Monday, 17th May 2021 at 8:00 am
Chris Rock has arrived in the Saw franchise, with Spiral: From the Book of Saw releasing in actual real-life cinemas this week. And, as you’d expect from any new entry in the Saw pantheon, there’s a twist ending that may require some additional explaining.
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Despite the fact that Spiral changes up a lot of the Saw formula – with a new killer and a new puppet, and new stars in Rock and Samuel L Jackson – it just couldn’t resist a traditional Saw-sized twist at the end.
To be honest, we would’ve been disappointed if Spiral didn’t serve up some kind of flashback-laden shock in its final moments, soundtracked once again by the iconic ‘Hello Zepp’ music from the original Saw flick’s score.
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Saw franchise has scared audiences for almost two decades with nine films, including
Spiral: From the Book of Saw, that have trapped unwilling participants in life or death struggles. Stereotypically, this would label the franchise that James Wan and Leigh Whannell helped build a horror series, and to be fair, thereâs a good case for that image. However, thereâs another possibility thatâs been sitting on the table for quite some time, and itâs about time we acknowledge the possibility that the
Saw franchise is actually a soap opera in disguise.
You laugh now, but thereâs evidence that weâve collected to prove this as a fact. In a series as drenched in bloody hijinks as
Saw Franchise
Greetings, fellow fanpeople, and welcome to From Worst to Best! I’m Jeremy Thomas, and I’m here to take a look at a franchise and place the entries from…well, worst to best. Yeah, the title basically gives the format away, doesn’t it? Anyway, keep in mind that
this list is meant to be my personal opinion and not a definitive list. You’re free to disagree; you can even say my rankings are wrong but stating that an opinion is “wrong” is just silly.
This weekend, the
Saw franchise makes its return with
Spiral. The Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson starring film hopes to kickstart a series that was a hallmark of horror the mid- to late-2000s.