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Another game begins, the wheels of motion are set as Jigsaw's next game begins. Detective Hoffman continues the work, and an unscrupulous insurance executive is challenged to a deadly game of life or death.

Saw 6 reignited my interest in the franchise, I thought 4 and 5 were no more than average, they both felt as though they'd been churned out simply to fill a gap and pick up a few easy bucks, Saw 6 however had a real streak of cleverness.

Looking back now this seemed to lay the ground work for the likes of Saw X and Jigsaw, with better storytelling, more twists and turns, and the usual gore, but it didn't simply rely on the latter, there really was a good bit of storytelling here.

I can't say I truly followed the Hoffman sequences, and to he honest I didn't find them totally interesting, the story of the dodgy executive however, was great, and some of those games were highly imaginative and brutal, not sure I'll ever forget the roundabout of death.

This was much improved over 4 and 5.

7/10.

Finally saw all the 'Saw' films prior to seeing 'Jigsaw' (as part of my wanting to see as many 2017 films as possible this year, during a quieter and less intensive period). Heard a lot about the films, good and bad, but wanted to see them for myself to know what to expect.

The films as an overall series are a very mixed bag. The original 'Saw' had a great premise and while it was problematic it was still pretty good and one of the best in the series. 'Saw II' was one of the few sequels to be just as good and while flawed in its own way it had most of what made the first work. Sadly the novelty wore off in the next three sequels (though the fourth did have elements of what made the first two films work), the fifth especially being a let down. 'Saw VI' is one of the best of the series and the best sequel since the second.

'Saw VI' is not a great film by all means. The dialogue continues to be weak, was never a strength in the previous films and still isn't, being cheesy, half-baked, rambling and contrived. Of the performances, only a chilling Tobin Bell, with (a much better used this time round) Jigsaw continuing to fascinate in how the series does so well in setting him apart from most characters of his type, fares well. The others are saddled with characters that are either bland filler or resort to illogical decisions and are fairly perfunctory.

Ridiculousness was all over the previous films too, even in the first. 'Saw VI' doesn't escape that sadly either, the credibility and logic lapses are numerous and big.

However, although the editing is not exactly refined (some of it should come as a health warning for epileptics), 'Saw VI' is visually one of the most atmospheric, most elaborate and effectively claustrophobic films in the series. The music is suitably eerie and 'Saw VI' for me is the best directed since the second film, with things being tightened and steadied and things that were excessively done in instalments III-V toned down while still making impact.

For what it may lack in logic, 'Saw VI' makes up for it vastly in satiric bite, suspense and atmosphere, it is more taut in pace and is far easier to follow than the third and especially fifth films. Even with the gore, though it is not as excessive, there is a pleasing return to the most inventive traps, tortures and demises since the second film. The Russian Roulette carousel sequence is wonderfully executed and for me the best individual scene since that unforgettable twist ending of the first 'Saw'. There haven't been twists this devilishly clever or bold since the first either.

Unlike 'Saw V', which seemed only to exist to set this one up, 'Saw VI' actually did feel necessary despite fears. As seen with the contents of the letter from 'Saw III' being revealed much needed questions are answered, mysteries left unresolved are solved like with the box and Jigsaw's motives are clearer. The ending is easily the most satisfying one since the first 'Saw', the only sequel ending to not be obvious, incoherent or contrived, actually it's pretty disturbing and by the series' standards it makes sense. Bell continues to send chills down the spine.

Overall, one of the better 'Saw' sequels and one of the best of the series. 6/10 Bethany Cox

What can I say? Yes it may be another sequel to the now infamous franchise, but it is a great sequel. I saw this film back on opening weekend in October of last year, and I watched it again recently. I really did enjoy this film a lot more than its predecessor. The plot is better than the last film, it carries well, and it doesn't stray away from the formulas that the past few films have upheld. The plot is a little difficult to follow at first, but once you get into it, you will understand it pretty easily. The traps in this one are refreshing a in genius compared Saw V traps. To be honest, I feel that V was lacking in a lot of areas and it doesn't really seem to make a lot of sense. The ending of this one really does come together well and you understand further the master plan of Jigsaw. I know people are saying that there is a political undertone to this film, but I don't believe it's true. I must heed a warning, this film from start to finish is a lot more brutal than the last movie, but if you can stomach some gore, then you will be able to enjoy this film.

