Saw: A Franchise Deep Dive

[@HauntedHippie]

Update: SAW XI WAS JUST ANNOUNCED!!!!

[@ScarletStarAudios]

Holy crap! So excited!

[@ericzagranis1978]

Saw XI and Terrifier 3 being released only weeks apart! Fall 2024 can't come fast enough!!!🤘🤘

[@cooliostarstache5474]

The Games Have Only Just Begun

[@133thefallen]

It’ll most likely be a direct sequel possibly showing more involvement from Dr Gordon, setting up the more complex traps, and Amanda slowly losing faith in John’s methods giving us her character from the third movie. Not the biggest fan but I tried to follow the story as convoluted as it may get. Nice color on the ascot btw

[@cooliostarstache5474]

@@133thefallen What I'm hoping for is for John to make Hoffman and Amanda work together on a game in preparation for Saw III. There's tension and "sibling" rivalry as they have to work as a team putting the game together. It explores the origins of their rivalry and maybe how Hoffman discovered Amanda was there the night Jill miscarried. And Cecilia should play a big part in Amanda growing disillusioned with John's philosophy

[@bluedragon77]

I worked on jigsaw and just wanted to say, there was actually a ton of practical gore and effects in the movie, but for some reason they cut a lot of it in favor of cgi.. For example, the spiralizer trap.. You barely see his body get all torn up but there wa s a full lifesize dummy of him and it was gnarly.. his body was completely torn up.. also the dude on the autopsy table, is one of the most realistic looking bodies i have ever seen.. you can see his entire brain and insides. none of that is shown or barely.. not to mention full scenes cut..

[@HauntedHippie]

What!!!!! 😩

[@bluedragon77]

@HauntedHippie we filmed it in a month. We even went 4 or 5 days over schedule. And every night was consistently finished around 4:00 in the morning. It was brutal. I have tons of pictures from all of the Saw movies also if you want I can message you on Instagram and talk more about it.

[@domphilbrick]

47:15 Tobin Bell responding “Of course” to the question “Are you Jigsaw in real life?” was absolutely perfect 😂 This is the first time I’ve seen most of these clips of him, so this is making my day lol Btw, nice ascot!

[@HauntedHippie]

Hahaha he had me cracking up, made the research a delight

[@viceversar-do1cn]

Well, THESE movies didn't wallop me quite the same way they seemed to many other people. But, then again, I'm no virgin to F’d up ultra-violent cinema. I've grown up watching flicks like Pieces, Make Them Die Slowly (Cannibal Ferox), Faces of Death, The Gore Gore Girls, Pink Flamingos, Female trouble, Maniac, New York Ripper, Eraserhead, Henry; portrait of a Serial killer, Blood Sucking Freaks and the sort. And THAT has no doubt sort of soothed the impact for me.

[@journeyofsound397]

You found an old spill audio clip. Spill is now double toasted and love those guys

[@ResidentEvilWiz]

I genuinely love the philosophy behind this franchise. It’s because of these movies I value my life a lot more after my near fatal car crash 3 years ago

[@Samakain]

Yo, i love the way you bring old ass KZbin reviews into your essays as sources. These things are products of love and passion and are entirely viable as reference material. And it's great to see it being referenced as the archive that it actually is.

[@spiceupyourafterlife]

While the Saw franchise isn't a HUGE favourite of mine, it does make happy to know that it was made with love. The cast and crew were clearly passionate about the project and looked to have a lot of fun making it, so that's always nice to see.

[@greysanatoemy5439]

Kylie is the queen of deep dives! I absolutely love them. You put so much time and effort in them, and it really shows! Love ya

[@edwardwalsh2766]

I'm not pronouncing "montage" any other way than the way Tobin Bell says it at 32:56

[@josefa.trinidad4137]

Another great video, I've only seen parts 1, 3, & 4. I need to binge the whole series now. Wow, that ascot you were wearing was huge. 😜

[@abyanfilms]

I can feel the hardwork went behind this deep dive, great video as always sis!!!

