Why do so many people dislike the Saw series?
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As for The Blair Witch Project...Could have done without that one completely. If all it takes to become a "classic" these days is to go out in the woods with a camera and run around like scared toddlers then I'll give my 4 year old one tomorrow and be rich by Thursday! And Cube...Amazing concept butchered by over acting! I felt like I was watching something on the Sci-fi channel. I don't get it. Why do so many Sci-fi movies have awful acting? This film had a chance. It was an interesting premise that could have gone far, but the acting is this movies downfall.
Now to the movies at question...I personally haven't seen any of them past 3. Not because I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and curse them for going on this long but because I haven't. I like the 3 I've seen and own them all actually. I give props to them for the creativity that they put into them and the ability yo freak me out after so long. They don't make too many movies that can do that anymore. I will watch them and I will keep being impressed with the fantastic ways you can scare me!
Just me!
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etc.) --> Tell a story, further the plot, and leave the audience
wanting more. Anything continuing past that becomes FORMULAIC.
Here's an example:
The movie "The Shining" is an absolute classic. The pacing is great, each scene builds with horror revealing more
subtleties of the story and backstory and foreshadowing until it's
ultimate climax. The audience goes in not knowing anything -- and left
cringing in their seat not knowing where it is headed. We didn't need
"The Shining II" and "The Shining III" to further our appreciation of
this story, did we? No. The original stands for itself.
Did we really need The Blair Witch Project 2 or Cube 2? NO! Both of
the originals would have been more highly regarded today if they stood
on their own without sequels to diminish their power and sense of
"classicness" and "uniqueness."
Watching SAW II (and onward) you have an idea of the FORMULA of the movie -- and it absolutely diminishes it's worth. If you don't get this, just trust me when I say that the movie "Saw" would have been better off without any sequels.
And THANK YOU Quentin for never having made Reservoir Dogs II. Wouldn't THAT have sucked!
-- Paul (San Diego, Ca.)
P.S. I saw SAW 1. I skipped the rest.
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Ooh, "If you don't get this, just trust me..."
Awfully sure of yourself! But I guess I have no place to judge.
By the way, don't think that having not seen the other Saw's disqualifies you from making an opinion on them? If you liked the first one, you'll be glad to know that unlike the Friday the 13th type slasher films, Saw concentrates on the development of the same few central characters, over the course of what is actually only a week or so. I suggest you give them a try before you embarrass yourself with your guesses (not opinions).
Wow. I was probably a little on the mean side, but better right out mean than condescending. Sorry if anyone's pride or feelings were hurt.
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You could pay them to go watch the movies and they would still find an excuse to find fault. It's a psychological thing.
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I read the book and saw the movie. The book the Shining is fine. The movie The Shining is one of the best films EVER MADE.
You have to look at the book and the movie separately, if you ask me.