What the hell?

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 2004)

I'm sorry if this insults anyone, but the fact of the matter is that there never has been, nor will there ever be, a worse movie made. When I went to see it, I was laughing within the first five minutes. Why? Because I have never seen such amateur acting. I know what you're thinking: "This is a horror movie, not a contender for academy awards". Fine, very true. But the hilarity of the lack of skill detracts from the creepiness of any situation portrayed in the movie. I was especially enthralled near the end when the characters were reaching the heights of their horror and Cary Elwes must have figured fear is best portrayed by suddenly adopting a Shakespearean English accent. This did especially well when playing off of Leigh Whanell's new Mexican speech. Coming home after seeing the movie, I was anxious and eager to warn any and everyone against it, and was horrified to hear that other people had heard it was a GOOD MOVIE. OK, please, gory scenes, contrived suspense, and story "twists" ( the movie never really took the time to identify a PLOT, so a plot twist seems somewhat impossible ) do not a good movie make. It likely made you cringe a few times, I'll admit I did, but please please do not let this fool you into thinking the movie was worth the waste of the film it's printed on. I have never posted a comment like this on any board, but this movie was such an incredible insult to the intelligence of society that it has enraged me enough to take the time to register here and implore as to why it has a rating of 7, why people are glorifying and even DEFENDING it, and why, why, WHY in the world it would ever be mentioned in the same conversation as Se7en. I don't find myself above the good fluffy horror movie, a cheap thrill, but I do find myself above the sheer idiocy of Saw.