horrorfreak100 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The rack trap was weak IMO. The Smell was overwhelmingly strong, especially in the restroom and pig scene. WHEW! Nothing really different in this maze, 2nd worst of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electro_killer Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 ITA...It was over a 100 degrees yesterday....Combine the overwhelming smell (and the temperature), I thought I was going to pass out or puke. I was very disappointed with this house...Same ole,same ole. I don't know how the scareactors stood the heat and smell. I give them props. OMG I cant even imagine. But at least we have 2 mazes with cold rooms this year. I just wanted to stop and stay in there. I bet all the scareactors are fighting to get those rooms lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00nightcrawler Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I used to be a huge fan of the Saw franchise and still enjoy the later entries quite a bit. I loved last year's Saw: Game On. If it wasn't for Halloween being my favorite horror film of all time ,it easily would have been my favorite maze. So believe me when I saw that this was balls. Really poor stuff. The changes were pointless and actually made the maze worse. The talent seemed off, and the smell. I have never been bothered by scents in a maze before. I always figure its good for immersion and will be over in the next room. But goddamn. Holy shit. This was terrible For almost 7 minutes straight I could hardly breathe. I don't think I was even slightly scared through the whole maze, I just wanted to get out of there. And the water dripping in the wire trap maze soaked me. I think it was on too high. The flesh trap shouldn't have been there, the pig trap seemed phoned in and while I love the rack trap and looked impressive, I missed it as I was ushered through the room as it reset. If you are going to skip one maze this year, make it Saw: Game On. Especially if you did last year's Game Over. This was a massive disappointment to me and I really really really hope they don't bring this shit back for a Junior year. Without the intense smells, this still would have been repetitive and worse than last year, but with them it's virtually impossible to enjoy. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentOfChaos93 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Do you really think it's worse than Vampyre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00nightcrawler Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) Do you really think it's worse than Vampyre? Hmmm... I went easier on Vampyre because it's in the house of horrors, themed on vampires, and preteen girls ruined my experience. If they fix the smell and the scareactors act a little more on point (I really did find them to be working harder in Vampyre), it will be better. But I think what did it for me was the enthusiasm of the actors in Vampyre over Saw. Although I'm sure they were dying having to deal with the smell, so props to them. I will let you know definitively next trip. Also, I just don't see the point of Universal doing this maze again. Something had to be in the House of Horrors and no matter what it was I probably wouldn't have liked it. But something great and new could have gone in the lower lot venue. But instead they went the cheap route and recycled Saw. Edited September 28, 2010 by 00nightcrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electro_killer Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 For me this maze is very forgettable. For me, there were still scares, But Murdy better not even consider bringing this back for a third year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00nightcrawler Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) It's possible I just missed most of the scares, because I hardly saw anyone in this maze. I will change my score if I find it to be better later in the run, but if I couldn't wait to get out of it and I got no scares its definitely an F for now. Edited September 28, 2010 by 00nightcrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm down for Saw: Junior Year as long as it's placed in a new venue and has ALL NEW traps. I know that's odd for me to say but I just want to see more of those traps come to life without having to go to Frightdome or some garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentOfChaos93 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm down for Saw: Junior Year as long as it's placed in a new venue and has ALL NEW traps. I know that's odd for me to say but I just want to see more of those traps come to life without having to go to Frightdome or some garbage. I never thought I would hear you say that DTH lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm down for Saw: Junior Year as long as it's placed in a new venue and has ALL NEW traps. I know that's odd for me to say but I just want to see more of those traps come to life without having to go to Frightdome or some garbage. Please DTH....don't give Murdy any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Well I mean, if we get an extra maze next year to a total of 6 mazes, I think that's where we start having room for at least one repeat (and this is suggesting if the HOH actually gets a proper overlay). In a new venue so the layout would have to be completely changed and with all new traps, it would feel like a completely different maze. Just change the feel of it, the structure/idea. Maybe instead of going trap to trap, it can work as an actual maze and work on being suspenseful, dreadful and creepy instead of fast, quick jump scares and kinetic energy. For