So much more than your average horror movie

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2009)

I watched this movie expecting nothing but gore and stupidity. Then I saw Cary Elwes, of whom I am a huge fan. Then the film got progressively better for me. I loved the idea of just having the movie of two men in a bathroom, with a dead man in between them. I noticed that they were doing things that actual people WOULD do, unlike many other horror movies. I'm not a fan of gore, but I appreciate a movie that can keep me from falling asleep. And I realized that as the movie went on, I was getting more into it. Something would develop like Gordon's family being hostage, and I would be concerned. I found Cary and Leigh much better than I had expected. They portrayed human behavior rather accurately. I then saw that Zepp was played by Michael Emerson, another actor of whom I am a fan. By the time Adam was killing Zepp, I was very into the plot. Then Dr. Gordon crawled away, and I was left wondering, how do they make the sequels? Then the answer was shoved into my oblivious face. This movie, that by this point I considered to be an OK movie, completely shocked me. The man who you assumed was dead, that had been lying in between Adam and Gordon stood up! And I realized that every aspect that I had seen in the movie made sense, and was important. This twist was unlike anything I had seen before, especially in a horror movie. My major is psychology, and I think this film is a good study of human behavior. Unfortunately only Saw 1 and 2 are worth your time. You expect so much by the third, and they let you down horribly, then the fourth tries to over compensate, and the fifth is just your typical horror movie. Hopefully the sixth is better. But one thing is for sure. The first and second Saw have made me a large fan of the series, and I will continue watching them until the end. If you like horror movies, this is a must see. If you like good movies, this is a must see. If you are faint of heart, Don't see this movie, or any of the sequels