[@ScarletStarAudios]

I’m gonna be honest I know quite a bit about this franchise, not everything mentioned here but like, your really fun to listen to talk about horror films, and the fact your talking about SAW guarantees I’ll be watching the whole thing 😂 Seriously love the stuff you put out :3

[@ashtonluck]

I was like 12 when the first saw movie came out. Now I'm almost 32. Man do I feel old. Never thought back it the day such a low budget film would spawn such a successful franchise but hey I'm not complaining. Give us more.

[@karl_alan]

Love the ascot, reminds me of the one from Torso...such a bizarre plot device. Anyway, great video, love to see it. Hope this finds you well.

[@UberNoodle]

The funny thing is, because of the success of Saw, small horror really exploded all around the world, and especially in Australia. If Saw was being shopped around today, it would probably find funding pretty quickly and get made in here. Sure, it would probably be the same budget, but maybe a little more. But I doubt it would have become such a huge series. It would have been a one or a two entry series probably.

[@ledsith]

Saw is one of my favorite Horror franchise's ( I have the dvd box set with the original seven ) . Also I dont put too much stock in what rotten tomato's says .

[@abigailbostic2198]

I recently dove headfirst into this series and.. I've already watched all the films 2-3 times each within the span of a month and have been scouring for anything and everything I can get as far as interviews/q and a sessions/fan content goes; thank you so much for making a great video about this series.

[@HauntedHippie]

Of course!

[@holycowza]

Been waiting for this ever since the Scream ones brought me to the channel. You've done such a great job with all of these

[@davidsimicevic1769]

This video is great. All of your deep dives are always awesome and entertaining and are a “must see” for all movie fans. Definitely appreciate all the hard work you put into these.

[@coolshirtkid]

can’t wait to get into this! you always do such a fantastic job, the passion and effort shines through so clearly, the future is looking inevitably bright for someone with your work ethic, talent, and sincerity!

[@HauntedHippie]

🥲🖤

[@Mpg-zb5sx]

Another great deep dive! I’ll say it again, these are my favorite videos on your channel. The amount of work you probably have to do to research and put everything together is impressive. 😳

[@cartagena1994]

So cool that you included that Spill review. I’ve been listening to those guys since like 7th grade and still listen to their podcast to this day. Pretty sure I saw that exact video review that they had of Saw IV when it was first uploaded. I feel so seen. You mentioned C. Robert Cargil, he was in that Spill group! His avatar is the one all the way on the right with the long hair in the purple shirt! EDIT: Btw loved your ascot!

[@HauntedHippie]

oh whaaaat the more you know hahah

[@HeroesKey]

Even though I have never really been that interested in the Saw franchise, I was so waiting for this deep dive. As I've said many times from your other deep dives, but I just love these so much. I'll never stop saying how much I appreciate how much work you put into these. I also really love all the BTS information and footage as I just learn something new all every time. Plus I always get a kick out of watching BTS's and bloopers cause there just so good. Also I always love the special makeup and costume you put on for these deep dives. I will always love the dedication you put into these deep dives and just all your videos. Even your unscripted ones too. Thanks so much as always Kylie!

[@HauntedHippie]

Appreciate you!!

[@royalhorror]

Seeing Tobin bell on a saw horror house was everything I needed to see and more . I will forever love this franchise , my second fave ever . Saw x changed me as a person lmao gosh that film is so perfect . Saw was / is that popular that even a reality show was created to cast an actress for the films twice like what !!! . I was LIVING for your Edits between each film . Honestly anyone hating these movies just because they say they are too gory can honestly f*uck off lmao . This deep dive slayed so hard

[@domymbd]

that 88% (for Saw 8, lol) is possibly a glitch with Rotten Tomatoes... It doesn't make any f*** logical sense... Jigsaw is my least favorite, by far

[@mattbriard]

You remain one of my favorite JOURNALISTS in the game. And also, if your nuanced brilliance is lost upon some people, just know I appreciate it more than you will ever know. Please never stop doing this....... unless, it stops being fun for you..THEN OF COURSE STOP DOING IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE YOU'RE MENTAL WELL-BEING IS PARAMOUNT!

