In 2004 I saw my first modern survival horror film in Saw. I watched it because I'm a big fan of Danny Glover(Predator 2 1990, The Saint Of Fort Washington 1993). The film was directed by James Wan in his directorial debut. He later went on to direct some cult horror and action movies like
Dead Silence and Death Sentence both released in 2007 and the first two installment of the horror franchise Insidious(2010-2013). He also directed the first two installments of yet another horror franchise in The Conjuring(2013-2016).
Now Darren Lynn Bousman is credited with directing parts 2,3 and 4 of the Saw Franchise. He was a director I had great hopes of becoming a legend. However this was not true. After the Saw movies he sunk into oblivion. He resurfaced when he directed the Saw spin-off movie Spiral: From The Book Of Saw(2021) starring the acclaimed actor comedian Chris Rock.
In my personal opinion Saw 1-4 are worth your time. The rest of the franchise is mediocre. The spin-off movie Spiral was actually a homage to the fans of the franchise but I don't consider it a part of the Saw films. In my opinion if you wanted to own one movie in the franchise, then go for Saw 3.
Saw 3 is one the best revenge/horror films I've seen in my life and Angus Macfadyen the actor who played Jeff, a grief-stricken father who was consumed with vengeance after the death of his son Dylan in a drunk driving crash, was the reason why.
Okay now onto Saw X. I think this is a prequel to the 2004 film. It shows the backstory of John Kramer a.k.a Jigsaw. The movie shows the part of his life and the circumstances that led to committing the acts that he did. Shawnee Smith makes a welcome return. Though I'm not such a big fan of hers, she is quite a talented actress. Costas Mandylor(Saw 4) also makes an appearance. The film has gory and grisly traps that are a trademark of the Saw films. So the film is interspersed with both story and horror elements.
Verdict: well, if you seen all the previous installments then this would be just another useless add-on film. I think they should've stopped after Saw 3 which meant sense because they wanted Saw to be a trilogy. Saw X isn't a clever film, rather it is dull and predictable. There is another film quite similar I've seen called Mindhunters(2004) directed by Renny Harlin and Escape Room(2019) directed by Adam Robitel. P. S. Not to forget to mention the Cube trilogy of horror films(1997,2002,2004). Thanks for reading this review and as Mister Spock says, "Live long and prosper".
Now Darren Lynn Bousman is credited with directing parts 2,3 and 4 of the Saw Franchise. He was a director I had great hopes of becoming a legend. However this was not true. After the Saw movies he sunk into oblivion. He resurfaced when he directed the Saw spin-off movie Spiral: From The Book Of Saw(2021) starring the acclaimed actor comedian Chris Rock.
In my personal opinion Saw 1-4 are worth your time. The rest of the franchise is mediocre. The spin-off movie Spiral was actually a homage to the fans of the franchise but I don't consider it a part of the Saw films. In my opinion if you wanted to own one movie in the franchise, then go for Saw 3.
Saw 3 is one the best revenge/horror films I've seen in my life and Angus Macfadyen the actor who played Jeff, a grief-stricken father who was consumed with vengeance after the death of his son Dylan in a drunk driving crash, was the reason why.
Okay now onto Saw X. I think this is a prequel to the 2004 film. It shows the backstory of John Kramer a.k.a Jigsaw. The movie shows the part of his life and the circumstances that led to committing the acts that he did. Shawnee Smith makes a welcome return. Though I'm not such a big fan of hers, she is quite a talented actress. Costas Mandylor(Saw 4) also makes an appearance. The film has gory and grisly traps that are a trademark of the Saw films. So the film is interspersed with both story and horror elements.
Verdict: well, if you seen all the previous installments then this would be just another useless add-on film. I think they should've stopped after Saw 3 which meant sense because they wanted Saw to be a trilogy. Saw X isn't a clever film, rather it is dull and predictable. There is another film quite similar I've seen called Mindhunters(2004) directed by Renny Harlin and Escape Room(2019) directed by Adam Robitel. P. S. Not to forget to mention the Cube trilogy of horror films(1997,2002,2004). Thanks for reading this review and as Mister Spock says, "Live long and prosper".