The Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise has become one of the more well-known film series over the years, and the Saw franchise had some early promise as a worldwide horror phenomenon, but when it comes to the quality of films, both of these series have been very disappointing over the years. But which one is worse? Let's take a look at both franchises. I'll start with Pirates Of The Caribbean:
Pirates Of The Caribbean started out with a bang. The Curse Of The Black Pearl was a very fun fantasy-adventure/action film. The Jack Sparrow character took off, and I was excited to see a new series of films. I didn't have a problem with Dead Man's Chest, but everything took a dive with At World's End. I didn't think it was a horrible film, but everything felt so confusing, and the plot was very unclear most of the time. The same thing can be said about On Stranger Tides, but the performances from Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, and Penelope Cruz saved this film.
You will usually see a good amount of thrilling action scenes in a Pirates film, and Johnny Depp always delivers with the Jack Sparrow character, but the Pirates films don't have the same spark anymore. The stories for At Worlds End and On Stranger Tides felt like such a mess, and the ambiguous endings didn't help anything.
The first Saw film took me by surprise. I can still remember watching the first trailer years ago, and it didn't do anything for me. I thought it was garbage, but a friend wouldn't stop talking about the movie. "You have to see this! It's unreal!" He wouldn't shut up about Saw, so I decided to watch it. Saw 2004 was a nice horror treat, and after watching this film, I became an instant fan of this low budget horror franchise. Saw II was excellent. I loved the verbal dueling between Tobin Bell and Donnie Wahlberg, and this is my favorite film in the entire series. But Jigsaw's health took a turn for the worst in Saw III, and as Jigsaw was on his death bed, the Saw franchise began to die with him.
Saw III was pretty solid, but Shawnee Smith saved this film. The Amanda Young character was a physcotic and dark woman, who was loyal to Jigsaw, and Smith's performance was very good in this film. Jigsaw and Amanda Young died in this film, and while we would see both of these characters in various flashbacks in the next four films, the Saw franchise still didn't feel the same without these two characters, because everyone knew they were dead.
Amanda and Jigsaw were dead, and the decline in quality was noticeable in the third film, but I still had some hope for Saw. Well, my hopes were crushed, because the Saw franchise took a huge dive. Yeah, the deaths were more brutal and gruesome, and the traps became more complex and extreme as the series progressed, but the writers and producers obviously didn't give a damn about the story anymore, because the stories for Saw IV, V, VI, and VII were pretty awful. Each Saw film became more confusing as the series progressed, the pieces to the puzzle were everywhere, and the clusterfuck style cliffhanger endings drove me nuts.
It's a tough choice, but I think I'm going to pick Pirates Of The Caribbean as the more disappointing franchise. Yes. The Saw franchise could've been the next horror phenomenon, but this series sunk into the shitter after Saw III. Also, the year after year release dates begin to hurt this series. Everything would always feel so rushed. This series had become stale, and the constant releases didn't give the fanbase anytime time to breathe. In the early years of this franchise, I would always have that "YES! IT'S HALLOWEEN SEASON! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ANOTHER SAW FILM!." But when Saw V and VI rolled around, I had that "Oh great. It's Halloween time. That means another Saw film will be out soon. Ugh." The Saw film series could see a reboot someday, so they could have a chance at some redemption.
It's a tricky pick, but I went with Pirates for one major reason: this franchise could be sooooo much better. Jack Sparrow has become an iconic character over the years, and Johnny Depp is an outstanding actor, so you always expect something great from him. Each film does feature some very good and solid actors and actresses, the action scenes are usually entertaining, and the premise can always feel intriguing. But this series has become bland, the stories can feel like a mess most of the time, and the Pirates films have developed this bad habit of trying to cram too many characters into one story.
Yes. I know these films are a huge box office success, and the Pirates Of Caribbean franchise is one of the more popular modern day cash cows, but Johnny freakin' Depp is your lead man, the stories actually have some potential, but the screenplays continue to ruin everything. You can do better than this Disney, and Jerry Bruckheimer deserves some of the blame also.
