Saw just right for Halloween Horrors MM#2

With the sixth installment of in theaters, many tought this would just be another flub, like Saw V. I was hoping that Saw 6 would be able to redeem the Saw franchise after its previous installment the year before. I didn't have high expectations, but I am happy to say that Saw VI exceeded my expectations and was actually one of the best of the series.
Saw 1-3 will always be considered the best in the series, as it began to start going downhill after that. When people began hearing that there would be a Saw 4 and 5, they sighed and would say, "another one?" This never ending franchise has always been able to provide incredible twists that keep the viewers interested but the gore for some can be way over the top.
I have always enjoyed these movies because the story and the traps along with the twists are just so incredible. You never know what is happening, or who is who and it just makes for incredible endings which always keep you waiting and guessing for the next one.
Of course the brain is always working during these movies. Rational thinking to figure out what is going on, what would you do to survive. Limbic through the music and images. When that Saw music kicks in you know something big is about to go down.
Without giving anything away for those that have ever seen it, the very first movie's ending blew my mind and I was hooked ever after.
Productions techniques can be seen all through out this through the editing, timing and elaborate sets.
The biggest technique used has to be value messages. Most people who have never seen these movies think its just a gore fest of a man killing innocent people. This is not the case, as it is people who don't respect thier own lives and are actually not good people.
The book notes that the 1997 introduction of DVDs skyrocket movie renting. Also with the use of surround sound and HD televisions it is almost like being in a movie theater. Many people have said that they will just wait for the movie to come out rather than spend the money to watch in a crowded theater. Without the creation of the vhs and then the DVD, this wouldn't have ever become a possibility and our only way to watch movies was to go to the cinema.
Rotten tomatoes said that this is one of the better Saw movie, but is still a gore fest that will take away the enjoyment for many.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saw_VI/
I think the Saw franchise is a good one, while it will never be as good as they were in the beginning, Saw franchise took a step forward by redeeming itself with this newest installment and 6 is definetly one I would recommend.

http://www.saw6film.com/main.html

Not a Zombie Hater MM#1

Recently I went to see the movie Zombieland. It looked like it would be kinda funny, but I didn't have huge expectations. However, I was very surprised with what I saw. You became connected with the characters and I felt the movie was really funny. My friends both agreed, one thought it was an incredible movie while another thought it was pretty good. Most zombie movies I feel are dumb and just a gore fest, but this movie combined awesome scenes through production techniques and of course the key element to enjoying this movie, humor.
Humor is what made this movie what it is. I was laughing throughout, rather than just at certain points like in some movies. It revised a rather "dead" genre in the zombie movie category and made a really well done production. Some other techniques that were included was the use of music, triggering the limbic brain and using testimonial by including a famous celebrity, which I will not give the name of for fear of giving to much away. Another technique used throughout was timing, through when certain music hit to give emphasis on scenes and shooting to quick scenes, such as zombie kill of the week.
Obviously critics agreed because this movie was given an 88% on the website rottentomatoes. According to our textbooks, "With climbing film costs, creating revenue from a movie is a formidable task. Studios make money on movies from six majour sources. First, the studios get a portion of the theater box-office revenue-about 40 percent of the box office take. Overall, box-office receipts provide studios with approximately 20 percent of a movie's domestic revenue." Zombieland did well at the box office, grossing close to $61 million. Overall I feel this is the best zombie movie to date, due to it use of humor which made the movie what it is and would recommend to anyone.