There is no horror franchise quite like the Saw movies: whereas the likes of Halloween, Friday 13th and Hellraiser let a few years pass between installments (usually because the original writer/director has little, if any, involvement), James Wan's 2004 hit has spawned one follow-up every year, with a new one already behind the corner despite dips in quality and the distinct feeling that the writers have run out of ideas (case in point: the main attraction of the upcoming Saw VII is that it will be shot in 3D). Expectations were particularly low following the disappointing Saw V, but then came a surprise: as preposterous as it may sound, Saw VI is in fact the best of the sequels.

You know the drill by now: although he died three installments ago, John "Jigsaw" Kramer (Tobin Bell, still a creepy presence in the convenient flashbacks) isn't finished with certain people he wants to test, and so a new deadly game is set in motion. This time, the main victim works in health insurance, and it's his questionable method for choosing clients (basically, anyone with short life expectancy is ignored) that will be tested. In the meantime, the killer's apprentice, Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor), must keep covering his tracks, having successfully eliminated (and framed) Peter Strahm (Scott Patterson). Also, Jigsaw's widow Jill (Betsy Russell) must deal with the late psychopath's last wishes...

This time, the directorial job has been handed to the franchise's editor, Kevin Greutert, who uses his skills in the best way possible when it comes to creating a claustrophobic, tense atmosphere, something that was severely absent (along with a healthy dose of gore for genre fans) in the previous chapter. Another improved aspect is the writing: even if the announcement of a seventh entry sort of took away credibility from the tag-line "In the end, all the pieces will come together", Saw VI does act as a perfect closure for the series, tying up all the loose ends, granting every character (including the deceased Amanda) a moment in the spotlight and delivering two final twists that are, for once, genuinely surprising and refreshingly nasty.

But that's not the only reason this installment is worth seeing: while previous entries have been analyzed because of Jigsaw's use of torture as a way to understand people, this episode follows the blueprint of Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell by sticking it to people whose jobs aren't very popular in the US nowadays: the first two victims, seen in the pre-credits sequence, are loan-sharks (cue a neat Shakespeare reference), and the main target, as said earlier, works in health insurance. This isn't just torture porn (though there is plenty of it), it's also a genre spin on Michael Moore's work.

Smarter-than-usual writing, interesting social commentary, enough blood to keep gore-hounds happy: Saw VI is the ideal conclusion of the series, having the right elements to satisfy almost everyone. Of course, one question remains to be answered: aside from the 3D, will there be any real reason to watch Saw VII?

A lot of the replies here haven't even touched the storyline regarding people getting screwed over by the insurance industry in the states. I gave the movie a 7 for the simple fact it brings to light in a vivid way a subject that should be very close to home for many people who live in the states and have to deal with health insurance companies and their policies, loopholes, and shady insurance agents. Not all insurance agents are shady - I used to be one for almost 10 years and it was my job to help people select the lessor of the evils out there and I told them that up front. Anyway, any person involved in the industry should be made to watch this movie if not for the mere fact it hopefully could wake some of the crooked people up. Now, the movie from a story-telling point of view is average, but watchable. If you are just out to see another movie with people getting killed in a cruel and unusual way as opposed to looking for some meat in the storyline (pun intended?) then I'm sure many were disappointed. Maybe watch it again when it comes out on DVD as a rental and think about the millions of people every year getting messed over by an insurance company that is trying to take in only healthy people so they can turn a profit as opposed to helping people who need it.

