History YMMV / SawX

* CaptainObviousReveal: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the movie's first ten minutes [[spoiler:turns out to be nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a hospital custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only clear purpose of this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike most other ''Saw'' films.

** Since ''X'' is an interquel, and the series' tendency of flashing back to past movies, it's a common theory that Carlos would become the next Jigsaw given [[IntergenerationalFriendship the friendship he forms with John Kramer]] as well as [[spoiler:surviving a trap at a young age, which could potentially lead him down the same path as Amanda of becoming another one of John's apprentices.]]

** Since ''X'' is an interquel, and the series' tendency of flashing back to past movies, it's a common theory that Carlos would become the next Jigsaw given [[IntergenerationalFriendship the friendship he forms with John Kramer]] as well as [[spoiler:surviving a trap at a young age, which potentially leads him down the same path as Amanda of becoming John's apprentice.]]

* EpilepticTrees: The fact that Creator/ShawneeSmith returns as Amanda Young for this installment left some to believe that Mark Hoffman is also making his grand return, with most pointing to the trailer captions highlighting a "Detective" as evidence to back this up. Many have also stated the voice in the trailer who says "Out of all the men to cheat, you picked John Kramer?" sounds a lot like Creator/CostasMandylor's voice.[[note]]This even carried over to some foreign dubs, such as the person speaking this dialogue in the Brazilian Portuguese version of the trailer being precisely the same Brazilian voice actor who dubbed Hoffman from ''Saw III'' to ''VI'' (''3D'' was the only exception).[[/note]] [[spoiler:Hoffman's voice is heard talking to John on the phone, and his physical return is ultimately confirmed in TheStinger, where he helps John in setting up Henry's trap.]]

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Cecilia asks John what he does for a living, and he responds that he's a [[ExactWords sort of life-coach]] [[FromACertainPointOfView who helps people work through their emotional issues.]]

* MisaimedFandom: People who saw the official pre-release video clip of the Eye Vacuum Trap have claimed that it's one of the easiest traps in the franchise to beat, saying that a bit of {{Fingore}} is nothing compared to the [[LifeOrLimbDecision Life-or-Limb Decisions]] that define many of the other traps, and the victim should have just turned the dial straight to 5 to win. These people completely ignore that the poor guy is in shock (which anyone would be if they didn't have the AudienceAwarenessAdvantage), and Jigsaw likely designed the trap so the dial couldn't be turned more than one increment at a time. Plus, if he ''did'' win, the same people would probably complain about not getting to see the trap in action. [[spoiler:The trap turned out to have been an ImagineSpot anyway, so it's a moot point how he would've reacted or how easy it was.]]

* NarmCharm: [[spoiler:Hoffman]] describing [[MuggingTheMonster accidentally conning John]] as "epic bad luck" in a perfectly deadpan tone is objectively very silly. It's also a very funny way to end such a grisly film, and it suggests that the creators are aware of how the ''Saw'' fandom has come to perceive the characters (alongside the last few films in general, despite his absence in them) as a bit of a goof.

** "Epic Bad Luck" [[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]]In the post-credits scene, Hoffman refers to Henry cheating John of all people as this. The line gained a lot of mileage from ''Saw'' fans due to how hilariously cheesy it is. [[/labelnote]]

** "Epic Bad Luck"[[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]]In the post-credits scene, Hoffman refers to Henry cheating John of all people as this. The line gained a lot of mileage from ''Saw'' fans due to how hilariously cheesy it is. [[/labelnote]]

** Epic Bad Luck [[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]]In the post credits scene, Mark Hoffman refers to Henry cheating John Kramer of all people as this. The line has gained a lot of mileage from Saw fans due to how hilariously cheesy it is. [[/labelnote]]

* EvilIsSexy:
** Dr. Cecilia Pederson is the leader of a group of con artists who swindle terminally ill patients of their money under the pretense of hawking miracle remedies to cure them, which actually does nothing. Displaying no remorse for this, she shows no sadness over seeing her cohorts being tested and, if they die, only expresses satisfaction that she doesn't have to split the profits with them. Also, she's played by the drop-dead gorgeous Synnøve Macody Lund.
** The rest of the scammers are all portrayed by rather good-looking actors. Special mention goes to Gabriela and Valentina, who are played by the attractive Renata Vaca and Paulette Hernandez. And that's to say nothing of Matteo, who is played by notoriously handsome Octavio Hinojosa.
** And of course, there's Creator/ShawneeSmith as Amanda Young.

