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Director: James Wan
Cast: Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Leigh Whannell, Dina Meyer, Monica Potter, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Ken Leung
Release Date: September 17th, 2004
Synopsis: The movie follows a series of gruesome deaths (in the style of Seven) orchestrated by a psychopath the police have nicknamed Jigsaw because his calling card is a bloody brand in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece left on his victims. Waking up in a mysterious room, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Adam (Leigh Whannell) find they are chained to the wall and have no idea how they got there. They find themselves the trapped victims of a serial killer's twisted game in this stylish thriller about escape, survival and the furious race against time.[/list:u]
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The synopsis sounds interesting. This is a full feature length film? I wonder if they're able to keep that up without bleeding it to death.
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i saw the trailer last night. it creeped me out and made me giggle in equal doses.
cool poster and interesting premise. i saw the trailer before Open Water and thought it might atleast be worth renting.
EDIT: i just watched the UNCENSORED TEASER and you can count me there opening week/day.
i'm really looking forward to this movie. that uncensored trailer was extremely well done
"How Fucked Up Is That?"
Lame.
ha, i guess so. but it is pretty damn fucked up.
No, it's just lame.
i wonder who wrote this movie and said "we've just gotta get danny glover for this"
This movie sucks for so many reasons. It starts off with an interesting opening, you have Cary Elwes and this other guy in a room, they are given the setup-- you have until (I forget what time) to kill the other guy, or you both die. Cool.
Well... the actor who plays the other guy just FUCKING BLOWS. He keeps over-acting, delivering these cheesy one-liners... I sat in disbelief wondering who the fuck cast this douche? When the movie was over I discovered it was the writer who played the part. UGH.
The Danny Glover story is whatevs, I guess he figured since he was playing an 'unstable' cop, it wouldn't be a Murtaugh phone-in. It still kinda is.
'Saw' wants to be Fincher-esque in the worst way (the crime scenes could have been other sins in 'Seven,' heck, all the victims are essentially punished for their sins here), and it never works. I was two steps ahead of the story and even the final twist (if you know your character actors, you'll see this coming) which is beyond illogical.
For some odd reason though, I like Cary Elwes.
Quote from: Weak2ndActFor some odd reason though, I like Cary Elwes.
It's the 'Princess Bride' factor, right? That's what it is for me. I always root for him to be in something good.
I'm sure this will scare me, because I jump easily, but it still looks like complete crap. I'd rather just see the short film.
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It's the 'Princess Bride' factor, right? That's what it is for me. I always root for him to be in something good.
What do you call Ella Enchanted then you alpha-male pining horsecock?
Quote from: peteQuote from: Ghostboy
It's the 'Princess Bride' factor, right? That's what it is for me. I always root for him to be in something good.
What do you call Ella Enchanted then you alpha-male pining horsecock?
SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!! It's always good to see him in Seinfeld, too
i like Cary Elwes in Liar Liar and Glory
Just back from the free sneak preview and . . .
This movie is truly awful. The acting is abysmal (Cary Elwes made me want to stab myself. By the way, Happy Birthday buddy! Turns 43 today.). The writing is cheesy, awkward and just plain bad. The direction and editing . . . well, you get the point. This is straight-to-video level filmmaking. How this has managed even mixed reviews thus far astounds me.
Grade: F
I was also at a free sneak preview and I have similiar thoughts as Mr Uncle Joey.
This movie is about incompetence. First, inside the movie...the characters, the cops...they are all incompetent beyond belief.
Now, along with this, the direction, editing, acting and writing are also incompetent. This movie fails to build any sort of suspense. The only thing going for it is a good idea for a premise.
Perhaps, the worst movie I have ever seen.
1/2 out of 5 stars
Damn, I was really looking forward to this...
hmm even though the technical aspects of this movie are sub par, it DOES manage to create A LOT of tension and "thrills". These kinds of movies i tend to "go easy" on...and just see them as what they are IMO : pure cheap thrill rides, and IMO it delivered a lot of them...
i feel bad for cary elwes though, ive always liked him...
"cary elwes spotlight"
if you own a ps2 or xbox, then you can buy "the bard's tale" which features the voice of cary elwes. the creator of the game is the guy behind baldurs gate and fallout.
so, for people who didnt like "saw". i suggest that you rent/buy this game in order for you to undertsand truely, the enigma of cary elwes.
peace,
NEON
-caryelwescaryelwescaryelwescaryelwescaryelwescaryelwescaryelwescaryelwes-- -__---
Looks like a comedy to me. It'll end up on AMC during Halloween in about three years.
;)
I thought it was an okay movie with lots of blood and gore. I pretty much hated the eperience of watching it and I'm not sure it was worth it by the time it was over.
Quote from: Small Town LonerI thought it was an okay movie with lots of blood and gore. I pretty much hated the eperience of watching it and I'm not sure it was worth it by the time it was over.
sounds good. i'll be seeing this tomorrow.
Possibly the funniest film I've seen this year.
::SPOILER::I thought the scene where Jigsaw riding in on a tricycle though was ridiculously scary, though::SPOILER::
The film had good moments like the scene samsong talks about in his spoiler, but all&all i didn't really enjoy this movie that much. I have to say it was better then The Grudge.
Yes, much better
This movie was obnoxious.
See "Saw" Sequelize
No-win moral dilemmas are at the crux of Saw (well, that and a lot of yucky gore). By comparison, Lions Gate's decision to sequelize the horror film was a breeze.
The low-budget indie flick made a scary amount of money.
A day after Saw wrapped up its debut weekend with $18.3 million, Lions Gate and the film's producers announced plans for Saw 2.
The new movie has been penciled in for a Halloween 2005 release.
In a statement Monday, Lions Gate president Tom Oretenberg said Saw's opening weekend "exceeded all our expectations."
The movie, made for under $10 million by first-time director James Wan and cowriter/costar Leigh Wannell, placed third behind fellow horror hit The Grudge ($21.8 million) and the Ray Charles biopic Ray ($20 million).
On Halloween Sunday, no film made more money than Saw--$5.4 million, per BoxOfficeMojo.com. Its three-day, per-screen-average of $7,895 was the second highest among the weekend's top 10 movies, behind Ray's $9,989.
Word is Saw 2 talks were underway even before the weekend. Wan and Wannell are expected to be involved in the sequel, although their roles have yet to be announced.
Also to be determined: Who among Saw's stars--the surviving ones, anyway--will be back for more twisted fun and games?
Saw, a hit at last January's Sundance Film Festival, stars Danny Glover and Ken Leung as cops after a moralistic, if sadistic serial killer known as Jigsaw. Cary Elwes appears as one of Mr. Saw's do-or-die playthings.
ugh i just dont see how a sequel would work, knowing what the audience knows by the end of the movie...
:?
Quote from: SHAFTRPerhaps, the worst movie I have ever seen.
c'mon, it was nowhere near that! hell, knowing you saw IHH, it wasnt even the worst movie you've seen this month! (i'm almost serious). it was just okay. a great premise, but only a decent movie because of some bad acting and occasional ultra-obnoxious mtv style editing/camerawork. i will agree that it does sort of fail to mount a lot of tension the way i think it should've, but there are some interesting twists and mystery along the way that i think make it worthwhile to anyone who likes the premise. you have to consider this was made by first time filmmakers who were going to do this for like 500,000 until they showed the script to studios who insisted it was too good to be shot in their backyards and gave them some money to make. cut them a little slack. i'm not saying its a masterpiece or even that good, but its not a total piece of shit.
Horror Movie 'Saw' Gives Blood as Well as It Takes
The makers of the new hit horror film "Saw" found a new way to market their gory film -- they let blood donors in for free.
Lions Gate Films said Friday a promotional offer in October of free screenings and T-shirts to people who donated blood paid off. Moviegoers gave 4,200 pints of blood -- enough to help save over 585 lives in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in two days, according to Sandi Sundquist Lesh, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross .
"Saw," which was produced by Twisted Pictures and distributed by Lions Gate, revolves around a crazed killer who traps people who are then forced to harm themselves to escape.
The low-budget movie that lacked the marketing money a major studio might spend, surprised box office watchers during fright-filled Halloween weekend in the U.S. last week, raking in $18 million and reaching the No. 3 spot on box office charts.
I have a question I hope someone can answer. Why couldn't anyone catch anything in this movie? Did anyone else notice how many times one character threw something else to another character, and the character who was supposed to catch just totally missed, or worse, made no effort at all and just let the given object hit the ground? I mean, even with fragile objects, like those casettes and stuff. Was this a directorial choice?
My girlfriend kept saying as we were watching it that everyone was a bad throw
it's The motif do you like it
Hm. I don't think that's a very good motif.
Lions Gate cuts to chase for 'Saw' video campaign
"Saw," the psychological thriller from Lions Gate Entertainment starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter and Leigh Whannel, is slated to hit video retail shelves Feb. 15, dead center in the middle of the post-holiday sales season. Lions Gate president Steve Beeks said that he plans to execute the studio's largest marketing campaign to date -- committing about $10 million to the "Saw" effort. The film, which cost less then $2 million to make, has generated about $53.2 million at the domestic boxoffice, according to Lions Gate and industry sources. "While the boxoffice success of a film like this has been phenomenal, the real story is how 'Saw' generated a tremendous amount of word-of-mouth promotion thanks to a smart and unique script for its genre," Beeks said.
Quote from: MacGuffin"While the boxoffice success of a film like this has been phenomenal, the real story is how 'Saw' generated a tremendous amount of word-of-mouth promotion thanks to a smart and unique script for its genre," Beeks said.
Ugh
Quote from: UncleJoeyQuote from: MacGuffin"While the boxoffice success of a film like this has been phenomenal, the real story is how 'Saw' generated a tremendous amount of word-of-mouth promotion thanks to a smart and unique script for its genre," Beeks said.
Ugh
"smart and unique script for its genre"
I'm still trying to think of a genre that this film would be smart or unique in.
the genre of blood...that's it
Quote from: SHAFTRQuote from: UncleJoeyQuote from: MacGuffin"While the boxoffice success of a film like this has been phenomenal, the real story is how 'Saw' generated a tremendous amount of word-of-mouth promotion thanks to a smart and unique script for its genre," Beeks said.
Ugh
"smart and unique script for its genre"
I'm still trying to think of a genre that this film would be smart or unique in.
snuff porn?
Quote from: UncleJoeyQuote from: SHAFTRQuote from: UncleJoeyQuote from: MacGuffin"While the boxoffice success of a film like this has been phenomenal, the real story is how 'Saw' generated a tremendous amount of word-of-mouth promotion thanks to a smart and unique script for its genre," Beeks said.
Ugh
"smart and unique script for its genre"
I'm still trying to think of a genre that this film would be smart or unique in.
snuff porn?
no, maybe scat porn.
Artisan has officially announced Saw for DVD release on 2/15. The DVD (SRP $28.98 ) will include the film in anamorphic widescreen video (a separate full frame version will also be available) with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras will include audio commentary with director James Wan and writer/actor Leigh Whannell, an On the Set featurette, trailers, TV spots, production artwork, Fear Factory's Bite the Hand That Bleeds music video and a featurette on the making of the Bite the Had That Bleeds music video.
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I just came back from seeing Saw (tee hee) at the cinema.
Not great, especially considering the potential inherent in the wonderfully fucked up premise. I was expecting Takashi Miike, and got... well... Final Destination 3, of sorts. It's takes perverse pleasure in its (pseudo)elaborate death scenes, most of which are, unfortunately discovered after the fact. Quite reminiscent of Seven, as someone else already pointed out. The gore was quite subdued in my opinion and did not live up to its "gory" reputation. Implied horror, yes. Very little actual red dye #2. And the damn trailer gives away pretty much all of the surprises in store with regards to how the victims end up killing themselves.
It's not as bad as people seem to be making out. I've seen Ankle Biters and Batman and Robin so nothing phases me.
And, hey, c'mon, it's a horror movie that's based on an original concept. Sure, it's a retreading of elements of other films (slightly unneccessary shout out to Suspiria, anyone?) but at least it's not a goddamn remake of yet another Asian horror film for a change. Or a sequel to an existing franchise. Or prequel.
We'll see what happens with Saw II and then Saw 0 and then Saw^3 and whatever the hell they decide to do with this.
As a little postscript, anyone else happy to be finally rid of Screamitis, whereby the film is constantly postmodern, self-reflexive, witty and just trying so hard to be "funny"?
creepy avatar slimepuppy.
This might have possibly been one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I don't even know where to start. I thought pretty much it was going to be horrendous but it exceded those expectations. I watched it with my friends. We had a choice between this and Last Life in the Universe which premise sounded much more promising. Since my friends claim I hate 98% of movies they overruled me and we watched this piece of shit.
Starting off in the industrial looking mass murderers lair, with Elwes and unamed Poor Man's Ben Affleck it just completely went downhill. I really can't think of anything that was original. The only thing I liked was a transition from a table to a scene below it. I thought that was good. Other than that, the plot revelations were extremely predictable. Every cliche in the book.
1. Newspaper clipping headlines all over wall.
2. Uneasy cop with edge, black generally, a bone to pick due to partners death.
3. Photographing flashback scenes.
4. Woman who can never shoot the bad guy.
5. The clues that are slowly revealed.
6. The somewhat strange voice, kind of like the guy who does the movie trailers.
7. A serial killer who is trying to prove a moral superiority to somewhat immoral victims.
I know there are more but I am semi-drunk and cannot think of them. Please mention some more.
The only positive thing from this movie was the great line "Fuck this Shit :saws leg off: and my undying interest in a Danny Glover marathon.
Quote from: UncleJoeyThis movie is truly awful.
Quote from: SHAFTRPerhaps, the worst movie I have ever seen.
Quote from: Reformed WeirdoThis might have possibly been one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life
I hope those quotes end up on the DVD boxart somewhere.
