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Be prepared to be scared. James Wan's directorial debut, written by and starring Leigh Whannell, is a violent, bloody, psychologically exhausting and exhilarating exercise in terror. Adam (Whannell) and Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) are chained in a vile, disgusting bathroom, separated by a bloody corpse holding a gun and a tape recorder. They are each given a saw--the only obvious way out is to cut one of their feet off. A serial killer who specializes in torturing morally bereft strangers is playing a game with them: Gordon has less than eight hours to kill Adam or else the doctor's wife (Monica Potter) and daughter (Mackenzie Vega) will be murdered. As the two men engage in a battle of wits, alternately trying to help each other and secretly attempting to win the game, a series of flashbacks reveals the history of the madman and the pair of detectives (Danny Glover and Ken Leung) handling the case. Some of the torture scenes are excruciatingly horrible and hard to watch, a real treat for fans of the genre. Inspired by the work of David Lynch (BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS) and Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, INFERNO), Wan has created a scintillating suspense thriller that will have audiences continually shocked, repelled, frightened, and surprised, right up to the very last second (which Whannell has said was influenced by the endings of such films as THE USUAL SUSPECTS and THE SIXTH SENSE). The accompanying heavy metal soundtrack is appropriately scary as well.
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Genre: Horror/Suspense
Rating: R (MPAA)
Relase Company: Artisan Entertainment
Format: DVD
UPC: 00031398172765
I think this movie is more shock than horror. It was well written and well acted with no real big name actors as lead. Certainly believable to the point where the guy cuts his leg off-was he actually expecting to rescue her while bleeding and only able to crawl. Besides that the movie had some pleasant twists and turns that will make you think. More of a who-is-it than anything else. I would...
Strengths: i thought that it was suspenseful
I thought that the beginning of it was twisted. It took me a while to get the beginning. I liked how the guy in the middle of the floor was laying there with all the stuff needed. I thought the ending was twisted. The guy in the middle of the floor comes alive. The two guys suspected each other. That was funny.
Saw (2004) receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 2.77 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #3,055 movie of all time, #114 movie from 2004 and #623 Thriller movie of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 311 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the movie ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other movies ranked, click on the link below.
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A twisted and gory horror film that's not for the squeamish.
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Saw
Strengths: great plot, keeps you interested
Weakness: none
I watched Saw at the theatre and was impressed by it. I really thought it was good. It took me by surprise that the man lying in the pool of blood was the mastermind behind the capture of the two men.