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Ahh, the birth of Jigsaw. This movie was great it made you think and then kicked you in the ass at the end. Good performances from pretty good actors as well.
=D : D :) ! this is THE greatest movie ever made. it was an amazingly original idea and i cant get enough of it its soooooo goood! truth be told although V isnt the greatest, I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THE SAW FRANCHISE! no one can beat these movies no matter wat anyone else says!
billy-"congratulations. you are still alive. most people are so ungrateful to be alive....but not u............not anymore"
Posted By: trickytreats at 4:19pm, September 21, 2009
What a unique twist on an old genre. This movie was stuck in my head for days after I watched it. Too bad they have diluted the crap out of the franchise.
Posted By: Bostic101 at 3:01am, September 13, 2009
Best of the Series...Hands down. I recommend the first three films of the franchise, after that...it gets to much out of hand but i don't want to spoil for those who never watched.
Posted By: Razor_Sharp at 5:19am, September 8, 2009
I remember seeing the advertisements and wanting to see it really bad. Never got to and had to wait for dvd. A friend of mine said it was dumb but I rented it anyway. I don't know what movie they watched but I thought the first saw was awesome. I definitely think it helped that I didn't know the ending because I do think that would have hurt alot. This movie has been compared alot to seven but this movie is really is its own. You have alot of characters but really the story is following two guys in a bathroom and it just works out really well. The only complaint I have in this movie is I felt the flashes of certain scenes spliced together were there just to kill time. Other than that this was a really good movie with a good cast and story and really one of the best horror movies to come in quite some time.
Posted By: KirkAnthony at 2:57am, September 1, 2009
Saw's strongest point was the climax. That's literally the best I can say about it. I was applauding the end, which was surprising. The only real reason I clapped was because of the vast difference in quality from the whole movie and the ending. I had started out watching a movie that immediately had problems, so instead of doing the whole good first, bad second thing I like to do, I'm going to list the problems I had with "Saw" first:
1. Cary Elwes. He was such a major problem with this movie, it's not even funny. I can't fathom how he landed the role of an American for one thing, seeing as his accent slips out every other sentence. Another thing is simply this; he's a terrible actor. He really needed to stop screaming at inanimate objects. It was a constant thing, and it pissed me off a whole lot! Why did he need to scream at the phone?! It was definitely NOT going to stop ringing and say, "You know what? Okay, I give up! The guy in the middle of the fucking bathroom is alive!" Screaming wasn't going to save his wife (even though she did live).
2. Leigh Whannell. Once again, simply a terrible choice. All he does is scream, smoke, and pretend to die. Then scream some more. He screams pretty much throughout every scene he's in. At least once. The fact that he screams through the first ten seconds of credits annoyed me to no end.
3. Danny Glover. Really? It's funny how all my first problems are the LEAD ACTORS. These people are terrible!!
4. Shawnee Smith. I'm sorry, but she didn't get important to me until the third movie (my personal favorite).
5. It tried to be what it wasn't: a horror movie. If it would've labelled itself as a psychological mystery/crime thriller, I would most likely have NOTHING but good to say about this movie. I mean really, who DIDN'T like "Se7en"? It wasn't a damned horror movie. No matter how much it WISHES it was, it wasn't. It was a thriller with blood. It was a smart cop movie with bad lead actors.
Sure, there are only five problems, but they're BIG problems. My utter dislike for most of the cast threw what could've been my enjoying this film out the window ten minutes in. It was such a straight-to-DVD-worthy movie it's unbelievable. The only enjoyable part was (after Mr. Elwes is finally gone) when Tobin Bell gets up as Zepp's tape is being played back to Adam, he points to the tub and reveals the escape all along, rips off the rubber shit on his face, and awakens fully. That was what may have been the best reveal I have ever seen in a movie. For anything. Ever. Forever. As Adam starts to scream when Jigsaw slams the door shut, yelling "Game over!", I jumped up and screamed "You fucking pulled through, you piece of shit movie!!" I was so excited that the ending honestly made up for the ninety minutes of dreadful buildup. Had it not been for the ending, I'd be rating this movie with a five or lower.
