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Plot Summary: If you know these
SAW films at all then you know that giving away too much of
the plot would lead me to a quick demise, maybe at the hands
of some twisted game, so we’ll tread lightly. Jigsaw and his
Robin, Amanda, are now dead. Dead as people can get
actually. Now, with bodies everywhere, Detective Hoffan must
figure out what in the hell is going on. The second
storyline, which is the more prominent one, follows SWAT
Commander Rigg through one of Jigsaw’s final tests. The big
sexy black man is given ninety-minutes to find various
victims before they all wind up on a gurney with their balls
hanging out.
Jigsaw breathing a little easier these
days. Yes, he's really dead. (I Think)
The Review:
One thing I’ve got to mention before we get too far into
this is that I’ve held a grudge toward the storylines of the
past SAW films. It’s plainly obvious that the writers,
producers, and directors were trying desperately to piece
together a bunch of plot points that made one coherent
story. To make matters worse it seemed like every film ended
with no intention of the story ever continuing. I’m pretty
much referring to Jigsaw dying from cancer, which seems to
be the overall problem here. When the film makes
eighty-million at the box office the producers say “Oh shit!
Now what the fuck are we going to do?”
Well thankfully that streak seems to be over with. SAW 3
killed at the box office and the producers were definitely
anticipating this, which is great for us because they
definitely had some tricks up their sleeves. SAW 4 is
fucking tight. Fans of the films can now watch SAW 3 and SAW
4 and it’s feels like one entity. I’ve watched both SAW 3
and SAW 4 a few times this week, with the commentary tracks
as well and I know there’s still more shit I could pick up
with another viewing. I think we’re safe from here on as
well because from listening to the commentary tracks it
seems like the producers have storylines all the way up to
part six and then some. Sweet!
Cast member's name who wouldn't couldn't
find knocking on deaths door
I also noticed that SAW 4 takes things down a notch, most
noticeably the traps. All the devices Jigsaw (or who ever
the fuck is making them at this point) makes are far more
manageable and realistic than in the previous films. The
traps in SAW 4 are devices that an engineer could whip
together within a few weeks on a minimal budget as apposed
to traps in SAW 3, which would require a team, thousands of
bucks and some hunky-ass-men to move them. The filmmakers
also make an effort to point out that Jigsaw is an engineer.
He’s even on the cover of engineering magazines, which we
see. The detectives also question how John manages to moves
these traps from his warehouse to their final destination.
So you can see the filmmakers are really trying to nail down
these details and make the SAW world as believable as
possible, which is one of the reasons I feel the franchise
is succeeding and will continue to succeed.
Two men in a green room. (Yes, a tad vague, but what do
you want? Spoilers bitches!!!)
There are only a few negative comments I have about the
film, the first being the ending. The final twist was a
stroke of genius, and I feel comfortable using that word
here, but how things went down with certain characters just
wasn’t really my cup of tea. I obviously can’t go into
detail, but as a viewer I wasn’t left satisfied. My second
complaint is the continuity errors. At one point in the film
a character’s mouth is severely damaged by a trap. We see
this character later in the film and the scar is across his
cheek instead of his lips. The continuity was so bad that I
didn’t even think it was the same guy. I mean, how could it
be, his mouth looks perfect? Come to find out it was the
same guy. Things like this happen because the SAW films are
literally cranked out within a matter of months, so it makes
perfect sense and is almost acceptable (I say almost here)
why these continuity flaws exist. But to have one this big
is just plain confusing, CG that shit bitches!
Detective Hoffman thinking about the big
ass dump he needs to take
Overall Thoughts:
I was pretty damn impressed with SAW 4. If you don’t like
any of the SAW films then I wouldn’t jump in the series now
because on some level it’s still more of the same, but if
you’ve been on the fence like me then you’ve got to check
this one out. I would suggest watching SAW 3 immediately
before this one. You’ll be glad you did. In general I’m
really excited about this series and what the filmmakers are
doing. I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. Just don’t
bring Jigsaw back to life via a rusty cemetery pole and some
good old fashioned lightning.
DVD Special Features and Specs:
• Audio Commentary with Director Darren Lynn Bousman and
Actor Lyriq Bent
• Audio Commentary with Producers and Executive Producers
• Darren`s Video Diary
• The Trap`s of Saw IV
• The Props of Saw IV
• Saw IV music video by X-Japan
• Bonus Deleted Scene
• Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)
• Audio: English DD-EX 5.0 (CC)
Associated Links:
• OfficialSaw.com
Official SAW Fan Club
• Movies.Break.com/saw4
Official Site for Saw IV
• LionsGate.com
Home of the SAW Franchise
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