Have A Seat! – The Saw Franchise

Posted in 2 Cents, Leisure on October 4, 2009 at 11:50 pm

I was watching TV and saw a commercial for Saw VI. Immediately a feeling of disdain came over me. This has become the single most annoying franchise in recent movie history for me, mainly because they seem pointless, factory made, and lack the richness of the original.Let’s face it, terms of great movie-making and story telling, they could’ve stopped at the first one. At the time the first Saw movie was released viewers didn’t really know what they were getting themselves into. It was a fresh, well-written, unexpected hit. The magnitude of the cult following that emerged afterward was one that hadn’t been seen for a new horror franchise perhaps since the days of ‘Scream’ in the late 90′ and early 2000’s. Saw is now going on the 6th installment, and one question for me, besides the obvious money to be made is… “why?” I can’t even say I’ve followed along too tough after the third one, deciding to ACTIVELY refuse seeing the 4th and 5th versions. Well now there’s a number six coming this year. I think you know it’s time to stop making movies when you stage a reality show to allow people – not necessarily trained actors – but people,.. in general… to compete for the role. How this story ties into the other 5 movies? Not sure… and I’m not sure that I care. But despite the obvious following these movies have, and the millions of dollars that stand to be made from its release they should just let this be the end of it. For the sake of staying true to original concepts, ideas, and not milking a genre just because you can… I think the Saw Franchise… should have a sea

Tags: Have a Seat, Really Tho?, Saw 6