[Ferris]

I still find it hilarious that the owner of the hockey team local to me (Tampa Bay Lightning) is one of the Producers of all of the Saw movies (Oren Koules).

[blooded predator]

okay just got back from seeing saw 5 and i have say that it was actually very good it really surprised me and was definiatly alot better than parts 3 and four not quite as good as the first 2 but definiatly a step back in the right direction

[jbute2k2]

Just got back from seeing it myself....not as bad as I predicted, they tried to tie everything together and surprisingly didnt do too bad with it. I expected less and got more, by no means am I saying this is a "must see" or a great film but mildly entertaining...yeah. If you enjoyed any of the Saw movies you'll be entertained.

[Beast]

I loved Part V myself. How they continue to add so much depth to the storyline with each part. Filling in information, answering question. While at the same time, deepening mysteries and opening up new questions. It has to be one of the richest and deepest horror films in... well, ever. And the ending rocked!

I'm honestly hoping that after Saw VI, we'll get a special Chronological version of the film released to DVD/BLU. I know it's unlikely, but damn would I like to just sit back and watch the story build and develop.

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

I hate these movies.

let me guess

Saw 6 November 2008
Saw 7 December 2008
Saw 8 January 2009
Saw 9 February 2009
And so on....

[ckent22]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

Freaking great. LOVED IT!

The theater was packed I went too.. it had nearly full capacity..

Everyone clapped when it started, and when it ended.

LOVED IT!

Doesn't take much to please you does it? This was anything but good.

[ckent22]

Originally Posted by Circuit City

I hate these movies.

let me guess

Saw 6 November 2008
Saw 7 December 2008
Saw 8 January 2009
Saw 9 February 2009
And so on....

Om, no. They come out every Halloween.