Very Well Made Film (Opening Spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2004)

I went to see "Saw" last night with my best friend. Both of us are big fans of horror movies, no matter what the type (i.e. psychological, slasher). We arrived at 10:15, and the next 2 hours for us were truly exciting.
The movie opens with a tense credits scene. A man is submerged under water in a rusty tub. He suddenly awakens and pops the drain cork, letting the water drain. He crawls out into the darkness, chained down, unable to move very far. A voice begins to talk to him. The lights blast on, and another man is revealed to him across the room, also chained to a pipe in the wall. They are in what appears to be a rusty old bathroom: With a dead body in between them. They panic and begin to talk to each other, to try and find clues as to who did this and why. They each find a tape recording in their pockets. Each one has a message. They each explain why the two men are there: For committing sins that the killer thinks are wrong.
Enter Jigsaw: A smart killer, much like Hannibal Lecter, only this killer is likes to play games. If you win the game, you survive. If you lose, however: You pay with your life. The purpose of these Death Traps are to teach the victim a lesson about life: To value it.
This movie progresses, telling the story if Jigsaw, alternating between flashbacks and real time. The cinematography is amazing at points, and the music very well compliments the eerie, hellish atmosphere. The movie mostly uses fast-paced, macab scenes to scare you, but a warning for all who think this is only a psychological thriller, it is not. there are about two "scare" scenes, which are slightly predictable but still very intense.
My rating: 10/10. I think it is safe to say this is one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. The build up of the retellings of Jigsaws sick games plus the unfolding of an ongoing investigation into the mind of the insane adds up to one of the most shocking twist endings I have ever seen. My friend Sean who is a whiz at predicting the ends of movies was even blown away.