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With everyone else dead and rotting, it's up to Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) to continue Jigsaw's murderous traditions. When he feels that his identity might be discovered, the killer has to use all his training as a detective to track down anything--and anyone--that might expose him.Product Identifiers
ProducerOren Koules, Mark Berg
EAN5060052416599
eBay Product ID (ePID)72507344
Product Key Features
ActorMeagan Good, Betsy Russell, Carlo Rota, Mark Rolston, Julie Benz, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Laura Gordon, Greg Bryk
Film/TV TitleSaw 5
DirectorDavid Hackl
LanguageEnglish
Run Time92 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2009
FormatBlu-ray
FranchiseSaw
FeaturesWidescreen, Audio Commentary with Director David Hackl and First Assistant Director Steve Webb \Audio Commentary with Producers \Oren Koules and Mark Burg and Executive Producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine \The Pendulum Trap \The Cube Trap \The Coffin Trap \The Fatal Five \Slicing the Cube: Editing the Cube Trap
GenreHorror/Occult, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationContinuing on with its story despite the death of namesake killer Jigsaw in the third installment, SAW V concerns itself with detailing who will carry on with his bloody work. Director David Hackl, the production designer on the previous three films, retains their familiar charnel house look. Though there are fewer grisly death sequences, faithful viewers will enjoy the creative plot twists. The film opens with a man strapped to a table above a pendulum. As the sharp blade begins swinging over his stomach, he has only a minute to stop it by inserting his hands into a device that will crush them. When the machine malfunctions, it's clear that it wasn't the work of the meticulous Jigsaw. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) continues the investigation he began in the previous film, only to wake up to find himself wearing a glass helmet filled with water. With a minimum of self-mutilation, he escapes and continues his investigation with the hunch that Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) is somehow involved in the new rash of killings. Before long, a new group of strangers wakes up in Jigsaw's lair to face a series of brutal tests, and Jigsaw's ex-wife, Jill, is given a mysterious box at the execution of his will.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>An enormously popular and critic-proof series, SAW gives its fans what they want--creatively executed blood and guts. The fifth instalment in as many years, SAW V is more subdued in that department, but the sequences it does contain deliver the goods. Several lengthy flashbacks also allow Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) to make a few appearances. While SAW V isn't the place for beginners to start, those who have stuck with the story this far will find it a fitting entry, happy that SAW VI is just around the bend.
ReviewsVillage Voice - SAW V director David Hackl, who conceived most of the elaborate contraptions in prior installments, brings an enthusiasm to the table that Darren Lynn Bousman (SAWs II-IV) seemed to have lost last time around
ScreenwriterPatrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorKevin Greutert
Movie/TV TitleSaw 5
Director of PhotographyDavid Armstrong
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence