Comments on: The “Saw” franchise finds pleasure (and profit) in pain. http://jeffwinbush.com/2009/10/24/the-saw-franchise-finds-pleasure-and-profit-in-pain/ UNAPOLOGETIC. VAINGLORIOUS. MULTIFARIOUS. JUST AUDACIOUS Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:52:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Natasha Bennett http://jeffwinbush.com/2009/10/24/the-saw-franchise-finds-pleasure-and-profit-in-pain/#comment-1140 Sat, 08 May 2010 04:58:26 +0000 http://jeffwinbush.com/?p=1410#comment-1140 I really find no point in excessive blood and gore, yet I liked the Saw films. It’s an interesting concept that the antagonist wants his victims to live, and while the acting isn’t exactly oscar-material, there is always some twist at the end that usually fools me. I wouldn’t compare Saw to, for example, Hostel, and call it a straight torture porn. Actual thought goes behind the plot and characters, more so than most slasher flickers.

It should also be noted that every year the Saw films have a blood drive for the Red Cross, and so far they have raised tens of thousands of pints of blood. Because of this I would say that it’s a benefit these movies are being made.

Cheers,
Natasha

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