Review of Jigsaw (2017) by Thequietgamer — 14 Feb 2018

Not the first time a long-running horror series has made a return after it's supposed final chapter. Jigsaw delivers more of what fans want and not much else. It's new twists are clever, but perhaps not the most complex. It doles out hints at regular intervals so those who are paying attention and actively trying to figure things out before the big reveal will likely pick up on what's really going on in spite of the fake-outs. It's not as fun as just waiting for the explanations, but to each their own. My personal recommendation would be to let things play out without putting any real thought into it, because the plot is just creative enough to catch you off guard if you do. Plus this is the Saw series. Actually using your brain when watching it could kill your enjoyment of the entire thing. The new traps are fun and the deaths are as delightfully gory as ever. The Spierig's have come up with a quite a few inventive ways to kill people so the thrills of the game are still in place. You'll just have to put up with a moment of two of glaring stupidity from it's participants. It's always irritating when the would be survivors refuse to work with one another and instead just scream and refuse to cooperate. Especially in Jigsaw's case where someone's death was completely avoidable as they already new the solution, but would rather just cry and yell. At least when they go they do a lot of bleeding in the process. It's called torture-porn for a reason. This stuff isn't for the squeamish.

All in all it's a worthy follow up for series. It relies on some familiar plot elements, but does enough of it's own thing to stand out from the rest of the movies while still managing to connect with them. Saw has found it's way into some good hands that have left the door open for even more. Who knows what will come next. As a fan of the previous films I enjoyed this comeback and wouldn't mind seeing the games continue on from this point. So yeah, Jigsaw is a success. Are you ready to see people receive the gruesome judgement in store for them? Are you ready to play another game? Well that option is finally here. Live or die, make your choice.