finally!!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2006)

I'm an avid horror-movie fan but after endless disappointments (The Grudge, The Ring, The Hills Have Eyes, etc, etc, etc) I almost was about to give up on being a horror fan. All it took was a psychological thriller like "Saw II" to get my mouth watering.
Now, i haven't seen the first one. Honestly, I judged a book by its cover, thought it looked stupid, wrote it off as obvious senseless gore and violence that revolves the movie around blood and guts rather than a storyline. Someone convinced me that this movie would at least be "kind of clever" so we rented the DVD.
The first scene did something to me that no other horror movie has done in YEARS.... it riddled me with horrifying anticipation about the rest of the movie..not about seeing "yucky things"...or "boo.... AH!" type horror.... but the desperation of characters, panic, impending doom/death and seemingly hopelessness of the situation had me tensed up from start to finish. The ending had me excited and wanting more.
I underestimated this movie hugely, but it is now one of my favorite horrors of all time. I'll be seeing the first Saw, and Saw III when it comes out for sure.