Year of release: 2008
Written by: Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
Directed by: David Hackl
Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Julie Benz, Carlo Rota & Meagan Good
Thoughts Before Viewing: Since I didn’t like SAW IV when it first came out, I decided to take a break from the SAW series. SAW V came and went in theaters, and based on all the negative reviews, I made a good choice. Fast forward a year, and I started hearing some good early buzz about SAW VI. You can’t really skip a SAW movie so I sucked it up and rented SAW V … I hated it! Taking a two year break on the SAW franchise was not a good idea, I had no idea what was going on. Besides the all over the place storytelling, my real problem with the movie was for the second movie in a row, the traps were lame. I wish I remembered what they were, but that alone should tell you something. No matter how bad you think the story is, you usually come out of the movie talking about the traps. If the traps aren’t good, what’s the point?
When I first thought about doing this full week of SAW, I was not looking forward to having to sit through this again. I’m hoping that because the first four movies are still fresh in my mind, and the fact that I liked SAW IV a lot more than I remembered, this one will be more enjoyable. Trust me, my hopes are not very high.
Thoughts After Viewing: I enjoyed the movie more this time than the first time I saw it, BUT my opinion went from “hate it” to “really don’t like it.” The movie was a lot easier to follow this time around, but once again my main problem was still the traps. Putting someone into an electrified tub … lame, breaking light bulbs to get keys to open a tube before being burnt alive … lame. The final test does deliver, but by then it is a little too late. Back to the story, it’s really just Agent Strahm going to places from previous movies, then we see how Detective Hoffman was in on it the whole time. I would say to skip it but there is about 10 minutes that you need to see before moving on the next installment (Hoffman framing Agent Strahm so it seemed like he was the one helping Jigsaw and then the Agent Strahm death scene so you don’t wonder why he isn’t around anymore). Definitely the weakest in the series (up to this point of course, still haven’t seen SAW 3D yet).
Bonus Movie: Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
Movie Total: 436
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