I'm quite dubious of some of the very enthusiastic 10/10 reviews this title has received? Something is not quite right there. I've seen the rest of the franchise - Saw I was excellent, goes without saying, a very clever and enjoyable scary movie with something to say about society. The rest in the sequence paled with varying degrees, but this - Saw VI - is quite horrendous for all the wrong reasons. It plays out like a soap opera - multiple ridiculous and convenient story threads, wooden acting, lingering reaction close ups, lazy art direction, poor lighting, never ending catch-up montage. But the biggest horror movie sin committed was that it started at the gore and worked backwards. As we all know, the idea of 'Saw' is that the torture the victims endured was inspired by the wrongs they had done to themselves and others, and the consequences were somehow just rewards, with the audience left to ponder a moral dilemma. That's now gone. We are left with - How can we kill off as many characters as possible, make it as gross as possible, then make the story fit around it? I suppose for some that wouldn't be too bad of a movie, but even the gore is a bit below par, and the setups are a bit ridiculous. In my opinion, this franchise has (unsurprisingly) become a lazy, silly, money-spinner with very little to offer. I would only recommend seeing this if you have seen the rest and want to see what happens, but perhaps wait until it's out to rent before wasting too much of your cash on it.

"Saw" was never a franchise that was designed to last. The first film made a point of killing off every main character save one who was already dying of an inoperable brain tumor. But, when a movie grosses 100 times its budget filmmakers tend to find untapped wells of ingenuity.

"Saw VI" tells a story that is almost certainly incomprehensible to those who have not seen the previous five films. The entire plot hinges on the reveal of an element first introduced in "Saw III" and details the rise of a character who made his debut as a glorified extra. The entire twist ending is predicated upon one's memory of a secondary character who is never even on screen during this feature except during a brief flashback. It's some straight up "Star Trek" level minutia.

Because of this, a plot summary is useless. You either know what to expect, in which case it is best to see the movie completely cold, or you've already determined that you don't care. Suffice it to say, John "Jigsaw" Kramer and Amanda Young are still dead, (as they have been since part three) and Agent Hoffman is still on the loose, trying to teach more people to appreciate life. Then things get complicated.

"Saw" has always worked under a strange moral code, espousing a bizarre brand of carpe diem philosophy spoken by serial killer who seems to think that he is saving people by throwing them in pits of used needles or forcing them to cut off their feet. This philosophy has long been an albatross for the series because Jigsaw's ideas are, to put it bluntly, completely idiotic. The result of these tests would likely be a crippling case of post-traumatic stress disorder, not a moment of truth.

"Saw VI" works hard to solve this problem. For the first time in series history Jigsaw is shown to be maybe the slightest bit mentally unsound. This is a small but important step as the series makes infinitely more sense and is far more chilling if Jigsaw is taken as a David Berkowitz type instead of some sort of blood and guts Buddha. Simultaneous to this, the filmmakers have finally created a cast of victims who might well deserve their fate. Thinking back, it's actually quite surprising that it took five sequels to get to a trap where loan sharks are forced to contend with Shylock's infamous demand of "A pound of Flesh".

While many have anticipated a jump to the supernatural for several entries, few if any guessed that Saw would ever become a political story. You see, "Saw VI" is just as much about the current healthcare reform debate as it is about soap opera plot twists. In one scene Jigsaw literally says the words "Medical decisions should be made by Doctors and patients" before going on to equate HMO's with murderous thugs. And while the political polemic elements are perhaps a bit overcooked, they do imply a level of effort on the part of the filmmakers that goes beyond the call of duty. The social consciousness of Jason Voorhees' sixth outing began and ended with a happy face symbol made of blood.

Longtime series editor Kevin Greutert moves to the director's chair for this entry and his experience with the franchise shines through. He has clearly been planning for this opportunity for quite some time, and he makes the most of it, combining the indie grunge of the original with the flashy scene transitions of the sequels all while expanding the color palette, steadying the ADHD afflicted cinematography and toning down the ultra-violence.. This is almost certainly the best looking part six the horror genre has ever seen. Keeping pace with the direction is a slick, fast, and occasionally inventive screenplay by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who handedly outdo their work on the previous two films.