[@thedonald011]

i remember lying about watching saw 1 at the movie theatres in my 5th grade class to impress everyone and my teacher ended up calling my parents to warn them about letting me watch rated R movies... my parents were not too happy...

[@cashthecurator666]

I actually do lowkey ship Adam with Dr. Gordon. And I can’t stress this enough, THANK YOU for calling out these critics . They clearly don’t understand the Saw franchise or horror in general. I love this franchise, especially the first three because, yes, they are genuinely terrifying. Just imagine waking up in a room attached to a trap and being told that the only way you can survive is to mutilate yourself. That’s something that could happen in real life, which makes it even more horrifying. John Kramer and Amanda Young are the horror icons of my childhood, so I have a soft spot in my dark heart for them. And above all, the movies really do pose an interesting question: if you were trapped in a desperate situation, what would you do to stay alive? What would you do if you knew the exact moment of your death? These films have a brilliant philosophy, and I don’t understand why critics can’t see it.

[@DeVaughnTaylor]

Not the video starting with a John Campea jump scare lololol

[@HauntedHippie]

It was purposeful so I could then deconstruct his entire logic 😈

[@PJdraws277]

@@HauntedHippieyeee Queen!

[@bensneb360]

Boy, you are one smart and entertaining lady when it comes to these deep dives, congratulations and good job

[@XtraLargerock15]

Yay i have something to watch at work now! This series got me invested in horror during the pandemic and i loved SAW X

[@jasmin___]

one of my favorite franchises! ❤ thanks for your hard work. Cant wait to *dive* into this video 😂

[@HauntedHippie]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@jazzora]

binging the series is like binging a tv show in the best way possible, I don't get people who say it stops being fun

[@ericzagranis1978]

Saw X inspired me to go back and watch every film. ( I hadn't seen IV through Spiral before) I'm now a HUGE fan of the entire franchise!!!!!😊👍

[@HauntedHippie]

Love to hear it!

[@EternalLunar180]

Once again, another incredibly well done deep dive. I swear I can't get enough of these deep dives. There are just so well done and with the new lighting that you've been rocking with for these past videos, they add so much more to it. I also just love the makeup and costumes you do for a lot of your deep dives. I hope maybe one day you'll be able to go really all out with a costume for one of your deep dives. I think that would be really cool. But thanks again for another thoroughly done deep dive Kylie! I think this also might be one of your longest deep dives. Though I think the IT deep dive is still the longest

[@HauntedHippie]

Some day 🤌🏼 IT video still takes the cake as the longest

[@kylelawson5715]

This deep dive was very informative. I've never been a super Saw fan but this made me want to watch the series again. If youre going to wear all these ascots in the deep dive I demand a ascot collection video.

[@codydriver6413]

You always do a fantastic job on these deepdives! Nice ascot btw

[@raneltiits6286]

no bc that just made my day dude, so excited. thanks for everything u do, my favorite youtube channel for sure

[@HauntedHippie]

I appreciate that so much, I hope you enjoy!

[@hermunkulus]

Another deep dive. Nice! This series will always hold a special place in my heart regardless of what people say. Despite horror being in an awkward place in the 2000s, seeing them continue to expand upon the original and make a storyline on a yearly basis is what sucked me in [starting with Saw II] and turned me into the massive horror fan I am today. I really hope Kevin and Co come up with ideas for Saw XI. My hopes are that they pick up immediately after X left off (Henry getting kidnapped by Hoffman and put in the trap we see in the mid-credit scene) and bring in characters that exist in the storyline. Maybe have Eleanor [from Jigsaw] as the lead? She's not a cop so that could be a cool approach.

[@HauntedHippie]

Agree! They need to get on it before Tobin retires

[@morales7676]

Just discovered your channel bout a week ago. Love it!! Ready to go back and binge on some of your old stuff. Keep up the great vids!! Nice ascot

[@HauntedHippie]

Thanks I think it really ties the whole fit together 🤌🏼

[@rimaq_]

Amazing deep dive as always, and great ascot Kylie.

