A Deliously Evil Film.

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2005)

SAW is the purest horror film that has been made in a while. It is one of those movies that sucks you in and leaves you feeling as if you've just witnessed something that's not just horrendous, but ground-breaking. This must be what people felt like in 1984 when they had seen A Nightmare on Elm Street for the first time, or in 1978 when people saw Halloween for the first time. When it comes to franchise horror, there have been no major players since Ghost Face (Scream) in the 90's. Jigsaw will be the franchise horror villain for the early 2000's.
Watching the games that Jigsaw has created is an experience in itself, in that you feel as if Leigh Whannel (Adam/co-writer) is a sick man. But that's what it takes to write good horror. It takes a creative mind that sits back and asks the question "What is the worst thing I can possibly do to someone?" Well, Leigh Whannel figured out exactly what those things are, considering that the things Jigsaw does to people is not only horribly brutal, but absolutely genius.
If you are a horror purist, SAW gives you everything you could possibly want. It's disturbing, it's scary, it's brilliant. To pass on SAW is to pass on a true movie viewing experience. SAW is the next big thing of franchise horror.