Post by kylerexpop on Oct 26, 2007 4:52:22 GMT -5
the road to my seeing 'saw 4' began at work with my boss getting excited about going to the midnight sneak preview, getting me excited to go with him, him realizing his wife wasn't superthrilled with him staying out too late and deciding not to go, and me deciding to go and somehow roping in two complete strangers and a brand new co-workers into going to see the movie and hitting two insane and vaguely dangerous parties; this entire chain of events spanning the two hours before the midnight show and set against our nearby mountain range glowing with fire in the background.
who says we don't know how to party out here? wrong!
anyway: 'saw 4' is so bloody and disturbing that my co-worker had to 'peace out' after about 12 minutes (i chivalrously left to drive her back to her faraway car, although i'm pretty sure she hates me after sweet-talking her into one of the bloodiest films she has probably ever seen), and seems to divide the audience into either thinking it's genius or complete garbage (judging by the reaction in our theater and my theater-worker friend's observation of the two other screens showing a midnight sneak).
but i do have to say this: this is the first film where i get a sense that from at least the first sequel, and maybe even all the way back to the original (although maybe not for the first film), there is true narrative being established. because something in 'saw 2' really struck me at the time yet seemed to be nothing, but 'saw 4' delivered upon it. how crazy is that? nice work, saw people!
who says we don't know how to party out here? wrong!
anyway: 'saw 4' is so bloody and disturbing that my co-worker had to 'peace out' after about 12 minutes (i chivalrously left to drive her back to her faraway car, although i'm pretty sure she hates me after sweet-talking her into one of the bloodiest films she has probably ever seen), and seems to divide the audience into either thinking it's genius or complete garbage (judging by the reaction in our theater and my theater-worker friend's observation of the two other screens showing a midnight sneak).
but i do have to say this: this is the first film where i get a sense that from at least the first sequel, and maybe even all the way back to the original (although maybe not for the first film), there is true narrative being established. because something in 'saw 2' really struck me at the time yet seemed to be nothing, but 'saw 4' delivered upon it. how crazy is that? nice work, saw people!
