When utter Horror meets good storytelling

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2006)

I viewed this movie about a year ago, and because of all the internet buzz i expected a whole lot. Usually when this is the case the actual movie is a disappointment, because my expectations tend to get too high, but not in this case....
i don't get frightened by a movie that often, but in the case of Saw i sat in front of the television with a very unpleasant (but yet pleasant :-)) feeling in my stomach. the whole movie breathes an unpleasant atmosphere, and although the acting isn"t top notch (sometimes even "overacted")you really feel for the people in the bathroom. Also the actual killing scenes aren't all that gory, but they are shown in a way that makes your skin crawl (except for the actual 'sawing scene" that actually WAS gory)
I was also told the movie had a surprise ending, but when the end of the movie was getting nearer and nearer, i was afraid that the ending would actually disappoint me, boy was i wrong..... I'm not going to put it here because i don't want to spoil it for the people who haven't seen it yet, but those who saw it will understand me if i say i was blown away. I was staring at my screen for an few moments in utter surprise after the credits started to roll.
that being said i can honestly say that if you like exciting movies, and horror in particular, THIS is the movie you wanna go see! I did, and i liked it!