SAW 6

Starring Tobin Bell and no one else worth mentioning other than Eddie Winslow from Family Matters in a terrible and useless roll.

There is one thing saving this movie from receiving my second ever zero star rating, and that's the message in this one. Jigsaw has a hard on for what he believes is right and wrong in all of these movies and this time around the rather timely subject is the American health care's massively flawed protocol. That aside, we have nothing new here in the slightest. The opening tries to out-gore the previous 5 flicks and to a degree it succeeds.
Gross for the sake of being gross and sloppy along the way, this entry seems painfully redundant and completely dumbed down. The effects are sub par and the set designs are identical to the previous entries. If you are into these gore-no type movies just for the different kill scenes, then you should still skip this one. The brilliance of the first Saw is long gone and the suspense of the sequel in non existent. I don't think I witnessed anything new at all. People were cut, crushed, and shot. Sound familiar? There is actually a scene with a woman who has a severed arm and the f/x are so lame compared to the same technology that was done to perfection more than a decade ago in Forrest Gump, it made me squirm with disappointment.
Sadly the film ends (no surprise) with a wide open door ready for the seventh entry to limp into in approximately 11 months.
Groan.
Even the previews were lame at this movie. The new Nightmare On Elm St preview looks god awful and the new Freddy seems to have a speech impediment. Once again an unoriginal movie is set to clog up theaters in the upcoming months. I hope I'm wrong on that one.
In the mean time, do yourself a favour and if you absolutely must see this movie because you've seen the previous 5, then see it on a cheap day or rent it.

Rating 1 sloppy kill out of 5

Trailer Park Boys Countdown To Liquor Day

Starring Ricky, Julian and Bubbles but sadly NOT Cory and Trevor

I had to get that out of the way first off. Apparent squabbles and money matters lead to the omission of two of my favourite characters in the legendary Canadian cast that is Trailer Park Boys. That big bummer aside, we have the second silver screen story concerning everyones pals in the park and this one isn't really breaking any new ground.
The story is irrelevant but for sticklers it concerns some kittens, some weed, some jail and some beat up cars. The production is sloppy and although you could say that the half assed look of it all is simply part of the lore, it sadly does not translate well onto the big screen this time around. The acting was sloppy and the jokes were stale.
That being said, I really enjoyed myself with this one. I mean, really, who cares about production value and performances with these guys. This one note story can be played out several more times and still draw laughs from hardcore fans. Leahy and his spot on drunk guy routine is on the same level as Dudley Moore in the Arthur movies and the gut on Randy is a spectacle to behold. So many other classic staples are in place as well and will surely tickle the funny bone of the fans and even casual first time viewers.
Sometimes you need to take a step back from the gloss and pomp of a Hollywood comedy and just let funny be funny. This movie is a classic case of "if it ain't broke" and to be honest its a welcome change from the Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock schlock that passes for comedies lately. Those are good movie types for all ages and junk but for some good old fashioned outrageous laughs, look no further than your own backyard for the newest in funny Canadian comedy exports. You're welcome world.

Rating 2 3/4 man whores out of 5