Saw: The Final Chapter

Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Cary Elwes, Sean Patrick Flanery, Chad Donella, Gina Holden, Laurence Anthony, Dean Armstrong, Rebecca Marshall
Directed by: Kevin Greutert
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Thriller
2010

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: Jigsaw's legacy lives as more victims find themselves in various traps while the cops search for the murderer.

Review:

Tim: I'm going to start this out with a rant- I hated this movie before I saw it, simply because the title is so stupid. Technically, this film, the seventh in the series is called Saw 3D. That's just about the dumbest title I've ever heard. I hate whomever came up with that. This should have been called Saw VI, because that's how every other movie was titled. Saw 3D makes no sense at all. It's completely stupid and pointless. Who cares if it's in 3D- no one watching at home is going to see that extra dimension. So, I'm just going to refer to this movie as Saw: The Final Chapter. I really don't understand why people can't get movie titles right. Here's another example- those morons who write the title Se7en. Have you seen this? The movie is Seven. If you write it like that, the film would be pronounced "SeSEVENen" God, people can be so freaking stupid, I almost can't stand it.

Okay, enough of that. This movie is the seventh film in the franchise, and I have to admit I stopped caring about these movies years ago. You have to have an encyclopedia to remember all the various storylines and connections between the different movies. I tried to remind myself who was who for the first four movies, but I eventually just gave up- it wasn't worth the added effort to me. There's too many story lines that all add up to very little. Every film is just too similar to the previous ones, with the only real difference being different ways to watch people die. Not that exciting.

This movie is supposedly the last (Please, for the love of God, let this be the last one) and tries to tie up all the loose ends. None of this was particularly exciting to me. It was hard for me to stay focused because I felt like I'd seen this all before. This movie plays out exactly as you'd expect- a lot of people die in various creative ways, some people live, and there's a twist near the end. The formula has been done before, and it's tired.

The cast doesn't offer anything special, and it often felt as if they were television movie actors. Tobin Bell is almost completely nonexistent. The rest of the cast was completely forgettable. I'd forgotten some of the characters who apparently were from previous films. I did love that Cary Elwes came back, but I didn't like his performance or his development at all. In summary, the cast is made up of a bunch of nobodies who give nobody performances.

I didn't always dislike this franchsie. The first film was remarkably good, and the next few films were decent. I admit there was a time when I actually felt a bit excited about the new Saw film coming out. Sadly, those days are long gone. The franchise ran out of steam, and yet, we continued to get movie after movie, year after year. It's time for this franchise to die. It all just seems so pointless and uninteresting. I didn't like this movie much at all, and I hope there aren't any more.



Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 5.5



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend:
Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI