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October 20, 2008
Saw (2004)
Should I see it?
Of course not.


Short Review: I’d cut through my leg with a hacksaw to get away from this movie.

Saw

More horrible than horrifying. There is a big, fat juicy line between suspenseful horror and plain ol’ cruelty. This movie is not creepy, its not clever, it’s just cruel.

The story revolves around a couple of guys who wake to find themselves chained to the walls of a filthy bathroom. The men discover a psycho has kidnapped them. The psycho has laid out a plot wherein one of the men will have to kill the other man to survive.

In itself, this is an interesting premise for a story. But like intentions, a premise is useless without good results. There are so many areas in the making of this film that are below par, I can’t decide which one to tackle. The best thing is to lump all of the problems into this one statement. Films like this are killing American cinema. This is a cheap, juvenile flick with the depth of a Saturday morning cartoon. Weak films like this are sold to the public as pretending to be the real deal. People watch this drivel and come out thinking they have seen a horror movie. They’ve seen crap and now the bar has been lowered to allow for more sub par garbage to be made.

A final note: Can someone please let Cary Elwes' agent know its okay to only offer him roles where he plays an Englishman? Elwes’ American accent is slightly less convincing than Schwartznegger's.


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