Flick Friday: Jigsaw 2017
Five years ago, today, the #1 movie at the box office was Jigsaw. Directed by the Spierig Brothers (identical twins Michael & Peter) and, written by Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldberg, it starred Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell (as Jigsaw), Callum Keith Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson, Clé Bennett, Laura Vandervoort, Paul Braunstein, Mandela Van Peebles, Brittany Allen, Josiah Black, Edward Ruttle, Michael Boisvert and Shaquan Lewis.
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.
IMDb Summary
The plot follows a group of people who find themselves forced to participate in a series of deadly “games” inside a barn. Meanwhile, the police investigate a new series of murders that fit the modus operandi of the eponymous Jigsaw Killer, who has been dead for almost a decade.
Wikipedia Summary
Trivia Bits:
♦ Tobin Bell stated that he was not interested in having John Kramer appear alongside other slasher horror icons in future films.
♦ Previously called “Saw: Legacy”, the title changed to “Jigsaw”, making it the first film to have Tobin Bell’s character’s name displayed in the title.
♦ The tagline for the film “Make America Bleed Again” derives from the motto instilled by a former president of the United States: Donald Trump, who inserted the mantra in his electoral speech “Make America Great Again”.
♦ The John Kramer fan site to which Eleanor Bonneville is a frequent visitor is entitled “Jigsaw Rules”.
&diams This is the first “Saw” film to feature a laser-related trap.
Honestly, I’ve never seen a “Saw” movie and have never wanted to. Blood and gore torture movies are not my choice for a good movie. It’s hard to watch, peeking out from behind the couch. ~Vic
October 28, 2022 at 6:36 PM
I have never been a fan of horror movies.
October 28, 2022 at 7:21 PM
I caught the original 1980 Friday the 13th today. AMC is all things scary this month. I was only 13 when it was released and too young to watch it…not that I would have, anyway. Watching it, today, I was struck by how very non-gory it was, in comparison to stuff, today. It is really tame.
October 28, 2022 at 7:22 PM
I was too young to see The exorcist when it came out but her and people were actually throwing up in the movie theater. When I finally did rent the movie actually found it quite humorous.
October 28, 2022 at 7:32 PM
In retrospect, as an adult, many horror flicks from the 70s & 80s are kind of funny. There is one old movie that I never want to see, despite it being from 1982…The Entity, supposedly based on true events.
October 29, 2022 at 7:21 AM
I don’t think I ever heard about that one. I have become very picky about the kind of movies I like to watch. I don’t like horror movies I don’t like movies about the mob and I don’t like comedies where something bad happens to the main character throughout the first 90% of the movie.
October 29, 2022 at 5:30 PM
I wouldn’t recommend it…too much rape material.
I am very picky when it comes to comedies. I am not into slapstick or silliness…sight gags and such. I lean more towards sarcastic humor.
Mob movies tend to be more violent, too.
One genre I do love is Sci-Fi.
October 30, 2022 at 9:23 AM
I like sci-fi too. I don’t know how to describe the comedies I like but examples would be The Blues Brothers, Animal House, Airplane, Beverly Hills Cop, and Austin Powers.
October 30, 2022 at 12:36 PM
I seem to lean more towards British humor. The last comedy (TV Show) that had me in stitches was Coupling (not the American version). I’m trying to remember the last comedy movie I enjoyed…🤔🤨
October 30, 2022 at 4:58 PM
I loved Benny Hill when I was young.
October 30, 2022 at 5:10 PM
He was funny. So was Paul Hogan, tho not a Brit.
October 30, 2022 at 6:27 PM
Crocodile Dundee? That was another good movie.
October 30, 2022 at 7:12 PM
Paul Hogan had an Australian show like Benny Hill many years ago. I can remember reruns as a kid, being imported to the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paul_Hogan_Show
October 31, 2022 at 12:48 PM
Oh, I should look to see if it is on YouTube.
October 28, 2022 at 8:33 PM
I can watch Nightmare on Elm Street, and even Hellraiser – Jig(saw) and Hostel are no hoes for me.
October 28, 2022 at 8:36 PM
I suppose I should be embarrassed… no hoes?
It’s supposed to be “no goes”.
Oh well, too quick on the click and slow on the editing. ***sigh
October 28, 2022 at 10:56 PM
No hoes! 😆 I am forever mistyping something, too.
I knew what you meant and if I’d been quicker, I could have corrected it for you. 😁☺️😉
October 28, 2022 at 10:53 PM
Nightmare…the original with Johnny Depp, I might could watch. Hellraiser, the Saw movies and Hostel…no. I do not find graphic torture entertaining.
October 28, 2022 at 8:57 PM
You know…this one wasn’t a normal slasher movie. I don’t like those…this one was smart and just as much of a thriller/mystery than horror. I actually liked this one.
October 28, 2022 at 10:58 PM
It was stated in some reviews that this “Saw” movie was purposefully toned down.
October 28, 2022 at 10:59 PM
Yes…like I said it was different. I would count it as a thriller in some ways.
October 28, 2022 at 11:07 PM
I love a good thriller. When the torture shows up or too much gore, I’m gone. 🤢🤮😵💫😖🥴
October 28, 2022 at 11:49 PM
Yea it does show some of that. It’s a guessing game at the end.
October 28, 2022 at 11:23 PM
I don’t mind horror movies but get turned off by over-the-top violence. This pretty much applies to any genre of film. In general, I feel the best movies are characterized by great plots, great acting and great camera work work, not violence and special effects.
October 29, 2022 at 12:38 AM
Amen. Well said!
November 6, 2022 at 10:56 PM
I love me some good horror movies – unfortunately we have been subjected to a lot of dime-store sequels as of late (hollywood out of creative ideas.. rehash the old). Haven’t seen this one – will check it out – thnx
November 7, 2022 at 1:56 PM
Yeah. *sigh* Most “reboots” are all “woke.” I have been digging around for old stuff, which can be hard to find.
I REALLY miss the old Sunday night TV movies…or any other day of the week. You know, the well written movies with TV actors, not the big superstars, were in? The only thing that paid for them were advertisers, not theatre tickets.
November 8, 2022 at 12:15 PM
Right with ya – although cheesy, I absolutely loved the Night Stalker TV series (with Darren McGavin).
November 8, 2022 at 1:23 PM
I remember watching those with my dad. Stuart Townsend didn’t do a bad remake.
Do you remember Michael Nouri as a vampire in 1979? Cliffhanger series…
November 10, 2022 at 2:21 AM
Was that the curse of vampire or dracula or something like that – vaguely remember that
November 9, 2022 at 11:07 PM
Yeah. The reviews explain the TV show & subsequent episodes:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078591/
November 8, 2022 at 12:18 PM
Hmm, seems to have lost my comment – just in case it did escape the wire, I am right with you. When I was a kid I loved the Night Stalker TV series with Darren McGavin – cheesy, but scared the crap out of me. Night Flier movie still gives me the creeps.
November 8, 2022 at 1:26 PM
I got it. I moderate my comments. I have had some nasties comment, so I approve or delete, individually.
Night Flier…I need to look that up.
November 8, 2022 at 1:28 PM
What year?
November 8, 2022 at 11:45 PM
1997 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119784/ I’m no fan of Stephen King (at least not any more, but this adaptation was pretty good …for ’97
November 9, 2022 at 1:19 AM
Thanks for the link. That is a King movie I missed.