Latest edition to Saw series brings new element, humor

Nov 4 2009 - 12:32am | Brent Vickers

The sixth installment of the Saw series brought something films have lacked since the beginning: humor.

I know people are tired of this series and for good reason. The films have reached a sixth installment, and though it seems it may all be over with, I am skeptical. This film is refreshing if you fancy yourself a Saw enthusiast.

The series started with a unique, intriguing and horrifying bang with Saw, it has since gone downhill, but each installment seems a shy bit worse than the last, and audience members become desensitized to the gore.

By the fifth film, everyone is bored with someone getting nails shoved through their eyes while chained to a carousel on fire surrounded by a moat with piranhas.

The melodramatic dialogue plaguing the films did not help the boredom, which is why the sixth film is such a relief. Instead of contrived conversations and over-dramatic plot twists, the sixth film gives us a taste of dark humor, which brings the entertainment aspect back to the series.

I noticed some political undertones stabbing at the healthcare system, which is, of course, a hot topic these days.

Honestly though, don’t expect anything spectacular. It is still a Saw film, and should be approached as such. In my opinion, it could make a good date movie or could be something a group of friends would enjoy, but not much else.

I give it a B-.

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