[@cochituatekid6554]

i can’t wait to watch. are there any saw x spoilers? i pray it comes to streamers soon lol… thank you for making this i love your channel!

[@HauntedHippie]

Not til the very end!

[@rupertreynolds4751]

Can't wait to watch this after work my fave horror franchise thank you Kylie for all Hard work you put into ur videos x

[@justicerushing5917]

Ive never been called a highroller before but I'll take it 😂 as usual, great video!!!

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I appreciate the work done here Kylie. Great job. I like Jigsaw in all it's janky glory haha. Laura Vandervoort is one of my favorite actresses and she easily does the best job in the movie. Also Vivian Strange just put out a huge Saw deep dive that's great too. If you want more Saw videos to watch I highly recommend that one too Kylie.

[@LjayLovee24]

YESSSS WE NEEDED THISSSS😍❤️ grateful to be one of your patrons and getting amazing content EVERYWHERE🤍

[@HauntedHippie]

🫶🏼🖤

[@LjayLovee24]

I know you covered literally everything in this video but if you come up with any ideas for another video where we just hear you talk about saw and the franchise for another hour and a half….. IM HERE FOR EVERY SECOND OF IT!!!! lol 🖤

[@FilmBoBaggins211]

Love the lighting and everything!

[@strummerrr]

Great, I just finished LS Mark's two and a half hour Saw video ;)

[@brianmarston2109]

I like your jigsaw makeup your makeup is always so good.

[@persephonestudy]

OMG! Is happening y'all! The deep dive is finally here!

[@tilobutah]

Didn’t disappoint. After Saw X to go through all the films again. It’s nice to pull the franchise together. Love all the little clips of the cast. I can see you did your homework. I had to google ascot. Not really I know what it is. 🙂

[@TheEthanVaughan]

Hey Kylie, I really enjoyed this video. Your deep dives are always so informative. I don’t know if I missed it, but it would be cool if you could do a video on the awesome Dawn of the dead remake by Zack Snyder or even on Army of the dead!

[@erinnadia0409]

The Saw movies makes me so Proud to be Australian! James Wan and Leigh Whannell are national treasures 💙

[@JonathanHaydon]

Kylie, I really enjoy your Deep Dive videos. So entertaining, I can tell the hard work you put in these. And thank you. I enjoy these especially for a 💨 sesh 🔥💚👌

[@HauntedHippie]

Warms my Stoney heart ❤️

[@davidsproull6759]

Love the Ascot!

[@olacarla9936]

i have been waiting for this one turned it up

[@connorkeefe2483]

I love how all your deep dives center on the crush you have on one of the actors...this time its Tobin Bell lol

[@bawwwdis232]

You do all the editing yourself right? So much work but you do a great job

[@HauntedHippie]

I do 😅

[@BeckieArt]

Absolutely loved this thank you for all the work you've put in. Also nice ascot 😅

[@SuperBrooklynite007]

10:04 wait til you find out that he used to rate movies by thumbs up or thumbs down

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Great deep dive. Ever since Saw X I have a new found appreciation for these films. When the first one came out when I was in middle school everyone was talking about it spoiling everything. So it wasn't till later on that I saw saw.😂 It still shouldn't have taken 10 films to get a John Kramer focused film. But hey we got it.

[@fernandozayas21]

Saw is my favorite Horror Franchise of all time

[@cooliostarstache5474]

Thank you for calling out the critics 😂. Saw is so misrepresented and misunderstood it's crazy

[@KingEccentric6236]

Spill is now double toasted

[@metalcoffie]

Movies were rated on a 4 star rating forever back in the day. It was something like, 1 is poor, 2 is average, 3 is good, and 4 is excellent. Somewhere along the way, late 90's possibly early 2000's it became cool to add a 5th star, because whatever it may be was just SOOOOO good....I guess.

[@duhduh666]

11:30 Haunted Hippie is a 100% right. Thank you Kylie. And love your Ascot.

