Saw VI
10-24-2009, 03:59 PM
Without saying major spoilers... I got mixed feelings about this one.
IMO it was a lot, lot, lot better than V and possibly better than IV! The dude taking Jigsaw's mantle despite being a smirking wooden presence in V turns UBER-BADASS here and is a big part of what brought this one to a much higher level. The traps don't exactly follow John's previous philosophy, but they are nonetheless emotional, not to mention aesthetically brilliant, functionally brilliant, and make for some horribly brutal (If not all that gory) moments; they are a huge step above the detached and more implausible games of Saw V. To top the good stuff off, there are some fairly lightweight but still well-executed flashbacks that explain previous events a good bit, they may seem soap-opera-ish, but I think they to deepen the emotional factor a lot.
There were some bad parts however, that make the whole deal rather iffy to me: I've already said the traps screw up John's philosophy, and IMO make for a reeeaaallly cruddy moment near the end which I shant spoil. One overarching problem is that the producer now needs the films to be something under like 95 minutes, which makes the pacing seem rather awkward at points, and even makes some plot points rather hard to follow (Some tantalizing points aren't addressed at all, and NOT just Dr. Gordon's fate)...
I say this deserves a 6.5 or 7/10, it's hugely flawed IMO, but the excellence of the script and direction more than make up for it.
IMO it was a lot, lot, lot better than V and possibly better than IV! The dude taking Jigsaw's mantle despite being a smirking wooden presence in V turns UBER-BADASS here and is a big part of what brought this one to a much higher level. The traps don't exactly follow John's previous philosophy, but they are nonetheless emotional, not to mention aesthetically brilliant, functionally brilliant, and make for some horribly brutal (If not all that gory) moments; they are a huge step above the detached and more implausible games of Saw V. To top the good stuff off, there are some fairly lightweight but still well-executed flashbacks that explain previous events a good bit, they may seem soap-opera-ish, but I think they to deepen the emotional factor a lot.
There were some bad parts however, that make the whole deal rather iffy to me: I've already said the traps screw up John's philosophy, and IMO make for a reeeaaallly cruddy moment near the end which I shant spoil. One overarching problem is that the producer now needs the films to be something under like 95 minutes, which makes the pacing seem rather awkward at points, and even makes some plot points rather hard to follow (Some tantalizing points aren't addressed at all, and NOT just Dr. Gordon's fate)...
I say this deserves a 6.5 or 7/10, it's hugely flawed IMO, but the excellence of the script and direction more than make up for it.
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