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Saw - 30/10/2005 3:27:44 AM

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- 9/4/2006 8:16:08 PM

dazz

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good film let down by abysmal acting

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bloody - 17/5/2006 10:55:23 AM

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thought it was horrifying. Liked the big twist at the end, and the sickening puzzles...

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- 2/6/2006 4:45:06 PM

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Very clever horror film, and with strong performances by each member of the cast.

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- 2/6/2006 4:45:18 PM

i007_Bond_007i

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Very clever horror film, and with strong performances by each member of the cast.

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- 14/6/2006 9:44:43 PM

huny_monster

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The best and scariest horror film ever made. You can't cut the tension with a saw.

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- 18/6/2006 1:06:20 PM

casino

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very good

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WOW! I mean WOW! - 27/9/2006 11:38:46 AM

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A great great great film, with a powerful twist that you never see coming! A five strar film that will go down in time, deffiniatly!

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Blood, blood and more blood - 18/10/2006 9:40:18 PM

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SAW is an ultra violent tale of blood and mayhem. Its the best modern day horror film. it Is a stylish but in a rather sick way. And the ending twist is simply astonishing. One word for this sick horror, amazing.

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RE: Blood, blood and more blood - 11/2/2007 12:27:38 PM

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Shit, DTV, generic serial killer rubbish

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RE: - 12/2/2007 7:01:30 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: dazz

good film let down by abysmal acting

i agree. it is better than the average horror film that gets turfed out, and has a great ending but cary elwes especially was atrocious.

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RE: RE: - 15/2/2007 1:09:34 AM

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Utter shit fest. Campiest, poorest excuse for a serious horror film, made for a long time.

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RE: Saw - 21/2/2007 11:02:58 PM

ednamode

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not a great effort, i must admit after all the hype, I was expecting something that would scare the bejesus out of me, it had a good few jumps so it was alright in the end I suppose.

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RE: Saw - 22/2/2007 12:51:04 AM

barnaby jones

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People were laughing the whole way through, in the cinema i saw this in.

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Classic - 3/4/2007 12:41:47 PM

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Gripping, Terrifying, and breathtaking. The best, most original horror film for decades!

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great film - 7/5/2007 5:38:10 PM

thearchitect

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a great film and one of the best horror films of the past couple of years. if only the sequels had been anywhere as good as this then i could be happy.

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Chilling - 4/2/2008 1:54:06 PM

blaud

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This fantastic piece of thriller/ horror is definitely one of the best of recent years. Good, scary stuff

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Saw I - 22/7/2008 4:18:02 AM

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Scary, twisty, provocative.

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A nice little nasty! - 23/9/2008 7:05:54 PM

SkullKassidy

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It may fall into the "torture porn" genre by default ...but this is a film with a brain behind the brutality. Jigsaw is the cleverest idea behind a serial killer since Seven ...shame they muffed up the sequels so bad!

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- 21/10/2009 10:15:27 PM

willchadwick

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A very entertaining, twisted and ingenious. Cary Elwes is a complete ham but the film's plotting is completely inspired it twists beautifully and ends nihilistically, A concern is the psychological torment of the child which I neither find entertaining nor essential to the plot. Would have made a great 88 minute film, as it is, the film is an effective and well made thriller.

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Saw: An Original Horror At Last! - 26/5/2010 1:08:16 PM

LUCASLITTLEWOOD

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Well not exactly a gory film but as a film of many sequels to come it was brilliant. Saw reinvented the horror genre as we knew it showing that gore and playing with mature and frightening feelings work. I think it worked as it just clicked, the story was fully explained and did not need any sequels. It should be up there with the greats such as Psycho, Halloween and Friday 13th.

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All The Pieces Come Together Perfectly - 9/7/2010 7:56:42 PM

COLO

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Remember Avatar? Of course you do, everyone has seen it by now. Excellent movie, without question. Now, keeping in mind its astronomical budget, would you think it's possible to make such a brilliant movie with only a budget of, say, just over $1 million. Well, Saw hits the nail on the head right there.

Of course, Saw is in no way, shape or form anything like Avatar, but if you're into this sort of thing, it's just as worthwhile. Part of the appeal of Saw is the concept. A serial killer who places people in elaborate death traps, giving them a chance to escape, but at a price (usually some sort of body part), thus showing them the value of life. I mean come on! Try and keep a straight face and tell me that that's not being original. And that cliff-hanger of an ending is way too unexpected to not be original.

Of course, the low budget also brings some drawbacks. Unlike the sequels, there's only one depiction of the inside of the human body here, but it just isn't very convincing. Also, it means they couldn't afford any really good actors, although I guess Danny Glover and Michael Emerson were alright. Besides, its not like you ever really do get any good acting in these kinds of movies anyway.

All that aside, Saw shows all those stuffed-up, big-budget movies how things are done in the world of rugged simplicity, and for that alone, I would recommend it to anyone. Although, if you have a weak stomach, you'll probably sh*t bricks!

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- 20/10/2010 7:58:31 AM

Aoun

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MIND FUCK.
One of the best.

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Smart And Original - 9/3/2011 10:06:42 AM

blaud

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Not wanting to piggybank upon the success of the 'torture porn' genre, the firs Saw film is a carefully constructed and meticulously organized crime thriller that is very careful never to feel labored or unrealistic. Performances are decent, with the usually brilliant Elwes slightly underplaying his character, and Whannell slightly overplaying. Script isi somewhat cliché. but never poor, and the set pieces are grisly and appropriate. Watch the original that kickstarted the shitstorm of sequels, before it's lost along with them.

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Brilliant - 10/4/2011 10:13:04 AM

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A brilliant horror with an unexpected twist.

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Saw Review - 5/1/2012 9:07:41 PM

the film man

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A smart, twisted and gory horror film that's not for the squeamish.

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- 30/8/2012 10:08:42 PM

TheGodfather

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Watched this with my girlfriend the other day:

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She had never seen Saw before. Her reaction at the ending "whaaaat??? this is the end? woooow!!!" says everything. After watching it multiple times it gets more and more obvious that the film especially leans on its ending.
That doesn`t take anything away from the fact that the story is well written. Too bad that with multiple viewings the overacting of Cary Elwes shows more everytime.
I really have seen this too often but somehow this still is a cool film...

8,5/10

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