This has got to be the best tortue film ever made. Saw, an American, pysco tortue film, is directed by James Wan, and stars a unknown, but brilliant cast. It's sick mind games, horrible gory scenes and amazing sound track is what makes Saw such a classic. Horrible, disturbing traps, and one hell of an ending makes this a great, gore fest of a movie. Don't watch this and expect a low budget American blood and guts fest, because it is, but pleases you in every single way. James Wan, your the best!
I love this movie plus the traps and the part where the guy has to cut off his foot. That was the best part of the movie to me. This movie is one of the few I really like.
Saw directed by James Wong is a bloody, disgusting, and distrubing film. When watchin Saw i felt like i was watching a snuff film, this film capatalizes on fear itself. Tobin Bell does an extraordinary job playing John Kramer the Jigsaw Killer. The story goes like this, two men wake up in an old bathroom with a dead corpse lying in the middle of them with a revolver in his hand, the catch, their ankles are chained. One of the men Lawrence soon finds out Jigsaw wants them to cut through thier feet not thier chain, so throughout the film, Lawrence finds out one of his employees Zepp are keeping his wife and daughter captive, they both learn why there there and they are brutally tortured by this. Soon Lawrence learns that Adam over the weeks had been taking pictures of Lawrence, Lawrence gets mafe and shoots Adam, while this is going on Zepp is trying to get to the bathroom,but, Det. Tapp (Danny Glover) who is obsessed with Jigsaw attacks Zepp, but, Zepp breaks free enters the bathroom and is about to shoot Lawrence when Adam gets up and beats Zepp to death, soon, Lawrence saws his foot off and leaves. Adam starts to panic, until the bloody corpse that had been lying in the middle of the room gets up and walks out, leaving Adam to rott. Overall the bottom line, Saw is a bloody, gruesome film that brings out true terror and makes you appriciate life.
although the other saws were pretty bad, i enjoyed the first saw so much.
the doll was absolutely scary and i loved him.
the ending was very impressive.
very suspenseful and definitely bloody. really bloody.
SAW is a great film and you need to check it out.
WARNING: DO NOT watch this movie if you are squemish. i repeat DO NOT watch this movie if you are squemish.
The start of a really brilliant series! Altough this is one of the weakest saw's in the series compared to the others it is still amazing! Not much gore in this one though, original story and one of the best horror villains since Jason! And my favourite all time ending to a film!
The original. The best and should never have been subjugated to the yearly shitty sequels. Seriously? Saw VII? This movie just came out five years ago. The brutality, the twists, the unique traps and the epic score have all been done to death. Nothing is surprising or exciting anymore. Just leave it alone already.
Michael Emerson's in it though. Benjamin Linus bitch, what what?!
sure it has its pitfalls but i thought this was an incredible movie with an amazing cast , amazing acting, amazing screenplay, amazing sets and direction special effects which were just jaw droppingly good and the film had Shawnee Smith in it. what more could anyone possibly want from a horror film i ask you ?
Great movie. Like nothing I had ever seen before at the time it came out. At the end of this movie I found myself yelling WTF just happened at my tv. It has a great story and is well acted and it asks a simple question. What would you do and how far would you go to live? After every death scene I was asking myself the exact same question. If you have not seen this movie, go out and watch it. Definitely worth the price of a rental.
What a good horror movie! Visually disturbing, yet not enough to make you feel sick during the whole movie, leaving you to enjoy the great storyline. The puzzle of the Cube with the twist of Seven. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you don't surround yourself of spoilers! It'll lose half the fun...
Hello...I want to play a little game!
Meh. It wasn't crap but it wasn't great. The more often you watch it, the more it bores more. Every year when the new one comes out i watch them all again, but once actually passed on this one. It's too much of a hassle screwing with your brain the million times you watch it after forgetting, but when watching it the first time it was rather enjoyable. It was very smart, and sophisticated, but that is what also made it seem unbelievable at times, and rather predictable.
The plot is very original and very intriguing but without great acting the whole story is thrown to waste.
Well the acting is the downfall of the movie, and it's very frustrating watching the two main actors trying their best but not shininh.
