It's that time again, no, not for chocolate cake. No, not for another George W. joke. That's right, Saw 6! Wow, who would think that back in 2003, these movies would just keep going and going and going? Not just like every couple of years, but every year we have a Saw sequel. I'm not going to lie, it's not a strong series, but it always keeps me coming back for more. Yeah, I'm sick of torture porn, but I'm always curious where they're going to take the story next. We've had a slope in the Saw films, ever since 3, they've lost it. Saw 5 picked up a little, but was nothing special. I'm glad to say that Saw 6 was a major pick up. While I wish they would improve the quality of these films, you'd think with all the money they have they would, it's still a little too dingy for my tastes. But the story really took a good look at today's major problem with health care and the uninsured folks of America finally got what they've been craving, to see an insurance agent go through the jigsaw puzzle.
Dan Erickson heads up the FBI's investigation into another jigsaw death, with fingerprints of Peter Strahm being found at the scene. He shares this information with Lieutenant Mark Hoffman and also reveals that Lindsey Perez, who was thought to have been killed by the exploding Billy doll, is alive and still on the case. Hoffman secretly meets with Jill Tuck, who hands him five envelopes from the box given to her by John Kramer's lawyer, and he takes control of a Jigsaw game the two have been planning. This game focuses on William Easton, an executive at a health insurance company. He and his subordinates decide whom to cover based strictly on probabilities of health or illness, and he turned down one of John's claims for this very reason. Flashbacks during the course of these tests reveal that William and John first met when Jill opened her drug clinic, and that John introduced Amanda Young to Jill as proof that his method of rehabilitation could really work. In addition, Hoffman and Amanda knew about each other's work as a Jigsaw apprentice, and John had already made advance plans for Jill to avoid suspicion after his death. Erickson and Perez continue their investigation and obtain the videotape from the death of Seth Baxter, causing Hoffman to grow increasingly nervous that his secret is about to be revealed.
Costas Mandylor is the only thing that was really bad about the film, I wish this guy would get killed off because his acting is like making me be put through a jigsaw puzzle. He's just not right for the role nor does he have the acting chops for it. But I always do my best to give an honest review and Saw 6 isn't a bad movie. It's one of the better in the series. I do think that Jigsaw is one of the most clever serial killers that have been created for film. He's the new Hannibal Lecter, with more gore, but he always has us questioning our morals on those who really deserve life and take it for granted or those who maybe should just learn a good lesson in what they have done to others in life. I think Saw 6 is worth a matinée, it's good for the Halloween season. Plus it's just tradition if you wanna see the sequels, have fun and just go with it, this isn't Oscar worthy, it's just good for gore.
6/10
Dan Erickson heads up the FBI's investigation into another jigsaw death, with fingerprints of Peter Strahm being found at the scene. He shares this information with Lieutenant Mark Hoffman and also reveals that Lindsey Perez, who was thought to have been killed by the exploding Billy doll, is alive and still on the case. Hoffman secretly meets with Jill Tuck, who hands him five envelopes from the box given to her by John Kramer's lawyer, and he takes control of a Jigsaw game the two have been planning. This game focuses on William Easton, an executive at a health insurance company. He and his subordinates decide whom to cover based strictly on probabilities of health or illness, and he turned down one of John's claims for this very reason. Flashbacks during the course of these tests reveal that William and John first met when Jill opened her drug clinic, and that John introduced Amanda Young to Jill as proof that his method of rehabilitation could really work. In addition, Hoffman and Amanda knew about each other's work as a Jigsaw apprentice, and John had already made advance plans for Jill to avoid suspicion after his death. Erickson and Perez continue their investigation and obtain the videotape from the death of Seth Baxter, causing Hoffman to grow increasingly nervous that his secret is about to be revealed.
Costas Mandylor is the only thing that was really bad about the film, I wish this guy would get killed off because his acting is like making me be put through a jigsaw puzzle. He's just not right for the role nor does he have the acting chops for it. But I always do my best to give an honest review and Saw 6 isn't a bad movie. It's one of the better in the series. I do think that Jigsaw is one of the most clever serial killers that have been created for film. He's the new Hannibal Lecter, with more gore, but he always has us questioning our morals on those who really deserve life and take it for granted or those who maybe should just learn a good lesson in what they have done to others in life. I think Saw 6 is worth a matinée, it's good for the Halloween season. Plus it's just tradition if you wanna see the sequels, have fun and just go with it, this isn't Oscar worthy, it's just good for gore.
6/10