Saw (2004)

Director: James Wan

Writer: James Wan, Leigh Whannell

Tagline: How much blood would you shed to stay alive?

Actors: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Makenzie Vega, Monica Potter, Tobin Bell

Runtime: 1h 43m

Category: Psychological, Slasher, Torture

Synopsis: A killer is on the loose who, in essence, is torturing his victims in horrible ways. The police have no leads and no one knows who he is. He abducts his victims using a type of anesthetic to drug them then places them is situations where the only way to survive is to put yourself though torture or kill someone else. The movie takes place, primarily, in a bathroom that time forgot. Two men are chained to pipes by the ankle on either sides of the room. Each has a handheld tape recorder with instructions on how to escape. Unless these rules are followed they must saw through their legs to get loose from the shackles. Many twists and turns abound in this gory mind game.

Review: I thought this movie was absolutely fantastic. The concept was one I have never seen before and was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the creativity of the many traps and obstacles and was very surprised to see the ending. Some people said that they figured it out very early but I didn't...so piss off. Anyway, the gore was nice and the gadgets were very well thought out. A great movie for anyone who enjoys this type of sub-genre.

Rating: 22. I rate is high because of its originality and creativity. I don't rate it higher because of the massive amount of story they smashed into the film. By the middle of the movie I had already figured out that there was gonna have to be at least a follow-up, let alone a third. But overall this movie was great, if you haven't yet...see it. (22of25).