Saw series follow each other and the quality drops while the number of episodes increases. At least until the release of the tenth opus this Wednesday, October 25th, it has been much better received to the point where it is rightfully considered one of the best sequels to a James Wan film. if not the best.
Which was not the case with the previous opus, Spiral. Between sequels and reboots, an attempt to reboot the franchise with Saw (Darren Lynn Bousman, who signed on for its fourth episode), surprise actor-producer (Chris Rock) and Samuel L. Even Jackson knows the director.
Not helped by Covid and its impact on global theaters, where it only made $40.6 million, Spirale overcomes other obstacles: production and editing that you might think came out of early 2000, Chris Rock, who seems to be in another movie. , an irony that we see very easily…
With an average rating of 2 out of 5, this is the worst show according to AlloCiné viewers. Although we know only two films have surpassed the 3 mark: the first and the last to date.
“I’m not a fan of the Saw series anymore, but this is the worst”will begin Ikarpatakis157who was already not a winner and was one of only 23 internet users who wrote a review, giving it the lowest rating. “The ending is one of the worst twists in the entire series that I’ve had trouble watching (…) It’s obvious to me that the filmmakers weren’t interested in making a quality movie that would appeal to the audience…”
Stop this franchise, move on
“The previous films aren’t all great, but at least it had the merit of offering (relative) consistency in its continuity. Nothing good here.”emphasizes darkvash. “The Saw name should stay where it is, which is a finished saga that already has too many problems.”
A request to put an end to it once and for all, which we also find Ranger (“Stop being so frank, move on. He’s been dead and buried for years, there’s nothing to be expected of him.”), but Let’s celebrate cinema causes her A growing “indifference” towards the film, “certainly caused by the futility of this sequel and the exhaustion of the saga, unable to reinvent itself in depth”.
as Clement L who speaks “Hell Stew”, Sufien M Don’t beat around the bush: “But what a shame this movie is. A monumental piece of crap that insults its predecessor. No wonder, the most annoying script, everything as predictable as possible. The acting is disastrous.”
We were promised a scene that was “the scariest in the saga.” I’m still looking…
Finally, if violence is mentioned (both by the film’s defenders and its detractors), several 0.5 star reviews point the finger at complacency or welfare. On the contrary, Bastien C Even very disappointed: “We really like Saw for its gore and gore. There’s nothing there. We were promised the ‘baddest’ scene in the saga though. I’m still looking for it…”
Did he find it in Saw X, which features some of the worst torture in the saga according to director Kevin Greitert and production designer Anthony Stable? Let’s answer in the rooms now.
Source: Allocine

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