So what's your pick? Saw Or Pirates Of The Caribbean?
Pirates Of The Caribbean started out with a bang. The Curse Of The Black Pearl was a very fun fantasy-adventure/action film. The Jack Sparrow character took off, and I was excited to see a new series of films. I didn't have a problem with Dead Man's Chest, but everything took a dive with At World's End. I didn't think it was a horrible film, but everything felt so confusing, and the plot was very unclear most of the time. The same thing can be said about On Stranger Tides, but the performances from Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, and Penelope Cruz saved this film.
You will usually see a good amount of thrilling action scenes in a Pirates film, and Johnny Depp always delivers with the Jack Sparrow character, but the Pirates films don't have the same spark anymore. The stories for At Worlds End and On Stranger Tides felt like such a mess, and the ambiguous endings didn't help anything.
The first Saw film took me by surprise. I can still remember watching the first trailer years ago, and it didn't do anything for me. I thought it was garbage, but a friend wouldn't stop talking about the movie. "You have to see this! It's unreal!" He wouldn't shut up about Saw, so I decided to watch it. Saw 2004 was a nice horror treat, and after watching this film, I became an instant fan of this low budget horror franchise. Saw II was excellent. I loved the verbal dueling between Tobin Bell and Donnie Wahlberg, and this is my favorite film in the entire series. But Jigsaw's health took a turn for the worst in Saw III, and as Jigsaw was on his death bed, the Saw franchise began to die with him.
Saw III was pretty solid, but Shawnee Smith saved this film. The Amanda Young character was a physcotic and dark woman, who was loyal to Jigsaw, and Smith's performance was very good in this film. Jigsaw and Amanda Young died in this film, and while we would see both of these characters in various flashbacks in the next four films, the Saw franchise still didn't feel the same without these two characters, because everyone knew they were dead.
Amanda and Jigsaw were dead, and the decline in quality was noticeable in the third film, but I still had some hope for Saw. Well, my hopes were crushed, because the Saw franchise took a huge dive. Yeah, the deaths were more brutal and gruesome, and the traps became more complex and extreme as the series progressed, but the writers and producers obviously didn't give a damn about the story anymore, because the stories for Saw IV, V, VI, and VII were pretty awful. Each Saw film became more confusing as the series progressed, the pieces to the puzzle were everywhere, and the clusterfuck style cliffhanger endings drove me nuts.
It's a tough choice, but I think I'm going to pick Pirates Of The Caribbean as the more disappointing franchise. Yes. The Saw franchise could've been the next horror phenomenon, but this series sunk into the shitter after Saw III. Also, the year after year release dates begin to hurt this series. Everything would always feel so rushed. This series had become stale, and the constant releases didn't give the fanbase anytime time to breathe. In the early years of this franchise, I would always have that "YES! IT'S HALLOWEEN SEASON! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ANOTHER SAW FILM!." But when Saw V and VI rolled around, I had that "Oh great. It's Halloween time. That means another Saw film will be out soon. Ugh." The Saw film series could see a reboot someday, so they could have a chance at some redemption.
It's a tricky pick, but I went with Pirates for one major reason: this franchise could be sooooo much better. Jack Sparrow has become an iconic character over the years, and Johnny Depp is an outstanding actor, so you always expect something great from him. Each film does feature some very good and solid actors and actresses, the action scenes are usually entertaining, and the premise can always feel intriguing. But this series has become bland, the stories can feel like a mess most of the time, and the Pirates films have developed this bad habit of trying to cram too many characters into one story.
Yes. I know these films are a huge box office success, and the Pirates Of Caribbean franchise is one of the more popular modern day cash cows, but Johnny freakin' Depp is your lead man, the stories actually have some potential, but the screenplays continue to ruin everything. You can do better than this Disney, and Jerry Bruckheimer deserves some of the blame also.
So what's your pick? Saw Or Pirates Of The Caribbean?
