Playing The Sixth Game
As I said last night, I had plans to see Saw VI this afternoon. We got to the theater five minutes before the movie started due to some hangups around here, but outside of that, those plans went off without a hitch.
But enough about that, let's get to the movie itself. To be honest, I couldn't remember too much about it when I first sat down to write this post. But it's kinda hard to pay attention to a movie when you're stuck sitting near to a group of people who just won't shut up no matter how often you shush them. Know what I mean?
Judging by what I remember about it, the movie wasn't too bad at all. The Saw sequels are all kinda give or take, especially since a lot of them raise questions that won't be answered until one of the future sequels. But Saw VI actually goes out of its way to fill in a lot of the plot holes introduced in the first five movies. It does leave a few dangling threads out there that will be up for debate among fans (until Saw VII comes out next year and starts resolving them all, that is), but for the most part, it does a decent enough job of expanding upon what the first five movies had set up. So it's got that going for it.
It's actually pretty well-written, and the acting is top notch too. I also applaud director Kevin Greutert for making the movie in a style different from the other movies in the series. All of the Saw movies have the same kind of look to them, but Greutert changes things up, and Saw VI is all the better for it. And as for the traps, which are pretty much the big reason any casual horror fan goes to see a Saw movie anymore, are each very cool in their own ways.
On the whole, Saw VI is a perfectly acceptable sequel. It's one of the stronger movies in the franchise, in my humble opinion. There's plenty to like if you're a super-devoted Saw fan. So on the patent pending Five-Star Sutton Scale, I'm going to give it a solid three and a half stars. And with the seventh movie in the series planned for this time next year, it's time to wait and see just how they'll follow up on this one's ending.
But enough about that, let's get to the movie itself. To be honest, I couldn't remember too much about it when I first sat down to write this post. But it's kinda hard to pay attention to a movie when you're stuck sitting near to a group of people who just won't shut up no matter how often you shush them. Know what I mean?
Judging by what I remember about it, the movie wasn't too bad at all. The Saw sequels are all kinda give or take, especially since a lot of them raise questions that won't be answered until one of the future sequels. But Saw VI actually goes out of its way to fill in a lot of the plot holes introduced in the first five movies. It does leave a few dangling threads out there that will be up for debate among fans (until Saw VII comes out next year and starts resolving them all, that is), but for the most part, it does a decent enough job of expanding upon what the first five movies had set up. So it's got that going for it.
It's actually pretty well-written, and the acting is top notch too. I also applaud director Kevin Greutert for making the movie in a style different from the other movies in the series. All of the Saw movies have the same kind of look to them, but Greutert changes things up, and Saw VI is all the better for it. And as for the traps, which are pretty much the big reason any casual horror fan goes to see a Saw movie anymore, are each very cool in their own ways.
On the whole, Saw VI is a perfectly acceptable sequel. It's one of the stronger movies in the franchise, in my humble opinion. There's plenty to like if you're a super-devoted Saw fan. So on the patent pending Five-Star Sutton Scale, I'm going to give it a solid three and a half stars. And with the seventh movie in the series planned for this time next year, it's time to wait and see just how they'll follow up on this one's ending.
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