Overall SAW, is interesting to watch, but only watchable every few years. My rating is 2.5/5
Posted By: nitewise84 at 2:19pm, February 14, 2009
I never really saw this movie/franchise as a "Horror" movie, to me it's more of a Psychological Thriller. As far as the movie itself goes, I absolutely love it. It was one of the better movies of 2004.
Posted By: TheBurning at 8:18pm, February 13, 2009
The new generation of Horror.
1960's-Psycho
1970's-Texas chainsaw/Halloween
1980's-Jason/Freddy
1990's-Scream/I Know what u did last summer
2000's-Saw/remakes/torture films
One of the best horror movies ever created with amazing stories and great sequels
Posted By: Chris Vegvary at 6:51am, January 21, 2009
I remember wanting to see SAW when it was in the theaters, but for whatever reason, I never ended up going. When it was released on DVD, I realized that I had yet to see it, even after hearing some very good things about it as well as seeing the trailer. It was the first time I ever bought a DVD without actually having seen the movie beforehand. Without a doubt, that was the wisest DVD-buying decision of my life.
I remember watching it for the first time by myself, and by the beginning of the movie, thinking that it seemed like a pretty good crime drama/mystery/suspense/thriller. That was before the fun really started.
It wasn't long before I realized that I was watching one of the next great horror films (which technically is NOT horror, but hey) of all time. I know probably everyone, especially those reading this review, has seen this movie by now, but I still won't give away the twist. I really wasn't going into the movie expecting any type of twist, and like most or all people who watched it, I was sucked into the plot and of course I was led to believe one thing...and then, the ending came, and I was completely blown away.
SAW has, in my opinion, THE BEST ending to a movie ever. Not only did I feel like a complete idiot, but I had this overwhelming desire to show everyone I knew this movie, and I'm glad I did.
It is not a movie for the weak-willed or the faint of heart, that's for sure. Even though there is not excessive amounts of blood and gore, there are some parts sure to make a few of you uncomfortable in some way. It is hard to imagine a remake of this movie 20 or 30 years down the road doing any justice to the original, but for now, I'm content with having this masterpiece in my life. Yes, masterpiece. Argue all you want, but that's how I see it.
Eh. I saw this in the theater, and it left me feeling... well... not much of anything really. I didn't find it BAD persay, but I didn't care for it either. Certainly didn't leave me with any desire to watch the subsequent sequels (which I still have yet to watch). Well, it's been a few years, I may give it another try (and the sequels as well, perhaps). Who knows. For now I can only give it a resounding... Meh.
Posted By: EddieGorefan at 8:34pm, December 20, 2008
great movie, one of the best horror in the 2000s
but the sequels went downhill
Posted By: rterrell24 at 9:10am, December 20, 2008
I think its very special but by no means my faverite in the series.
Posted By: DiegOmen16 at 11:23pm, November 27, 2008
This is my least favorite saw movie but dont get me wrong i loved it but the sequels were more awesome, gory and scary but i still have the memories when i first saw billy the puppet it scared the hell outta me and what i loved about this saw movie is that you dont know who the killer whick makes it more intesting
Posted By: kaicooper at 10:47pm, November 23, 2008
the BEST low budget movie ever.. they just take a week to finish this movie.. can u imagin?? .. this franchise is the BEST ever and really gri8 movie with gri8 Sequals too.. 10/10 original
Boring, and plot twisting. Attempts to be smart and interesting while at the same time trying to appeal to the modern interest of horror audience - sadistic torture and slow, pointless deaths. You might as well be watching a Death Montage video on YouTube.
Honestly, Hostel was at least plausible - this movie didn't even touch reality.
Posted By: thedescent08 at 10:45pm, October 29, 2008
Brilliant
Posted By: tcmassacre at 10:18pm, October 29, 2008
What would you be willing to do to in order to survive?
A sick movie that continuously tests the boundaries of human sanity.
Posted By: thegoremaster at 12:41pm, October 27, 2008
I have to admit that this film gave me the chills. Not for the scare factor but the way it ends. Just the 1 line then trapped for ever until he dies (unless of course you've seen saw 3). A excelent movie with plenty of gore and some mild shocks.
