The apple of my eye, my kiddo Aidan, (who's been an occasional contributor on here) decided to re-venture down the horror/soap opera path that is the Saw franchise in preparation for the upcoming Saw X. They started from the beginning. I didn't want to head all the way back through that path, so last night, Frani and I jumped in where we left off and watched Jigsaw.
A little history here: Australia's Spierig Brothers jumped into the cinema scene at the leading edge of the zombie film craze about 18 years ago. They have a tendency to make films that most folks in the pundit industry criticize, but fans dig.
Undead was their first film and there’s no exception to the rules described above. Shot in their native Down Under with snappy VFX conjured up using the youngsters' home PC. Talent was on display. They did the excellent but unheralded vampire twist Daybreakers which I love to death and you can smooch my Hokas if you don't like it.
So the brothers lend their skill to the 8th in the Saw franchise with Jigsaw. Yes, it may follow the Saw Soap formula in a large way, but there's enough twists and turns here to cut a little bit of a different slice off the Saw cheese block.
I was pleasantly surprised and highly recommend this. Also, it's perfect for Halloween as the bulk of the entries in the franchise were released for Halloween connectivity. So why not this one?
The Spierigs lend their talents to some lingering members of the Saw filmmaking family to make a movie that seems to sit on its own in a way while definitely being a quality piece of the Jigsaw puzzle.
HA!!!!!
Obviously, pun fucking intended.
There's no Shawnee Smith, Detective Hoffman (and his pursed lips) Agent Strahm, or Marky Mark's long suffering brother in this one. We are blessed with the wonderful Tobin Bell of course. He's terrific as always.
This one sits somewhere in between all that, and it deserves a round of applause.
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