Guest Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Saw VI might actually get beat by Paranormal Activity this weekend. I know that I'll be buying a ticket for Paranormal Activity and then sneaking into Saw afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Paranormal Activity has the Friday estimates. I certainly hope it trounces Saw. It deserves to. Might be the best theatrical horror film of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 These are early estimates, of course, but it looks like Paranormal Activity kicked the shit out of Saw VI! Paranormal Activity: $22 million (fifth week total, second week with a wide release) Saw VI: $14.8 million (first week) Where the Wild Things Are: $14.4 million (second week) Law Abiding Citizen: $12.7 million (second week) Couples Retreat: $11.1 million (third week) Astro Boy: $7 million (first week) The Stepfather: $6.5 million (second week) Cirque du Freak: $6.4 million (first week) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $5.6 million (sixth week) Zombieland: $4.3 million (fourth week) If these numbers pan out, this will be the worst opening for any movie in the Saw franchise: Saw: $18.3 million Saw II: $31.7 million Saw III: $33.6 million Saw IV: $31.7 million Saw V: $30 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Oh, Paranormal Activity did that in under 2000 theaters, whereas Saw VI was in just over 3000. HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I watched Paranormal Activity then jumped to Saw afterwards, which to me felt like eating a really good meal, then being forced to regurgitate it from my eyeballs 90 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I just finished Saw. What the fuck was the point in anything in this film? I don't mean in the joking "They just wanted to make money" way, I mean, what was the actual point in the film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I'm going to see it later tonight. (I would be watching it now, but I need to finish this PowerPoint project that's due tomorrow morning first.) Yeah. I can barely contain my excitement. But hey, at least I'm not going to give them any money. I'll buy a ticket for Couples Retreat or Zombieland and see Saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 God, was that ever dumb. Here's my biggest question at the moment (more will probably arise): Why did the mother who was trapped with her son say angrily, "We're in here because of your father"??? Their father was a victim of William, the insurance guy. They try to swerve you at the end by revealing them as not being related to William, so her line, and the inflection therein, makes absolutely no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 OK, I got Saw 6 from Netflix and I just started watching the movie. Right away I'm irritated. Oh, it's the evil bankers who are engaged in predatory loans. They must be punished. Yep, let's totally forget about irresponsible government policies that encouraged those loans, and let's totally forget about the borrowers that didn't have the personal responsibility to take a loan they could actually afford. It's all the banks' fault, and only the banks' fault. Who wrote this script? Barney Frank? Chris Dodd? I'm a politically active person and I have strong opinions on political issues. I keep those opinions off this site, because that's not what this is meant for. But it frankly honks me off that Lionsgate, right off the bat, is making a political statement in a horror movie and whaling on a favorite political scapegoat. I'm not saying the banks were right. I'm not defending the predatory lending practices that went on. I'm as annoyed as anyone at the billions upon billions in bailout money they got, with the blessing of both political parties. What I'm saying is it's very annoying to have a very complicated situation that led to the 2008 meltdown of the financial system boiled down to "it's the bankers' fault" by a bunch of Hollywood producers. I don't watch movies to get a political sermon. That's why I hated "The Day After Tomorrow." I watch movies to be entertained. (Or in the case of Saw VI, to be entertained by how terrible I expect this movie to be.) If I want a sermon, I will go to church. OK, rant over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Oh, look, the next villain is health insurance companies, denying claims based on the tiniest of technicalities. Another political scapegoat. This is starting to look like pure political propaganda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 It absolutely was, and we point that out in the Saw VI review on Earth-2.net: The Show. But it's not like these people involved in the Saw-movie-making process have ever shied away from cheap stunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 As a movie, Saw 6 was actually a lot better than I expected it to be. That wasn't hard to do, of course. The new Jigsaw is truly evil and wants to hurt people for the sake of it, unlike the first Jigsaw who followed some sort of warped and perverted "moral" code. It was refreshing to see... Jigsaw 2 get what was coming to him when Jigsaw 1's widow put him in the trap, even if he didn't die. I wouldn't give this one an F, because it looks like they actually made an effort this time. Had they left the political propaganda out of it, I would give it a generous D+. With the completely inappropriate political propaganda and demonization of business, I give it a D-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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