example, in Saw 1 where Zepp is in the closet or the taking pictures in the dark sequence. Take the more dark moments and get all new traps and you have yourself something that doesn't even feel like a repeat (unlike Freddy and Jason who were plopped into their same old venue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I like your idea DTH, and if this happened for its sophomore year instead of having it for a junior year, then I wouldn't mind since there wouldn't be any other properties to "Strike the iron while its hot" this year. whether we get a sixth maze or not, I really don't want Saw back...period. I want something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I hear that. They should've done it right for it's second go around. You're right. No third chances. GAME OVER, SAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Another thing I forgot to mention is that I don't want pigs- oh wait I mean PIGZ in the lower lot for a sixth year in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevler Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Uh. There have not been pigs in the lower lot for 5 years. 2006 was random characters. (Mummy, Scarface, Flasher.) 2007 was Hillbillies. 2008 were pigs, but they were more like hillbilly murderers. And of course, the 09 and 10 were Jigsaw minions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentOfChaos93 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yeah I think we've had enough pig"z" already.. I'd rather see CowZ instead of pigs again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Okay, no chainsaw weilding hillbillies that murder pigs or pigs wielding chainsaws. Does that cover enough ground? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper06 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Wow. After these reviews, I'm really feeling no reason to re-visit this maze. Plus- I HATE the crap smell that gets used. I'm all for other smells to enhance the setting(pine, leaves, rot, chicken, whatever!) but that one is so putrid that it's a complete distraction and makes the entire maze unpleasant. It's not scary. It's not funny. It's just annoying and keeps you from enjoying the maze, being immersed, or getting scared. Ugh. So frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electro_killer Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Yes, the smells this year in Saw are really over whelming. Its sorta funny to me, I was laughing and repeating "Are you serious?!" Its quite distracting. Maybe they'll start to wear thin as the event continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Just so you know, not only is HHNH and FrightDome (?), and Circus Circus having a Saw maze, but Six Flags Great America Fright Fest is having it as well. Let's just hope and pray this the last we'll ever see of Saw at HHN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00nightcrawler Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 My second time through was vastly improved. Actors were more on point, smell was toned way down. That said, the new traps still feel out of place except for the rack and replace some of my favorite scenes from last years maze. But if you have the time, you might as well seeing as how it is no longer painfully nauseating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anu Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I had the displeasure of going in this maze alone once.. it's a lot scarier when you're alone! When I say alone, I don't just mean without friends.. I mean THE MAZE WAS EMPTY. Ooh, those scareactors got me good in every corner! Compared to last year, I only saw a couple of new traps. So.. that was a disappointment. Still, the maze has it's pretty good scares and I can appreciate that. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 For those of you saying that the layout and room design of the maze is exactly the same, you should pull out you old videos. As someone who spent 8 hours a night walking that maze last year I found myself nearly walking into a few walls. Of course due to space limitations, the maze is nearly the same general shape as it was when it was Chainsaw. It will always be that way. However from the first room the maze is different. The second room is nearly rotated and redecorated. Barbed wire is the same with an added waterfall. Bathroom -same, hallway completely different and scare relocated. Pound of flesh complete change taking up 2 old rooms. Freezer room same -but can you blame them its the most popular scene. Watertrap and Needle room are the same from there the only thing in the same place is the Question mark guy. I think the redo is worth while considering that most haunts will not even bother updating a maze early than 5 years in. The scares of course rely on the scareactors in this maze, my visit was so so. Timing is very important in this maze and it seems the pigs have been reduced. The Questionmark girl seemed lackluster. I talked with her and found out she hadnt seen the movie and wasnt sure what was going on. I politely mentioned she had got some bad reviews. Her response, "Well I dont take this as serious as you do" So you can take that as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentOfChaos93 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 What is she doing as a scareactor then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speaker4TheDead Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yeah, I think scareactors should take constructive criticism and try to improve at least a little bit. It is a job that requires enthusiasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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