Saw (DVD)

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 ...  Read the complete review

(Also appears at ShaunMunro.co.uk, cheers) Director: James Wan Cast: Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Monica Potter, Shawnee Smith, Leigh Whannell Release Date: October 1st, 2004 (UK), October 29th, 2004 (US) Certificate: R (US), 18 (UK) Saw is a film that will, virtually from the opening frame, reward viewers with a keen eye, and whilst much can be predicted from this twisty thriller if you keep your eyes peeled (the first scene is more important than you may at first realise), there's a lot that will quite simply knock you for six. I don't care who you are - you're probably not going to see this film's climax coming, ...  Read the complete review

Saw [film only] I wonder what made me watch Saw again; probably I wanted to find out what led to its success and consequently to the sequels that followed. It was a low-budget horror film that was filmed in 18 days only, and probably you won't fail to notice this when you watch it. It begins with the dilemma of two men who don't know each other and who woke up to find each of them tied to a wall by a chain round one foot in a big, dirty public bathroom. They find out that their being imprisoned there has to do with a game of survival that some psychopath called John (or Jigsaw) imposed on them. They cannot reach each other, there's a corpse in the ...  Read the complete review

> Synopsis Having woken up in an abandoned toilet block, Adam and Dr. Lawrence Gordon find themselves shackled at either end with no memory of how they got there and a dead body sprawled across the floor between them. But it soon becomes apparent that they have become the playthings of psychotic serial killer "Jigsaw" and unless they solve his cunning clues and do as they are told they will both be dead within 8 hours. > Opinion For me, the majority of modern horror films substitute classy suspense and genuine fear with cheap thrills and more blood & guts than you would find in a slaughter house. But occasionally ...  Read the complete review

===SAW=== ~ Saw is a film of the Horror/Thriller genre. Directed by James Wan and Sceenwritten by associate Leigh Whannell. Released in 2004 Saw is a Thriller that actually lives up to it's description.~ **Synopsis** The film opens well with two men separately chained to pipes at two opposite sides of a filthy, long abandoned industrial washroom. To the centre of the room lies a dead body in a pool of blood. In one hand he has a gun, and the other a Dictaphone. The two men are disorientated, and totally at a loss to why they are there. They can't even remember the events leading to this out-come. The first man is called Adam, ...  Read the complete review