Addictively terrifying

Rating: 9/10 (7 April 2006)

Before this film, I never watched horror movies, but now I am changed forever.
I didn't want to watch it when it first came out, but knew that one day I would have to see it just because of the way that everyone was talking about it. When I did, I loved it. There was not a moment that I thought I don't want to be here watching this film. I watched with a friend very much like me, and we had the best time watching it, being terrified the whole time, and loving every minute! Not only was the story amazing, but also I thought that the acting was some of the best acting I had ever seen. The fact that the director never shows you what is actually happening (i.e. you never see first hand the horrific things that are going on, for example the scene with the girl in the bear trap, you don't see her cutting into her friend) is what I consider to be the sign of a great director, the human imagination is going to create something much more realistic than a movie can. But it is the actors that create these images because of what they are doing because of what they are supposedly seeing. I may be alone, but I thought Adam's reaction to the horrific ending was Oscar winning, and it brought the whole scene the excellence in needed for the brilliant ending to this incredible ground breaking film.
After this, I can't stop; I have become an addict to the horror genre. I can't wait for saw 2! This film will always be in my memory as my first time.