'Saw VII' Will Explode in Your Face

Am I the only who thinks 3-D horror films are a waste of time and money?

While some films may lend themselves to the technology (such as Burst, which is about exploding humans), the effect is usually lost on me. In the end, it almost seems like a distraction to prevent the audience from realizing your story is formulaic and conventional. The effect is lost once the film hits DVD, and although Blu Ray technology can emulate 3-D quite well, the overall impact is diminished considerably.

Given the recent spate of horror films being filmed in 3-D, it comes as no surprise that the Saw franchise will venture into the third dimension with 2010's Saw VII. Shock reports that the seventh installment in the seemingly never-ending franchise will feature a longer production time and be more expensive ... due to the conversion to 3-D.
Mark Burg, who serves as producer for Twisted Pictures, was beyond enthusiastic, stating, "We want to be able to build the sets that take advantage of depth. We're going to design traps that come at you. The pendulum trap that opened the last movie would have been great in 3-D."

Influenced by the mediocre gags in My Bloody Valentine 3-D and clearly underestimating the audience and their intelligence, he goes on to say, "A lot of the movie we're planning where the victim's eye, stuff is coming towards them.They're point of view. I think the audience wants some Bloody Valentine-type moments where the gun comes into the audience and stuff like that."

I'm part of the audience. I don't want any of that.

Saw VII will see Saw V director David Hackl behind the camera, with Saw veterans Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton writing the script.