Prepare to be tortured, it's Saw V (Lionsgate)
By Janeane White
Can you say WOW! Saw V (opened October 24 throughout San Diego) clues the audience in on all the behind the scene details that were left out of the previous four Saw films. I never expected it to turn out how it had. From the way the other movies were set up I would have thought that certain events would happen and they didn't. In fact what happens was completely unexpected. Saw V follows the familiar path of corrupt cops thinking they are invincible. This formula is a reoccurring plot found in quite a few movies that have come out reciently. I feel this plot is overused and personally I would have used something better to continue such a great series. In Saw V , there were new torture tests and twists that I didn't see coming. Overall I think this was a good movie but it was nothing in comparison to the previous films of the Saw series. When you think Saw you think of blood, guts, and gore but this movie just didn't cut it. When someone died they did show the details up close of every agonizing bit of pain fill the victims' eyes as you watched them suffer for the evil deeds they had done. But then it basically wimps out on the final kill and in a way ruins the reputation of the series. It just doesn't do the series justice. This movie turned the camera away so the audience misses the final death blows. This was depressing. I expected more out of this movie.
Even though Saw V (rated R for for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity) ripped off the series by not living up to the expectations of the gore and blood levels, it was still a good movie. If this movie wasn't part of a series I think it could still be considered a good movie. This film did more explaining about what was happening and going on in the previous movies then have its own story. I felt that it wasn't a continuation in the series with some one taking over the "buisness," it was more of an explanation of the other films.
--Janeane White is a senior at Mount Miguel High School. She enjoys movies and spends all her time at the theater. She is also interested in special effects makeup done in the movies.She is an honors student and is currently working towards early graduation. Some of her favorite movies include Queen of the Damed, Hellboy, The Descent, the Underworld series, and the Saw series.
Samantha Rae Payne from Mount Miguel High School
November 06, 2008 at 07:24 PM
I like how you put your personal opinions about this film out there for everyone to read. I, myself am a fan of the SAW series and I expected the 5th movie to be amazing. I haven't seen the film yet, but it seems inhumane after reading this. Who is 'jigsaw' to judge how other people live their lives? I think watching people being tortured because of their mistakes is ridiculous. The whole idea of 'jigsaw' punishing others for not appreciating the lives they posses is way out of line. This whole series is about revenge and blood shed so what else is there to expect, right?
timmy
November 06, 2008 at 07:26 PM
i still want to watch it even if it doesnt have a good ending
James Stampley
November 06, 2008 at 07:27 PM
I'm a fan of the saw movies and I can see you are too! i'll take your word for it and go watch the movie!
janeane from mmhs
November 06, 2008 at 07:30 PM
It wasn't just the ending that wasn't good, it was the whole movie. The fact that it would turn the camera away before the final blow and really sucked in comparison to any of the other film in the series. I think it didn't live up to its reputation but if it was a film all by it's self it might be ok. I still don't sujest wasting your money on it.
candice williams from mount miguel high school
November 06, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Well i have never seen this movie before but i have seen previous films of this one as of saw one and two and those movies were really good. this film from the trailers seemed like it would be a very great movie but im not to fond of watching horror films but this movie got alot of feed back so this must have been a great film.
Candice Williams from MMHS
November 06, 2008 at 07:34 PM
Good job jeneane i like how you stated your words. GREAT!!!
Herminio Casas
November 06, 2008 at 07:40 PM
I am a fan of the Saw series so i will probably like this regardless of reviews. I will set my expectations very low when i see this movie so that i can enjoy it. Not much else to say about Saw other than blood, gore, and twists.
Francisco Uribe from Mount Miguel
November 06, 2008 at 07:42 PM
I agree with you Jeneane I espected more of this film.
Garrett Graham
November 06, 2008 at 08:49 PM
The movie was a sequal to saw 1-4 but as you all came to find the movie was a bust.It wasnt nearly as good as the rest of them.It was more of just a review for the rest of the series. It was a huge bust there was no exciting parts it was expected what was gonna happen, honestly the directors did a poor job with this movie it could have been so much better than it was. For all you users that where online and saw this movie I wish you the best of luck but you have just wasted two hours of your life that you will never get back.
Andres Cruz from San Diego
November 06, 2008 at 08:50 PM
i agree with james because if another saw fan says its good then it should be a good movie so thanks for that im going to go out and watch it too
Kaila Ordanez from Mount Miguel High
November 06, 2008 at 08:54 PM
I haven't seen this movie yet but I bet its going to be good. From reading White's review it makes me not expect as much as i should but expect at least good movie. SAW is known for all the bloody scenes and all but i don't really enjoying watching that so i think ill like it better. The only reason why i like the SAW series is because of the plot. The plot has all these twist and turns and you could never guess what will happen next.
Tony Alvarez from Mount Miguel High School
November 06, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Saw V is a movie that looks very intersting and it looks like its different from all the other Saws.
Jasmine Gandy from Mount Miguel High School
November 06, 2008 at 09:03 PM
I agree with Samatha Rae Payne, i have watched all the SAW movies so i take it if you seen all of them you have to see the next. i havent seen this movie yet though. but about the whole movie being based on killing people because they may be taking life for granted or whatever the situation is, i think its stupid. i honestly think that whoever writes the SAW movies has a very sick mind because where the hell do you come up with the stories and all the killing situations????! it makes no type of sense. but either way the movies are good..but still sick and not right.
Patricia Hunter
November 06, 2008 at 09:05 PM
I on the other hand did not like any of the Saw films. In my opinion they are to gorey even for my taste and I my a big fan of horror films.
