Saw

Pros: Elwes, Glover, and an original story, non-predictable plot, very well done
Cons: not for a younger audience, might stick with you for a long time

Movies have come a long ways from the original horror genre. Where once we had simple plots where the killer was obvious (see Freddy, Jason etc.), we now have films that revolve more around dealing with your psyche than with providing quick scares. Saw ...

Pros: Interesting plot
Cons: Acting isn't that great; Nasty scenes

Feel like watching a horror film? If so, then you might enjoy Saw, a horror/thriller movie written and directed by James Wan and starring Mr. Leigh Whannell who also shared in the writing. This movie was originally released in the Fall of 2004 and ...

Pros: Just excellent
Cons: nada

I'm not sure why I waited so long to buy Saw. After hearing so much about the Australian geniuses behind the series while in Melbourne, I caved. I am very glad I did. While many horror films lately have gone over-board on the gore factor to get ...

Pros: You should watch this before watching SAW III.
Cons: A few forgivable slow spots.

Twisted Pictures present SAW (2004) a James Wan film that opens dramatically with Adam (Leigh Whannell) awakening in a tub full of water in a secluded grimy underground industrial bathroom in the middle of nowhere. The water and a key funnels ...

Pros: Unique story, interesting premise, good special effects...
Cons: Horrible performances...

After months of hype, gory advertisements, and early positive reviews I was more than happy to jump on the bandwagon on the opening night for Saw. An independent film, it seemed to have all the makings of a cult classic--a serial killer, claustrophobia, ...

Pros: great directing, interesting combination of genres, breakneck pace
Cons: so-so acting, abrupt ending, grisly scenes

With a bevy of grindhouse splatter films releases like Turistas, Hostel and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Prologue, I strayed away from Saw because I thought it was just another iteration of the same old formula. That’s where my prejudgment was wrong ...

Pros: Original idea, some videogame-like puzzles
Cons: The ending doesn't make sense

The story behind the success of Saw is more impressive than the actual movie. Two college friends (James Wan and Leigh Wannell) scrounge up enough cash to make a movie with a few recognizable actors. The movie makes waves in the independent circuit and ...

Pros: A decent thriller
Cons: Low budget special effects and it's not original.

KILLER: Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not anymore... SAW 2004 Directed by James Wan Danny Glover as Detective David Tapp Leigh Whannell as Adam Cary Elwes as Dr. Lawrence Gordon ...

Pros: Novel plot variation on a common horror theme.
Cons: Unclean, in about 5 ways.

Okay, I must admit that horror movies are not really my main cup of tea when it comes to film. Personally, I find the horror of genocide in East Africa, the millions of women and children who are treated as little more than slaves throughout the world, ...

Pros: Acting is top notch, screenplay, original, thrilling
Cons: None

It seems like thriller films are getting crappy. With movies like Twisted and Taking Lives being released, the genre is dying from the predictable and already-done plots. With the release of Saw, you have a movie that reinvents the ...

Pros: Genuinely scary and gruesome, surprising and believable twists.
Cons: Certainly not for the faint of heart.

How much blood would you shed to stay alive? Quite the intriguing tagline for Saw which is as tense a movie as you’re likely to find in the last few years. Running on a shoestring budget, where everyone involved was practically working for ...

Pros: Great story idea, nice effects, not a jumpy film
Cons: Acting.

For most people, horror films are either a "yay" or a "nay." They're a yay for me, but I never get to see them as for my boyfriend, they're a "Hell no!!!" I was surprised when said boyfriend invited me to watch Saw... "Come on, Laura, you love ...

Pros: Effects, setting, some of the ideas
Cons: Wasteful of a unique idea

I saw "Saw" (last time I use that phrase, I promise) on a date nearly seven months ago. To that extent it was an effective movie, allowing my squeamish companion plenty of opportunities to squeeze my hand in terror. Honestly I was so distracted by the ...

Pros: Interesting twist in the end
Cons: Horrible acting, poor verisimilitude, not scary, and a waste of money

With Halloween weekend finally here, a few ex-coworkers of mine and I decided that we had to go see a scary movie. Our choices were pretty much The Grudge or Saw and we (unfortunately) went with Saw. Surely since Saw was ...

Pros: Danny Glover, Charlie Clouser's musical score, the cinematography.
Cons: Everything else.

Saw is a movie so overstuffed and so over-edited, that it seems like Darren Aronofsky had a crack at making it. Saw begins as Adam, a photographer, wakes up in the bathroom from Hell. Across the room from him is Dr. Gordon, a man who ...