When a franchise is built from the ground up by producers who know that it will cater to a rather specific audience, most would be under the impression that the creators of said franchise would try their best to continue to please their fans. Unfortunately, Saw is an example of a franchise that has not been able to maintain the gritty, twist-driven premise of its first outings. It has instead fallen drastically in quality, now mirroring the likes of Friday The 13th and Halloween, with each sequel bearing less and less resemblance to the hidden gem from which it came.
Saw is considered by many to fall under the classification of Gore-Porn, a term originally coined for Hostel, directed by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), referring to the pointless exploitation of blood and unsettling imagery. Although this point is commonly disputed by fans who insist that the franchise is built off of "psychological suspense", the term has slowly grown more and more appropriate as each continuing piece is released, and Saw V is unfortunately no exception.
Revolving around Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his apprentices, Saw V follows Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and his quest in tying up all loose ends that could possibly trace back to him, and consequently to his involvement with the franchises key villain. While the plot is rather thin, viewers are given their fair share of blood and head-turning gore, as well as many flashbacks that fill in holes from the past films.
Where its predecessors have all relied on one massive, final twist at the end of the films, Saw V is the first movie in the series to leave a majority of the audience underwhelmed. A franchise that reels in half its audiences based only off of its final 10 minutes, it is almost guaranteed that Saw VI, to be released in 2009, will be victim to a sharp drop in box office intake, as this film has most certainly lost a good number of its fans.
With a budget of $11 million, Saw V contains the highest budget in the series. This is largely to blame for it's effect and gore driven appearance, as it no longer has to rely on intelligent plot point or script. Operating on such low costs, Saw is Lionsgate Productions cash-cow, a definite source of income that is destined to send them money by the truck-full. This is also the reason for the increasing lack of quality in each of Saw's successors, as film-makers have realized they need not waste effort on what is a definite money winner.
When all is said and done, the creators of the Saw franchise are 100% correct. Fans of the franchise will return to theatres each and every year in order to shell out their 10 dollars on the film, no matter the quality. This being said, hopes are still high that the writers of the franchise manage to please fans with a satisfying end to the series come October 30th 2009, which can unfortunately not be said for this years outing.
Saw is considered by many to fall under the classification of Gore-Porn, a term originally coined for Hostel, directed by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), referring to the pointless exploitation of blood and unsettling imagery. Although this point is commonly disputed by fans who insist that the franchise is built off of "psychological suspense", the term has slowly grown more and more appropriate as each continuing piece is released, and Saw V is unfortunately no exception.
Revolving around Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his apprentices, Saw V follows Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and his quest in tying up all loose ends that could possibly trace back to him, and consequently to his involvement with the franchises key villain. While the plot is rather thin, viewers are given their fair share of blood and head-turning gore, as well as many flashbacks that fill in holes from the past films.
Where its predecessors have all relied on one massive, final twist at the end of the films, Saw V is the first movie in the series to leave a majority of the audience underwhelmed. A franchise that reels in half its audiences based only off of its final 10 minutes, it is almost guaranteed that Saw VI, to be released in 2009, will be victim to a sharp drop in box office intake, as this film has most certainly lost a good number of its fans.
With a budget of $11 million, Saw V contains the highest budget in the series. This is largely to blame for it's effect and gore driven appearance, as it no longer has to rely on intelligent plot point or script. Operating on such low costs, Saw is Lionsgate Productions cash-cow, a definite source of income that is destined to send them money by the truck-full. This is also the reason for the increasing lack of quality in each of Saw's successors, as film-makers have realized they need not waste effort on what is a definite money winner.
When all is said and done, the creators of the Saw franchise are 100% correct. Fans of the franchise will return to theatres each and every year in order to shell out their 10 dollars on the film, no matter the quality. This being said, hopes are still high that the writers of the franchise manage to please fans with a satisfying end to the series come October 30th 2009, which can unfortunately not be said for this years outing.