Anyone seen "Saw"?

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

Maybe this doesn't need a thread about it, but in my current state of mind (just saw the film) I couldn't help myself. I have to say that is the most disturbing film I've ever seen, bar none. Shot in 18 days, with NO rehearsal whatsoever, the next best serial-killer-psychological-thriller since Seven (says I)... I can only wonder, what now? WHat can possibly be done next in the genre? You can't really get much more than this. In terms of acting, directing, photography, plot, soundtrack...

...but then, I bet everyone said the same about Seven. That's what's so fascinating.

On a side note, it'd have made a WEIRD (but great) adventure game.

[DragonRose]

I've got a friend who...saw it (Ba-dum CHING!) several days ago and he's still really freaked out from it.

Since this is the guy we call "Doom," the guy who redubbed Texas Chainsaw Massacre for a Multi-media project, the guy who normally actually LAUGHS at horror movies, I find this impressive.

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

Oh, you should. Impressive is ONE word for it, certainly. "Disturbing", "amazing", "disturbing," "unbelievable" and "nerve-wrtacking" (did I mention "disturbing"?) are other words that fit in well.

[flocking]

I 'saw' it, but wasn't very impressed. It was okay, but nothing special. My favourite horror of the year is The Grudge, although i've seen from other threads that not many of you share my opinion on that!

[Estaog]

Yep I saw it a couple of days ago, on dvd. I think they where aiming at a sequel when they decided the bad guy should live, which I hope they release. I remember seeing seven a LONG time ago, but I still remember something from it (I think it was about this guy who wanted to commit the seven deadly sins).

[Renal Shutdown]

I thought this film already had a thread, back when it was at the cinema.
If there is, chances are, LGM started it.

[obe]

Hopefully i'm renting it this weekend. it looks awsome. =D

[DanClarke]

I found it to be 'average'. The story was pretty intricate but the acting was pretty woeful for most part. I dont think this comes close to seven, its more of a clever film than a good one.

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

Re acting - funny bit of trivia, the film was done with NO rehearsing at all. The actors just... did it.

Maybe that's one of the reasons I found the film so realistic...? I don't know. But realistic it did look, to me at least.

[lgm]

I thought this film already had a thread, back when it was at the cinema.
If there is, chances are, LGM started it.

What's THAT supposed to mean? That I have good taste in cinema?

[Helm]

Probably not?

[Al_Ninio]

Re acting - funny bit of trivia, the film was done with NO rehearsing at all. The actors just... did it.

That's... not really a good excuse, though, is it?

Anyway, I've seen the film and enjoyed it.
I wouldn't say I was "impressed" with it. "Seven" is definitely better. But it is an entertaining film and I would probably watch it again.
I thought the acting was horrible, but I never expect much from horror-ish films.
Even though this one's more of a thriller.

That being said, my opinion might have been different if my friends wouldn't have told me:

Spoiler

About Elwes's charecter cutting his own foot off. I knew it was going to happen, and basically sat through the whole film wondering, "hmm... When's he going to cut his foot off?".

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Probably ruined the film a bit for me, but as I said, it was still a fun film to watch.

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

That's... not really a good excuse, though, is it?

Not an excuse at all, just a very, very curious fact. I liked the acting, but that's just me.

Though I AM curious now, what's the general opinion about the acting?

And yes, AL_Ninio, I'm sure that ruined the film for you. :

[Esau]

I saw Saw, while sitting on a see-saw

[SSH]

I see Esau saw Saw sitting on a see-saw

[Scummbuddy]

the sequel to this and grudge should be out in time for halloween

[edmundito]

Funny you post this today, because I just SAW it last night!

I thought it was interesting, but then it got stupid toward the end...

[Nostradamus]

I think it's an amzaing movie. Keeps surprising you. I love how you slowly get more info but everytime you tink youre on to what's going on you realize you're wrong. And then in the end when you find out who was the guy who did it it was awesome because it was right there under your nose yet you couldn't think about it. Amazing.

[DoorKnobHandle]

Nostradamus: There definately is a reason for SPOILER / HIDE tags... You may wanna edit your post before too many people read it...