Everything that was wrong with the five previous films is still wrong here. The sets still look like those of a movie made for about a million dollars, the actors are mostly second rate and the logic is tenuous within a real world scenario. The dialogue is occasionally as cringe inducing as the gory set pieces and the script makes excessive use of expository tape recordings in place of legitimate character development. And yet, I had a damn good time.

This film is easily the best since part two, and somehow actually made me want to see part seven. For those already invested in the series "Saw VI" is a Halloween treat. It's smarter than the previous three and it features some of the series most interesting traps. It even gives you a little something to talk about after the credits roll. Most will hate it sight unseen, but those who show up to watch, "Saw VI" is better than it has any right to be.

I thought this movie was just as good as the first one if not maybe better. I'm giving it a 7 just because Im a really tough grader but be assured this is a really great movie. Im a pretty big fan of the Saw series and have liked every one but this one may take the cake along with the original. This Saw was actually a movie and had a plot behind it and also revealed a lot of unanswered questions from the other Saw's. It wasn't just a filler type movie like I thought the other ones were. There are a lot of good twists and turns but without giving anything away just play close attention and you will be able to figure the stuff out on your own before it happens. But still a great movie. Well worth the 8 dollars

I found Parts II, III and IV of the Saw series increasingly tedious, so much so that I left it six years before watching Part V. I was pleasantly surprised, then, to (eventually) find that the fifth instalment marked a turning point, the plot-line becoming a bit more interesting with Agent Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) taking on the mantle of Jigsaw, the gore being even more graphic, and the makers clearly taking matters with a welcome pinch of salt (the extreme nature of some of the gruesome traps bordering on self-parody). I was having fun at last.

The series continues to improve with Part VI, which develops the Hoffman character further, ladles on even more revolting splatter, and steadfastly refuses to get bogged down with trifling matters such as the cash, time, and skill required to build such amazing methods of torture. Part VI simply gets on with entertaining the fans, with a twisty-turny narrative and bucket-loads of the red stuff.

This time around, Jigsaw has assembled a group of despicable life-insurance business-people, and proceeds to teach them that choosing between life and death should not be an easy decision to make. As a result, bodies are blasted, crushed, hung, and, in the film's most revolting scene, melted from the inside with a highly corrosive acid. Meanwhile, the F.B.I. are closing in on Hoffman, although Kramer's wife Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell) also has a surprise in store for the deviant agent. Rather surprisingly, this satisfyingly sick chapter has left me looking forward to more Saw.

7.5/10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

My title says it all really. Yeah the Saw films are all pretty much the same torture but telling a long winded story and this film delivers what you would expect from Saw only much more. It ties up all the loose ends and its so easy to follow, understandable, not ambiguous in anyway and gives a full explanation into the whole entire Saw series. If you have seen the rest you have to see this, to understand really why the others are there. I would go so far as to this this and the first Saw film are by far the best in the series, this one being because it all makes sense! Don't worry torture porn fans, its still gruesome and bloody with similar sort of 'games' but believe me when i say, these do make more sense this time. I gave it 7 out of 10

6 - not the right number next to a movie title. There are exceptions of course, but the Saw series is not it. In the sixth part it shows on all fronts. While watching the movie I found myself comparing it to the episode of ordinary TV show. Flashbacks from previous episodes, cheap effects (by the way worse than some of the TV series), weak performance by actors and the plot line that no longer can surprise you. All that brings down the movie value to almost a bare minimum, saving that last star or two for the next Saw movie in 2010. Next year's Halloween again. Say...commerce? Speaking of which, the future is pretty grim for the Jigsaw according to the interest that has been shown to the Saw 6. The message is clear: cow is dry and the glue factory awaits. There's only Lionsgate left to understand this simple truth.

