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"Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not any more..."
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A first rewatch for Saw since its cinema release.
The first thing that stands out is just how tame this is now...considering how the sequels went (plus all the copycats) it is like watching a family fun film. Well...for my family at least!
Cary Elwes should have just chewed through the chains too as that is the only piece of scenery he doesn't consume...a proper pantomime performance from him!
The idea, story and the various twists all still stand up well though so it remains an excellent slice of horror fun!
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I put off seeing this for a while. I'm not a scary movie fan, but I do love mysteries and crime. This was not what I was expecting. I was worried about the gore in this film, but after some recommendations saying the first of the Saw franchise wasn't bad, I decided I'd give it a try.
Surprisingly enough I liked it. The psychological creepy factor was great. There wasn't as much gore as I was expecting, although a few…
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So it has always seemed to me that Saw was the film that started a deluge of gory slasher films (most of them were its own sequels). The first sequel was enough to tell me this was a one and done sort of deal.
I thoroughly enjoyed Saw when I first saw it; the ending sequence with the music & twist left quite an impact. Returning to the film a few years later I can say it holds well overall. The…
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The 90's saw the resurgence of the slasher flick with the likes of the Scream movies but the noughties brought something altogether nastier....and Saw is where it began.
Placing the emphasis on the sick and twisted, Saw did not feature a bunch of teens trying to escape from a knife happy psycho but rather begins with two bedraggled dudes chained to pipes in a room with no windows and a body on the floor. Neither of them knows how they… -
The original and the best - regardless of what you think of the sequels, this is a cracking film. The whole storyline, the visuals, the traps, the great villain. It is a great film, and one of my favourites.
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Unfortunately, this franchise went completely overboard.
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Nerokas juoni. Kutkuttavan sadistisia juttuja. 2000-luvun kauhu-genren mullistaja. Kestää isältä pojalle.
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I can remember just being completely enamored with Saw when I first saw the film in 2004. It was this gritty, nasty horror film that actually had an interesting plot. For many, the original film has been tainted by the countless sequels (okay, six) that were made only to make money and cash in on the original's success. I was curious whether Saw would still hold up for me after not seeing it for years, and I found that it…
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When you first see it..... Holy mother of lord is this horrifying and disturbing! It's a Gorey difference from the typical slasher film! And the plot and twist is really good and interesting! Well done to Writer, Leigh Whannell and director, James Wan! No matter how much you watch it - it never gets boring!
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Okay so bar some needless horrible sequels, this movie is good. It's a horror movie that in it's own messed up little way conveys a disturbing message, never the less the message is there. What i enjoy is the idea of ends justifying the means, is Jigsaw really an immoral man for helping this sick people in a sick way? It definitely sets itself away from other gore exploitation movies such as hostel, although will undoubtedly be viewed as similar movies.
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The SAW films are often regarded as "awful torture porn" movies and whilst I cannot comment on the 6 sequels, I have to say I think the first is over looked.
Its a solid B-movie with a really good twist, that is unfortunately not very well handled. However there are a lot of cheap thrills to be had in SAW and really that's all I was excepting.