Best thriller I've seen in a long time!

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2005)

In an era when the classic horror movie seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird...along comes "Saw". It's tough to extol the virtues of this film without giving away any elaborate plot details...but suffice to say it's so nice to see an intelligent thriller for a change, one that chills us through its diabolical nature and psychological discomforts as opposed to gratuitous gore and "jump" action sequences.
Despite it being ripped by some reviewers for a number of reasons, I didn't think it was that poorly written, casted or acted. The story draws you in to the point where the actors and their lines become secondary anyway.
I've long since stopped being scared by monsters, demonic possession, serial killers that border on the ridiculous (i.e. Freddy or Jason)... but I'm still frightened of sociopaths with intelligence and access to the right tools. The main bad guy in this movie, Jigsaw, could easily be walking amongst us in our neighborhoods. Now THAT's scary.
Great flick and highly recommended for horror fans. 9/10.