Saw V Blu-ray

Saw V

 (2008)

Crime | Horror | Thriller



With everyone else dead and rotting, it's up to Hoffman to continue Jigsaw's murderous traditions.

For more details about Saw V on Blu-ray, see the Saw V Blu-ray Review

Saw V Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Lionsgate traps Saw V on Blu-ray with a 1080p, 1.78:1-framed transfer that recreates the grizzly atmosphere of the film nicely. Like the other entries into the series, this film is consistently grim but undeniably effective in its presentation. It offers dark and dank cinematography that the Blu-ray replicates to strong effect. The movie also offers the occasional hint of color, coming by way of vomit-toned greens and yellows, and of course, plenty of red to accentuate the blood. Several scenes of immense gore, including bloody innards and body parts torn asunder, several times cover the screen in red, playing in sharp contrast to the dark, grimy interiors of the film. Detail is appreciably high; gore fans will cherish every minute of the film, and the transfer does the quality of the prosthetics justice. Blacks are decent, leaning towards a moderately dark shade of gray in some scenes but coming off as rock-solid in others. Flesh tones are natural in appearance, and film grain is present over the entirety of the transfer. The image doesn't always maintain a consistent level of sharpness, though. For the most part, Saw V is another strong transfer from Lionsgate.

Saw V Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


As usual, Lionsgate delivers a full-fledged DTS-HD MA 7.1 lossless soundtrack, this one making every speaker count. This audio presentation is strong and immersive in most every scene. Bass rumbles with an impressive level of vigor and authority several times in support of a raucous, loud, and industrial-sounding track that compliments the dark, unforgiving look of the film nicely. The disc features plenty of rear channel activity, whether background ambience in a busy hospital corridor in one shot or the film's hard score flowing out of the back four channels. The various screams, clanking of metal, and other assorted sounds of terror rip through each speaker with chilling detail. Dialogue reproduction is also uniformly excellent. This Blu-ray edition of Saw V delivers a soundtrack that matches the intensity of the movie nicely.

Saw V Blu-ray, News and Updates

• Today on Blu-ray - January 20th - January 20, 2009


• Lionsgate Details Upcoming Releases - December 3, 2008


• Saw V and Repo! Coming to Blu-ray - December 1, 2008