Saw V, 2008

I did half enjoy this film but it is no way near as good as the earlier ones. Its a bit like one of those Friends episodes where they stick a load of clips together under a 'do you remember when...' theme. So, there's a lot of revisiting the previous films' events which I think they should have cut down on in favour of concentrating on the here and now. The 'game' in this one is just as gruesome as all the others but after seeing 4 of these films already, it doesn't have the same impact. I didn't feel terrified at any point and I can't really say that I was routing for the main characters. One thing that really broke my concentration throughout the whole film was just how bad one of the girls' hair was - it so obviously a wig it's not funny. You'd think that for a film like this they could either dye her hair or get her a decent wig. Sounds silly, but it really stops your mind from being able to suspend reality. So then it just becomes a silly film with bad wigs!

SECOND OPINION: Rach's right. I've enjoyed most of the Saw films up to now, but this one was rushed out. I suppose the biggest problem is the omission of any revelations. Up to this point the limbs, twists and turns have been flying everywhere. 'Who is Jigsaw', 'Who's working with him and why?'. The most interesting one for me was 'Why are some of the games unbeatable all of a sudden?'. This film has nothing new to say, other than one, very clever game. Because of all the flashbacks, we already know who the bad guy is and we already know how it ends. Finish with Saw IV and call it n enjoyable Quadrilogy. There's nothing new to see here.