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 ... Read review
Adam (Leigh Whannell) wakes up in a dank room across from Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) ... more
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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Adam (Leigh Whannell) wakes up in a dank room across from Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) ... more
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Awakening from a drugged stupor, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) finds himself chained to ... more
a pipe in a dingy bathroom, with another man (Leigh Whannell) in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, a mania...
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
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 ... ...on revenge by playing mindgames with his intended victims. Can the two men escape with their lives (and everything else) intact? And who else is involved in the tale?
The Cast and Performances
Cary Elwes and Leigh Whannell play Lawrence and Adam, and are very convincing as victims of a horrible revenge plot. They play their respective characters in a suspenseful manner, and are helped by the mood of the film and the ... more
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, a man hell bent on revenge by playing mindgames with his intended victims. Can the two men escape with their lives (and everything else) intact? And who else is involved in the tale?
The Cast and Performances
Cary Elwes and Leigh Whannell play Lawrence and Adam, and are very convincing as victims of a horrible revenge plot. They play their respective characters in a suspenseful manner, and are helped by the mood of the film and the helplessness of the situation. There is good support from Dina Meyer as Kerry, and Danny Glover stands out as Detective David Tapp, on the search for Jigsaw's lair. Ken Leung plays Detective Steven Sing.
My Opinion
This film had me transfixed from start to finish. There is a kind of knock on effect throughout the whole film, and I was left feeling that the whole concept had been so thoroughly thought out that it could not have been more complicated. Yet director James Wan manages to take us through it with comprehension. There is an incredible twist to the tale, which was the icing on the cake for me. I was amazed by this film. The acting is superb, with the desperation shown throughout by the characters in horrible predicaments coming through powerfully to the viewer.
Many people will find the nature of the film too much. As a warning, I will say that Jigsaw is an extremely creepy character, and the torturous horror focused on in the film is harrowing at times. This did not dissuade me from enjoying a very well made film, but I can easily see how others may turn away.
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!
Dave ...
dave2069 23.07.2006
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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 ... ...Because if we dont praise what is orignal, we will be fed that what is isn't
Story - Jigsaw is our man, our saviour, he take's people who are not deserving of life, and give's them a chance to prove there willingness to surrive in his cruel and twisted trap/games based on there personailty or situation, if they surrive they are free to escape and have shown there purpose. This films follow's two of Jigsaw's victims, locked by chains in a wall, they ...
Codgin 09.02.2007
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Advantages: Original Plot, put the horror genre back on the map! Disadvantages: Slow at times...
...but i sat through and was glad i did because the ending is well worth the wait. It is definately better than a lot of horror movies in the last few years so if you haven't seen this one already, order your copy now. Then prepare yourself for Saw 2! ...
ghost_w1 30.10.2006
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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 ... ...Saw expecting Seven. It's not in my view a good comparison; one is a thriller the other is purely horror.
It's a scary movie that expertly plays on some traditional and commonplace fears. From a horror movie I don't expect much else and to be fair it does keep you guessing until the very end. For all those of you out there that like to spoil films for yourselves by trying to guess the end or the next twist, I guarantee you wont get this one.
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melinda205 08.06.2006 (03.07.2006)
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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 ... ...as he goes on he has a theory that Dr. lawrence Gordan (one of the guys in the bathroom) is the serial killer. With this theory he has missed many routes that would lead him staright to 'Jigsaw's' right hand man. Dr. Lawrence played by Gary Ewels is one of the main characters in this movie he is the story of why they are both in there but you have to put together the peices to find out why.
Adam played by the writer Leigh Whannel is a great character ...
brodiegirl 17.08.2006
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Detective Tapp investigates the whereabouts of the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, whose killing method includes chaining his victims to a radiator and leaving them with a saw and a bullet... The killer's next victim, Dr Lawrence Gordon, wakes to find himself incarcerated in a dirty bathroom. Can Detective Tapp find him in time?
Music Video By Fear Factory Bite The Hand That Bleeds, Unrated Version Of The Music Video, Making Of The Music Video, Sawed Off Mini Featurette
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
Professional reviews
Review
Dare you see Saw? (Empire, )
A harrowing head trip. (Premiere, )
A revolutionary shocker. (Shivers, )
Perhaps you enjoyed Seven. This goes up to Eight. (The Guardian, )
DVD Description
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 specialises 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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