[Ozwalled]

Liked it. Thought it was one of the better movies of this type out in a while. It was a sort of cross between "Seven" and "Cube" in a lot of ways, and I thought they pulled it off okay.

[MillsJROSS]

It was okay, better than I expected. But the acting was only so-so. The ending, was interesting, but not mind-blowing. While I probably would never have guessed the killer, in a way I found it was far too unbelievable. It was a very fakish movie to me, which granted it was a horror film, but there just seemed too many inconsistencies with real life.

Spoiler

for instance, the killer let that hospital guy do some of his work. The question I have to ask, is why the guy didn't just go to the police? There were many other things I could complain about, but I accepted it for what it was.  A movie...not bad, but I never would have the need to see it again.

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-MillsJROSS

[Potch]

My b/f and I watched it right after it came out on DVD.  We both thought it was good, but neither of us thought it was as scary as everyone said it was.  We went into it thinking we were going to be scared out of our minds... but we weren't.  Granted it was disturbing, and the concept did freak me out a bit.  Well actually, I was more scared by it than he was.  Mostly because when I watch a movie like this, I tend to put myself in the situation, and I probably would have died!  But it only freaked me out for about a day, and I was over it.  I've seen other movies that freaked me out for months, so this one wasn't quite as scary.   I mean... I was more scared by Dawn of the Dead... mostly because I this weird zombie fear.  I mean, the movie itself was kind of crappy, but there's something about zombies that just freak the heck out of me.  I could watch the cheesiest, stupidest worst made zombie movie ever, and it would still freak me out to no end!... anyway, back on track..

It was a different roll for Elwes for sure!  I mean, wow.  I was skeptical about him being in it (since the two movies I really know him for are Princess Bride and Liar LIar, and he's kind of a pansy in both)  But I thought he did a decent job. 

The movie had me fooled though.  For some reason, I thought for sure that Glover was the killer... I thought it was going to be some kind of split personality thing, and he had an accomplise or something.... I guess that would have been too cliche.  Oh well.

[BerserkerTails]

I haven't seen it yet, but I fully intend on renting it.

Why, you ask? Not because so many people like it, and think it's disturbing/scary, but because my brother saw it in the theatres, and said it was so terrible. Apparently, according to him, the acting got so bad that he actually starting laughing at the screen while in the theatre, which caused the entire theatre to burst into laughter.

Man, that's the kind of movie I like to see!

[LGM]

The acting isn't horrible, but it's obviously not well-rehearsed. Like it was said earlier, the film was shot rather quickly and probably with horrible time-restraint issues. (Meaning no time for thousands of takes, re-shoots and so on)

Rent it because it's a good movie in a time when bad movies are by the dozen.

[Renal Shutdown]

What's THAT supposed to mean? That I have good taste in cinema?

I meant that you watch a lot of films, and that most of the film threads I've noticed, were started by you.

As to your taste in films, "good" is a word that could be debated ad nauseum.  Everyone thinks they're taste in films is the best one.  It's like asking someone their fave color.  It's pointless.

[[Cameron]]

My favourite horror of the year is The Grudge, although i've seen from other threads that not many of you share my opinion on that!

I watched the trailer for the original Grudge movie and it freaked the absolute crap outta me. The remake is just flat.
As for Saw. I have not yet seen it but plan too. Waiting for DVD release.

[Helm]

Rent it because it's a good movie in a time when bad movies are by the dozen.

There are just as many bad movies now as there ever where in the history of film, and there's just as many good movies, time is an illusion, cultural progression doesn't exist, and we are alone in the universe.

[veryweirdguy]

It's like asking someone their fave color. It's pointless.

No. It's purple. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar & a thief & probably sells drugs to babies.

[ozzette]

My personal psychological thriller is "Session 9".Ã,  I would love to see a game made on that movie.Ã,  I wish I was further along (in AGS) than I am or I would do itÃ,  (I keep getting sidetrackedÃ,  playing games....... :)

[Sam.]

I keep getting sidetracked  playing games......

And by digging up old threads?