Posted By: misslouisee at 5:00am, October 26, 2008
Really good film, but I felt I couldn't keep my attention away for the awful acting by Cary Elwes as Dr. Lawrence Gordon especially towards the end of the film. Just a little niggle.
Apart from that great movie!
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 11:45am, October 25, 2008
My second favorite in the series. I'm a huge SAW fan and have seen all the movies (well I'm seeing Saw V today) and liked this one. I like this the most because the gore was needed in the right places, the acting was good, and the traps were clever. Really well done.
Director James Wan Has Brought Us Some Very Horrible Films,Films Like Dead Silence Or Death Sentence,But Saw Sticks Out Of This Group.Saw Is A Very Tight Drawn Thriller That Keeps You Guessing Til The End.The End Of This Film Was In My Personal Opinion The Worst Climax Ive Ever Seen.But Other Then That Rather Small Flaw The Movie Was Well Crafted.
Posted By: Fridaythe13th at 1:54pm, October 23, 2008
Saw changed horror as it stands today. Quickly starting to become a classic, which is very impressive. Saw V has the tagline: You won't believe how it ends. Well, you could say the same for Saw. An unbelievable film that had my jaw hitting the floor at the end!
Posted By: RiKAnSolja1 at 11:44pm, October 20, 2008
Here it is people: the film that jump-started the entire torture sub-genre of horror films. One of the best horror films to ever grace the cinema in all of its existence, Saw creeps up unexpectedly and really gets to you when you're least expecting it. I wasn't expecting much from this first movie in a series. I had heard buzz about it at school, lots of things from my favorite websites online months before it came out—it sounded like it would be a decent movie. Little did I know, Saw would completely blow my mind and become one of my favorite films of all time… well, at least until I saw the sequel, which was superior in ever way, shape, and form. I viewed Saw a week after it came out in theaters, and I was so far from being disappointed. I went in with very few expectations, and I came out shaking, moved, scared. Saw is an amazing movie.
Saw is written by Leigh Whannel, who also starred in the film as Adam, and over the course of three movies has managed to become one of my favorite actors. This guy can really write, too! He knows what scares people, and he really uses it to his full advantage. The dialogue is top-notch and really hits hard, especially in the final act. The ending is, by far, the best ending I've ever had the good fortune of witnessing, and it is probably the best twist ending in a movie ever. James Wan is behind the director's chair in this picture in collaboration with Leigh, and they do a sensational job.
Posted By: Protecious at 4:39pm, September 30, 2008
What a masterpiece of a horror film this was, unlike anything really at the time, this film came out of nowhere and punched the hell out of the genre, and it was very interesting, shocking and unpredictable, with a really different kind of villian who doesnt even actually kill.
and the twist at the end is one of the best ever
Good movie filled with gore and excitement really the film that finally took gore to a whole new level sick and twisted scenes were done great. The ending was very exciting.
Two men wake up in a dilapidated public restroom unaware of what had happened they have to find the clues to what happened an unpredictable thriller, the cops and detectives trying to find jigsaw throughout the film was done great.
Great acting especially by Toben Bell definitely the best in the series 2,3,4 were not as good as the original highly recommended film.
Posted By: PaviLargo13 at 5:33am, September 2, 2008
THE SAW SERIES IS THE BEST SERIES OF FILMS EVER MADE!!! JIGSAW IS MY HERO!!! HE HAS MADE ME APPRECIATE MY LIFE FOR WHAT IT IS. AFTER WATCHING THE FIRST ONE, I REALLY REFLECTED ON MY LIFE AND REALIZED HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO BE ALIVE!
"SOME PEOPLE ARE SO UNGRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE, BUT NOT YOU! NOT ANYMORE!!!"
I love this movie! It proves that a simple, original concept and a good script makes a great movie. The "two guys chained in a bathroom" concept is pure genius, and the acting is far more substantial than most horror movies. James Wan and Leigh Wannell totally knew what they were doing. Amazing.
'Saw' is one of the better horror films in recent memory. I suppose it's more of a thriller than horror, although it still is gory and serves well on a horrific level. It's sort of a cross between 'Se7en' and 'The Silence of the Lambs' I'd say, and altough not nearly as great as either of those films it's still quite good.