Definitely the most political of the saw franchise, but not in a bad way, this film goes through the politics of health insurance and how corrupt it can be, it fits perfectly for the saw franchise and the the added flashbacks add a lot to the already amazing messaging. The traps in this movie are some of the most interesting and the detective cat and chase is a lot more interesting and tense. The saw traps in this movie also feel much more important to the main plot unlike saw IV and V. There is a lot of convoluted and retconning to the story and while it all makes sense it can feel a bit much when every movie seemingly adds more details to previous movies, that being said I think it makes rewatches more interesting and makes the franchise itself more interesting. It's a very good saw movie but still not quite as good as the original trilogy.

I remember that feeling i had when watching the first Saw movie. At first i walked in with the notion from the trailer that it was going to be some lame "torture" movie... I then remember walking out afterwards going "OMG...OMG....OMG..." When i first heard they were making a second one, i was extremely happy. Then i walked out of Saw 2 feeling empty.. like i had just watched a lame cash in sequel. For whatever reason i kept coming back.. Premiere day... I'd be there to watch the next one. Saw 3 i left feeling way better then the 2nd one.. The 4th one i remember walking out going "Wtf.. what a lame new jigsaw..". The 5th one i had the distinct thought "Omg.. that was just a total filler movie and nothing was gained from it..." Six i didn't exactly have high hopes for...

But Thank... GOD... Saw 6 is not only just a good sequel but its actual a great movie on its own. The moral dilemma William faces as part of "his" game throughout the movie... real powerful choices. The traps (as always..) gory as all hell.. but the emotion behind the decisions and ending of all the traps.. sends a shiver down my spine. And the ending twist AND scene... I wont spoil it but my GOD.. You thought agent Straham had a powerful will to live in that intro scene to 5, You ain't seen nothing yet.

Mainly though.. The story.. One thing this chronicle of the series does nicely as well, is tie up SO many questions that have been still hanging from way back to even Saw 3 (with a couple of new ones added just for the next ones..). I found that even though i thought 4 and 5 were average on their own... After seeing this one, it amplified and made them.. i don't know.. make sense.

Just like a jigsaw.. as each piece is layed down... the entire picture starts to make sense. Bring on Saw 7!!!!!

I am going to say it up front. The Saw series is a guilty pleasure of mine. That being said the last couple have not really engaged me all that much. After this one though, consider me back in the fold. Longtime series editor turned first time director Kevin Greutert has recharged the series and injected something these films have lacked since the beginning: humor.

Saw VI starts with a bang. You know right off the bat that this isn't the same dead serious almost somber type of Saw film you're used to. I'm going to give Greutert and company the benefit of the doubt here and assume that this is by design. You know when Jigsaw is putting people in traps for smoking too much that your tongue should be firmly planted in cheek. This film is also much more open and colorful than previous films. After the claustrophobic Saw V that seemed to take place in only three different rooms this is a welcome change of pace. Also the traps here are much more inventive than V and maybe even IV (nothing will best III in my mind for sheer over the top-ness). The amount of twists and surprises is also plentiful and really do help bring the game full circle. This is definitely not the transition film that the last one was and it really left me to wonder where exactly they can go from here. The twists and turns of the plot are not something I want to give away as its part of the fun but suffice to say if you've stuck with the series up until now you won't feel gipped as you walk out of the theater. The film follows Hoffman as he tries to stay one step ahead of the FBI while conducting a game involving John Kramer's insurance broker William who is put through a series of tests involving his co-workers. The film moves at a breakneck pace cutting back and forth between the two main plot threads while also throwing in the now famous Saw flashbacks to fill in the gaps of all the past movies. I was never bored and special mention has to be given to Greutert for really keeping this thing from getting bogged down in the procedural aspects that really plagued the last few films. This is balls to the wall entertainment and it delivers while also winking and nodding along the way. Saw also gets extremely topical here for the first time and the main thrust and theme of this film will hit home to anyone who even has a passing knowledge of current affairs in this country.

