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2000s Horror Vol. 1: Final Destination & Saw (with Jaime Bolker)
After “Scream” revived the teen slasher movie in the late 90s, the genre was on life support again by the early 2000s. But after 9/11 changed the tone of the country, a new wave of horror was ushered in: one that was meaner, grittier, and far more violent than any of the previous decades. Instead of looking for a light escape, Americans seemed angrier and more bloodthirsty than ever. Horror in the new millennium began to reflect that as a new era of franchises satisfied audience’s appetites with films like “Saw” and “Hostel.” For the next five weeks, we’ll be looking back at what horror looked like as it transitioned from campy slasher flicks to brutal remakes of 70s classics.
For our first entry, we’re joined by writer Jaime Bolker to dissect the first installments in two of the most profitable and prolific franchises of the decade: “Final Destination” and “Saw.” Both films came from first time directors, and inspired a slew of copycats in the years to come, kickstarting lucrative careers and putting Lionsgate Films on the map. We’ll be discussing the antiquated charm of “Final Destination” and its WB slate of 20-something actors like Devon Sawa, Ali Larter and Seann William Scott, before diving into the birth of torture porn with “Saw.”
And just a warning to our listeners, this episode does contain something unspeakably terrifying: Cary Elwes’ American accent. You’ve been warned.
The entire “Final Destination” franchise is streaming on HBOMax. “Saw” is available to rent wherever you rent movies.
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After “Scream” revived the teen slasher movie in the late 90s, the genre was on life support again by the early 2000s. But after 9/11 changed the tone of the country, a new wave of horror was ushered in: one that was meaner, grittier, and far more violent than any of the previous decades. Instead of looking for a light escape, Americans seemed angrier and more bloodthirsty than ever. Horror in the new millennium began to reflect that as a new era of franchises satisfied audience’s appetites with films like “Saw” and “Hostel.” For the next five weeks, we’ll be looking back at what horror looked like as it transitioned from campy slasher flicks to brutal remakes of 70s classics.
For our first entry, we’re joined by writer Jaime Bolker to dissect the first installments in two of the most profitable and prolific franchises of the decade: “Final Destination” and “Saw.” Both films came from first time directors, and inspired a slew of copycats in the years to come, kickstarting lucrative careers and putting Lionsgate Films on the map. We’ll be discussing the antiquated charm of “Final Destination” and its WB slate of 20-something actors like Devon Sawa, Ali Larter and Seann William Scott, before diving into the birth of torture porn with “Saw.”
And just a warning to our listeners, this episode does contain something unspeakably terrifying: Cary Elwes’ American accent. You’ve been warned.
The entire “Final Destination” franchise is streaming on HBOMax. “Saw” is available to rent wherever you rent movies.