I like the Saw movies, the later sequels especially, because they're so focused on continuity. They jump around through the cracks in each previous installment with a meatheaded approximation of cleverness that I find more entertaining than perhaps I should. But that requires attention to detail. I hope this guy just turns the next one into a train wreck. Give the ghost of Jigsaw a nuke.

Goddamm it, I wish they would stop making these stupid fucking Saw movies. How many times can they tell the same ignorant story over and over again, year after year? Several people get knocked out and brought to yet another deserted wherehouse and are forced to endure traps so convoluted and complicated that it would take an army of engineers a year to set up, but these people seem to set them up overnight. And they get these grown ass people there, without help and without anyone seeing them. If they would turn they're power to good, they could be superheros, but nooooo….they have to teach people some kind of half assed "lesson" about life. Fuck you, that's Bill Cosby's job.

I could care less about either film, but while I can sympathize with the dude, if he continues to behave like that, he may not get the chance to make a film for his mamma.

Well would you rather make a film you WANT to make or a film you're FORCED to make? Let's hope Kevin Greutert goes apeshit, makes a film that ends the Saw franchise, makes the execs pull their hair out and crap their pants then goes off and starts his own studio (hopefully called Mama's Movies)

Plenty of people out there wishing they could have the chance to direct Saw movies. This twat needs to stop complaining… Didn't he read his contract?

i think its kinda neat that the 2000s get their own horror mega-franchise like how the 80s and 90s had freddy and jason, even if it is mostly complete shit. i look forward to reading some retrospective on the franchise as a whole in 10 years or so like what devin did with the friday the 13th movies.

I'm glad that Saw is finally getting some direct competition; it coasted too long with its sole, cushy, pre-Halloween spot every year, but if this just means another potential franchise with a shitty yearly release than I can't be too happy about this news.

ooooh, the poor soul doesn´t want to film people being tortured…Ohhh, cry me river. Does he know how many people would kill to direct ANYTHING? Just do the damn thing and shut the fuck up.

Judging from the box office for Saw VI it looks like the public is pretty apathetic towards Saw these day and now even the director couldn't give a shit! Not that Lionsgate cares, if it makes a profit then they will continue to crank them out as pathetic fanboys crank themselves in the theater.

Oh, sweet gibbering fuck…

I agree with Doug — you're directing movies, it's the best job in the fucking world! If you must complain, do it in private, because you won't find any sympathy with the millions of people who would love your job. And the guy is acting like Paranormal Activity 2 is a prestige film or something — a step out of the horror slums. You would simply be trading mediocrity…torture porn for a possessed chubby girl who likes to people watch in the wee hours of the morning. Have fun in Canada, d-bag.

Jesus…I'd consider eating a bullet if a even had to WATCH another SAW film,let alone direct one. Heres hoping he makes this a PG-13,Mama-friendly version of SAW,thus killing torture-porns most profitable franchise once and for all. Dont worry SAW fans…you can still jack off to accident footage on all the major news channels!!!

When is this shit gonna end? Jesus!?!?!?

They should just make a crossover….Saw 7/Paranormal Activity 2 in 3D. A young, idiotic, unsympathetic couple could move into the childhood home of John Kramer, and his ghost could keep them hostage…tormenting them with opening doors, lights flickering, invisible footprints, and self-mutilation to teach them a lesson: don't pay to see shitty movies. "Paranormal Saw 3D", coming TOO soon.

I'm sure he wasn't complaining cashing those Lionsgate checks. The series sucks, but it seemed to work out for his career.

The anger that's always present in CHUD talkbacks is sort of amazing. Aren't you people happy or content about anything at all?

NOFUKU

its about time for a Saw franchise reboot!! yo.

Saw, the early(ier) years?

I can understand the "He should be happy he gets to direct anything, period" talk, but still, that has to feel like a tremendous letdown. Regardless of how Paranormal Activity 2 turns out, or how well it does, the first one pummeled the last Saw flick, and the performance of the latest installment has shown that the franchise is a sinking ship. As a filmmaker, being invited to join the competition (who apparently are more than willing to admit that the failure of the film wasn't the director's fault) and being given a sort of second chance would be amazing, but it looks like it won't be happening. To compare it to another genre, it's like being given the reins of the Bourne franchise just to have to give it up because you're still contractually obligated to make Transporter 4. Also, the continuity of the Saw franchise has become a nightmare (which Comment #1 addressed), and everything that's added to the back story in every installment is the very definition of "tacked-on". The series isn't new viewer-friendly at all, and pretty much whatever audience that has left isn't likely going to come back. The 3-D gimmick might give part 7 a little undeserved boost, just as it likely inflated Final Destination's attendance, but aside from that, Saw has pretty much run out of steam. I commend Lionsgate for having the formula down though and continuing to make them on the cheap, as even when they stop making money, they will never be LOSING money.