The only negatives I can really point out in the film is some of the suspect acting but again this might be done on purpose through the director's eyes to inject some humor without resorting to having Jigsaw or Hoffman crack jokes Freddy Krueger style while they dispense moral justice. We haven't gotten there yet, maybe Saw X. The other problem I had was that some of the back story really pushed the suspension of disbelief but I guess I shouldn't nit-pick because that has been a problem as far back as Saw II and is needed to stretch out this far anyway.

All in all this is easily the best Saw since the 2nd one and I am glad to see the series get back on track after the CSI elements of the last two films. This is Saw how I like it: down and dirty and over the top. Bring on Saw VII!

For six years, the traps of Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) are worked with sadism and horror, in greater or lesser proportions, in a plot that seems to have no end. The first films are great demonstrations of how suspense and tension can be worked in a film that simply aims to show a serial killer who, because he finds life precious, exposes people to situations that make them appreciate it. So it was with Amanda (Shawnee Smith), faithful follower of the sick and sick Jigsaw. Alongside them also appeared Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor), who since the previous film has been at the forefront of the assassin's legacy. The problem with "Saw 5" was precisely to transfer this power of judgment from Jigsaw to Hoffman, which makes him ham and unsympathetic, something that not even Jigsaw and all his sadism were.

Although it owes a lot to the first three films, this sequence manages to be more interesting, mainly because it tries to outline a social criticism about a very controversial topic in the contemporary context: the health system of the American population. Now under the direction of editor Kevin Greutert, already in tune with the mood of the series and with the script again signed by the duo Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (responsible for Saw 4 and 5), this sixth part invests in more digs in the central story of a man with cancer who decides to show people the real value of a full life. This time, the game manipulates Umbrella Health Vice President William Easton (Peter Auterbridge), a corrupt health insurance entrepreneur who lets his patients die for the company to profit more.

Starting right where the fifth film left off, the production introduces us to Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) as the successor to Jigsaw (Tobin Bell, in flashback). Winner of the game that ended Agent Strahm's (Scott Patterson) life, Hoffman manages to momentarily divert the attention of the police, and thus ministers the sickening deadly pastime with the manager of Umbrella Health, in a body count unprecedented in the series. The game involving William Easton involves a board with four tests and for 60 minutes he will have to pay for being the representative of the agency that denied health insurance to the mastermind known as Jigsaw. Among those involved, we have their subordinates, considered accomplices in their scams, in games that force the entrepreneur to determine who should die or live. The motto, however, does not involve the life of William, but of people who are being punished in front of the boss, having their lives marked out before the final decision that always defines the salvation of one, to the detriment of the other.

Over its 90-minute duration, Saw 6 follows a more traditional pattern of using cameras, with punctual flashbacks, but without the excesses of Playstation Aesthetics of the previous sequences. Soundtrack, editing and art direction show no innovation, just the most of the same. The idea of a character overcoming phases for the outcome remains more evident, reinforcing the "game" character of the narrative. The police tone remains, but there is a coating of the horror genre, which makes the narrative hybrid. Hypocrisy is another absurd aspect and a common thread in the plot, not unlike previous films. A man who smoked a lot, that is, did not value the fullness of a healthy life, must pay for it and is placed in a game involving the ability to breathe, along with William, an apparently more resistant man. To those involved, my vote of indignation: please tell another hypocritical joke!

As a matter of fact, the script for this sixth chapter is an almost carbon copy of the script for the last few films. At all times, it is mandatory to have a different twist to give an air of mystery and suspense, and thus deceive the public whenever possible. Since the first movie, they created a kind of shared universe of assassins and killing games that went nowhere and here is another bad chapter. The idea was always to make the legacy of Jigsaw continue with new assassins having to create death traps and so on. Saw VI does not deviate from this pattern created and tries to add new facts that in reality are useless, besides being poorly approached and without depth.

