The fourth SAW film takes fans into uncharted waters. Now that John/Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is dead, screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (writers of the Project... more
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Horror - Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard, Jorge Montesi, Don Taylor, John Moore, Richard Donner - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over
Advantages: Lots of gore and makes you think and figure things out. Disadvantages: You need to watch it more than once to get all the details.
...As with most Saw films the opening scene is the clincher, this is not different. Two guys in a trap, the average, fighting against each other for survival, one lives and the film begins. Cut to police station or office, something mundane like that? Don't think so. Autopsy, no problem, green liquids in a dead stomach *borks* seeing Tobin Bell's face - yes FACE pulled away from this skull *shudders* I'm not usually squeemish but this made me twinge ... ...twists and gashs as only Saw can deliver, some more justified than others and all with links into the poor chap's life who has to follow his trail. So we're still hearing John Cramer's voice from beyond the grave, he had this set out for a looong time before his death. Left excruciatingly detailed instructions for the new guy to follow and here was have Saw 4. Not to spoil it but not the last in this series, from what I've read we'll be seeing Saw ...
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Advantages: Re-watchable Disadvantages: You need to
...and short of storylines. Saw was great - a low budget, brilliantly well thought out film with unknown actors making convincing characters and I was hooked from the beginning. Fast forward 3 more films down the line and Saw iv is just as fantastic! There is a lot more dialogue and explaining of plot which is necessary obviously but a LOT to take in bearing in mind all of the plots that have gone before us. Plus, it's a 'game' set by jigsaw in the ... ...traps are - take previous saw 2 with the pulling of rings from every part of his body to escape - in this Saw IV a genius needs to work out how to escape (still can't tell you more or I'll spoil it cos it's very clever!). I love these films - they come out so quickly that you don't need to re-watch them. They're just the right length and explain a lot of what happened in previous films but not too much to bore you. There's tons of information/plot ...
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Advantages: Gory, bloody, typical Saw style Disadvantages: Getting a bit stretched now, not sure how long they'll be able to carry this on.
Well Jigsaw is dead, which should have meant the end for this series of horrors, but no, after he swallowed the tape in 3, it seems that the gore and blood and guts was going to continue. And the film did not dissappoint. It starts off with the autopsy on Jigsaw, which I think is one of the most gory scenes. There is a police man in it (again) who is fed up with Jigsaw having killed all his friends and the movie really centres around Jigsaw teaching ...
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Advantages: Fantastic film Disadvantages: Can be hard to follow at times
...is tremendous. In Saw 4 it explains a lot of the plot and there is more dialogue. You have to concentrate to make sure that you don't miss and of the twists and turns or you think well what went on there then?
The special effects are gorier than in the other films. And the more they make the better they get. Can we expect to see number 5 anytime soon? We can only hope. Althoough it does leave it open for another.
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Advantages: Great Plot, Breif History About Jigsaw Disadvantages: Some traps were not needed
...as gory as the 3rd saw movie so not for the faint hearted. New characters are introduced and very well acted. Also the history on how Jigsaw became what he was is revealed. The movie does contain the twist in the end that the series has been famous for. Overall this is a must buy for fans of the series or horror in general!!! Some of the traps however seemed very gory and the characters involved in them daint seemed to be needed in the plot. I don't ...
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Consumer Advice: Contains strong horror, violence and gory images
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: Jigsaw may be dead, but Tobin Bell is mysteriously back in this fourth installment in the popular Saw series in this sequel that examines the killer's origins.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ELEVATION SALES; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Audio commentary with producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg and Executive Producers Peter Block And Jason Constantine, Audio Commentary with Director Darren Lynne Bousman and Actor Lyriq Bent. , Music Video 'IV' performed by X-Japan, Deleted Scene ? Police Station, The props of SAW 4, The Traps Of SAW 4, Darren's video diary
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review: It's deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be (BBC, 28/01/2008)
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DVD Description
The fourth SAW film takes fans into uncharted waters. Now that John/Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is dead, screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (writers of the Project Greenlight-produced FEAST) give us Jigsaw's origin story--finally showing us why he does what he does. Along they way, they still find time to work in the usual dose of elaborate Rube Goldberg-like torture devices and heaps of censor-defying gore in what plays like an extreme version of CSI. During his (extremely graphic) autopsy, Jigsaw’s final tape (swallowed in SAW III) is found in his stomach. Promising that his work will continue despite his passing, his message sets off a series of grisly tasks for anxious SWAT team leader Rigg (Lyriq Bent), who is given 90 minutes to rescue detectives Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) and Hoffman (Costas Mandylor), who are to be dispatched via blocks of ice and high voltage wires. Trailing Rigg are FBI agents Strahm (Scott Patterson of GILMORE GIRLS) and Perez (Athena Karkanis), who get some unexpected blood on their hands along the way. A series of flashbacks details a pivotal event between Jigsaw and his girlfriend, Jill (1980s beauty Betsy Russell, PRIVATE SCHOOL), which inspired him to devote the remainder of his life to the creation of his signature puzzles.
Darren Lynn Bousman, director of the previous two sequels, returns once again to ensure that the series retains its trademark de-saturated look. Though viewers starting with this instalment may find the brief glimpses of characters from the previous films confusing, fans should be pleased with how the films link together. They are also sure to appreciate that, like FRIDAY THE 13th carrying on sans Jason in PART IV: A NEW BEGINNING, the death of Jigsaw won't keep the franchise from evolving into SAW V and beyond.
