When it comes to "Chainsaw Horror", many fans will be painful and happy.
Although every time I watch it, I will be scared half to death by the horror scenes in the film, and I can't resist the sense of surprise brought about by the suspenseful brain-burning reversal in the film.
The Chainsaw Horror series began in 2004, with Wen Ziren directing the first film in the series.
At that time, it took only 5 days to prepare for filming, only 18 days to shoot, and all the actors did not have rehearsals.
Not only was the shooting time compressed to the shortest, but the production cost was also kept to a minimum, using only 1.2 million US dollars.
But no one expected that such a small-budget movie as "Chainsaw Horror" would cause such a big sensation after its release.
In the end, the film grossed $55.18 million in North America at a low cost of $1.2 million, a famous case in film history.
With the fame of director Wen Ziren, the IP of "Chainsaw Horror" has also become an evergreen series of horror films.
In the more than a decade since the success of the first Chainsaw Horror in 2014, sequels have been released.
Almost every one of them has won high box office at low cost, and today the Guinness Book of Records title of "the world's most successful horror film series" is still held by Chainsaw Horror.
Recently, this horror film has returned, and it is reported that the sequel "Chainsaw Horror 9" will softly restart the series, ignoring the ending in the third part and reopening the timeline.
The film is starring Chris Locke in "Fearless" and "Good Hairstyles" and Samuel Jackson, director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in "The Avengers".
In the trailer, the detective played by Chris Locke is handcuffed to a certain place, holding a saw, and seems to face the classic dilemma of whether to escape through self-harm.
When the BGM of "Chainsaw Horror" sounds, the little bicycle doll that has been everywhere since the first part appears, and the film is instantly injected with the soul.
Unfortunately, tobin Bell, the veteran actor who played "Vertical Saw" this time, did not appear in the cast.
As the soul of the Chainsaw Horror series, the character of "Vertical Saw" has never been absent from the first to the eighth, and even after the character's death, it appears in the film through various flashbacks.
This time the 9th soft reboot of "Chainsaw Horror", the ending of the death of "Vertical Saw" will be rewritten, and what kind of new appearance he will be resurrected has also aroused heated discussion among many fans.
In fact, after the release of Wen Ziren's pioneering first "Chainsaw Horror", because the film was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the sequel always felt unsatisfactory.
Whether it is on foreign Rotten Tomatoes or domestic film review websites such as Douban, the reputation of the "Chainsaw Horror" series has shown a downward trend.
This is mainly a problem with the script, and the reason why the first part of "Chainsaw Horror" was successful was because the film was not only terrifying and bloody, but also integrated into other elements.
Two of these elements are very important in the Chainsaw Horror series.
The first ethical question and reflection on human nature, the film conveys this idea by designing the character of the "vertical saw".
He is both a trap killer and an old gentleman who teaches people to do things, and whether it is right or wrong to punish the evil person with lynching has aroused the audience's interest in the film.
The other is the "game" attribute in the movie.
The "Vertical Saw" and its disciples use a series of bizarre terrorist mechanisms to achieve their goals, allowing victims to escape the trap by self-harming and stimulating their desire to survive.
The design of the mechanism and the layout of the game are like the lubricant of "Chainsaw Horror", which allows the audience not only to be attracted by the horror of the picture, but also to fully feel the fun of the plot.
However, in many subsequent sequels, these two elements have not been properly shaped, resulting in many fans thinking that the sequel is more like a "two-bloody slurry film".
However, many netizens still expressed their expectations for "Chainsaw Horror 9", which will be directed by Darren Lynn Bows, who has directed three films in the series.
Previously, the second and third Douban scores directed by him both exceeded 8 points, which is a good result in the sequel.
The writers are co-written by Pete Goodfinger (Chainsaw Horror 8: Vertical Saw), Josh Storberg (Piranha 3D) and Chris Locke.
Saw Horror 9 will also be the most expensive in the franchise's history, claiming to be the best and most powerful script since the first.
Would you expect a reboot of Chainsaw Horror?
Bluestone Film Editorial Department 丨Leslie