Saw V

1 out of 5 Stars
The last few Saw movies have been oddly difficult for me to follow. I can't keep the characters straight (the corrupt detective dude looks almost identical to the dude with the hole in his throat). I don't understand the point of Jigsaw -- isn't he dead -- was this movie a flashback?
Also, the elaborate 'death' set ups are so insanely complicated. Where is Jigsaw (and his cohorts) getting the money to build these complex warehouse mazes? Where does he buy the supplies? When does he have the time to set up these machines/computers/video cameras, etc?

Saw IV

2 out of 5 Stars.
I waited a LONG time to see this one. Not by choice -- I fully intended to make a night of it with M. back when the film was in theaters but we could never seem to get our schedules synchronized (and also we were overly eager about the LES Haunted House). And now that I've seen this one on netflix? Eh, I'm glad I waited. This one was way too confusing for lil old me. Ex wives and lawyers? Detectives who all look the same? Were we trying for a law and order episode?

However, Jigsaw (you know, the freaky doll on the tricycle) is scary. Even in a brief 2 second shot -- scary, scary, scary. Though I admit he looks kinda silly in the image below.