G l i t c h y G o b l i n !

Yep, you read correctly. Johnny Yong Bosch is going to be in the next Saw film, obviously titled Saw VII, but possibly also calld Saw 3-freakin’-D.

Bosch, whom I’ve met at anime cons for the signing of everything Trigun I own as well as a Power Rangers VHS and to (admittedly creepily) ask him to record my voice mail message, has been in quite a few of this nerd’s favorite things. He was my favorite Ninja Ranger because I loved the Frog Zord, and because White Ranger was never as cool as Green Ranger. Sorry Tommy. Good luck in Mixed Martial Arts! He’s kicking serious tail, btw. Not to divert, but here’s the vid, which I saw on nerd news blog Topless Robot.

Holy crap, Jason, way to earn Tommy’s whopping four Ranger helmets, plus that shiny doctorate he got in the later seasons.

Back on topic, Bosch is also the voice of Vash the Stampede, from Trigun, as well as dozens of other anime, but Trigun is my favorite.

He’s also been in TONS of games and a few movies. His IMDB is worth a look.

It’s there that I saw, thanks to my good buddy Niko, that he is going to be in the next Saw movie.

Holy crap, I think the heroes of my childhood are clashing with the villains of my adulthood.

Jigsaw is going to kill my favorite voice actor, and second favorite power ranger… in 3D.

I think I need to pray. -GG

Hello Goblinites, I want to play a game.

GG here, starting the week near the week’s end. Trust be, been one of those weeks. However, only a few of you are loyal fans, so I guess it’s okay. Kinda.

How about this. You tell your friends to read and comment. Spread the word! If I see ten new commenters in a week, I will force myself into a better posting schedule by any means necessary.

Onto movie Monday. This week, we take a look at the newest Saw installment, Saw VI.

Like I’ve said before, I love this series. However, each year I feel like I’m watching a guy juggle knives while break dancing: it’s quite the sight to see, and it’s been great so far, but I fear that any minute now he’s gunna EPIC FAIL and fall onto the knives and die, I’ll vomit and wish I’d never watched, because that fail was so immense.

However, he hasn’t landed on the knives yet. Spoilers in green.

Now, in this movie, Jigsaw has been replaced by Detective Hoffman, the man who was ‘hunting’ him in Saw III, killed the dad from that movie in Saw VI, and resumed Jigsaw’s work in Saw V.

As we all knew before, Hoffman isn’t a genius like Jigsaw. Even JIGSAW knew that (obviously) and planned for the inevitable in this movie. Many loose ends from 3, 4, and 5 are tied up, new loose ends are created, a story completes itself, people get murdered, we all go home happy.

That being said, Hoffman’s traps are a far cry from the original Jigsaw’s. Most of his traps in this movie cost several bystanders their lives, and couldn’t be completed without SOME people dying. The traps are brutal and aren’t quite effective, but are cool to see and terrible to experience, as well as always being spun to his personal advantage.

It’s like if a less murderous, more charismatic, less biased Bill O’Rielly started making Jigsaw’s traps. /zing

One trap involved a group of people on a merry-go-round getting blown away by a shotgun if their boss doesn’t drill his hands and save them, and he can only save two. Usually, the traps wouldn’t REQUIRE anyone to die, and would only put the player himself at risk.

That being said, it’s said in the movie that Hoffman modifies the traps, starting with the rack in Saw III. He also caused Amanda to go crazy and shoot the doctor in Saw III, which is why he was so quick to shoot the dad in Saw IV. He has no problem modifying the games for his own agenda, and even claims HE is the one in control now.

It’s really cool to watch, and see him suspected, investigated, and unmasked as Jigsaw, ala Death Note. It’s very cool to realize he isn’t half as smart as his predecessor and that his pride is his folly and eventually, his undoing.

See this movie. It’s great and is yet another reason to watch Saw. It’s my second favorite in the series, just after Saw III.

Glitchy Goblin gives Saw VI an 8 out of 10.

Here’s hoping this break dancer can keep juggling those knives next year. -GG

This week is simple, goblinites! It’s Halloween, and that means Saw. Here’s my favorite traps, and click here for the complete trap list.

5. Saw Trap (Saw V)

In this trap, the survivors of the group games come together and mush fill a container with blood if they hope to escape. What makes this trap so cool is the fact that, had they worked together, a little slice on the palm from all of them would have set them all free.

Ah, the irony.

4. Bathroom Trap (Saw)

The entire first movie centered here, pitting two men against one another if they hope to live. Now, Jigsaw allows the men to think they are alone with a cadaver, thinking that he’s watching from another location. However, he’s right there, pretending to be dead.

So good. ^_^

3. Save As I Save (Saw IV)

Save as I Save is a work of symbolism, embodying the terrible relationship of a couple. They are tied to a pole, with iron bars piercing them. The man’s vital points are punctured, then the bar is angled so that it pierces a non-vital point of the woman.

The woman’s challenge is to remove the bars, breaking free of her abusive husband. Of course, the husband wants to keep her trapped, both by bars and by their relationship. In the end, she frees herself of both and is grateful. Amazing.

2. Mausoleum Trap (Saw IV)

Two men, chained to some gears, being pulled into the grinder. One has his eyes sewn shut. The other, his mouth. Being unable to communicate, the man who can’t see begins trying to kill the other noisemaker, while the other man struggles to keep them both alive.

I love this trap, because the bindings on their senses are the real trap. Phenomenal.

1. Pig Vat (Saw III)

This trap was the grossest, and my favorite. Why? Because no one wants to drown in ground up pig carcasses and maggots. Also, because you can totally side with the father, wanting justice from the judge in the trap. It makes for a heart-wrenching scene and one heck of a trap.