** Epic Bad Luck [[labelnote:Explanation ('''SPOILERS''')]]In the post credits scene, Mark Hoffman refers to Henry cheating John Kramer of all people as this. The line has gained a lot of mileage from Saw fans dye to how hilariously cheesy it is. [[/labelnote]]

* BellisariosMaxim: John, Amanda and [[spoiler:Hoffman]] are visibly much older than when they canonically show up next in ''Saw II'' and ''III'', a pair of movies made close to ''two decades'' prior to this one. It's not ''too'' bad with John, as he was already supposed to be in his [=50s=] and he's meant to look like he's suffering the worst of cancer, but it's very noticeable with the other two. [[https://ew.com/movies/saw-x-tobin-bell-jigsaw-nicole-kidman/ Reportedly]], the filmmakers briefly toyed with the idea of DigitalDeaging for the characters' appearances, but ultimately decided against it on the grounds that it would tamper with Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and [[spoiler:Costas Mandylor]]'s performances.

* BellisariosMaxim: John, Amanda and [[spoiler:Hoffman]] are visibly much older than when they canonically show up next in ''Saw II'' and ''III'', a pair of movies made close to ''two decades'' prior to this one. It's not ''too'' bad with John, as he was already supposed to be in his [=50s=] and he's meant to look like he's suffering the worst of cancer, but it's very noticeable with the other two. [[https://ew.com/movies/saw-x-tobin-bell-jigsaw-nicole-kidman/ Reportedly]], the filmmakers briefly toyed with the idea of DigitalDeaging but ultimately decided against it on the grounds that it would tamper with Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and [[spoiler:Costas Mandylor]]'s performances.

* BellisariosMaxim: John, Amanda and [[spoiler:Hoffman]] are visibly much older than when they canonically show up next in ''Saw II'' and ''III'', a pair of movies made close to ''two decades'' prior to this one. It's not ''too'' bad with John, as he was already an old man and he's meant to look like he's suffering the worst of cancer, but it's very noticeable with the other two. [[https://ew.com/movies/saw-x-tobin-bell-jigsaw-nicole-kidman/ Reportedly]], the filmmakers briefly toyed with the idea of DigitalDeaging but ultimately decided against it on the grounds that it would tamper with Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and [[spoiler:Costas Mandylor]]'s performances.

* CaptainObviousReveal: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the movie's first ten minutes [[spoiler:turns out to be nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only clear purpose of this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike most other ''Saw'' films.

* CaptainObviousReveal: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the first ten minutes [[spoiler:is nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only clear purpose of this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike most other ''Saw'' films.

* CaptainObviousTwist: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the first ten minutes [[spoiler:is nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only clear purpose of this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike most other ''Saw'' films.

* {{Narm}}: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the first ten minutes [[spoiler:is nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only clear purpose of this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike most other ''Saw'' films.

* {{Narm}}: The Eye Vacuum Trap seen in the first ten minutes [[spoiler:is nothing but an ImagineSpot by John when he witnesses a custodian stealing from a patient, who changes his mind when he notices John watching.]] It's obvious that the only point to this scene is to spice up the first act with some gore, as the movie has an otherwise low-key dramatic start, unlike other ''Saw'' films.

* BellisariosMaxim: John, Amanda and, [[spoiler:Hoffman]] are visibly much older than when they canonically show up next in ''Saw II'' and ''III'', a pair of movies made close to ''two decades'' prior to this one. It's not ''too'' bad with John, as he was already an old man and he's meant to look like he's suffering the worst of cancer, but it's very noticeable with the other two. [[https://ew.com/movies/saw-x-tobin-bell-jigsaw-nicole-kidman/ Reportedly]], the filmmakers briefly toyed with the idea of DigitalDeaging but ultimately decided against it on the grounds that it would tamper with Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and [[spoiler:Costas Mandylor]]'s performances.

