MOVIEW REVIEW - Saw V

Well Jigsaw is up to his old tricks again in Saw V new this week at the box office. Saw V is another great example in a long line of examples of a decent idea must ridden too darn long.

Jigsaw, the serial "killer" who has been challenging hand picked victims for his "rehabilitation" clinics for the past 5 years, is still at large. I think. Saw V is a feeble attempt to tell the story of the first 4 Saws in flashback form, and to try to explain the how's and the why's a little clearer. But to be honest we don't need to know. It has all been duly explained in the last two especially. Ho-hum!

I gotta give credit where it's due. The original Saw movie, was a slasher flick with a brain. It had a soul for what it was, and no one on earth saw the ironic ending that had us all shaking our heads. But each one post Saw has been more about doing terrible things to people, and it's lost it soul, although trying mightily to hang on to it.

This horse has been ridden to death...(no pun intended) Enough already. There is no new ground here, and even the "death" scenes will leave the slasher fan cold. Saw is an idea whose time has come. Not to mention that in this entire series, especially the last two or three Saws, you can go and witness possibly the worst acting in the world. Whoa re these people anyway? The directors nieces and nephews???

It's time for the Saw series to pack up it's blades and just retire to the old tool shed in the sky. But there's too much dough for Hollywood to count on, I understand that Saw 6 is already in the planning stages. Snooze. If you see Saw, you'll realize that this Saw has already been seen.