I have seen movies between when I returned from the festival and last night, but I can't remember them.
Saw V is the fifth in the series of horror flicks where paragon of morality Jigsaw helps people learn to appreciate life in the most vicious, disfiguring ways.
The fifth chapter suffers from the departure of director Darren Lynn Bousman to greener pastures. And of the writers that came before. Basically, this installment is inferiour to even Saw II. If you're one of those people who only watches these flicks for the gore, then you're going to be disappointed in that it's not as gory as the past flicks. I thought that what they had was pretty well done, but the script and direction was so hackneyed that it didn't really matter much.
Ah well.
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
Full Disclosure: I am a fan of Kevin Smith. The only one of his flicks I really didn't like was Mallrats. I even thought Jersey Girl was cute, but I wouldn't own it. Chasing Amy and Dogma are tied for my top favourite of his movies (Clerks and Clerks II are untouchable so they don't count). Zack and Miri is probably a close second for me.
Now that that's done with, it's funny and touching (get yer minds outta the gutter) and just very Kevin Smith. If you like his work, I think you'll like this one. If you don't, then don't bother. If you're kind of on the fence, see it anyway, maybe it'll make up your mind one way or the other.
In my review for Pineapple Express, I'd said that I thought Seth Rogan was the kind of actor who just plays the same guy over and over again. While it's true, I didn't think about that at all while watching this movie. I suppose that it's because he fit so well in the skin of this character and Smith's dialogue flowed so well from his mouth. And before this film, I didn't really care either way about Elizabeth Banks. She stands out as Miri. I love actors who can say more with a look than with reams of dialogue and in this, she and Rogan have entire conversations in a simple glance. A perfect pairing.
The real scene stealer in this, as in Pineapple Express, is The Office's (US) Craig Robinson. He was great. I love his delivery and timing.
Rounding out the cast are former porn star Traci Lords (strangely, she seemed a little tense in this flick), Jeff Anderson (he's gotten better as an actor, less aware of the camera, I think), and Jason Mewes (also seemed more comfortable in front of the camera.)
I really liked this movie. Also, there was a trailer for Fanboys in front of the movie. hopefully, the Weinsteins will be releasing the proper version and not their half assed one.
Happy Hallowe'en everyone!!
2 comments:
I liked the first SAW, but haven't seen the rest. Are they worth catching?
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ZACK & MIRI looks fantastic. Granted, I like anything involving Kevin Smith. Even COYOTE UGLY.
NoelCT:
I suppose it depends on how much you liked the first one. The sequels aren't as good as the first, which is to be expected, but they have their own bright spots that make me not discount them completely (II was pretty bad, but it wasn't originally intended to be a Saw flick, they needed a script fast, grabbed something from the Lionsgate slush pile, and retrofit it for the series.)
If you're going to watch any of them in addition to the first, you should watch them all to know what's going on (I do love the intricacies of how they tie things together throughout the series even though V does a bit of reconning), but be warned: each film ups the gross out factor considerably. Especially III.
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I can't watch Coyote Ugly for his half-scene of dialogue or whatever the count was. And I always forget about Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back because I didn't like it very much. But I still love him!
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