Even the vengeful Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) couldn't see this trap coming. Every sequel to the Saw franchise that began in 2004 has opened north of $30 million. Not this time, horror fans. Saw VI had to settle for a puny half that much, debuting in its traditional pre-Halloween spot. WTF? It wasn't the movie's fault. Saw VI, taking a satirically serrated edge to, of all things, HMOs, is actually better than the last two entries in the series. And it has decent reviews to prove it.
Watch Saw VI star Tobin Bell on Off the Cuff With Peter Travers
What Jigsaw didn't count on was Paranormal Activity, launched by Paramount with a viral promo campaign that really caught fire. This weekend Paranormal grabbed a massive $22 million from fewer than 2,000 screens. Saw VI, on over 3,000 screens, took in only $14.8 million, making it the box-office shame of the series. My advice to Jigsaw in Saw VII? Go back in time and trap that yuppie paranormal couple in their bedroom with the nastiest torture trap you can devise.
Do you want to play a game? What's the best torture trap that Jigsaw has cooked up in the six films so far. When I interviewed Tobin Bell recently here at Rolling Stone, he chose the brain surgery on his own Jigsaw character in Saw III as the scariest. There is much to be said for the merry-go-round massacre in Saw VI, but I'd go for the harrowing crawl through 100,000 hypodermic needles in Saw II. Name your own favorite Saw trap. And I want to know how many of you out there have actually seen all six Saw movies.
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mr goldskin | November 17, 2009 8:39 AM
paranormal activity is the scariest movie iv ever seen.Not even halloween(1978) comes near to beating it.PAranormal activity is the horror movie of the century.
victoria winters | November 2, 2009 9:02 AM
there's something seriously wrong with any appreciation of these movies. the celebration of cruelty and suffering is a statement of just how low our society has sunk. this isn't horror, it is tribute to sadism. that my fellow citizens are reveling in it leaves me with nothing but despair for the future of this country.
JP | October 26, 2009 10:37 PM
I only watched the first "Saw" movie. I was interested in it because of the actors they had in it: Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, and Michael Emerson. When those characters got killed and maimed in the first movie, I found no reason to watch any of the sequels.
Brian | October 26, 2009 5:48 PM
I'm not sure if I can spot a favorite, but I haven't seen 6 yet. I though 4 and 5 had lacking traps, though the bed trap in 4 is one of my favorites. Gives me chills every time I see it. I'd like to acknowledge everything in the 1st film, the whole house in 2 (each individual wasn't the best), the cross in 3, bed in 4, and nothing really in 5.
Travers is the Man | October 26, 2009 4:20 PM
What are you talking about Travers? I thought you would be dancing for joy. I am. These movies suck. They deserve to die and disappear into the filmstocks of straight to DVD hell.
hdbngr63 | October 26, 2009 3:00 PM
Damn, you took mine. I would agree, the needles in Saw II is definitely the worst. I watched Saw II again last night, and I still can't watch that scene. I haven't seen all the films. I've seen I-III and V, but I haven't seen IV and VI. I and II are good films, but I despise III and V.
David | October 26, 2009 1:08 PM
Head trap in the first movie, I refuse to acknowledge the other movies.