* MisaimedFandom: People who saw the footage of the Eye Vacuum Trap early have claimed that it's one of the easiest traps in the franchise to beat, saying that a bit of {{Fingore}} is nothing compared to the [[LifeOrLimbDecision Life-or-Limb Decisions]] that define many of the other traps, and the victim should have just turned the dial straight to 5 to win. These people completely ignore that the poor guy is in shock (which anyone would be if they didn't have the AudienceAwarenessAdvantage), and Jigsaw likely designed the trap so the dial couldn't be turned more than one increment at a time. Plus, if he ''did'' win, the same people would probably complain about not getting to see the trap in action. [[spoiler:The trap turned out to have been an ImagineSpot anyway, so it's a moot point how he would've reacted or how easy it was.]]

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''Saw X'' was released to an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score (making this the first "Fresh" film in the franchise, and the first to be Certified Fresh) and a 7.3 out of 10 on iMDb, with many critics not only heralding it as a return to form, but the best film since the first (which was itself generally considered by fans and non-fans alike to be "[[FirstInstallmentWins the genuinely good one]]"). Points of praise include making the story an early {{interquel}} -- conveniently sidestepping the franchise's later KudzuPlot and giving an opportunity for the beloved Creator/TobinBell a return to the spotlight as a compelling VillainProtagonist [[PosthumousCharacter after spending over half of the series dead]] -- as well as stronger character focus and a surprisingly poignant script, balancing out the terrifying traps with sincere character drama and emotional stakes.
-->'''Website/RottenTomatoes critics' consensus:''' Led by a franchise-best performance from Tobin Bell, ''Saw X'' reinvigorates the series with an installment that has a surprising amount of heart to go with all the gore.

** "Saw [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie Patrol]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Saw X''[='=]s release date being moved to September 29th placed it on the same release day as ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie''. With this occurring not long after the simultaneous release of ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'', which led to the "Barbenheimer" meme, many have labeled this release date as "Saw Patrol" and state it to be the sequel to "Barbenheimer". Some detractors complain that this is a ForcedMeme, given how intensely promoted it has been by both movies' distributors from the outset while the former came about and spread much more naturally. Similarly, while ''Barbie'' and ''Oppenheimer'' are both films with a significant overlap in audience if not tone and genre, very few people were actually interested in watching both ''Saw X'' and ''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie''.[[/labelnote]]

** "Saw [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie Patrol]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Saw X''[='=]s release date being moved to September 29th placed it on the same release day as ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie''. With this occurring not long after the simultaneous release of ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'', which led to the "Barbenheimer" meme, many have labeled this release date as "Saw Patrol" and state it to be a sequel to "Barbenheimer". Some detractors complain that this is a ForcedMeme, given how intensely promoted it has been by both movies' distributors from the outset while the former came about and spread much more naturally. Similarly, while ''Barbie'' and ''Oppenheimer'' are both films with a significant overlap in audience if not tone and genre, very few people were actually interested in watching both ''Saw X'' and ''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie''.[[/labelnote]]

** "Saw [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie Patrol]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Saw X''[='=]s release date being moved to September 29th placed it on the same release day as ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie''. With this occurring not long after the simultaneous release of ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'', which led to the "Barbenheimer" meme, many have labeled this release date as "Saw Patrol" and state it to be a sequel to "Barbenheimer". Some detractors complain that this is a ForcedMeme, given how intensely promoted it has been by both movies' distributors from the outset while the former came about and spread much more naturally. Similarly, while ''Barbie'' and ''Oppenheimer'' are both films with a significant overlap in audience if not tone and genre, very few people were actually interested in watching both ''Saw'' and ''Paw Patrol''.[[/labelnote]]

** "Saw [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie Patrol]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Saw X''[='=]s release date being moved to September 29th placed it on the same release day as ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie''. With this occurring not long after the simultaneous release of ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'', which led to the "Barbenheimer" meme, many have labeled this release date as "Saw Patrol" and state it to be a sequel to "Barbenheimer". Some detractors complain that this is a ForcedMeme, given how intensely promoted it has been by both movies' distributors from the outset while the former came about and spread much more naturally. Similarly, while ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'' are both films with a significant overlap in audience if not tone and genre, very few people were actually interested in watching both ''Saw'' and ''Paw Patrol''.[[/labelnote]]