The thing that made the Saw franchise popular is also what ruined it
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I find the Saw franchise to be absolutely fascinating. Few horror franchises — well, strike that, few film franchises — get as many installments as Saw has (10, with this year’s release), and those that do tend to have fewer thoughts at the center of them. I love a good slasher as much as the next gal, but let’s not pretend that Freddy or Jason ever had more going on than high body counts. I’m not pretending Saw is high-quality cinema, or anything, but it did have something to say, once upon a time.
The thing that made the Saw franchise popular is also what ruined it
The thing that made the Saw franchise popular…
The thing that made the Saw franchise popular is also what ruined it
I find the Saw franchise to be absolutely fascinating. Few horror franchises — well, strike that, few film franchises — get as many installments as Saw has (10, with this year’s release), and those that do tend to have fewer thoughts at the center of them. I love a good slasher as much as the next gal, but let’s not pretend that Freddy or Jason ever had more going on than high body counts. I’m not pretending Saw is high-quality cinema, or anything, but it did have something to say, once upon a time.