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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (May 14, 2021) Movie • Page 3

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by oncenowagain, Feb 5, 2020.

  1. Jbent

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    Gimme that grit psychological snuff film style remake of hostel written by david spade starring tim meadows pls
     
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  2. Zilla

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    Chris Rock’s performance is definitely not good and I liked him in more serious stuff like “Fargo” and “Top Five.”

    I also hate that they’re still doing the slow-super fast motion editing. It feels like it’s straight out of 2000. Expected the soundtrack to be composed by Wayne Statin.
     
  3. DJ Duncan Donuts

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    I have only a slight amount of interest in the sequels, but since I loved Saw, I might try this one since it's currently got the second highest RT score of the series.
     
  4. angrycandy

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    you can tell how bad Rock is in this just from the trailer
     
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  5. Jbent

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    Honestly rock being involved in this didn't move the needle for me at all - sam jackson tho, had me mildly hesitant to think this was going to suck complete ass
     
  6. thedrudo

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    I don’t understand the logic in trying a newer take on the franchise and then bringing Boussman back. Disappointed that the editing follows along the same path as the previous ones.
     
  7. Rowan5215

    An inconsequential shift as the continents drift.

    this was very bad lmao. the editing was some shit from like 2005 and Chris Rock was absolutely terrible. entertainingly bad tho
     
  8. BTDandFeelingThis

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    I liked this a lot, rock did much better than I thought he would. Best sequel since 6, maybe even 4.
     
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  9. kbeef2

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    This was my first theater experience in fifteen months and kinda apt, since enough of the first chunk of this movie was a snooze I would have written it off if I was watching at home and starting dicking around on my phone. But since I watched it in a theater and was forced to fully invest in everything, it paid off big time in the third act that was so bonkers and dumb (in the best way) that I was genuinely thrilled.
     
  10. joe.boy.fresh.

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    VI RULES GO BACK AND WATCH THAT
     
  11. BTDandFeelingThis

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    Yes it does!! If I’m going to rank the series now:

    Saw
    Saw III
    Saw II
    Saw IV
    Spiral
    Saw VI
    Saw V
    Jigsaw
    Saw VII
     
  12. angel paste

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    As a big Saw fan I have to admit this is the best sequel since Saw II

    Also holey moley these traps were way nastier than I was expecting honestly
     
  13. Taketimeandfind

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    I’m gonna go see this in a little bit just because it’s been over a year since I’ve had way too expensive movie theater popcorn
     
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  14. Taketimeandfind

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    Movie was fine. Rock was fine. Popcorn was fine. Typical Saw stuff. Was nice to be in a theater
     
  15. Colby Searcy

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    Just rewatched Jigsaw and it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
     
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  16. Honestly thought it was better than the original film on my watch-through recently.
     
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  17. BTDandFeelingThis

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    This is correct.


    this is not.
     
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  18. Jbent

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    Outside the endearing 2 young filmmakers success story the 1st saw not good
     
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  19. Lol. It's nostalgic, but Saw has bad writing, bad editing, and even worse acting. Cool when you're 13, not so much now. I think Jigsaw is more competently directed and simply looks better without all of the oversaturated greens and blues of the original series. In fact, I think it's better for simply setting itself apart from and rethinking the series, which is the whole reason I'm semi-interested in this film.

    edit: and tacking onto what @Jbent, none of these films are particularly good barring maybe the second one. I think out of the eight pre-spiral, Saw and Jigsaw fall right in the middle with Jigsaw taking the edge.
     
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  20. Jbent

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    For sure it was really jarring upon a recent rewatch how the original bathroom scene is just soooo cringey even for low budget horror
     
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  21. Yeah, I love Leigh Whannel's directing (Upgrade, The Invisible Man), and the original story is still pretty clever for the budget they had, but holy moly is his acting bad in that one lol
     
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  22. tomtom94

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    Hot take: his acting is better than Cary Elwes'
     
  23. ChrisCantWrite

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    Cary Elwes was arguably worse. At least Leigh has an excuse given that he wasn't an experienced actor!
     
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  24. ChrisCantWrite

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    This is not a hot take at all. Elwes was hot garbage in Saw, and I LOVE that movie.
     
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  25. DarkHotline

    Proud To Bathe With A Rag On A Stick Prestigious

    Funny enough, he felt he deserved more money/credit for that role and it’s why he never showed up again until Final Saw/3D.
     
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