The best of the series

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2019)

If you are into blood porn but you still also prefer the movie to mess with your head in spite of the gore - this is the deal. From Saw II on I lost all sense of mystery, suspense, drama and could not stay involved in any way. I did not watch another in the series from beginning to end. The gore and splatter were very pointless (to me) in those movies. Just like sex-porn, I guess most don't watch blood-porn for the story. I get that. I guess that means I'm not a blood porn enthusiast but I will put up with some screaming and splatter if there is something clever wrapped around it. The characters here are well developed, the set pieces are clever, and a lot of the torture does happen within your head and in your imagination. Some here have made reference to Cube and I see the correlation with regard to the scares happening in your head or out of sight. I feel it takes real skill to do that. So, if you are not really into wall-to-wall, relentless, mindless carnage without absolutely any story you might consider this blood porn 101 (blood porn with training wheels?) and you might find it pretty good.