"Shawnee Smith will in fact be filming brand new scenes for Lionsgate's Saw VI. All of her scenes will be flashback sequences (because she's dead), while the biggest news is that she will play a major role in the outcome of the film."
This quote, from Bloody-Disgusting, doesn't do much to shed light on the new plot, but it does put the audience in an odd predicament - do we actually want Amanda back?
Last year's Saw V suffered, in my eyes, from its overly complex and reaching plot. It tried to take too many concepts, stuff them together with flashbacks, and serve it on a platter. The cohesion of the original Saw was lost as filmmakers struggled to tie up loose ends from the other films in the franchise that weren't exactly loose to begin with.
Here again, we learn that Saw VI will delve into the past again, although it seems Amanda and Jigsaw's past couldn't become any more complicated. In the other films, their relationship was basically narrated to the point where it doesn't seem possible to fit another story arc in. This is especially worrying with the news that Smith will be a major player in the film's wrap-up. Where can the filmmakers go now with Amanda, and if they do manage to find some sort of loophole to work on, will the audience want to go there?
If the sales from Saw V's box office are any indication, the answer is a resounding yes. But as they keep tacking on the Roman numerals to the moniker, I'm getting more and more frustrated with the lack of quality and the overreaching, muddled plots; if these Amanda flashbacks don't pan out, Saw may just lose a lot of its more analytical and critical fanbase.
Source: Arrow in the Head
3 COMMENTS:
I'm not surprised since she was such a big part of that Scream Queens show where they were looking for the "star" of the next Saw movie. Given the girl that won, the movie doesn't look too promising!
I have actually never seen any of the SAW films. My wife and I started the first one but the disk was screwed up and about half way through through stopped playing and then a friend of hers totally spoiled the ending and I never bothered to finish the film. Probably will finish it one day.
Anyway, I like the new layout and banner. The red font on black background is becoming too common now for horror blogs. This is easy on the eyes and the scene from Suspiria looks sharp.
Take care
Bill
Jenn - I did not see the Scream Queen thing, but going off of your opinion on it, I won't be expecting much.
Uranium Willy - I would check out the original Saw anyway, as it's pretty entertaining. Thanks for the compliment on the layout! I was really flip-flopping about what new style to try out.
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