[@thefinalgirl3639]

Who are you, Fred from Scooby Doo? Look at that ascot... 😂 great deep dive. I was laughing so hard when Tobin walked out of the haunted house and said it was fu**ing Scary.

[@CinemaIsGreat]

Nice video! As a fan of the franchise, this was an entertaining watch! I might subscribe…

[@LupitaLaChona]

Months later, but I finally watched all of the saw movies.

[@PJdraws277]

Impressive how this series’s evolve then latest film has earn a great come back without James and Lee involvement. Never get into saw franchise because… well I’m very sensitive to watch the traps scenes, but besides that hearing all the BTS and interviews does sounds interesting like how traps are real life traps, interviews, big turn around development of saw 4, and Ups and downs throughout the franchise. Yes, struggle find the highest for research.😭 I thought your highlight colors look darker but I was wrong about that.

[@ZombieFarmboy666]

I don’t put stock in anything critics say. I definitely rather hear what people that are into the same stuff that I am think about movies.

[@Anthonycheesman33]

So John campea was having terrible takes way back in 2007 .

[@jillianmattatall2708]

My best friends dad helped create some of the props and traps for some of the saw franchise! I even got to go on the set and check out the shotgun carousel before the scene was filmed super cool his name is Anthony Ianni. 🙂

[@victorialynn898]

Twilight deep dive that would be cool since there are so many books great video :)

[@ajlovemusic1979]

Question I want to make my live videos look way better for my channel. Do you recommend any editing software. Thanks hippie

[@HauntedHippie]

I use streamyard, it’s not an editing software, just a streaming software

[@davidwillox2673]

The critical hyperbole and hysteria to all these movies is so reminiscent of the video nasties crackdown in England in the 1980s. That's how films like the Texas Chainsaw and Evil Dead along with some 80 others got banned and sometimes prosecuted for suspected or imagined youth corrupting obscenity. "I don't have to see, physically, what I know is in that film!"

[@shundy00]

Love your Ascot

[@R3CKL3SSHARMONY]

Saw IV is my favorite from the franchise lol

[@UberNoodle]

@44:50 Ahh, the Whedonified dialogue. Is there a "Well, that just happened!" in the movie too? There's no way I'm watching it again to find out. Y'know, there IS a timeline in which Joss Whedon didn't become a screenwriter.

[@HauntedHippie]

Ahahaha I don’t think so but that’s among the worst lines I’ve ever heard in my life

[@happyhauntslibrary]

I have never been interested in the Saw franchise. Maybe watching this (I don’t care about getting spoiled. I don’t think that’s the point of this franchise Lmao) will get me to appreciate it more???

[@DesiSJ]

Saw 4 is the one I forget about. Every...single...time. Also, while Saw 6 is one of the better films...certain ones of us think its better for other reasons. IYKYK, haha *coughs*Hoffman*coughs* This franchise is one of my comfort franchises. I can throw any of these on and have a good time. Except maybe Spiral...because UGH Spiral. Chris Rock is just Chris Rocking all over the place and Saw isn't the space for that. Tobin Bell...he's this generations Robert Englund. No one else will be able to ever touch the character of John Kramer, much like no one else could really ever be Freddy Kruger. In 20 years when they remake Saw, and they will, whoever they cast will be at a disadvantage. Some actors just create a character that is iconic and he did that here.

[@HauntedHippie]

Never even thought about it that way but true 🤯

[@jaydoubleu3419]

I love 2 3 6 snd the last one from the saw franchise

[@KountourisYT]

Me, a Greek guy, hearing Kylie say Costas is Australian: What the fuck do you think you're doing? (in Costas' accent) 😂 Great, great, great video and what a beautiful ascot!

[@bkk1444]

Singlehandedly bringing back the ascot

[@gnarlyrayjepsen5085]

This and the IT makeup are the coolest ones you've done in my opinion and I always learn something new listening to you talk about these franchises, thank you

[@kingmiketodds4072]

John Campa has not age my god

[@captainastro_]

Hypppppe! Thank you mother of darkness!❤

[@NECROBLOOD666]

you reminded me so much of Becca from the ring the american remake lol!

