Saw V (2008)

Hoffman is now the new "Jigsaw" and as so has trapped the only other living officer who was involved in the case.  Unfortunately for him, the officer finds a way to survive the Jigsaw trap and is saved in time. He may be the only person who can stop Hoffman in his tracks, Meanwhile, in between it all, a new game has already begun. And this time, they are playing with a different set of rules.

Directed by David Hackl, produced by Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg and Oren Koules. Written by Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan. Starring Betsy Russell, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor and Tobin Bell as John Kramer.

This one struck a bit of a nerve with me as the game that was set in motion, did not have anything to do with the actual story line, It seemed to basically be used so they could promote it as a Saw film but used it as filler to advance the continuing story between Hoffman and Strahm.

On that note, I did still enjoy the game and how it was played out differently this time around, I just feel like they had two different movies mashed up into one.

There were a lot of flashbacks of the first film with added scenes to show the audience how far back Hoffman has been involved in the game with John Kramer, which helped build up his back story and give the viewer a few more things to ponder upon.
 
Had they found a way to properly tie in both ongoing stories together other than the obvious "Jigsaw games" idea, I would have liked it much better. Otherwise, as two separate entities, they were both highly enjoyable and deserve a 6.5 out of 10.

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