Quote from: SHAFTRQuote from: UncleJoeyThis movie is truly awful.
Quote from: SHAFTRPerhaps, the worst movie I have ever seen.
Quote from: Reformed WeirdoThis might have possibly been one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life
I hope those quotes end up on the DVD boxart somewhere.
me too. i just hope its on this movie...
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I don't understand the Gerry haters.
Please understand ... http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=108497#108497 ... http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=735&highlight=gerry
Quote from: UltrahipI have a question I hope someone can answer. Why couldn't anyone catch anything in this movie?
My question is: why didn't they use the hack-saws to cut through the locks instead of the chains?
this movie pissed me off in so many ways, damn, too many too count
mostly the part where he cuts off his foot. he could've just cut off his heel and saved himself the trauma. and the woman not being able to fucking shoot the damn gun and hit the bastard when he's literally 5 to 10 feet away.
not to mention all the idiocy behind the "philosophy":
a man has an inoperable brain tumor. so, to give his last days some sort of meaning and value by spending it trying to make others grateful and helping them value their own life. But he doesn't really end up doing this, since all his twisted schemes end up killing them anyway.
there is however this crazy ass little blip near the end of the movie (kind of like Tyler appearing in little flashes on the screen in Fight Club) and I just got a glance at it. But there's this little face that appears in the wall, like it's ripping through it, for about a milisecond. So, kudos to the director for entertaining me for that milisecond.
I went into this movie expecting a pointless, artless exercise in juvenile depravity, and that's what I got. And I enjoyed it. It's all about expectations.
I really do think it has a few redeeming qualities; the cinematography is nice, some of the shocks are quite disgusting, and that reverse bear-trap thing earns extra points for creativity. Other than that, I found it to be a fun waste of an hour and a half.
But seriously, you guys who have been freaking out about how god-awful this movie is-- What were you expecting?
I just came back from it. It's not a good film, but I had a blast watching it. I liked the music very much.
funniest line ( spoilers?):when Glover runs out of bullets: "What the fuck?!"
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But seriously, you guys who have been freaking out about how god-awful this movie is-- What were you expecting?
It's one thing if the film was going for "fun" but it wasn't. It was trying to be smart.
http://sawdvd.com/index_flash.html
hahaha "on it on dvd today". hahaha stupid typo for a stupid movie.
Actor Seething over "Saw"
It seems that Saw is turning into a horror for Cary Elwes' bank account.
The actor, who starred in the low-budget, but big-grossing fright flick last year, is seething over being left out of the film's huge profits.
The blood-soaked movie, which also starred Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover and Monica Potter, was made for just $1.2 million but grossed a whopping $102.9 million worldwide and has been a solid seller on DVD. Elwes says he's gotten peanuts for his efforts while his costars have made millions, and he's taken his beef to the courts.
The British actor, best know for headlining The Princess Bride, filed suit Aug. 8 in Los Angeles Superior Court against producers--which included members of his own management firm--citing breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Elwes claims he was promised "favored nations" status among the cast and was guaranteed at least 1 percent of the producers' net profits. He also alleges that, during a September 2004 press junket for the film, producer Mark Burg told Elwes he "would make more money [on Saw] than he had ever made before."
Alas, he has not. Elwes says he only received a salary of $2,587.20 for his work on the film followed by a $53,275 bonus.
Per the lawsuit, Elwes thinks he "should have included box-office bonuses equal to the highest paid an actor who performed in Saw," plus a percentage of profits "equivalent to the highest paid actor" in the film. Additionally, he wants $500,000 in damages.
The suit claims that Glover is getting 2 percent of gross profits, while Potter has banked more than $250,000 in additional compensation.
Lawyers for the defendants aren't buying Elwes' argument. Attorney Martin D. Singer told the Los Angeles Times that the suit "clearly has no merit" and points out that Elwes was never forced to make the movie.
"The back-end deal was proposed by Cary Elwes' own agent and attorney," Singer said. "My client never proposed the back-end deal at all [and] is still getting paid his share of the producers' net profits."
Now the courts will have to decide how to, um, slice up the money. Meanwhile, this isn't the last we've seen of Saw. A hastily produced sequel, Saw II, starring Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith, is scheduled to open Oct. 28.
:violin:
just buy an eight ball and get laid, cary
Cary Elwes being British explains why he said bastard the way he did. But it doesn't explain that acting. There are kids in my acting class that are better than Elwes, he was horrifically hilarious. The Adam character slowly got better at acting as the movie progressed, but Elwes got worse. After he (SPOILER) chopped off his foot (END SPOILER) he jumped that shark and rode it to the end. Man oh man. Some hilarious shit here.