Production Year: 2004 - Thriller - Director: James Wan - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Dina Meyer, Monica Potter, Shawnee Smith, Leigh Whannell, Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung more
Advantages: Great horror film with a brilliant plot and twist Disadvantages: Torturous violence will deter some people
The 2004 film Saw spouted three sequels in three successive years. Its twisting plotlines have been acclaimed both critically and commercially.
The Plot
Two men, Adam and Lawrence, wake up in what appears to be a very dirty and old bathroom, each chained to opposite walls. In between them is a dead body in a pool of blood, a tape player within reach. Each has a tape, revealing the 'game'. Thus follows a twisting tale of events set up by Jigsaw, ...
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Advantages: very original story line, good twists, edge of you seat stuff Disadvantages: low budget - sometimes shows
...saw. i would also reccomend saw 2.
The special features on the DVD are average, there is a small documentary about the making of the film and a few interviews with cast members, in addition to this there is a music video from one of the songs in the film.
i hope you found this useful - and go and watch or buy this film (only £5 on amazon! - go on!) thanks 4 reading!
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Advantages: Orignal, Clever, A Non-Stop Twist And Turn Plot That Will Leave You Breathless Disadvantages: Some of the acting is pretty weak
Saw, a horror film I expected nothing of, but still because of some of the hype I heard I had decided to check it out, and thank god I did. Horror films today face a crisis, if we ain't been spoon fed a remake, we are being spoon fed a crap rip off. This film has took some critiscim, but this film need's praise, it's not your normal slasher in any sense and I haven't seen a killer so cruel and bizzare as this one, since Seven. Films like these are ...
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Advantages: Gore and horror with gripping suspense throughout, a movie full to the brim of twists and turns. Very compelling. Disadvantages: Being pedantic the acting isn't the greatest. Nothing outstanding, but its a horror movie and you watch it for the gore.
...a lot of people comparing Saw to Seven. I've never liked comparing a new film to another as a way of categorising or rating it. Firstly, the film used as the comparison is usually a good film that a lot of people know and like so you're already setting the bar high for the new film. But the worst thing about such comparisons is that they are inevitably misleading. Yes, there are similarities between Saw and Seven but they are tenuous and on the whole ...
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Two men wake up in the middle of a dirty, old bathroom to find themselves chained up to toilets unknowing that it is the layer of the serial killer known as 'jigsaw.' As they sit there trying to figure how to get out they realise that 'Jigsaw' doesn't want to kill them he wants them to kill each other, and to state the obvious they are having trust issues as they have no idea how they got there or what they did the day/ night before. As the case is ...
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Advantages: Excellent story and good pace of the movie Disadvantages: poor acting and some errors in the film
Saw is arguabely one of the best thriller movies ever made. The Movie has an excellent story which will keep on the edge of your seats. The movie is scary and the gore in the movie makes it more interesting along with the suspense that is kept alive till the last minute in the movie.
The movie is about a serial killer who finds ways and forces his victims to kill themselves.The climax of the movie is the plus point of the movie. This is an excellent ...
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Advantages: Has a brilliant twist at the end and the whole film is great Disadvantages: Might be a little too brutal for some people
...and imagination these days, but Saw has both of these qualities, and more.
The film begins with two men (Adam, and Dr Gorden) waking up in a dark dingy bathroom and they find themselves chained to opposite ends of the room by their feet. There is a dead body in the middle of the room, and in one of his hands is a tape player. Each of the men find tapes in their pockets and they play them to find out what they must do to escape the room alive. ...
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Advantages: Makes you talk alot about it Disadvantages: Very Grusome and VERY Scary
...it on DVD. AND i saw Saw 2. Read that reveiw if you like.
Dr. Lawrance Gordan and another man named Adam are both locked in a room with chains around one of their legs preventing them to escape unharmed. They find a dead man in the middle of the room. They then find tapes in one of their pockets telling them what to do to get out. But is the person on the tape trying to get them out safely? I dont think so! Lawrance then tells Adam who he thinks ...
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Advantages: Good suspense - Plot Twists Excellent Disadvantages: I should have seen it coming
This film starts in a dingey room with two men chained to opposite ends, each wondering why the other is where they are.
Then the plot begins to kick in - It's a game that they have to play to see who is the strongest psychologically.
Over the course of the film the lead characters begin to learn about why they are in the predicament in which they find themselves. The person holding them informs them that unless they escape, there will be certain ...
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Saw off your feet Review ofSaw (Wide Screen) (Uncut) (DVD)by
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Advantages: Scary, Jumpy Disadvantages: um all set in same room
Its the first time I saw this on Sky movies the other night! Ok I am reveiwing the DVD but what the heck! I really enjoyed the film is was full off gory bits not really opne for the faint hearted! I kept poking my head underneath the covers! I am going to go get it on DVD 2moro though so I can actually see the cut and unseen bits, I am really intregued now!
It all starts when two men awake to a quickly lit up old restrooms! They look at each other ...
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Advantages: A horror movie that makes you think!! Disadvantages: none
Now, I must admit I like the slasher movies that involve the psycho who hacks over-sexed teens to bits and just won't die, but I really enjoyed this film. With a title so basic, you won't believe how complex it is.
You already know things are bad when the movie begins. And teh movies depends a lot upon flashbacks, which I personally enjoy. It makes you have to put the story together. The two main characters/victims are opposites-a well-respected ...
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Advantages: Nice story line . Disadvantages: Need some stable mind to view it as it is too gory
...die.
The opening movie of the saw series comes as a total mind rattling series of puzzles and chaos. But beware viewer discretion is advised. You really need some guts to see the movie because its got some heavy gore and totally heavy violence. ...
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Advantages: Very Twisting Plot Disadvantages: Could be Confusing, Below-Average Acting, Disturbing
This film is confusing from the start, and you don't really know what is going on until the very last few minutes of the film, and even then you might need to watch it again. Many viewers will be tempted to switch off their film half way through, but I would urge them not to, the ending is worth the wait. This film is very gory and is certainly not suitable for the sqeamish. The plot is very compelling due to the multiple twists and so on, however ...
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and the body of a guy who has blown his own brains out. Not a happy place, obviously, and it gets worse when both men realize that they've been chained and pitte...
and the body of a guy who has blown his own brains out. Not a happy place, obviously, and it gets worse when both men realize that they've been chained and pitte...
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Saw - Uncut Version DVD
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