'Saw' opens with two men who wake up in a dilapidated public restroom with no memory of how or why they are where they are. Chained to the floor, they are both utterly confused and terrified. Together, they begin to piece together the memory of what happened to them as the serial killer, nicknamed Jigsaw threatens them and plays numerous mind games that lead up to their demise. Meanwhile, detectives and officials are on the trail of the brutal serial murderer, trying to save the men the entire time.
This is definitely a smart thriller and it will have you on the edge of your seat from the very beginning to the bloody, limb-severing conclusion. The entire movie has a dark, damp setting, and is overloaded with intense scenes and lots of gore, that are sure to please any horror fan. On top of that, the cleverly-woven story is unique and underived. James Wan does an excellent job, especially considering this to be his first feature film. I can't wait to see some his future stuff.
Bottom line - 'Saw' is a smart, grisly, unforgiving, all-around brutal horror movie that is unique and original. If you are looking for a horror movie a notch above your average slasher flick, I advise you see 'Saw'.
A film with what I'd consider excellent acting, something that's become almost impossible to find in most horror movies. I like how all the films deal with the human condition - the darker side of people, capabilities of committing acts of both good and evil , burden of guilt, and frailty/vulnerability.
I Recently Watched Saw And Was Very Pleased.
It Combines Emotion With Fear.
The Aim Of The Film Was To Get This Message across: Look At Whats Really There, Not Whats Right In Front Of You.
Cary Elwes And Newcomer Leigh Whannell( Also Writer) Put On Stunning Performances.
And Child Star Makenzie Vega (Sister To Alexa Vega)
Played Her Role As Diana Very Well, I Have Never Seen A Child Act With So Much Emotion.
Also Minor Roles From Tobin Bell And Shawnee Smith Added More Suspension To The Film.
The Climax Of The Film Was By Far Shocking, With A Performance From Michael Emerson And Danny Glover.
Leigh Whannell Says This : "James And I Were So Amazed That We Actually Got The Likes Of Danny Glover And Cary Elwes!"
Even Though They Only Had 18 Days To Film It, Saw Is An Instant Cult Classic!
“I guess plot doesn’t mean anything to anyone anymore, just gore . . .” . . . says the man who likes The Decent, which is a hopeless cliché from start to finish. Monsters that could be copy/pasted from any movie, oh-no! I’m only imagining this! ending. Come on now, people.
On the contrary, Saw is one of the most perfect movies I’ve ever seen. The plot is more original and complex than anything released in . . . well, my lifetime. The plot twist ending is literally better than most any twist I’ve ever seen because it has nothing to do with boring, cliché physiological stuff we’ve all seen a hundred times.
Those who say this movie lacks a plot are too simple minded to understand it. Or they just can’t get over the fact that something this balls-to-the-wall actually has some intelligence. If you hate the story, fine. If you think it was poorly executed, fine. But people, don’t make a fool of yourself by saying it lacks a plot.
Contrary to what critics would have you believe, this anti-cliché anti-critical acclaim piece of awesomeness will still be something your grandchildren will know about. Saw is a legend. If not because of the story itself, because of the fact it defied everything the critics love and still became one of the most well-known horror franchises ever made.
This movie is pritty good. Its just like 88 minites and friday the 13th in one. The ending was a little disturbing but it was good and gory and thats how it should be.
a pretty good movie though only worth watching once. The ending is exciting. here watch saw 2 and, 3 4 is shit and lets hope saw 5 and 6 are as good as 2 and 3.
These movies have become a disgrace to horror movies around the world. I guess plot and acting aren't important to people any more. I think the franchisee of Saw is aiming to just hire shitty actors that have never been in a movie before. The Idea was creative with the first saw but it has become redundant with each film and I don't know why I bother watching them. It starts out with some people who are "flawed" and then they go through this entire process of "finding themselves" and in the end just die, and the whole time the killer is in the room. This is the structure for every Saw that has been made and will be made. To touch up on the caliber of the actors, the producers are extreme misers. They obviously have enough money to hire good writers and good actors but instead they take the cheap way out and it always shows. Now no one with half a brain or career will even touch these movies. They already have 5 and 6 lined up, so please people stop going to see these movies we must stop this franchisee in its tracks.
