Why is this the most violent film in the series? You've got a man attacked with a jigsaw,a brutal hit and run, a man set on fire by a remote controlled bomb, a guy choking to death, a guy thrown in a woodchipper and a guy dissolved in acid. Compared to the other films where Kersey shoots the bad guys, i'm just wondering why this is the most violent film.
James?
I think it may be time to go home
take me round the world one more time
Why not!
I'd say a combination of three things:
1) Bronson was getting on in age by this point, so it was easier to have him use traps/machines/etc to kill than engage in lengthy action scenes.
2) by the time this was made (mid-90s) a guy just shooting people was fairly run of the mill, and there was a desire for the "creative kills" horror movies had been employing in the 80s and 90s to add more flair.
3) this was sequel number five, so there was a desire to ramp things up. Rather than up the bodycount, they wanted to make each kill more memorable.
Just my theories.