[@jorgeamaya6407]

Jigsaw is on my top 5. I dont get the critic many people say about it. Its literally the same shit since the past 4 films.

[@patricklauer4452]

I love Jigsaw it’s my favourite

[@rockytheblackdragon]

You're on Santa's nice list

[@ethanruthenium64]

17:48 was "Things got more spaced out" an intentional pun?

[@ericm215]

I think the Saw guys should make a movie based on Mckamey manor

[@psn_vimondo]

Random review dude from 17 years ago for Saw 3 is John Campea 23:06

[@bawwwdis232]

Also, Saw IV is the worst movie of the original run of films. Saw V is a fun cat and mouse film with a great group trap. This is the only hill I’m willing to die on.

[@HauntedHippie]

I'm up there with you

[@LaughnCry27]

Amazing deep dive! ❤ the ascot!! If you get a chance, you should watch the commentary for Saw 1 with Cary Elwes, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell, it’s the funniest thing ever P.S. you deserve way more subscribers! The amount of work and content you put into your videos is incredible

[@TheCbjunkie]

They killed the cast in saw 3 because saw 3 was originally meant to be the end of the series

[@gamewithmag]

Snotty review reactions 😅 @30:00 ... Critics are full of ... or failed filmakers. Love it and the British accent

[@cameronfulmer10200]

I can't even! This is too good just take my soul now! I'll gladly be your maggot LMFAO

[@ryanguerra9266]

The franchise dive was deep indeed! James wan, Leigh whannell, and Tobin bell would be proud! Love the ascot btw! 🔥 I remember being a kid when the first one came out and was a teen by the time of the seventh movie but never got into these moves until your previous saw rankings and spoiler chats. I feel for Leigh when we was talking about his job haha I don’t hate my job per se lol but I had some kinda medical scare happen at work and I went to the doctor. I’m feeling better now that I’ve been trying to eat a little better haha TMI but I can relate to these anxieties. I love how you called out Leigh for forgetting about how Friday the 13th was OG consistently released movie franchise! But 1983 is the other year in the 80s to not have a new Friday movie released in theaters. Not saying you’re wrong, Leigh is hahaha That’s so cool about C Robert Cargill liking saw 6! You and he are not wrong! But the critics never liked the saw movies, I remember that from back in the day. But Tobins interviews say it all about how they don’t see any of the subtext beyond the gore that they just can’t get over. They kinda just lump these movies together since they forget how bloodless the first one was smh But it’s also weird how the audiences scores on rotten tomatoes favor Jigsaw or spiral over Saw 2 or 6 lol like WTF?! Sometimes even fans get it wrong haha those bad reviews need to be called out but I thought it was great that one of those old review clips you pulled was your own! Don’t lump her in with all those other jerks! Hahaha jk you’ve always been great. I actually laughed out loud when Tobin said the stupidity of people is the thing he fears the most but I agree with him 1000% lol. Even though we’re all human and we make mistakes or make bad choices, we can learn from them and be better. That is, unless you’re stupid or just plain evil. I think that’s one of, if not the reason, John Kramer wants his victims to escape his traps in the hopes that can redeem themselves and appreciate life. Reformation and redemption; but Jesus H Christ did John Kramer have to fuck people up in such gnarly traps!? Hahaha sometimes they’re inescapable but maybe not everyone deserves redemption lol sometimes torture porn could just be poetic justice. Sorry this comment is so long but so is this deep dive lol but I loved every minute of it! Your research and hard work comes across in spades! Shawnee Smith has her cult of Amanda’s and Haunted Hippie has her cult of demon maggot children! Thank you again dear Antichrist!

[@HauntedHippie]

human stupidity is the reason we ended up in a whole pandemic instead of taking a cool two week break indoors lol I appreciate the appreciation!!

[@ryanguerra9266]

🫶🏻🖤