Interesteg What makes it different from others?

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

joelmendoza-02083 The bloody, graphic, tormented franchise that is Saw, is by far, my favorite. The idea for the character's choice to learn their lesson or lose a part of themselves, peaks my interest. As well as the continuous theme of the characters being connected in some way/form. The constant twists at the end of the movies, keeps the franchise fresh and exciting. But the main reason for the movies high success and ability to have 7 movies' in the franchise, is the creative torturous traps. The misdirection by the movies' directors to stay firm on John Kramer not being a killer, and instead being a person of great service, by putting people's life in danger, in order to save it, is intriguing. It is very noticeable that directors and writers created all their movies on the foundation of a repeated formula. There is a main victim, he is taken and put to the test, people die along his way to freedom, he then either dies or doesn't, there's a twist at the end, then that's the movie. Honestly, I love that formula. It is short and simple to follow. It doesn't allow for any confusion. It follows what works, and doesn't try and replace that fact. However, in Saw V, it does just the opposite. The director's and writer's decision making in this film left me with an overall awful vibe to the Saw franchise. The main plot of in Saw V was constantly shifted from one event to another. At times it didn't make sense to change. The movie switched back and forth from events so frequently, with long pauses in between scenes, it didn't balance the events at all. The traps were boring, the character connection was confusing. Not cleared until the end. The decision of more characters in a single game diminished the passion from the actors to give their characters the true emotional and mental torment the victims' go through. The film was cluttered, far too much happening at once, to give a serious view on the franchise. The movie was misdirecting, unorganized, and shows a valid example of lazy writing and delivery. Angles can be used to further a story, and control the reaction a crowd has to a certain scene. In the first Saw movie, close-ups were used frequently, especially in times of mass emotion. When Dr. Gordon cuts off his own leg you can see the pain, sorrow, and determination all from one reused, close up. In Saw V, the angles used didn't once drive me as a viewer. I wasn't captivated or Intune with any of the scenes, because the angles used were not effective at all. The lighting in Saw V was not very effective. In Saw, the lightning in the movie highlighted the actor's emotions, and distress fair to well. In Saw II, the yellow lightning presented an idea of sickness, symbolizing the poisonous gas flowing through the house and bright enough to show the agony in the protagonist's faces. In Saw III, as the dad throw light up rooms, unlike the one that hosts his son's killer. Showed hatred and darkness in his heart for him. In Saw V, the lightening was generic. Light enough to see their faces, but no real meaning, no thought behind it. Lightening was another key aspect of the film the directors completely missed. Overall, Saw V is my most disliked movie in the franchise. Apart from the film's aspects, the story was corrupted. The traps were lame, and were not very creative. The characters gave poor performances, weren't genuine. Emotion would be high, and then low. Nobody switches emotion that fast. Saw V is not horrible in a horror movie view, but in comparison to the earlier installments, it is the worst.

swilliky The fifth installment of the prolific and grotesque horror series picks up where the previous film left off but this time whoever is carrying out the terrible Jigsaw murders is not giving any mercy to the victims even after they comply with the sick rules. Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) stumbled onto the scene of the third film and was set to die but made a last minute decision to puncture his throat so he can breathe while his head is trapped in a box full of water. Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) is surprised to see that someone has survived the horrors of Jigsaw. Jill (Betsy Russell), the wife of John Kramer (Tobin Bell), is given a box of John's belongings after his death. Hoffman must cover up his role in Jigsaw latest puzzle even as he receives a note that someone knows his identity. With a hole in his throat healing, Strahm suspects Hoffman of some wrongdoing.The main trap of this film starts with five people tied together. They each have on a collar that will pull their head back into a sharp blade. There are boxes with keys on them that they can only reach if they hurt someone else. Charles (Carlo Rota) seems to know something about the other victims. Mallick (Greg Bryk) goes for the key first but Charles pulls him back and gets his own key first. Four of them make it out while one woman has her head cut off. Dan Erikson (Mark Rolston) tells Strahm to take time off but the FBI agent pursues his investigation of Hoffman learning that the detective's sister was murdered by a man who was sliced in half in the first scene by a scythe. The four survivors learn more about each other. Luba (Meagan Good) is the daughter of a wealthy sports team owner, Charles is a reporter, Mallick a trust fund kid, and Brit (Julie Benz) just has a boring job in real estate.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com

videorama-759-859391 You kind of get the impression through this, that the film kind of loses it's way. Again, like in 7, the bloodiest Saw, we have a highlighted bloody opening (the R rated version) here, involving almost the same contraption, a descending, swinging saw that slices deep through our hapless victim among the screams of desperation and terror, intestines, kidneys flying and all He deserved it. Yes. Now Jigsaw, ala: John may not agree. "Everyone deserves a chance"? How oddly intriguing this serial killer is. Well technically, he hasn't killed anyone. Hoffman (Mandylor) the most unpopular cop, I've seen on film, gets his justice. His Sister was savagely raped and murdered by that hapless victim. Another cop is on his arse, knowing about his corrupt activities- justified revenge and other things, determined to expose him. Meanwhile we've got a new batch of victims, harvesting their own secrets, ones of them they'll share, instead of them taking them to the grave. These Saw movies work well, with their interconnected stories that move the plot further, and pave the way for the next entry. This isn't a bad Saw, where Mandylor really creates a dark and attracting character, I'm glad he stepped on board, really outshining the other young and upcoming actors. Of course Bell, is brilliant as always. Saw's violence here is occasional, but comes in much heavy quantities, again like 7, 4 and 6 I have not seen. But like any franchise, it'll tire out, and we'll get sick of hearing those Saws.

skybrick736 Upon viewing Saw V, marked the first time I seen a definite slip in the franchise. The cast that was thrown in a group as the core group to get through the traps were really undeveloped and had weak characters. Only Hoffman and Strahm had relevant roles in this film and they both lacked character than even the previous film. The death scenes, or known as traps to Saw fans, didn't quite seem as unique to past films either. It seems the writers had a good run because they are beginning to drop the ball with their films. I give the film kudos for staying true to the story and bringing back past cast members, which is important in my book, but in the end it was quite the letdown. Watch Saw V (5/10) immediately after the forth film to receive any sort of satisfaction for watching this sub-par horror flick.