Some fans could blame Hoffman for the change, after all he had already killed without guilt in the last episode. However, the last such games are still cards with rules and goals created by Jigsaw, left in his will. The victims are a powerful executive of a private health insurance company and the people who orbit around him, like greedy young people who make a living looking for ways not to pay the dying person, their other employees, a sensational reporter, and more FBI agents, who are getting closer and closer to uncovering Hoffman's secret.

The traps are no longer ingenious and become just a pretext to kill victims, but they work very well all the time. Seeking to recover what the fifth film didn't deliver - violent and creative deaths - this sixth part already starts with a game with a proposal. Simone (Tanedra Howard) and Eddie (Marty Moreau) wake up face to face separated by a grid and a scale, the game is this: whoever provides more meat to the scale in 60 seconds won't die with a device similar to a drill. To their heads. The curious thing is that Eddie is fat and has nowhere to get meat to put on the scale, while Simone is thin and needs to be "creative" to get rid of death. This aspect makes the situation even hilarious, but as time passes, we witness one of the best openings in the series.

After that, we have the capture of William and the beginning of his tests, which, while different from the other features, resume the creativity that is so necessary to make the games attractive to the public. The Breathing Masks "Oxygen Trap" (Air Masks); The Barbed Wire Nooses (Platforms); The Steam Room; Aaron/Emily/Gena/Dave/Shelby/Josh - The Carousel (better known as Wheels of Death - Carousel Trap) have very different aspects, but they are all directly linked to William and the policy of his health insurance company, whose The objective was to show how unfair or flawed these policies are, which end up taking into account factors that decide who should live and who should die without taking into account the will of each person to live. With these games, the objective is to make it clear that the decision of who lives and who dies is not so simple and that when the blood of those who live or die is in their hands, the situation is completely different. All of them are creative, cruel and pass the anguish they should pass.

The positive is that Saw is finally moving towards a more politicized debate, criticizing the current and weakened health system in the United States. However, it does so in a wrong way, betraying its own principles. In this sixth film, games are no longer just a way of teaching people the importance of life to become personal revenge. Thus, deaths are no longer consequences of sins practiced throughout a lifetime and become murders. Despite working on the basis of the sketch, replete with a pretentious political anchorage that perhaps legitimized the film as a forceful criticism of the contemporary context, the production fails due to the didacticism of the critic, but it manages to be more interesting than its last two predecessors, especially with regard to aspects of character development.

Health plans set a specific limit on annual expenses, so they feel entitled to refuse to establish health insurance for patients with a history of chronic or pre-existing illness. This is what happens to John Kramer, Jigsaw's social name, when he looks to Umbrella Health for collaboration in an investment that involves research, but with a lot of expenses, for the less impactful development or the possible cure of his disease. The film, however, prefers to leave the critics only as a backdrop, aiming at the sadism of the traps that tear up bodies and lead their "sinners" to the most painful tests.

This chapter tries to bring some emotion to the story. Unlike the others, here we only have two main plots: William making his game while facing the traps and Detective Hoffman trying to throw the agents out of his way as a Jigsaw helper. And the two plots are even good, as well as the double plot twist (one of them predictable and the other that manages to mislead the public about the relationship between the participants in the games).

The first one brings some of the best pitfalls of the franchise, some scenes are even tense. Not out of fear or anything like that, but in anticipation, like the one where the company's lawyer has to go through a labyrinth filled with boiling gas that burns her skin. Perhaps the main mistake is simply the exaggeration of the traps, which despite being creative, are basically impossible to be set by one man and even more without anyone noticing.

Kevin Greutert, who edited the previous films, has now taken over as director and comes out soberer in the dramatic sequences, but when the intention is to show horror and blood, the director is unsuccessful. Allied to that, art direction and photography are less effective here, as in the previous film, losing some of the real and disgusting taste of the series. And believe me: being like this is good for the success of a franchise that likes to turn the public's stomach. Saw retains the actors, the photography (it's a challenge to take a random photo from some chapter of the series and tell which episode it belongs to), the soundtrack, the directing style, the editing, and so on. Kevin Greutert refrained from printing any personal marks, for the benefit of keeping the series in the safest possible territory. Still, this part is better than the previous one, it presents important points for the series, already starting to draw what should be the seventh and theoretically conclusive part of the series in theaters.

While I'll admit that this was indeed better than Saw V, I still did not like this movie at all. Ever since Saw IV, the series has become a total "Let's-try-to-come-up-with-as-many-gory-deaths-as-possible" game. I'm betting that a lot of the positive reviewers are either:

A)Easily pleased B)People who have not seen the movie and are giving it good reviews because they love the Saw movies C)A.D.D. teenagers who have not seen very many movies

Here, we've got Kevin Greutert in the director's chair. Now direction wise, he does a much better job than David HACKl. (I capitalized the first four letters for a reason- that's what HACKl is when it comes to directing). That said, this movie still sucked. It suffers from the same issues as Saw V- Too many flashbacks, rushed pacing, too many ideas with not enough time to pay attention to one specific detail.

However, where this is an improvement over Saw V is in many things. Tobin always delivers as Jigsaw and here he gives his best performance as Jigsaw. Jill is great too. I liked the overall look of the movie, and the gore was realistic looking too- not the CG crap like in Saw IV and V.

That is unfortunately where it stops. None of the traps are creative at all (the janitor trap? WTF). The movie was 75% flashbacks, which bored the hell out of me. The acting was bad as usual- but then again, with the exception of Jigsaw,when has the acting ever been good in a Saw movie. And that ending.Total bullshit! The second it was over, I thought "What the hell was that????".

In short, will I see Saw VII? Yes, but only because I just wanna see how the series will end up. It's impossible for one to think this would be a Freddy/Jason series, but it has turned out that way.

When i sat in the cinema to watch this movie. i was expecting it to be like all the other saw movies, full of goor and have a little story with a small twist at the end, but i was very wrong. the movie turned out the other way round it was small on goor but had more importance on the story line.

the movie starts with another brilliant trap, and also ends with you thinking whats going to happen next.

the movie leads down a certain path but eagle eyed viewer maybe able to figure out what is going to happen, if you haven't watch saw 5 i recommend you do the movie will make more sense that way, the important thing to remember the box John Cramer(Jigsaw) left for his wife. what happens in this movie is based on that box.

overall i liked the movie but as a person who enjoyed the goor would have appreciated some more of it. but i will still be there to watch saw 7 next year.

I remember watching original SAW almost year after it was released. I thought it was torture porn movie so I always avoid it, no matter how many of my friends told me it's good. After watching it, I realize I was wrong, since it was easily one of the best horror movies to be made in all that Scream\Remake era. It was original, refreshing and different approach to slasher genre (c'mon it's a slasher flick, don't tell me it's "psychological thriller"... You have a serial killer killing people in a gory way, only this time it's not usual Jason-killing-style). Sequels were classic cash in, some were good, some bad, but not one single manage to be good as original. While original had great plot and keep you guessing who the killer is, sequels were more like "Look how many ways we can kill people" and I didn't like them very much.

after dreadful part V I wasn't very exited to watch part 6... but I was wrong ... AGAIN. Part VI was everything that other sequels weren't. It was slower in pace, keep switching back between two main story lines, filled with some usual "saw flashback scenes".

This one takes place immediately where part V left off. It's the same old story, someone is captured by Jigsaw and put to test. In SAW VI traps were much much better then the last few sequels and way of "getting out" of them is much better filled with some moral and dramatic tone. You'll know what I am talking about once you see this movie.

but what really made SAW VI such a good movie for me are the last two minutes. I don't want to spoil it, but it shows that human will to live (by one of the characters being tested) is unmatched. Ending was nearly good as one from original SAW, now already infamous, when "dead man" from the center of the room rises and Adam's (main character in original) look on his face was "WTF?"